060794Randolph County
Board of Commissioners
June 7, 199 4
The Randolph County Board of Commissioners met in special session at 6:00
p.m. on June 7, 1994, in the Administration Conference Room, 725 McDowell Road,
Asheboro, NC. Commissioners Kemp, Frye, Langley, and Comer were present.
Commissioner Petty was absent. The purpose of this meeting was to hear budget
presentations.
Public Works
David. Townsend, Public Works Director, discussed tipping fees, counties'
inability to control the flow of solid waste, and the decision which must be
made soon on whether to construct a lined landfill. He noted that the cost for
monitoring wells is up significantly in the proposed budget because 5 new wells
will be built this year and cost of analysis has increased.
Mr. Townsend reported on the County's options for gasoline purchases. The
County must abandon both its gasoline tanks by December 31, 1994 because of
tightening environmental rules. New tanks, equipment, and monitoring wells
would cost approximately $85,000, and savings would be pennies on the gallon. A
major complaint from employees has been that the County has only one fueling
station. Mr. Townsend recommended not replacing the tanks but setting up
accounts with multiple companies who meet the following criteria: multiple
sites, computer billing, willing to offer a discount, open 24 hours a day.
The Board instructed Mr. Townsend and the County Attorney to determine and
evaluate the specific criteria and to find out which companies can provide this
service.
Social Services
Martha Sheriff, Social Services Director, highlighted increases in her
budget and explained the reasons for the increases. She asked for more funding
for foster care clothing. She reported on the JOBS program and said that 39
JOBS clients have gone to work this year; 34 got high school degrees; 17 are
working part-time while in the JOBS program; 14 are in work experience
placements; 31 are in a skills training program and will receive degrees in '95.
Mrs. Sheriff reviewed the 14 positions requested in the new budget (AFDC -1,
Food Stamps -2, Adult Medicaid -1, Child Day Care -1, Adult & Family Service -1,
Child Protective Services -7, JOBS -1). She provided information on turnover
rates, percentages of cases overdue for review, and state recommended caseloads.
Chairman Kemp asked Mrs. Sheriff to obtain statistics on regional and/or
state averages for turnover rates and percentages of review overdues.
Legal
Frank Willis, County Manager, stated that he is requesting a full-time
staff attorney, beginning in October.
Commissioner Frye noted that Mr. Willis has expressed a need for this
position for the past 5 years and that it is needed.
County Attorney Ed Gavin stated that the volume of legal work has greatly
multiplied since he has been retained by the County.
Governing Bod
Mr. Willis pointed out that Institute of Government dues have increased and
that $6000 has been included to cover Randolph County's share of the regional
Cable TV Administrator's salary.
Aging Services
Mr. Willis stated that he is recommending an additional $5,000 to help with
transportation coordination.
Debt Service
Mr. Willis noted that there is a consolidated line item for the Stedman
Building and the new jail.
Administration
Mr. Willis said the only big increase is for insurance and bonds, which
reflects a statewide trend.
The meeting adjourned at 10:40 p.m.