Budget Work Session Meeting – March 28, 2012

Budget Work Session Meeting, Wednesday, March 28, 2012, at 9:00 a.m. Government Center, Verona, VA.

PRESENT: Tracy C. Pyles, Jr., Chairman
Jeffrey A. Moore, Vice-Chairman
David R. Beyeler
David A. Karaffa
Marshall W. Pattie
Michael L. Shull
Larry J. Wills
Jennifer M. Whetzel, Director of Finance
Melissa Meyerhoeffer, Assistant Director of Finance
John C. McGehee, Assistant County Administrator
Patrick J. Coffield, County Administrator

VIRGINIA: At a budget work session of the Augusta County Board of Supervisors held on Wednesday, March 28, 2012, at 9:00 a.m., at the Government Center, Verona, Virginia, and in the 236th year of the Commonwealth….

FY2012-13 BUDGET

The County Administrator and Finance Director continued from Monday their presentation of the FY2012-13 Budget. The Board specifically met with Agency Heads and reviewed proposed expenditure budgets.

CLOSED SESSION

On motion of Mr. Moore, seconded by Mr. Wills, the Board went into closed session pursuant to provisions of Section 2.2-3711 of the Code of Virginia:

(1) Discussion of prospective candidates for assignment, appointment and evaluation as permitted under subsection (A) (1); Vote was as follows: Yeas: Pattie, Karaffa, Shull, Wills, Moore, Beyeler and Pyles Nays: None Motion carried.

On motion of Mr. Beyeler, seconded by Mr. Pattie, the Board came out of Closed Session and adjourned subject to the call of the Chairman.

Vote was as follows: Yeas: Pattie, Karaffa, Shull, Wills, Moore, Beyeler and Pyles Nays: None Motion carried.

The Chairman advised that each member is required to certify that to the best of their knowledge during the closed session only the following was discussed:

1. Public business matters lawfully exempted from statutory open meeting requirements, and 2. Only such public business matters identified in the motion to convene the closed session.

The Chairman asked if there is any Board member who cannot so certify.

Hearing none, the Chairman called upon the County Administrator/ Clerk of the Board to call the roll noting members of the Board who approve the certification shall answer AYE and those who cannot shall answer NAY.

Roll Call Vote was as follows:

AYE: Shull, Moore, Beyeler, Karaffa, Pattie, Pyles and Wills NAY: None The Chairman authorized the County Administrator/Clerk of the Board to record this certification in the minutes.

The Board of Supervisors endorsed the following revisions to the County Administrator’s budget at their Wednesday, March 28, 2012, work session:

Expenditures All Department Payroll VRS Changes 5.7%/5% $ 286,500(5%/5% $196,000) 12040-3120 County Attorney Contractual Services $ 30,000 12090-1100 MISC Com. of Revenue/Business Auditor $ 16,800 31200-1100 MISC Sheriff – 2 positions $ 90,600 31040-1100 MISC ECC – 1 position $ 43,900 32010-MISC F&R Priority Budget A) Frozen Captain POS $ 77,400 B) Mt. Solon F&R Request $ 182,500 C) Training $ 28,000

D) OMD $ 3,000

E) Pay for Participation – Vol. Inc. $ 232,000 (once plan approved) F) Riverheads Vol. Contribution $ 22,195 81050-5501 Economic Development – Travel $ 3,250 $1,016,145 12100-3329 MISC Reassessment Contract, etc. $408,000 The Board agreed to reconvene on Wednesday, April 4th at 11:00 a.m. to consider impact of State Budget on proposed revenues and expenditures prior to advertising for Budget public hearing.

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