Town of Holly Springs
Board of Commissioners Continued Meeting
Wednesday, May 19, 2004
MINUTES
The Holly Springs Town Board
of Commissioners met in special-called session on Wednesday, May 19, 2004 in
the Holleman Meeting Hall of Holly Springs Town Hall, located at 128 S. Main
Street. Mayor Dick Sears presided,
calling the meeting to order at approximately 6 p.m. A quorum was established as the mayor and
three board members were present as the meeting opened.
Board Members Present: Commissioners Parrish Womble,
Chet VanFossen and Peter Atwell and Mayor Sears.
Board Members Absent: Commissioners Mike Taylor
and Hank Dickson. Commissioner Dickson
arrived shortly after the meeting began.
Staff Members Present: Carl G. Dean, town manager;
Chuck Simmons, assistant town manager; John Schifano, town attorney; Joni
Powell, town clerk (recording the minutes); Linda Harper, deputy town clerk;
Drew Holland, finance director; Ricky Blackmon, director of building code
enforcement; Cecil Parker, chief of public safety; Luncie McNeil, director of
public works; Thomas Tillage, director of water quality; Stephanie Sudano,
director of engineering; Len Bradley, director of parks and recreation;
Jennifer Mizelle, director of economic development; Gina Bobber, director of
planning and zoning; Eric Tayler, IT technician; Erika Phillips, human
resources officer; and Scott Barnard, Bass Lake Park manager.
The purpose of the meeting was to hold a budget workshop
on the Town Manager’s recommended FY 2003-04 budget. Mr. Dean had presented the budget proposal at
the Board’s May 4 regular meeting.
During the budget workshop, board members asked questions
about the proposed spending plan and held discussions with staff. Members offered the following comments on the
proposed budget:
·
Personnel
issues, including proposed new positions and salary adjustments, were
acceptable.
·
The
Board directed that $10,000 be added to the proposed special contributions line
item for a new total of $35,000. This
amount will be allocated to groups following an application for grants
process. Some board members felt the
$25,000 proposed was adequate.
Action: The Board approved a motion to add $10,000
to the Central Services Special Contributions line item.
Motion By:
VanFossen
Second By: Atwell
Vote: The
motion carried following a 3-2 vote.
Commissioners VanFossen and Commissioner Atwell voted for. Commissioners Womble and Dickson voted
against. Mayor Sears broke the 2-2 tie
vote by voting for the motion.
·
The
Board directed that $2,600 be added to the dues and subscriptions line item to
cover the Town’s membership in the Capital Area Metro Planning
Organization. Mayor Sears that CAMPO is
requested that member municipalities also plan to budget in 2005-06 twice that
amount.
Following these directions given at the budget workshop,
the Town Manager and Director of Finance will make adjustments to the budget
proposal for presentation at a public hearing on the final budget set for June
1, 2004. Action on the final budget is
anticipated to occur either on June 1 following the public hearing or at the
June 15, 2003 regular meeting.
Adjournment – There being no further business for
the evening, the May 19, 2004 budget workshop of the Holly Springs Board of
Commissioners was adjourned at 7:30 p.m.
Respectfully Submitted on
Tuesday, June 1, 2004,
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Joni Powell, CMC
Town Clerk