260528 Special Budget Meeting
Departmental Remainder
Budgeted
Revenues and Funded By
Expenditures
Restricted General County
ResourcesRevenues
County Services$ 127,527,640$ 33,217,826$ 94,309,81457%
Education 43,891,816 - 43,891,81627%
Debt Service 15,557,096 5,103,532 10,453,5645%
Appropriations to Outside Agencies 17,937,292 3,022,446 14,914,8469%
Transfers to Other Funds - - - 0%
Special Budget Meeting – May 28, 2026
Contingency 1,524,200 - 1,524,2001%
$ 206,438,044$ 41,343,804$ 165,094,240
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, County
Attorney Ben Morgan, Deputy Clerk to the Board Amber Cole, and Clerk to the Board Dana
Crisco. The meeting was livestreamed on YouTube.
Manager’s Proposed Budget
County Manager Zeb Holden explained that this County budget is very frugal. 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 asked Mr. Massie to present the highlights of the
Proposed FY 2026-27 County Budget.
Mr. Massie started his overview noting the need for services is greater than the revenue the
County receives. Toyota Battery Manufacturing North Carolina construction has slowed, resulting
in lower property tax revenue than could have been expected and resulting in less sales tax being
collected. Additionally, ambulance and inspection revenues are less than anticipated. Transfers
to both the Water Fund and the RCC Capital Project Fund were eliminated in the FY 26-27 budget.
Lower revenues have also been projected overall. Property tax continues to be calculated at 50
cents per $100 valuation. He recommended that the property tax rate should be above revenue
neutral going forward to cover the continued loss of revenue sources.
Mr. Massie outlined the sales tax collection and discussions at the Legislature regarding
limiting property tax levy capacity in the future. Medicaid Hold Harmless is budgeted at $0. It
can no longer be relied on as a revenue source. The Proposed Budget includes a cost-of-living
adjustment (COLA) of 2% for employees of the County.
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Appropriation TypeRequestedProposed
Asheboro City SchoolsCurrent Expense$ 8,415,719 $ 8,287,283
Current Capital 647,833 649,511
Construction Capital 450,000 450,000
Randolph County SchoolsCurrent Expense 28,095,429 27,387,633
Current Capital 2,148,167 2,146,489
Construction Capital 1,050,000 950,000
Randolph Community CollegeCurrent Expense 4,118,500 3,618,500
Current Capital 800,000 402,400
For public schools, the budget addresses continuation costs, current expenses, and other needs.
Proposed allocations for the schools are as follows:
For the FY 2026-27 Proposed Budget, the Capital Improvement Plan has been addressed and
there is no new debt being considered. Capital Outlay for this upcoming budget year is
approximately $2.8 million to fund essential vehicle replacement for the Sheriff’s Office and
ambulance replacements for Emergency Services.
Twenty-four new positions were requested (fourteen full-time & ten part-time). There are four
new position requests in the proposed budget along with five 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 the Continuation Budget due to increases in state salary,
retirement, and health insurance. He also asked for $8,415,719 in current expense. The
supplemental tax rate was proposed at the same level as the previous year at $.1153 per $100.
Capital improvement costs for FY 2026 – 27 are estimated at $1,150,000. Capital Outlay requested
is $1,182,175.
Dr. Woody gave an update on the South Asheboro Middle School Project and the needs-based
public school capital fund grant they had been awarded. He stated that construction was ongoing
with anticipated completion in August 2027. He thanked the Board for their continued support.
Randolph County School System (RCSS) Budget Presentation
Dr. Stephen Gainey, Superintendent of the Randolph County School System, presented the
budget requests for the School System. The request of $1,207,232 is for continuation costs,
$690,000 to cover Low Wealth funds that were cut at the State level, and $100,000 additional
funding for Capital Outlay. This request totals $1,997,232 for FY 26-27. Dr. Gainey thanked the
Board for their continued support.
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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.
He is requesting $4,118,500 for Operational Outlay, $800,000 for Capital Outlay, and $1,643,500
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for Deferred Maintenance. For future growth, he requested $2,000,000 for the Ai for the
Additional Construction Cost Estimate and $10,000,000 for the potential RCC Liberty Education
& Workforce Training Center. Dr. Shah thanked the Board for their continued support.
Adjournment
At 7:21 p.m., on motion of Kidd, 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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