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NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEETING <br /> <br />A SPECIAL MEETING OF THE CHARLOTTESVILLE CITY COUNCIL WILL BE <br />HELD ON Friday, May 28, 2004 AT 12:00 noon IN THE Basement Conference Room. <br /> <br />THE PROPOSED AGENDA IS AS FOLLOWS: <br /> <br /> Luncheon meeting with School Board <br /> <br />BY ORDER OF THE MAYOR BY Barbara Ronan <br /> <br />BASEMENT CONFERENCE ROOM - May 28, 2004 <br /> <br /> Council met in special session on this date with the following members present: <br />Mr. Caravati, Mr. Cox, Mr. Lynch, Ms. Richards, Mr. Schilling. <br /> <br /> Ms. Linda Bowen, Chair of the School Boa rd, introduced new Superintendent <br />Scottie Griffin. <br /> <br /> Mr. O'Connell announced that the Schools will receive approximately $1.013 <br />million additional funds from the State as a result of the State increasing revenues and <br />reducing the State retirement rate. He assured the School Board that the City's <br />contribution to the school system will remain the same at $30.62 million. He <br />recommended that $800,000 of the State's recent contribution go to school capital <br />improvement projects, particularly at Charlottesville High School, and that the remaining <br />$200,000 be put in reserve to allow the new Superintendent and School Board some <br />flexibility over the next year. <br /> <br /> Mr. Ron Hutchinson, School Superintendent, recommended reinstating to the <br />budget funds which had been cut including Worker's Compensation, Substitutes and <br />Supplemental Pay, and the Performing Arts Center. He emphasized that the $800,000 <br />transfer to the capital improvement budget would be a one - time transfer, and suggested <br />that the $200,000 be established as a Superintendent's Initiative Fund. He expressed <br />concern about having to implement school choice and noted that decision cannot be made <br />until late June or early July when school systems will be notified if such measures are <br />deemed necessary. <br /> <br /> Mr. Schilli ng expressed concern that there was an overrun of $1 million for the <br />estimate of renovations at CHS. <br /> <br /> Ms. Peggy Van Yahres, School Board Member, explained how the cost of <br />materials has escalated and that capital improvement projects are rated by issues of <br />safety, asset protection, and function. <br /> <br /> Mr. Cox noted that the meals tax was raised a few years ago to help fund some of <br />the capital needs and strongly supported reinvesting funds in capital improvements. <br /> <br />