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061989RANDOLPH COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS MINUTES Jame 19 , 1989 The Randolph County Board of Commissioners met in special session at 3 p.m. on June 19, 1989, in the Health Department Conference Room at the McDowell Center, Asheboro, NC. The purpose of this meeting was to hear budget requests from various agencies seeking County funding. Commissioners Frye, Langley, Davidson, Petty and Comer were present. Eastside Association_ Addie Luther, Board member for Eastside Improvement Association, requested a one-time allocation of $20,000 to be used in renovations to the old Central School building, which is being converted to a day care facility. Asheboro Day Care Services, a United Way agency, has agreed to move their operation into this facility and operate the program for Eastside. The project's total cost is estimated at $252,000 and initially will serve 74 children. Randolph Arts Wild Dwight Holland, President of the Randolph Arts Guild, requested $20,000 from the County, noting that last year 77 of the 100 counties in NC funded the arts. He highlighted the Guild's activities since their formation in 1970, including the historic mural on the Ross Building, the Randolph Book 1779-1979, the Fall Festival, a pottery film and study guide for schools and libraries, an oral history of the local potters, and a joint arts and crafts program with the Asheboro Parks and Recreation Department. Senior Adults Association Vickie Brower, Executive Director of the Senior Adults Center, requested $60,000 in funding. She said their agency is losing some Title III funding and, at the same time, their costs for congregate meals, meals on wheels, and transportation have gone up. They have also budgeted a 5% salary increase for their employees. pm Aster/Landfill Update George Elliott, Health Director, informed the Board that he had inadvertently omitted the cost for operating the two dumpsters at the landfill in his proposed budget. The total cost for this site is $10,240. He said that this dumpster would be closed at 4:30 each day when the gate to the landfill is locked. J.D. Smith, sanitarian, outlined the schedule in progress for fencing and manning the Farmer and Coleridge dm pster sites. He offered to coordinate a tour for the Board to see Rowan County's new lined landfill and Concord's tire disposal equipment. George McArthur, engineering consultant for the Health Department, gave the Board some statistics and cost estimates relative to the landfill. He said our landfill receives almost 100,000 tons of waste per year and that it costs $29 per ton for ultimate disposal. He stated that by 1993 the cost to have a landfill in place under the regulations will be $4,500,000. He discussed Minutes 6/19/89 Page 2 tipping fees. as a means of covering the expense of operating the landfill. He said that the average tipping fee is $25 per ton. Scales required to determine the weight of each load coming in would cost between $50,000 and $100,000. Family Crisis Center Bill Ketchie, President of the Board of Directors for the Family Crisis Center, requested that the County fund this agency at $20,000 a year for the next five years. They want to add two part-time positions --a night manager and a weekend manager, and they need help in paying utilities. Their services include a 24-hour crisis line, emergency shelter, rape counseling, court advocacy, counseling for abusers and victims, educational programs in the schools, and a thrift shop. Elaine Haigler, Executive Director, explained that their court advocate needs office space in or near the courthouse to conduct assessments. Mental Health Louise Galloway, Executive Director for Mental Health, explained that under the new Pioneer funding system, only those patients who are severely impaired will be eligible for state funding. The less severely impaired must be covered by local funding. Pioneer goes into effect July, 1990 and will place a greater burden on the County funding. Mrs. Galloway also discussed her concerns over space problems for the agency; Mental Health programs are housed in 13 different locations, which is not very cost effective. She asked the Board to adjust the County's pay plan so that Mental Health employees can be paid more. Her budget includes a 42% cost -of -living increase for employees. Mrs. Galloway requested $120,000 in funding from the County, an increase of $40,000 over last year. --------------------------------------------------------------------- The Board recessed until 7 p.m. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Public Hearing on the 1989-90 Budget The meeting reconvened at 7:00 p.m. in Courtroom B, County Courthouse, Asheboro, for purposes of conducting a public hearing on the proposed 1989-90 budget. Chairman Frye explained increases in the budget, where revenues come from, and how revenues are spent. Rev. Wayne Vinmcannon, minister of Huldah Baptist Church in Seagrove, presented a petition which he said had 900 signatures opposing the closing of the Seagrove dumpster site. He suggested the County find another site and fence and monitor it. Rev. Vuncannon said he was spokesman for a group of 10 people in the audience. Helen Neil, Seagrove, said they need an additional dumpster instead of having the current 3 removed. She said the elderly cannot afford $6 per month to have private garbage collection. Chairman Frye and George Elliott, Health Director, explained the problems the County has encountered with the various dumpster sites over the years. Mr. Frye noted that since the Sophia dumpster was closed 3 years ago, only 2 roadside duunpings have occurred. In both cases, the Health Department was able to identify the dumper and required the dumper to clean up the garbage. Mr. Minutes 6/19/89 Page 3 Elliott explained the expense involved in operating a ddumpster site, fencing and manning a site, and the cost involved in investigating and removing hazardous material left at a dumpster site. chairman Frye invited additional comments from the audience and no one spoke. on motion of Davidson, seconded by Comer, the Board adjourned.