250529 Budget Introduction
Departmental Remainder
Budgeted
Revenues and Funded By
Expenditures
Restricted General County
ResourcesRevenues
County Services$ 122,674,458$ 33,692,391$ 88,982,067
Education 42,089,956 - 42,089,956
Debt Service 16,069,948 5,466,384 10,603,564
Appropriations to Outside Agencies 14,264,550 3,022,446 11,242,104
Transfers to Other Funds 4,317,161 - 4,317,161
Special Budget Meeting – May 29, 2025
Contingency 2,640,000 - 2,640,000
$ 202,056,073$ 42,181,221$ 159,874,852
The Randolph County Board of Commissioners met in special session at 6:00 p.m. at the
Historic Courthouse, 145 Worth St., Asheboro, NC. Chairman Darrell Frye, Vice-Chairman
Kenny Kidd, Commissioner David Allen, Commissioner Hope Haywood, and Commissioner
Lester Rivenbark were present. Also present were County Manager Zeb Holden, Assistant County
Manager/Finance Officer Will Massie, Assistant County Manager William Johnson, and Clerk to
the Board Dana Crisco. The meeting was livestreamed on YouTube.
Manager’s Proposed Budget
County Manager Zeb Holden has been in his role as County Manager for one year. He
explained that this was the first County budget he had helped prepare. He thanked Will Massie,
Assistant County Manager/Finance Officer, and his staff as well as the departments for all the
work that had gone into this budget. He noted that the Medicaid Hold Harmless money was once
again going to be less than in previous years. It appeared that these funds could no longer be
anticipated as a recurring revenue stream. He asked Mr. Massie to present the highlights of the
Proposed FY 2025-26 County Budget.
Mr. Massie started his overview noting the need for a sustainable revenue source to replace the
Medicaid Hold Harmless loss. The FY 25 Budget used Toyota Battery net property taxes, landfill
host fees, and a transfer of funds from Special Projects. The Proposed FY 26 budget also utilizes
Toyota and landfill funds. Property tax has been calculated at 50 cents per $100 valuation. He
mentioned that the budget is balanced with no property tax increase but that should be considered
to free up some revenue.
Mr. Massie compared the property tax base from 2020 through the upcoming year showing the
percentage of growth that had occurred. Some of the budget challenges are retention, hiring,
inflation on costs of supplies and Capital, a slowing economy, sustainability of services, and
opening of the Agricultural Center. The Proposed Budget includes a cost-of-living adjustment
(COLA) of 3% for employees of the County, a retention component, and an additional 2%
retention increase for Sheriff’s Office employees.
For the schools, it addresses continuation costs, current expenses, and other needs. Proposed
allocations for the schools are as follows:
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Appropriation TypeRequestedProposed
Asheboro City SchoolsCurrent Expense$ 8,177,158 $ 7,848,387
Current Capital 632,175 647,833
Construction Capital 550,000 450,000
Randolph County SchoolsCurrent Expense 27,246,197 26,024,669
Current Capital 2,163,825 2,148,167
Construction Capital 1,050,000 950,000
Randolph Community CollegeCurrent Expense 4,070,500 3,618,500
Current Capital 750,000 402,400
For the FY 2025-26 Proposed Budget, the Capital Improvement Plan has been addressed. For
FY27, there is new debt being considered. Capital Outlay for this upcoming budget year has over
$3.3 million to fund essential vehicle replacement especially for the Sheriff’s Office and
ambulance replacements for Emergency Services.
Twenty new positions were requested (fifteen full-time & five part-time). There are seven new
position requests in the proposed budget along with some position reclassifications.
Special tax district funds for the Asheboro City Schools District and Archdale-Trinity School
District will remain the same as last year. Some of the Fire Departments are asking for a tax
increase.
Asheboro City Schools
Dr. Aaron Woody, Superintendent for the Asheboro City Schools, presented a PowerPoint
presentation. He asked for $515,000 in Local Current Expenses due to increases in state salary,
retirement, and health insurance. He also asked for $320,000 for a 1% increase in local
supplements. These items were an additional $835,000 over last year’s allocation. The
supplemental tax rate was kept the same as the previous year at $.1153 per $100.
Capital improvement costs for FY 2025 – 26 are estimated at $1,125,000. Capital Outlay
requested is $1,182,175. He showed a chart that laid out projected Capital Improvement costs for
the next five years.
Dr. Woody gave an update on the South Asheboro Middle School Project and the needs-based
grant they had been awarded. The design work was complete. He stated that construction had
begun in December 2024. The hope is to continue the construction phase as soon as school is over
in June. He thanked the Board for their continued support.
Randolph Community College (RCC)
Dr. Shah, President of RCC, presented a PowerPoint presentation. He gave an overview of
what RCC has accomplished. He also updated the Board on previously funded Capital projects.
To create equity among his staff by matching State COLA and benefit increases as well as staying
competitive with compensation and benefits, he is requesting $65,824. He also mentioned a
shortfall of $387,000 for utilities in FY24-25. His total funding request from all sources for FY
25-26 is $33,649,324.
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Adjournment
At 6:58 p.m., on motion of Allen, seconded by Rivenbark, the Board voted 5-0 to adjourn.
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Darrell Frye, Chairman Kenny Kidd
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David Allen Hope Haywood
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Lester Rivenbark Dana Crisco, Clerk to the Board
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