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Fletcher Council reviews FEMA amendment and personnel appointment; manager previews 5-year CIP
Summary
Council discussed consent-agenda items including a requested $130,000 FEMA-project budget amendment, the planned appointment of Susan Hefner as deputy finance officer and tax collector effective Jan. 1, and a staff preview of the five-year capital improvement plan funded in part by six cents of the tax levy.
Fletcher Town Council’s consent-agenda review covered several fiscal and personnel items but no final consent vote is recorded in the transcript.
A staff member summarized consent items, saying several tax releases/refunds were routine and that a budget amendment was needed to appropriate an additional $130,000 to close out a FEMA project that covered engineering and repair costs from recent storm damage. The staff member said the town has completed the repairs and is in the reimbursement process with FEMA.
The staff member also described a personnel change: Susan Hefner is proposed to move from deputy tax-collector and accounting technician into the deputy finance officer role; Candy Broom, a long-time employee, will retire with an effective last official day of Dec. 31. The staff said a resolution to appoint Susan Hefner as tax collector would take effect Jan. 1.
Town Manager Mr. Major then presented a preview of the five-year capital improvement plan (CIP), noting department requests are due Nov. 26 and staff expects to return with a proposed five-year project list in December. Mr. Major said the CIP is currently funded with six cents of the tax levy (down from earlier levels), and listed typical CIP projects such as land acquisition, building construction or renovation, storm-drainage improvements, and fleet/equipment replacement. "We started this like about 17 years ago," Mr. Major said, describing how the town programs projects across a multi-year horizon to reduce pressure on the operating budget.
Staff flagged no immediate additional appropriations beyond the FEMA amendment request during the discussion; council moved on to other agenda items and no recorded council vote on consent appears in the transcript segment provided.
