STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA                   )                    OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONERS

                                                                        )                    STOKES COUNTY GOVERNMENT

COUNTY OF STOKES                                  )                    DANBURY, NORTH CAROLINA

                                                                        )                    JULY 1, 2005

 

 

 

The Board of Commissioners of the County of Stokes, State of North Carolina, met for a budget work session (recessed from the June 30, 2005 budget work session) in the Commissioners’ Chambers of the Ronald Wilson Reagan Memorial Building (Administrative Building) located in Danbury, North Carolina on Friday, July 1, 2005 at 6:00 pm with the following members present:

 

                                                Chairman John Turpin

                                                                Vice-Chairman Leon Inman

Commissioner Sandy McHugh

Commissioner Joe Turpin

                                                                Commissioner Jimmy Walker

 

                                                                County Personnel in Attendance:

                                                                County Manager Richard Morris

                                                                Clerk to the Board Darlene Bullins

                                                                Finance Director Julia Edwards

                                                                Assistant Finance Director Lisa Lankford

               

Chairman John Turpin called the budget work session to order.

               

Commissioner McHugh delivered the invocation.

 

GENERAL GOVERNMENT-GOVERNING BODY-PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

 

Chairman John Turpin opened the budget work session by inviting the citizens in attendance to join the Board with the Pledge of Allegiance.

 

GENERAL GOVERNMENT –GOVERNING BODY-2005/06 BUDGET ORDINANCE

               

Finance Director Julia Edwards presented the Board with the 2005/06 Budget Ordinance.  Director Edwards noted that Section XXXVI eliminates the 10% CAP for the Stokes County Board of Education.

 

Commissioner McHugh moved to approve the Fiscal Year 2005/2006 Budget Ordinance  (Sections 1 through 38) at a county revenue and expenditure of $39,898,772; King Fire District expenditure and revenue at $262,768 at a tax rate of five cents ($.05) per one hundred ($100.00) valuation of property with an estimated property valuation of $401,010,101 at an estimated collection rate of (99%); Rural Hall Fire and Rescue District expenditure and revenue at $43,989 at a tax rate of two and one-half cents ($.025) per one hundred ($100.00) valuation of property with an estimated property valuation of  $82,828,283 at an estimated collection rate of (99%); Walnut Cove Fire District expenditure and revenue at $204,602 at a tax rate of five cents ($.05) per one hundred ($100.00) valuation of property with an estimated property valuation of

$308,080,808 at an estimated collection rate of (99%); Stokes County Fire Service District expenditure and revenue at $1,293,250 at a tax rate of five and one-half cents ($.055) per one hundred ($100.00) valuation of property with an estimated property valuation of  $1,900,145,802 at an estimated collection rate of (97%); and a County tax rate of sixty cents ($.60) per one hundred dollars ($100) valuation of property at an estimated property valuation of $3,162,555,344 at an estimated collection rate of (95.37%).  

 

 Vice Chairman Inman seconded the motion.

 

The Board discussed the County’s Fund Balance.  Director Edwards noted that $345,530 would be allocated to the County’s Fund Balance.

 

Finance Director Edwards presented Board members a copy of the finalized 2005/06 budget totaling $39,898,772.

 

The motion carried (3-2) with Chairman John Turpin and Commissioner Joe Turpin  voting against the motion.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

APPENDIX A

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BE IT ORDAINED, by the Board of Commissioners of the County of Stokes, State of North Carolina:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SECTION I.  The following amounts are hereby appropriated in the General Fund for the operation of the

 

County Government and its activities for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2005 and ending June 30, 2006

 

in accordance with the chart of accounts heretofore established for this County:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

100.4120.000

 

Administration

 $            152,301.00

 

 

100.4380.000

 

Animal Control

               176,889.00

 

 

100.6150.000

 

Arts Council

                80,530.00

 

 

100.9910.000

 

Contingency

               200,000.00

 

 

100.4950.000

 

Cooperative Extension

               171,568.00

 

 

100.9100.000

 

Debt Service

            2,981,808.00

 

