The Franklin Town Council held a budget work session on Tuesday, May 18th, and the video of the meeting is embedded below. The next scheduled meeting of the town council is June 7th at 6pm.
Timeline (for those who wish to scrub to a particular topic)
00:00 Call to Order
00:20 Approval and Adoption of the Agenda
00:37 Approval of the Consent Agenda
New Business
00:58 Revenue Update [Article]
05:07 Discussion on Proposed Budget for FY 2021-20211
46:53 Closed Session
48:06 Back in Open Session
48:34 Set Economic Development Public Hearing
48:57 Appoint Justin Setser Interim Town Manager [Article]
Roll Call
(A record of media outlets physically present at the meeting in the interest of promoting transparency in local media coverage and ethics)
Macon Media (me)
The Franklin Press (one editor)
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During last night's budget work session, Summer Woodard, the town manager, updated the town council on the revenue for the 2020-2021 fiscal year. Among the figures she relayed to the council was the town had currently received $3,529,976.53 in revenue as of May 18th, and expenditures total $3,406,599.44, leaving a current budget surplus of $123,377.09. There are six weeks left in the budget year, which ends on June 30th. The budget the council approved last year had included about $270,000 from the Fund Reserve due to uncertainties posed by the COVID-19 pandemic.
The fire department is ahead a little over $310,000, but that is due to unanticipated grant revenue. The water and sewer department are showing a little over $789,000 in surplus to date. Her complete report is included in the video below and the full meeting can be seen on Youtube.
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Here is an update for this afternoon on how humanity is dealing with the COVID-19 Pandemic that is caused by SARS CoV-2. The story is told through links to news outlets, research papers, and videos. They are presented without comment.
Data from Macon County Public Health as of July 20th and graph by Macon Media of data from May 30th to July 20th [LINK]
Please note there is a gap for Saturdays and Sundays starting this past weekend since the health department will no longer be reporting numbers on those days.
538 Detected Cases (+7 since Friday)
33 Active Positive (unchanged since Friday)
501 Recovered (+7 in one day since Friday)
4 Death (unchanged since Friday)
Testing Data for Macon County
4933 MCPH Tests (+97 since Friday)
1728 Tests by Others (+30 since Friday)
6661 Total Tests (+265 since Friday)
148 Tests Pending Results (+83 since Friday)
Macon County Schools Update
Schools started back on Monday, August 17th with most children attending school twice a week for in-person instruction. High School students will attend one day a week, with an opportunity for extra instruction on Fridays.
Macon County Public Health Identifies a Cluster at a Macon County School
Macon County Public Health has identified a cluster of individuals at Franklin High School who have tested positive and are isolated from others. All staff and students who have potentially been exposed to these individuals have been contacted and will be tested for COVID-19.
In addition to Franklin High School staff and students, MCPH is working to identify any additional close contacts of these individuals. The CDC defines close contact as being within approximately 6 feet of a person with an infection with COVID-19 case for a prolonged period of time of 10 minutes or longer. Based on information provided by the individual/parent, county health officials will assess risks of exposure, determine which if any additional measures are needed such as temperature and symptom checks, quarantine and/or testing. MCPH’s Medical Director and Macon County Public Schools are working together to limit the spread of COVID-19 among staff, students, and the community.
