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A Budget Work Session of the Frederick County Board of Supervisors and Finance
Committee was held on Wednesday, February 15, 2017, at 8:37 A.M., in the First Floor
Conference Room, 107 North Kent Street, Winchester, Virginia..
PRESENT
Chairman Charles S. Dellaven, Jr.; Vice - Chairman Gene E. Fisher; Blaine P. Dunn;
Bill M. Ewing; Gary A. Lofton; Judith McCann - Slaughter; and Robert W. Wells.
OTHERS PRESENT
County Administrator Brenda G. Garton, Deputy County Administrator for Community
Development Kris C. Tierney, Deputy County Administrator for Human Services Jay E. Tibbs,
Commissioner of the Revenue Ellen Murphy, Treasurer C. William Orndoff, Jr., Finance
Director Cheryl B. Shiffler, Budget Analyst Jennifer Place, Assistant Finance Director
Sharon Kibler, County Attorney Rod Williams, IT Director Scott Varner, HR Director
Becky Merriner, Superintendent of Schools Dr. David Sovine, School Board Member
Mike Lake, Executive Director of Finance for Frederick County Public Schools Patty Camery,
and Handley Library Director John Huddy.
CALL TO ORDER
Chairman DeHaven called the work session to order.
Administrator Garton provided the Board with a budget scenario spreadsheet and a list
showing what was in and out of the budget based on the various scenarios.
Chairman DeHaven stated that option 3 was not acceptable.
Supervisor Slaughter agreed.
Supervisors Dunn and Ewing disagreed and felt it should be considered as an option.
Supervisor Dunn stated he was uncomfortable cutting capital and felt the need to keep
some money in the budget for capital needs.
Supervisor Ewing asked about any proposed salary increases.
Administrator Garton stated that 2.5% was included in all scenarios and that was
consistent with what the schools were proposing.
Supervisor Slaughter suggested the contingency fund be reduced by $250,000 and some
of those funds could be used to address capital needs.
Supervisor Fisher stated he was concerned about option 3 and he was trying to make
option 2 work. He expressed concern about the Fire &Rescue staffing needs (i.e. 6 positions
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versus 12). He stated he would like to see option 2 with an adjustment to fire &rescue staffing
to include 12 positions.
Supervisor Ewing asked the schools to provide a summary page showing atwo -year
history and the current budget request by categories.
Staff reviewed the upcoming work session calendar and noted the next work session
would be held on February 22, 2017 beginning at 4:00 p.m. This would be a joint meeting with
the School Board. At the conclusion. of the joint work session, an additional work session would
be held from 5:30 -6:30 P.M.
There being no further business, the work session adjourned at 9:38 A.M.
Charles S. DeHaven, Jr.
Chairman, Board of Supervisors
renda G. Garton
Clerk, Board of Supervisors
Minutes Frepared By: �— K.LI.L � "T,��,
Jay . T bs
Deputy Clerk, Board of Supervisors
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County of Frederick, Virginia