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March 30, 1987
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Roanoke County Board of Supervisors
Roanoke County Administration Center
3738 Brambleton Avenue, SW
Roanoke, Virginia 24018
March 30, 1987
The Roanoke County Board of Supervisors of Roanok
County, Virginia, met this day at the Roanoke Count
Administration Center, this being a special meeting for th
purpose of a joint budget work session with the School Board an
a budget work session with the County staff.
IN RE:
CALL TO ORDER
Chairman Johnson called the meeting to order at 2:0
p.m. p.m. The roll call was taken.
MEMBERS PRESENT:
Chairman Bob L. Johnson, Vice Chairman Le
Garrett, Supervisors Alan H. Brittle
Steven A. McGraw, Harry C. Nickens
MEMBERS ABSENT:
None
STAFF PRESENT:
Elmer C. Hodge, County Administrator; Joh
M. Chambliss, Assistant Count
Administrator for Management Services; Joh
R. Hubbard, Assistant County Administrato
of Public Facilities; Timothy W. Gubala
Assistant County Administrator fo
Community Development; Paul M. Mahoney
County Attorney; Sheriff o. S. Foster
Tommy Fuqua, Fire and Rescue Chief,
Clifford Craig, Director of utilities;
Director of the Budget Reta Busher; Mar
H. Allen, Deputy Clerk;
ALSO PRESENT:
Members of the Roanoke County School Board
Bayes Wilson, Superintendent of Schools
Homer Duff, Director of Facilities an
Operations
IN RE:
BUDGET PRESENTATION
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County Administrator Elmer Hodge presented his budget
message to the Board of Supervisors, outlining the proposed
budget for 1987/88.
He stated new revenues totaled $2.3 million
dollars.After debt service of $1.7 million dollars, the remaining
$600,000 has been shared equally between schools and County
operation. Mr. Hodge described the highlights of the proposed
budget, including an increase of $758,000 for education, two
dispatchers and a new mobile radio system for the 911 system; no
new funds for the Spring Hollow reservoir and a five percent
merit increase for employees who are not at the top of their
grade.
Reductions include $2.4 million from County department
requests, elimination of the public information program, the
CORTRAN program, the brush collection service and the drainage
program. He asked the Board to review all budget requests before
deciding to reallocate funds to the various programs. Mr. Hodge
pointed out that the County is operating with the same County
revenues this year as last year, and will operate with same
revenues next year.
Director of the Budget Reta Busher described the
information included in the budget packet and outlined the
planned agenda for the work session. Ms. Busher also stressed
the importance of keeping a fund balance of three percent because
of unforeseen events such as the 1985 flood, and law suits which
cannot be anticipated. Rating agencies also look closely at fund
balances when bonds are sold.
IN RE:
SCHOOL BOARD BUDGET WORK SESSION
Frank Thomas, Chairman of the County School Board
presented the proposed school budget which included $1.2 million
dollars in new monies.
The Board felt this was the minimum
increase to maintain the school system.
Mr. Thomas stated they
had already started studying the budget to find a $900,000
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reduction.
Mr. Frank expressed appreciation to the Board 0
projects planned by the School Board.
Mr. Wilson concluded hi
Supervisors for any additional funding they may find.
Chairman Johnson stated that he felt the Board coul
not find the $1.2 million dollars in new monies, but h
understood that $300,000 was not sufficient.
Bayes Wilson, Superintendent of Schools, reviewed hi
budget message, pointing out that he was aware of the constraint
which the County was working under, but felt it was the duty 0
the School Board to bring a budget that presents the needs of th
school system.
Mr. Wilson advised that the increase of 6.
percent for teachers' salaries was the lowest he was aware of i
the state. The proposed school budget is 6.5 percent over th
current budget.
Mr. Wilson also presented the proposed Capital Outla
budget to the Board of Supervisors, and he and Homer Duff,
Director of Facilities and Operations described the larg
presentation by thanking the Board of Supervisors for thei
assistance.
Supervisor Brittle expressed hope that the County an
School Board could consolidate some projects and save money
Supervisor McGraw pointed out the the tight budget was due i
part to circumstances beyond their control such as annexation,
loss of potential tax base from commercial growth in thos
annexed areas, and efforts to bring the level of services up t
other localities in the area.
Supervisor Nickens stressed th
importance of economic development growth to increase the ta
ba s e .
He also stated he felt now was the time to get amendment
to the County charter to allow additional taxing powers.
IN RE:
RECESS
Chairman Johnson declared a recess at 3:55 p.m.
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IN RE:
RECONVENEMENT
At 4:05 p.m., Chairman Johnson reconvened the meeting.
IN RE:
BUDGET WORK SESSION WITH COUNTY STAFF
1. Sheriff' Department: Sheriff o. S. Foster informed
the Board of the cuts that had been made in his budget. His
primary budget request was for communication dispatchers. The
Sheriff's Department had requested nine, and the final budget
allowed for only two. Twenty vehicles were requested and only
fourteen were approved. He also outlined the other requests
~hich the County has not funded in the proposed budget.
2. Department of Public Facilities:
Assistant County
Administrator John Hubbard advised that this department has taken
drastic cuts that will eliminate some services that are presently
budgeted.
$300,000 of existing programs have been dropped,
including the CORTRAN program, the bulk and brush refuse
collection, the drainage program and the project management
programs.
There have also been reductions in the parks and
recreation programs.
Mr. Hubbard stated they will continue to
provide good service to the public.
However, everyone must
understand that with the budget constraints, certain services
will no longer be available.
Supervisor Brittle asked Mr. Hubbard to study user
fees, privatization and other sources of funding in the
recreation area.
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Department of Community Development:
Timothy
Gubala, Assistant County Administrator reported that his budget
showed a two percent increase. He advised there are two major
programs planned in his department. One is economic development
~nd the other is the zoning ordinance update based on the
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Comprehensive Plan.
He described what will be necessary t
accomplish these goals.
Supervisor Johnson reiterated the importance of sit
preparation in attracting economic development to the County
Supervisor Nickens asked what percent salary increase
the employees of the Regional Partnership and Fifth Plannin
District Commission will be receiving. He felt that the Count
should not allocate additional funds to these agencies so tha
they may give their employees a larger salary increase tha
County employees receive. He requested similar information
4.
Fire and Rescue Department:
Tommy Fuqua, Fir
Mental Health and Total Action Against Poverty.
Chief presented the proposed budget requests for his department
He pointed out that these requests have been discussed in
previous work session.
He described the accomplishments of thi
year.
He also outlined the plans for the proposed budget an
presented a list of unfunded items.
5. Department of Management Services: John Chambliss
Assistant County Administrator stated their major goal was t
Supervisor Johnson requested that when projects ar
maintain or improve stability of the County through striving fo
the most efficient and effective use of available resources, t
consider both the present and future fiscal impact on th
decisions made, to maximize the revenue potential and minimiz
duplication of effort. He described the steps that the Board an
staff have taken to accomplish these goals, including proratio
of personal property tax and annual reassessment of real estate
planned and funds are requested, that the Board members b
advised of where the monies are coming from.
IN RE:
ADJOURNMENT
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At 5:03 p.m. Chairman Johnson declared the mee ing
adjourned until Tuesday, April 7, 1987 at 4:00 p.m.
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