North Carolina Coronavirus Map and Case Count [LINK]
Education Employees Compensation (support those excluded in Long Session)
•Teachers and Principals - $2,000 Bonus will add $230,000,000 to the budget
•Noncertified Public School Employees - $1,000 bonus wll add $50,000,000 to the budget
•UNC System and Community Colleges Employees - $1,500 bonus wll add 80,000,000 to the budget
•Subtotal the above changes will add $360,000,000 to the budget
Ensemble Forecasts of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in the U.S. [LINK]
Seven months later, what we know — and don't know — about Covid-19 [LINK]
SARS-CoV-2 infects human neural progenitor cells and brain organoids [LINK]
Brain Deficits, Nerve Pain Can Torment Covid Patients for Months [LINK]
Age-specific mortality and immunity patterns of SARS-CoV-2 infection in 45 countries [LINK]
Not just antibodies: B cells and T cells mediate immunity to COVID-19 [LINK]
Use of hydroxychloroquine in hospitalised COVID-19 patients is associated with reduced mortality: Findings from the observational multicentre Italian CORIST study [LINK]
Asymptomatic Children Carry Higher COVID-19 Viral Load Than Adults In ICUs, Study Finds [LINK]
SARS-CoV-2 phylodynamics differentiates the effectiveness of non-pharmaceutical interventions [LINK]
Sex differences in immune responses that underlie COVID-19 disease outcomes [LINK]
Experimental survival of SARS-CoV-2 on an insect-repellent-treated surface [LINK]
Remdesivir investigational trials in COVID-19: a critical reappraisal - ScienceDirect [LINK]
This time is different: model-based evaluation of the implications of SARS-CoV-2 infection kinetics for disease control [LINK]
Errors in Statistical Numbers and Data in Study of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Patients Recently Recovered From COVID-19 [LINK]
VBI Vaccines Announces Preclinical Coronavirus Program Data and Selection of Clinical Candidates with Potential as One-Dose Vaccines (press release) [LINK]
Viral Vectors Applied for RNAi-Based Antiviral Therapy [LINK]
Evidence of SARS-CoV-2 transcriptional activity in cardiomyocytes of COVID-19 patients without clinical signs of cardiac involvement [LINK]
C.D.C. Now Says People Without Covid-19 Symptoms Do Not Need Testing | The revision prompted confusion and alarm from experts, who called the move “potentially dangerous.” [LINK]
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The Macon County Board of COmmissioners will be meeting at 6 pm tonight.
Live Video
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The annual county budget process will begin Thursday morning, February 6th, at 10am. Items on the agenda include the Macon Middle School Project, the Space Needs Analysis plan, the Mid-Year Financial Review, tax software, ad valorem revenue projections, a preliminary look at the school system budget. The meeting is expected to last several hours.
A copy of the proposed agenda has been posted below. No associated handouts were available at press time.
Macon Media currently plans to stream live video of the wok session
Live Video
Part One: Morning Session
Part Two: Afternoon Session
Roll Call
(a roll call of the media outlets with repotes/photographes present, and also any elected citters not seving on this board)
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WFSC-AM/WNCC-FM morning and aftenoon
The Macon County News and Shopping Guide morning only
The Franklin Press morning and afternoon
Sheriff Robert Holland morning and afternoon
Register of Deeds Todd Raby morning only
2020 Budget Work Session #1 Agenda
I. Call To Order
II. Macon Middle School Project
a) Financial impact of Macon Middle School project - Mitch Brigulio, Davenport and Co.
b) Discussion of Architectural contracts for MMS Main Building
renovation and new locker room construction - Derek Roland, County Manager, Chester Jones, County Attorney
III. Space Needs Analysis
a) Space Needs Analysis re-cap - Bryan Payne, Moseley Architects
b) Update on SCC Public Safety Complex/Burn Building - Don Tomas, President Southwestern Community College
IV. Mid-Year Financial Review
a) Lori Hall, Finance Director
V. FY 21’ Operating Budget
a) Tax software update and FY 21’ ad valorem revenue projections - Abby Braswell, Tax Administrator
b) Macon County Schools FY 20’ Budget update and preliminary budget outlook for FY 21’ – Chris Baldwin, Superintendent, Macon County Schools
c) FY 21’ preliminary budget outlook - Derek Roland, County Manager
d) FY 21’ goals and expectations - Macon County Board of Commissioners
e) Distribution of FY 21’ proposed budget calendar - Derek Roland, County Manager
VI. Other Business as Necessary
VII. Adjourn
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