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May 25, 2017 (Budget Meeting) Page 3167 <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 25, 2017 at 4 :00 p.m. <br /> Present - Chairman: Stephen M. Morris <br /> Vice Chairman: Diane R. Honeycutt <br /> Commissioners: F. Blake Kiger <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; Kyle Bilafer, Area <br /> Manager and Megan Smit, Clerk to the Board. <br /> Call to Order <br /> Chairman Morris called the meeting to order at 4 :03 p.m. <br /> Cabarrus County Schools (CCS) - Presentation of FY18 Budget Request <br /> Dr. Chris Lowder, Cabarrus County Schools (CCS) , Superintendent, <br /> presented a PowerPoint presentation titled "Cabarrus County Schools Budget <br /> Requests 2017-2018". Topics included were as follows: <br /> / Budget development and Trego process <br /> / Operating Budget Request <br /> • General continuation requests $2, 125,397.00 <br /> • Expansion requests $5,224, 690.00 <br /> • Building and Grounds Maintenance request $792, 429.00 <br /> ($305, 429,00 continuation, $487, 000. 00 expansion) <br /> • Charter school transfer request $978, 432.00 <br /> (Pass-through funds for Cabarrus County students who attend <br /> charter schools) <br /> ► Operating Outlay Budget Request <br /> • Capital Non-FMD $1,539, 836.00 <br /> • Capital FMD Deferred Maintenance $12, 871,763.00 <br /> ► Details, Board of Education adoption, and prioritization of <br /> requests <br /> Pam Dubois, Senior Deputy County Manager, reviewed a spreadsheet detailing <br /> preliminary budget requests and budgeted funds. <br /> A discussion ensued. During discussion, Dr. Lowder and Kelly Kluttz, <br /> CCS, Chief Finance Officer, responded to questions from the Board. <br /> Kannapolis City Schools (KCS) - Presentation of the FY 2018 Budget Request <br /> Dr. Chip Buckwell, Kannapolis City Schools (KCS) , Superintendent, <br /> commented briefly on challenges faced during the budget process. <br /> Will Crabtree, KCS, Director of Business Operations, presented a <br /> PowerPoint presentation titled "Kannapolis City Schools 2017-2018 Budget <br /> Request, which included the following topics: <br /> • Facilities and Grounds <br /> • Technology <br /> • Current Expense Request <br /> • Continuation <br /> • Charter Schools <br /> • Expansion <br /> There was discussion during the presentation with Mr. Crabtree and Dr. <br /> Buckwell responding to questions from the Board. Items addressed included a <br /> list of facilities and grounds projects. <br /> General Board Discussion <br /> Kristin Jones, Senior Budget Analyst, presented a spreadsheet that <br /> contained updates and changes from the prior budget meeting on May 23, 2017. <br /> The proposed changes were as follows: <br /> • Reducing nursing position at Cabarrus Health Alliance to part-time <br /> • An increase to the Lomax farm <br />