MINUTES
WATAUGA
SPECIAL MEETING, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 2011 &
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 2011
The Watauga County Board of Commissioners held a special meeting on Friday, February 25, 2011, and Saturday, February 26, 2011, in order to conduct a retreat to review goals and objectives for the County. The meetings were held in the Watauga County Board of Commissioners’ Conference Room,
PRESENT: Nathan Miller, Chairman
David Blust, Vice-Chairman
Jim Deal, Commissioner
Tim Futrelle, Commissioner
Vince Gable, Commissioner
Robert E. Nelson, Jr.,
Deron Geouque, Deputy County Manager
Margaret Pierce, Finance Director
Chairman Miller called the meeting to order on Friday, February 25, 2011, at 12:03 P.M., welcoming those in attendance.
The following topics were discussed:
REVIEW OF CURRENT (FY 2011) BUDGET – MS. MARGARET PIERCE
1) Revenues
a) Sales & Property Taxes
b) Departmental (Register of Deeds, Planning & Inspections, Parks & Recreation)
2) Expenditures
3) Fund Balance
4) Debt Service Report
DISCUSSION OF FY 2012 BUDGET – MS. MARGARET PIERCE
1) Budget Drivers
a) Department of Social Services – Including Child Support Enforcement
b) School Board
2) Expenditures
a) Cost of Insurance
b) Retirement Contributions
3) Funding of Non-County Departments
4) Special Appropriations (Private Non-Profits)
5) Fire District Funding
6) Schedule
REVIEW OF CURRENT CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN (CIP) –
MR. DERON GEOUQUE AND MR. ROBERT MARSH
1) Current CIP Status Report
2) Future Projects for Consideration
3) Pool Status Report –
4) YMCA Discussion
5) Maintenance Costs for New Parks
6) Aho Container Site
7) AppalCART Building
8) Communications
A. Code Red Discussion
B. VIPER Update
C. E911 Funds Discussion
9) Review of County Lessor/Lessee Property
TAX MATTERS – MR. KELVIN BYRD
1) Tax Reval Report
2) Tax Base Projections
SCHOOL BOARD FUNDING ISSUES
1) Schools’ Capital Improvement Plan
2) FY 2012 Funding Needs
CALDWELL COMMUNITY COLLEGE & TECHNICAL INSTITUTE
2012 FUNDING NEEDS – DR. KEN BOHAM
EMS REPORT/DISCUSSION – MR. CRAIG SULLIVAN
LANDFILL ENERGY PROJECTS DISCUSSION
1) Report on Recycling and Methane to Electricity Project – Ms.
2) Review of Energy Tax Credits – Mr.
HEALTH DEPARTMENT REPORT/ISSUES – MR. DANNY STALEY
A recess was declared at 6:09 P.M. The meeting reconvened on Saturday, February 26, 2011, at 9:03 A.M.
WATAUGA HOUSING TRUST REPORT – MR. SCOTT EGGERS
BROOKSHIRE PARK PROJECT UPDATE – MR. JOE FURMAN
EDC REPORT/DISCUSSION – MR. KEITH HONEYCUTT
RURAL BROADBAND INITIATIVE
ENTERPRISE CENTER DISCUSSION
PLANNING AND INSPECTIONS MATTERS – MR. JOE FURMAN
1) Reynolds Blue Ridge Report
2) Daniel Boone Parkway Discussion
3) Cell Tower Ordinance Review
4) Comprehensive Plan Discussion
5) Abandoned Mobile Home Program
TOURISM DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY – MR. ROB HOLTON,
MR. WRIGHT TILLEY, AND MR. ERIC WOOLRIDGE
1) Report
2) Outdoor Recreation Plan
3) Discussion
MISCELLANEOUS & COMMISSIONER MATTERS
1) Manager’s Notice/Continuation Plan
2) Farmers’ Market
3) Courthouse Security
4) Fire Department Access to Gated Communities
5) Lobbyist Discussion
6) Discussion of the Process of ¼¢ County Sales & Use Tax
7) Consolidated Dispatch
8) Discussion of Old High School Property
a) Use Policy for Old High School
b) Water Allocation
c) Special Zoning District
9) State Issues
WRAP UP, GOALS & OBJECTIVES, BOARD DIRECTIVES
The County Manager concluded the retreat by reviewing the issues addressed and seeking direction from the Board for Fiscal Year 2012.
Vice-Commissioner Blust, seconded by Commissioner Gable, moved to adjourn the meeting at 12:00 P.M.
VOTE: Aye-4(Miller, Blust, Deal, Gable)
Nay-0
Absent-1(Futrelle)
[Clerk’s note: Commissioner Futrelle left at 11:42 AM for a prior commitment.]
Nathan A. Miller, Chairman
ATTEST:
Deron Geouque, Deputy County Manager