School District of Clay County
Green Cove Springs, Florida
Teacher Inservice Center - Fleming Island High School
2233 Village Square Parkway
TIME: 5:15 p.m.

July 28, 2008 Special Meeting


Invocation
Pledge of Allegiance
Call to Order
1. Attendance

Minutes: Present:  Carol Vallencourt, District No. 1; Carol Studdard, District No. 2; Wayne Bolla, District No. 4; and Lisa Graham, District No. 5.  Superintendent Owens was also present.   Charles Van Zant, Jr., District No. 3, was absent for personal reasons.

Public Hearing on the Budget
2. Review the Rolled-Back Rate Calculation and the 2008-09 Millages
Attachment: 2008-09 Budget Review.pdf
Minutes: Dr. George Copeland, Assistant Superintendent for Business Affairs, reviewed the rolled-back rate calculation as well as the individual millage levies.
3. Review the Tentative 2008-09 Budget (All Funds)
Attachment: 2008-09 Budget Review.pdf
Minutes: 

Dr. Copeland reviewed the school district's 2008-09 Tentative Budget which totals $409,138,079.  Mike Elliott, Assistant Superintendent for Support Services, made comment about several changes to the Capital Projects Plan due to the budget shortfall.  

4. Public Hearing for Comments on the 2008-09 Budget and Millages

Minutes: The public hearing was held with no one present to speak to the budget or advertised millages.

Action Items
5. Adopt the 2008-09 requried local mill levy


Motions:
Motion to adopt the 2008-09 required local effort mill levy of 5.161 which exceeds the rolled-back rate by 8.81 percent.- PASS
 
Vote Results
Motion: Lisa Graham
Second: Wayne Bolla
Wayne Bolla- Aye
Lisa Graham- Aye
Carol Studdard- Aye
Carol Vallencourt- Aye
Charlie VanZant- Not Present

6. Adopt the 2008-09 discretionary mill levy


Motions:
Motion to adopt the 2008-09 discretionary mill levy of 0.498 which is (0.025) percent less than the rolled-back rate.- PASS
 
Vote Results
Motion: Carol Vallencourt
Second: Lisa Graham
Wayne Bolla- Aye
Lisa Graham- Aye
Carol Studdard- Aye
Carol Vallencourt- Aye
Charlie VanZant- Not Present

7. Adopt the 2008-09 supplemental discretionary mill levy


Motions:
Motion to adopt the 2008-09 supplemental discretionary mill levy of 0.250 which is (0.004) percent less than the rolled-back rate.- PASS
 
Vote Results
Motion: Wayne Bolla
Second: Lisa Graham
Wayne Bolla- Aye
Lisa Graham- Aye
Carol Studdard- Aye
Carol Vallencourt- Aye
Charlie VanZant- Not Present

8. Adopt the 2008-09 capital improvement fund mill levy


Motions:
Motion to adopt the 2008-09 local capital improvement fund mill levy of 1.750 which is (0.127) percent less than the rolled-back rate.- PASS
 
Vote Results
Motion: Lisa Graham
Second: Wayne Bolla
Wayne Bolla- Aye
Lisa Graham- Aye
Carol Studdard- Aye
Carol Vallencourt- Aye
Charlie VanZant- Not Present

9. Adopt the 2008-09 total mill levy


Motions:
Motion to adopt the 2008-09 total mill levy of 7.659 which exceeds the rolled-back rate by 1.98 percent.- PASS
 
Vote Results
Motion: Carol Vallencourt
Second: Lisa Graham
Wayne Bolla- Aye
Lisa Graham- Aye
Carol Studdard- Aye
Carol Vallencourt- Aye
Charlie VanZant- Not Present

10. Adopt the 2008-09 Tentative Capital Outlay Plan
Attachment: CCSB July28CapitalOutlayPlanBackUp.pdf

Motions:
Adopt the 2008-09 Tentative Capital Outlay Plan.- PASS
 
Vote Results
Motion: Carol Vallencourt
Second: Lisa Graham
Wayne Bolla- Aye
Lisa Graham- Aye
Carol Studdard- Aye
Carol Vallencourt- Aye
Charlie VanZant- Not Present

11. Adopt the 2008-09 Tentative Budget (All Funds) and set the Public Hearing for the 2008-09 Final Budget for Monday, September 22, 2008
Attachment: 2008-09 Budget Review.pdf
Attachment: budget handouts.pdf
Minutes: The time for the final public hearing was set for 6:00 p.m. rather than 7:00.  Following the motion, Superintendent Owens certified for the record the public hearing on the tentative budget and millages was held in accordance with Florida Statutes and the time and place for the final public hearing was set. 

Motions:
Motion to adopt the Tentative 2008-09 Budget of $409,138,079 and to set the public hearing for the 2008-09 Final Budget for Monday, September 22, 2008 at 6:00 p.m. in the Teacher Inservice Center at Fleming Island High School.- PASS
 
Vote Results
Motion: Wayne Bolla
Second: Carol Vallencourt
Wayne Bolla- Aye
Lisa Graham- Aye
Carol Studdard- Aye
Carol Vallencourt- Aye
Charlie VanZant- Not Present


Superintendent Requests (There were none)
School Board Requests (There were none )
Adjournment (5:30 p.m.)






Superintendent

Chair