Board of Supervisors: May 11, 2006

May 11, 2006

May 11, 2006

Virginia:

AT AN ADJOURNED MEETING of the Nelson County Board of Supervisors (from May 9, 2006) at 6:00 p.m. in the Board Room located in the Nelson County Courthouse.

Present:   Harry S. Harris, Chairman
Thomas H. Bruguiere, Vice-Chairman
Constance Brennan, Central District Supervisor
       Allen Hale, East District Supervisor
Thomas D. Harvey, North District Supervisor
Stephen A. Carter, Clerk
Debra K. McCann, Director of Finance and Human Resources
Candy McGarry, Finance and Human Resources Technician
Linda Staton, Finance and Human Resources Technician

I.   Call to Order

Mr. Harris called the meeting to order at 6:15 p.m. with all members present to establish a quorum for the scheduled work session.

III.   Work Session on Fiscal Year 2006-2007 Budget

Commonwealth and County Attorney, Phillip D. Payne, IV was present to discuss budget requests submitted by his office. He summarized his recommendations that the Board authorize the employment of Mr. Jeremy Boggs as Assistant County Attorney (Mr. Boggs is currently working in Mr. Payne’s office through funding from a grant initiative) at an hourly rate of $65.00, restore to full funding in the Commonwealth Attorney’s departmental budget the amount $12,595) requested for part-time salaries and agree to an increase in Mr. Payne’s hourly rate for service as County Attorney to $130.00 with a rate of $110.00 per hour to be the fee charged to the County for Mr. Payne’s attendance at meetings of the Board of Supervisors and other local governmental entities that may require Mr. Payne’s presence from time to time.

While no formal action was taken by the Board of Supervisors, unanimous consensus was indicated to Mr. Payne by the Board for each of his stated requests with the draft budget adjusted to increase the part-time salary provision with the Commonwealth Attorney’s departmental budget by $11,095 to a total of $12,595 with an equivalent adjustment (decrease) from $50,000.00 to $38,905.00 in the County Attorney’s department budget to provide for the increase allocated for part-time salaries in the Commonwealth Attorney’s departmental budget.

Following the discussion with Mr. Payne, the Board of Supervisors, per input from Ms. McCann, reduced the Capital Outlay department budget by $1,100.00 to remove the

purchase of a fire proof file cabinet, which has been completed with funding available in the current fiscal year. The Board also requested additional information on a $7,500.00 expense for the purchase of snow plow equipment.

During this review it was requested that a report on the geographical information system (GIS) project be presented to the Board at a forthcoming regular meeting of the Supervisors.

Next, the Board discussed funding for the Nelson County School Division, as established in department Transfers. Staff noted that proposed local government operational funding represented a $605,422.00 increase to $9,010,281.00 in Fiscal Year 06-07 from $8,404,859.00 in Fiscal Year 05-06, $200,000.00 in funding for capital improvements, in addition to the school division retaining and carrying forward to FY 06-07 all capital funding currently allocated to the division, $208,012.00 in funding for the school nursing program, an increase of four percent, and $75,000.00 in new debt service funding for the lease-purchase of school buses by the school division.

Following much discussion, the Board of Supervisors directed staff to request input from the school division on the amount of savings a four percent increase in salary and benefit costs (three percent cost of living adjustment and one percent step increase in the division’s salary scale) would provide in relation the increase in salary and benefit costs contained in the division’s FY 06-07 budget proposal and, thereafter, to report this information to the Board at the ensuing budget work session, to assist the Supervisors in determining the amount(s) of funding to be allocated to the school division for the forthcoming fiscal year.

IV.    Other Business

By consensus agreement, the Board of Supervisors decided to defer consideration on either of the two resolutions presented for approval (establishment of a five and thereafter four year general reassessment cycle and continued participation in the Region 2000 Local Government Council’s regional solid waste project) until the ensuing meeting to be scheduled.

IV.    Adjournment

On motion by Ms. Brennan, seconded by Mr. Harvey, the Board of Supervisors voted unanimously (5-0) by roll call vote to adjourn the meeting and continue it on May 15, 2006 at 6:00 p.m. in the board room located in the County Courthouse in Lovingston for purpose of a work session on the Fiscal Year 2006-2007 Budget and such other business as the Board may decide to consider.