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APPROVED FEBRUARY 1, 1988
MINUTES
ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
BUDGET WORK SESSION
JULY 20, 1987
The Orange County Board of Commissioner held a budget work session on
July 20, 1987 at 7: 30 p.m. in the Board of Commissioners' Room,
Hillsborough, North Carolina.
BOARD MEMBERS PRESENT: Chair Shirley E. Marshall and Commissioners
Moses Carey, Jr. , Stephen Halkiotis, and Don Willhoit.
BOARD MEMBER ABSENT: John Hartwell.
STAFF PRESENT: Interim County Manager Albert Kittrell, Assistant
County Manager William T. Laws, EMS Director Bobby Baker, Finance Director
Gordon Baker, Clerk to the Board Beverly A. Blythe, Deputy Finance
Director Ken Chavious, Purchasing Director Pam Jones, Director of the
Department on Aging Jerry Passmore, and Personnel Director Beverly
Whitehead.
UPDATE ON THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
Gordon Baker gave the following report:
Removal of the Internal Caps - NNACC feels this has a 95% change
of passing.
Funding for the Bus Drivers - included in a package that will go
to the appropriations committee next week.
Assistant Principal positions - included in a package that will
go to the appropriations committee next week.
Vocational Education Funding - if this passes, the state will pay
one half of all the salaries for the vocational education teachers.
School Capital Building Fund - Baker distributed a schedule which
showed the estimated amount of money that may be expected from this fund.
Chair Marshall asked that the members of the committee that
presented the proposal for school funding on June 30 meet and bring forth
a proposal that takes into account any monies that may be freed up by
actions of the General Assembly.
Discussion ensued on what monies that may be freed up by the
action of the legislation could be used to supplant the money allocated by
the County to the schools.
Albert Kittrell distributed information on the major items in the
Manager's recommended budget including personnel services, capital
outlays, new initiatives and the items that would be expended from the
first year of the CIP. He also distributed a markup/markdown list, a
revenue detail and a statement showing all county department's expendi-
tures through June 30.
Commissioner Halkiotis expressed the importance of having accurate
figures for revenues to include fees, sales tax, etc.
Gordon Baker explained that the fund balance available is not a
revenue or an expenditure. It is a budgetary item and is used to balance
the budget.
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PERSONNEL SALARY SCHEDULE FOR THE COUNTY EMPLOYEES
The implementation of the pay plan was discussed. After an extended
discussion with Director of Personnel Beverly Whitehead answering
questions from the Board, it was decided that the increase would be set at
an average of 4 . 5% with a range flexibility of 4% minimum and 5. 65
maximum to allow moving an employee to a step on the new schedule which
would provide for an average of a 4.5% increase in salary.
POLICIES AS PRESENTED BY CHAIR MARSHALL
Chair Marshall distributed two memorandums addressing (1) a policy on
capital expenditures and capital reserves and (2) scheduling CIP and bond
referendum date. She summarized the two memos and the Board agreed to
adopt a lean, one-year CIP with the adoption of the budget and to place on
the August 18, 1987 agenda the remainder of the items listed in the two
memos for additional discussion and/or decision for adoption.
ADJOURNMENT
With no further items to discuss, Chair Marshall adjourned the
meeting. The next regular meeting will be held on August 3, 1987 at 7: 30
p.m. in Superior Courtroom, Hillsborough, North Carolina.
Shirley E. Marshall, Chair
Beverly A. Blythe, Clerk