Macon County Commissioners June 8, 2017 Budget Work Session

The Macon County Board of Commissioners will be meeting this afternoon for a continued session that will focus mainly on the budget for the 2017-2018 fiscal year that begins on July 1, 2017, and runs through June 30, 2018. The Macon County Board of Education will also be meeting concurrent with this board and will be having a closed session after the conclusion of the Commissioners meeting. Live Video of the commissioners meeting will be available.

Macon Media will be testing using Youtube Live to webcast the meeting. The player is below, and if all works out, the video will be live at 4:58 pm.

**5:00 pm** something has gone wrong with my connection between the camera and my streaming device. I apologise for the technical issue. --Bobby.

MEDIA ROLL CALL
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Macon Media
The Franklin Press
Macon County News and Shopping Guide
WNCC-FM/WFSC-AM

ELECTED OFFICIALS PRESENT
(other than the ones serving on this board)

Sheriff Robbie Holland

Mayor Bob Scott (Franklin Town Council)
Billy Mashburn (Franklin Town Council)
Patti Abel (Franklin Town Council)

Board of Education Chairman Jim Breedlove
Fred Goldsmith (Board of Education)
Stephanie McCall (Board of Education)






MACON COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
CONTINUED SESSION
THURSDAY, JUNE 8, 2017 – 5 P.M.
AGENDA
1. Reconvene and welcome – Chairman Tate
2. Budget discussion regarding Macon County Schools
3. Budget requests from volunteer fire departments
4. Additional budget discussion/review
5. Reappointment of Tax Administrator Richard Lightner
6. Budget Amendments #211-213
7. NC Weatherization Assistance Program Amendment 1
8. Other business as needed
9. Adjourn


Notice: Special Called Meeting of the Macon County Board of Education




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Published at 4:30 am on June 8, 2017





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February 9, 2017 Budget Work Session Macon County Board of Education

The Macon County Board of Education met this morning for a budget work session to prioritize a list of items produced by school principals. The full video of the hour and a half meeting is posted below, as well as supporting documents provided to the media. The next meeting of the board is scheduled for Monday, February 27, 2017 at 6 pm in the same location.





MEDIA ROLL CALL
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Macon Media (me)
Macon County News and Shopping Guide


The Capital Outlay request for the 2017-2018 Fiscal Year totals $2,885,614 of $14,651,852.50 the school principals and department heads had identified as needs.



Capital Outlay requests from the Board of Education to the Macon County Commissioners are in the leftmost column below.

Copy of Capital Outlay Requests for FY 2017-2018 by Bobby Coggins on Scribd

The list below was for informational purposes only. It is what school principals indicated their personnel needs.

2017-2018 Prioritized Principal Budget Request Macon County Schools by Bobby Coggins on Scribd

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If you receive value from what Macon Media provides to the community, please consider becoming a supporter and contribute at least a dollar a month.

If you have a business or event you are interested in sponsorship opportunities or underwriting coverage, send an email to editor@MaconMedia.com for more information. Serious inquiries only.

Thank You to the people who have been sending in donations and those businesses who are underwriting coverage of news and events. You have kept Macon Media online.

You have made it possible for Macon Media to begin purchasing state of the art equipment and begin work on building a real website with features not employed by any local news outlets.

You can find out more information on how to do that and some of what I plan to accomplish if I reach certain levels of funding at >> https://www.patreon.com/MaconMedia

Published at 4:03 pm on Feb 9, 2017



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