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May 22, 2008 (Recessed Meeting)
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<br />Mrs. Lee reviewed the following proposed change to the Budget
<br />Ordinance, Section VII, (B), (7):
<br />Upon notification of funding increases or decreases from state,
<br />federal or previously approved grant sources, the Manager or
<br />Finance Officer may adjust budgets to match.
<br />Recess of Meeting
<br />The Board took a short break at 9:25 p.m. and reconvened at 9:40 p.m.
<br />Capital Improvement Plan (C IP)
<br />Mike Downs, Deputy County Manager, reviewed the following capital
<br />projects totaling $117,895,958.00 for FY 09: Tax Software/Hardware -
<br />$110,000; Government Campus - $9,500,000; Government Center Parking Deck -
<br />$150,000, Government Center Multipurpose Room - $100,000; IT Disaster
<br />Recovery Plan and Backup - $110,000; Southeast Cabarrus Community Park -
<br />$1,000,000; Camp T.N. Spencer - $309,979; Frank Liske Park (Multiple) -
<br />$209,698; Elma Lomax Incubator Farm - $1,200,000; Rewiring Arena - $300,000;
<br />Concord Library Expansion - $950,000; Detention Center - $60,000,000; 800MHz
<br />Radios - $336,000; Courthouse Renovations - Magistrate/Courtroom - $400,000;
<br />Public Safety Training Facility Study - $100,000; Mental Health Building HVAC
<br />- $300,000; Senior Center Roof - $150,000; Landfill Dozer - $425,000; and
<br />Landfill C and D Site Expansion - $1,500,000. Mr. Downs also responded to
<br />questions from the Board throughout the presentation.
<br />Pam Dubois, Deputy County Manager, reviewed the education portion of
<br />the Capital Improvement Plan for FY 09 as follows:
<br />Cabarrus County Schools: School Construction - $31,196,960; Land
<br />Purchases/Architecture Fees - $2,729,325; and Capital Outlay Expense Funding
<br />- $3,500,000.
<br />Kannapolis City Schools: Land Purchase/Architecture Fees - $385,391;
<br />and Capital Outlay Expense Funding - $590,000.
<br />Land/Architect/Engineering/Other Funds: $3,500,000.
<br />To pay for these projects totaling $117,895,958, she reported the
<br />General Fund will provide $5,395,384, the Capital Reserve fund will provide
<br />$10,953,380 and the County will borrow $91,196,690.
<br />Five Year Financial Plan
<br />Pam Dubois, Deputy County Manager, reviewed the Five Year Financial
<br />Plan for the General Fund for FY 09 through FY 13, including revenues and
<br />expenses as presented on page 65 in the preliminary budget manual. She and
<br />County Manager Day responded to numerous questions from the Board. Further,
<br />she reported two additional drafts of the 5-year plan were prepared: Draft 1
<br />included the Blue Ribbon Committee's full recommendations and Draft 2 reduced
<br />or delayed some projects. Mr. Day announced one way to address school
<br />overcrowding at Harris Road and C.C. Griffin Middle schools is to switch the
<br />timing of projects. He pointed out that the jail housing unit is scheduled
<br />to be done next fiscal year and could be swapped with-the middle schools.
<br />After a brief discussion, Chairman White requested a new 5-year plan be
<br />prepared for the May 27, 2006 budget meeting.
<br />Recess of Meeting
<br />The Board took a short recess at 5:36 p.m. and reconvened at 5:99 p.m.
<br />Cabarrus County Schools
<br />After introductions, Dr. Barry Shepherd, Cabarrus County Schools
<br />Superintendent presented a PowerPOint presentation entitled, "Cabarrus County
<br />Schools Budget 2008-09". Topics covered in the presentation included the
<br />following: changing demographics; articles from Newsweek and Charlotte
<br />Magazine; Funding Sources; Per Pupil Expenditures; 2007 Local School Finance
<br />Study; Growth; Ethnicity Report; Limited English Proficient Students; Title 1
<br />Schools; Elementary, Middle, and High School Projections; Age of Facilities
<br />and Mobile Onits; Safety concerns; Elementary, Middle, and High School State
<br />Rankings; SAT Scores; Graduation Rates; Staff; High Expectations of .the
<br />Cabarrus County School System; What the School System Needs to Maintain and
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