 

100.4321.000

 

District Resource Center

               123,645.00

 

 

100.4920.000

 

Economic Development

               138,067.00

 

 

100.4170.000

 

Elections

               146,760.00

 

 

100.4325.000

 

Emergency Communications

               539,926.00

 

 

100.4330.000

 

Emergency Management

               137,670.00

 

 

100.4370.000

 

Emergency Medical Services

            2,155,981.00

 

 

100.5192.000

 

Environmental Health

               271,321.00

 

 

100.4130.000

 

Finance

               302,074.00

 

 

100.4340.000

 

Fire & Rescue

               251,986.00

 

 

100.5920.000

 

Forsyth Tech

                  4,800.00

 

 

100.4141.000

 

GIS/Mapping

               220,556.00

 

 

100.4110.000

 

Governing Body

               612,966.00

 

 

100.5100.000

 

Family Health Center

            1,546,414.00

 

 

100.5190.000

 

Home Health

               689,581.00

 

 

100.4210.000

 

Information Systems

               223,700.00

 

 

100.4320.000

 

Jail

            1,280,229.00

 

 

100.5191.000

 

King Clinic

                            -  

 

 

100.4150.000

 

Legal

               103,641.00

 

 

100.6110.000

 

Libraries

               428,515.00

 

 

100.4360.000

 

Medical Examiner

                10,000.00

 

 

100.5200.000

 

Mental Health

               398,820.00

 

 

100.4960.000

 

Natural Resources

               116,408.00

 

 

100.6121.000

 

Parks

                14,462.00

 

 

100.4910.000

 

Planning

               346,146.00

 

 

100.4190.000

 

Public Buildings

               945,980.00

 

 

100.4131.000

 

Purchasing

                63,913.00

 

 

100.6130.000

 

Recreation

               123,764.00

 

 

100.4180.000

 

Register of Deeds

               226,554.00

 

 

100.5912.000

 

School -- Capital Outlay

            1,697,530.00

 

 

100.5911.000

 

School -- Current Expense

            9,485,169.00

 

 

100.5860.000

 

Senior Services

               516,356.00

 

 

100.4310.000

 

Sheriff's Department

            2,476,760.00

 

 

100.5310.000

 

Social Services

            2,889,868.00

 

 

100.5840.000

 

Aid to Blind

                  8,500.00

 

 

100.5850.000

 

Child Daycare

            1,647,521.00

 

 

100.5450.000

 

Medicaid

            1,875,000.00

 

 

100.5410.000

 

Public Assistance

            1,175,661.00

 

 

100.4720.000

 

Solid Waste

            1,138,289.00

 

 

 

 

Special Appropriation

               311,196.00

 

 

100.4160.000

 

Superior Court

                48,580.00

 

 

100.4140.000

 

Tax Administration

               441,546.00

 

 

100.4250.000

 

Vehicle Maintenance

               150,882.00

 

 

100.5820.000

 

Veteran Services

                18,306.00

 

 

100.9820.960

 

Capital Reserve

               190,000.00

 

 

100.9820.982

 

Revaluation Fund

               125,516.00

 

 

100.9820.985

 

Transfer to Senior Center

                            -  

 

 

100.9820.984

 

Transfer SRMH

               515,117.00

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

 $       39,898,772.00

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SECTION II.  It is estimated that the following revenues will be available for the General Fund in the fiscal

 

year beginning July 1, 2005 and ending June 30, 2006.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ad Valorem Taxes

 $       19,276,774.00

 

 

 

 

Other Taxes & Licenses

            7,484,000.00

 

 

 

 

Unrestricted Intergovernmental Revenues

            1,821,721.00

 

 

 

 

Restricted Intergovernmental Revenues

            6,331,558.00

 

 

 

 

Permits and Fees

               529,800.00

 

 

 

 

Sales and Services

            3,636,910.00

 

 

 

 

Investment Earnings

               150,000.00

 

 

 

 

Miscellaneous

               115,305.00

 

 

 

 

Transfers

                18,179.00

 

