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May 26, 2016 (Budget Meeting)
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<br />The Board of Commissioners for the County of Cabarrus met for a Budget
<br />Workshop Meeting in the Multipurpose Room at the Cabarrus County Governmental
<br />Center in Concord, North Carolina on Thursday, May 26, 2016 at 4:00 p.m.
<br />Present - Chairman: Stephen M. Morris
<br />Vice Chairman: Diane R. Honeycutt
<br />Commissioners: Grace M. Mynatt
<br />Elizabeth F. Poole
<br />Lynn W. Shue
<br />Also present were Mike Downs, County Manager; Pam Dubois, Senior Deputy
<br />County Manager; Jonathan Marshall, Deputy County Manager; and Megan Smit, Clerk
<br />to the Board.
<br />Call to Order
<br />Chairman Morris called the meeting to order at 4:03 p.m.
<br />CCS - Presentation of FY 2017 Budget Request
<br />Barry Shoemaker, Cabarrus County Schools (CCS), Board of Education (BOE)
<br />Chair, presented an overview of CCS accomplishments and achievements from 2014
<br />to the present. Items addressed included: teaching and learning highlights,
<br />support services highlights, school construction projects, and current and
<br />future budget considerations.
<br />Dr. Chris Lowder, CCS Superintendent, presented a review of the CCS budget
<br />process and the following budget request for CCS.
<br />Budget Development
<br />/ Budget Committee
<br />• 27 members representing
<br />• School board (3)
<br />• Cabarrus County (4)
<br />• Community /parents (4)
<br />• Schools (7)
<br />• CCS Leadership (9)
<br />/ Trego process utilized to prioritize needs
<br />Operating Budget Request
<br />1 Funds dedicated to the everyday operation of the school system
<br />• Continuation requests $2,509,847
<br />o Examples: operating expenses related to opening new schools,
<br />benefit increases, match for state salary increases
<br />• Expansion requests $5,061,575
<br />o Examples: increase teacher supplement, increase teacher allotment,
<br />increase mental health responders
<br />• Charter school transfer request $1,200,000
<br />o Pass through funds for Cabarrus County students who attend Charter
<br />Schools
<br />• Technology request $1,490,000
<br />c Devices, break fix staff, general operations
<br />• Building and Grounds Maintenance request $892,000
<br />o Equipment, monitor and manage environmental conditions, staff
<br />development, Utility techs, etc.
<br />Capital Outlay Budget Request
<br />/ This part of the budget provides the ability to purchase assets or extend
<br />an assets useful life.
<br />• Capital Non -FMD $3,067,967
<br />o Examples: buses, mobile units, security cameras, furniture, phone
<br />system replacement
<br />• Capital FMD Deferred Maintenance $10,005,105
<br />o Examples: roofs, HVAC system replacements, ADA accessibility,
<br />bathroom partitions, etc.
<br />Pam Dubois, Senior Deputy County Manager, reviewed the preliminary FY17
<br />budget detail on contingency, current expense continuation and expansion
<br />requests for Cabarrus County Schools.
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