March 11 2020 Board Budget Work Session Minutes305
MINUTES
BUDGET WORK SESSION
FREDERICK COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 11, 2020
0:00 F.M.
BOARD ROOM, COUNTY ADMINISTRATION BUILDING
107 NORTH KENT STREET, WINCHESTER, VIRGiNIA
ATTENDEES
Board of Supervisors: Charles S. DeHaven, Jr,, Chairman; Blaine P. Dunn; Judith
McCann -Slaughter; J, Douglas McCarthy; Gene E. Fisher; Shawn L. Graber; and Robert W. Wells
were present,
Staff present: Kris C. Tierney, County Administrator; Jay E. Tibbs, Deputy County
Administrator; Roderick B, Williams, County Attorney; Karen Vacchio, Public Information Officer;
Scott Varner, Director of Information Technology; Cheryl Shiffler, Director of Finance; Sharon
Kibler, Assistant Director of Finance; Jennifer Place, Risk Manager/Budget Analyst; Bill Orndoff,
Treasurer; Seth Thatcher, Commissioner of the Revenue; Denny Linaburg, Fire & Rescue Chief;
Mike Ruddy, Director of Planning; and Ann W. Phillips, Deputy Clerk to the Board of Supervisors.
CALF. TO ORDER
Chairman DeHaven called the meeting to order at 6:OQ p.m.
The Board and County Administrator Kris Tierney discussed the budget scenarios and
recently adopted General Assembly legislation regarding additional taxing authority for counties,
Also discussed: earmarking proffer funds to be used for capital needs specified by the School
Board, funding options for the radio system upgrade, COLA/Merit increases for employees, offering
health insurance to Board members and the vehicle requests indicated by the replacement matrix.
By consensus, the Board agreed to include at 3% COLA/Merit increase for employees in
the budget. By consensus, the Board agreed to fund half the expected increase in health Insurance
premiums for employees. By consensus, the Board agreed to fund tuition assistance for employees
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at a level of $131,000, By consensus, the Board agreed to advertise a five -cent real estate tax
increase. By consensus, the Board agreed not to offer health insurance to Board members.
ADJOURN
At 6:48 p.m,, Chairman DeHaven adjourned the meeting until the 7:00 p,m. regular
meeting,
Charles S. DeHaven, Jr.
Chairman, Board of Supervisors
Minutes Prepared By:
Kris C. Tierney
Clerk, Board of Supervisors
Ann W. Phillips
Deputy Clerk, Board of Supervisors
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