 

 

 

Fund Balance

                            -  

 

 

 

 

Proceeds from Financing

               534,525.00

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

 $       39,898,772.00

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SECTION III.  The appropriation to the Board of Education's expense account shall be allocated from the

 

General Fund as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Schools- Current Expense

 $         9,485,169.00

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

 $         9,485,169.00

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SECTION IV.  It is estimated that the following revenues will be available for the Board of Education's

 

 

current expense account for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2005 and ending June 30, 2006.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Appropriated from General Fund

 $         9,485,169.00

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

 $         9,485,169.00

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SECTION V.  The appropriation to the Board of Education's Capital Outlay account shall be allocated

 

 

from the General Fund.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Schools-Capital Outlay

 $         1,697,530.00

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

 $         1,697,530.00

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SECTION VI.  It is estimated that following revenues will be available for the Board of Education's

 

 

Capital Outlay account for this fiscal year beginning July 1, 2005 and ending June 30, 2006.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Approp. from B.O.E. 1/2 Cent Sales Tax(40)

 $            177,530.00

 

 

 

 

Approp. from B.O.E. 1/2 Cent Sales Tax(42)

            1,220,000.00

 

 

 

 

Capital Reserve

                            -  

 

 

 

 

Public School Capital Fund-Adm

               300,000.00

 

 

 

 

State Bond Funds

                            -  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

 $         1,697,530.00

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SECTION VII.  The following amounts are hereby appropriated in the Capital Reserve Fund for the fiscal

 

year beginning July 1, 2005 and ending June 30, 2006.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

E911 Fund

 $              30,000.00

 

 

 

 

Tax

               150,000.00

 

 

 

 

Library

                40,000.00

 

 

 

 

Transfer to General Fund

                15,179.00

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

 $            235,179.00

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SECTION VIII.  It is estimated that the following revenues will be available for the Capital Reserve Fund

 

for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2005 and ending June 30, 2006.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Appropriated from General Fund

 $            190,000.00

 

 

 

 

Transfer from E911 Fund

                30,000.00

 

 

 

 

Sheriff

                  3,200.00

 

 

 

 

Vehicle Maintenance

                  6,300.00

 

 

 

 

GIS/Mapping

                  5,679.00

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

 $            235,179.00

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SECTION IX.  The following amounts are hereby appropriated in the Revaluation Fund for the fiscal

 

 

year beginning July 1, 2005 and ending June 30, 2006.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Transfer to General Fund

 $            125,516.00

 

 

 

 

Fund Balance

                13,080.00

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

 $            138,596.00

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SECTION X.  It is estimated that the following revenues will be available for the Revaluation Fund

 

 

for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2005 and ending June 30, 2006.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Salaries & Wages

 $              86,619.00

 

 

 

 

Salaries & Wages-Part Time

                            -  

 

 

 

 

Social Security

                  5,370.00

 

 

 

 

Medicare Tax

                  1,256.00

 

 

 

 

Retirement

                  4,262.00

 

 

 

 

401k County Match

                     866.00

 

 

 

 

Group Insurance

                10,691.00

 

 

 

 

Dental Insurance

                     682.00

 

 

 

 

Postage

                10,000.00

 

 

 

 

Printing

                  1,500.00

 

 

 

 

Maint. & Repairs Auto

                     500.00

 

 

 

 

Misc. Contractual Services

                  6,000.00

 

 

 

 

Auto Supplies

                  1,000.00

 

 

 

 

Departmental Supplies

                  5,000.00

 

 

 

 

Travel

                     470.00

 

 

 

 

Training

                  1,880.00

 

 

 

 

Advertising

                  1,500.00

 

 

 

 

Dues & Subscriptions

                  1,000.00

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

 $            138,596.00

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SECTION XI.  It is estimated that the following revenues will be available for the Regional Sewer Fund for

 

fiscal year beginning July 1, 2005 and ending June 30, 2006.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sewer Fees

 $            162,637.00

 

 

 

 

Fund Balance

                            -  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

 $            162,637.00