060496June 4, 1996
The Randolph County Board of Commissioners
presentations in the Administration Conference Room,
Kemp, Frye, Davis, Holmes and Comer were present.
met in special session at 6:00 p.m. to hear budget
725 McDowell Road, Asheboro, NC. Commissioners
Emergency Services
Neil Allen, Emergency Services Director, shared an 11 -county survey conducted by Piedmont Triad
Council of Governments, which showed that Randolph County's cost per capita to provide emergency medical
services was the lowest of those counties
Mr. Allen discussed his schedule for ambulance remounts and replacements, which called for replacing two
in July. After budget discussions with Mr. Willis, he agreed to request only one. He also discussed the two
new telecommunicator positions requested and explained how prime time staffing works.
Public Works
David Townsend, Public Works Director, discussed the State's mandate that all unlined landfills be closed
prior to January 1, 1998, and perform 30 years of post -closure activities at those sites. He proposed to extend
Wayne Wright's contract to operate the solid waste facility since we will still have several landfill areas in
operation (white goods, demolition, wood waste, etc.) after the closure of the main landfill (residential,
commercial, and industrial waste). He explained his planned reorganization of recycling activities so that they
can be performed by County staff rather than by contracted employees.
Mr. Townsend reviewed the County's Housekeeping budget and proposed organizational changes. We will
add 3 full-time positions with health insurance benefits in hopes of having better supervision and more
continuity in the program. This is especially important as we will be occupying several new buildings in the
new year.
Mr. Townsend praised Bill McDaniel, Building Inspections Supervisor, who is handling several
renovations projects and has saved the County a lot of money through his management of these projects. The
County will be in 17 buildings next year and will be adding 100,000 square feet of additional space. Mr.
Townsend briefly summarized the current and upcoming projects (detention facility, Social Services, Shaw
Building, animal shelter, Sheriffs Department relocation, and courthouse renovations).
Social Services
Martha Sheriff, Social Services Director, highlighted areas of increase, including copier leasing, travel,
foster care, and Medicaid. Ms. Sheriff explained her request to add 6 more positions, unfunded, and pay for
them through lapsed salaries available because of high turnover and vacancies throughout the year.
Legal
Frank Willis, County Manager, discussed his request for the addition of a staff attorney who would handle
day-to-day legal matters, tax matters, assist Personnel, prosecute violators of County ordinances, etc. The
staff attorney would work under the supervision of the County Manager, and would be in addition to the
County Attorney, who works for and advises the Board of Commissioners.
Administration
Mr. Willis explained that, with Barron Mills' retirement, the Veterans Service Officer duties are being
absorbed into Personnel; also, Personnel has hired a safety/training officer. The total number of positions does
not change.
Debt Service
Mr. Willis noted that the Certificates of Participation sold in 1995 have added $1,020,000 to debt service.
Adjournment
The meeting adjourned at 9:45 p.m.
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Phil Kemp, Chairman Darrell L. Frye
Harold Holmes
Martha Comer
Robert Davis
Alice D. Dawson, Clerk to the Board