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January 10, 2022 — Special Joint Meeting with the Randolph County Board of Education
The Randolph County Board of Commissioners met in special joint session with the Randolph
County Board of Education at 4:30 p.m. in the Randolph County Schools Central Services Board
Room, 2222 S. Fayetteville Street, Asheboro. Chairman Darrell Frye, Vice-Chairman David Allen,
Commissioners Hope Haywood, Kenny Kidd, and Maxton McDowell were present. Also present
were County Manager Hal Johnson, and Deputy Clerk to the Board Sarah Pack. Finance Officer
Will Massie entered where noted. Members of the Randolph County Schools System present were
Superintendent Dr. Stephen Gainey, Board of Education members Gary Cook, Tracy Boyles, Fred
Burgess, Sharon Petty Farlow, Brian Biggs, Todd Cutler, and Mike Sink, Finance Officer Todd
Lowe, and Executive Assistant to the Superintendent Beverly Fowler.
Superintendent Dr. Stephen Gainey welcomed the Commissioners and Chairman Frye called
the meeting to order for the County.
Dr. Gainey introduced School Board members and County School System leadership staff.
Mr. Massie entered at 4:41 p.m.
Dr. Gainey gave an update on their accomplishments after eight years into their nine-year
facilities plan and thanked the Commissioners for making their needs a “team” effort. He gave
an update on funding and discussed some of their 2022-2023 fiscal year (FY) budget requests.
Dr. Gainey said the projected continuation costs are $828,000 for the 2022-2023 FY. He stated
this would cover the everyday expenses including matching insurance and retirement increases,
potential salary increases, and the effects of charter school growth. He explained the financial
impact of charter school enrollment on funding from the state.
For capital outlay, Dr. Gainey stated that they would be asking for $100,000 to cover increased
costs related to the “Nine-Year Facility Upgrade/Repair Plan.”
Dr. Gainey gave an overview of the Nine-Year Facility Upgrade/Repair Plan and briefly
discussed the challenges caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. The total requested amount
proposed by the school system is the lowest in the previous nine years of requests.
Dr. Gainey thanked the Commissioners for their continued support of Randolph County
Schools.
Adjournment
At 6:00 p.m., on motion of Haywood, seconded by McDowell, the Board voted 5-0 to adjourn.
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Darrell L. Frye, Chairman David Allen
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Kenny Kidd Maxton McDowell
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Hope Haywood Sarah Pack, Deputy Clerk to the Board
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