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062491RANDOLPH COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS June 24, 1991 Minutes The Randolph County Board of Commissioners met in special session at 6:30 p.m. on June 24, 1991 in the Commissioners Meeting Room, County Office Building, 707 McDowell Road, Asheboro. Commissioners Frye, Langley, Davidson, Petty and Comer were present. Interim Budget On motion of Petty, seconded by Davidson, the Board adopted a resolution authorizing interim appropriations of $3,646,330 for the period July 1, 1991 - through August 5, 1991. A copy of the resolution is included by reference. Emergency Services Budget Neil Allen requested that a new vehicle for the fire marshal be considered in the new budget. He stated that a survey had been completed for the proposed site of the Randleman ambulance station site and that the County is ready to meet with Jockey International, who has indicated a willingness to donate the land. Fire District Budgets Neil Allen presented proposed fire district.tax rates for the coming year. He recommended that Farmer, currently at 8C, be reduced to 7C, and Westside, currently at lOC, be reduced to 9C because of projected increase in revenues for both departments. Mr. Allen said Sophia requested to increase their rate from 10c to 13C because they are landlocked and limited in revenues, but he is recommending the rate remain at 10c because they were aware of their small tax base when they formed. Fire and School Tax Rates Chairman Frye suggested that the Board not adopt fire and school tax rates until the 1991-92 budget is adopted. Franklinville Fire District - Petition to Abolish Neil Allen reported that Billy York had submitted a supplemental petition (calling for a referendum to abolish the Franklinville Fire District tax) before the Noon deadline on June 21 and that the Tax Assessor had verified 15.85% signatures on the petition. Mr. Allen stated that, based or. the opinion of the County Attorney, citizens were being allowed to add or remove their names from the petition up until the time the Commissioners take action on this matter. He said that several names had been removed from the petition since Friday. Billy Chilton, Tax Assessor, informed the Board that he had just completed verifying signatures of namesremovedup until this point in time.- Of the eligible 1362 resident freeholders, there were 200 valid signatures, which is 14.68%. Chairman Frye stated that the 15% signatures required to call for a referendum had not been met. Franklinville Fire District.- Resolution to Expand to Five Miles On motion of Davidson, seconded by Langley, the Board adopted a resolution expanding Franklinville Fire District from four to five miles. A copy of this resolution is included by reference. Group Health Insurance Frank Willis reported that Count staff h d met with BC/BSS, and AE1&wiirk James representatives to discuss the new NCACC healt insurance prog am, 6/24/91 Commissioners Meeting Page 2 similar to the County's current program with BC/BS. The biggest difference is that the NCACC program takes out the cost containment measures in our current plan and includes a life insurance component, which would cost $31,500 more per year for all employees. Mr. Willis stated that it is the staff recommendation that we stay with our current plan and look at the NCACC program again next year. Bid Award for Rest Home Roof Frank Willis advised the Board that the County had received informal bids for a replacement roof on the old rest home building. Quotes were received as follows: Davidson Builders $16,340.00 Haithcock & Allred Roofing & Repair 17,880.00 McRae Roofing Inc. 21,068.00 B. G. Maness 24,270.00 All bids have been reviewed by Bill McDaniel and it is recommended that the bid be awarded to the low bidder, Davidson Builders. On motion of Petty, seconded by Langley, the Board voted to award the bid to Davidson Builders. Commissioner Davidson abstained from voting, noting that the Davidson Builders contractor is distantly related to him. Budget Amendment — Merit Raises On motion of Langley, seconded by Petty, the Board approved Budget Amendment 1142, which transfers $16,341 from Administration to the various departments to cover merit raises during the year. A copy is included by reference. Budget Amendment — Seagrove Fire District On motion of Langley, seconded by Petty, the Board approved Budget Amendment 1143, which increases Seagrove Fire District's funds by $1,532 to cover revenues which exceeded those estimated at the beginning of the year. A copy is included by reference. Budaet Amendment — Ulan Fire District On motion of Langley, seconded by Petty, the Board approved Budget Amendment 1144, which increases Ulah Fire Districts's funds by $1,035 to cover revenues which exceeded those estimated at the beginning of the year. A copy is included by reference. Budget Amendment — Group Health Insurance On motion of Davidson, seconded by Comer, the Board approved Budget Amendment 1145, which transfers $5,534 from Public Buildings Maintenance to Emergency Services to cover a possible shortfall in Emergency Services for the last group health payment of the year. Budget Amendment — Social Services Medical Assistance On motion of Langley, seconded by Davidson, the Board approved Budget Amendment 1146, which transfers $45,011 from Contingency and $17,989 from Public Buildings Maintenance to the Social Services Budget to cover shortfalls in the County's budget for our portion of medical expenses for federally mandated programs in Social Services. A copy is included by reference. Budget Amendment — Elderly and Handicapped Transportation Assistance Program On motion of Petty, seconded by Comer, the Board approved Budget Amendment 1147, which reflects an additional $4,470 in grant funds received from the North Carolina Department of Transportation for the Elderly and Handicapped Transportation Assistance Program that is run through the Senior Adults 6/24/91 Commissioners Meeting Page 3 Association. A copy is included by reference. Budget Amendment — Mental Health On motion of Langley, seconded by Comer, the Board approved Budget Amendment #48 to reflect an additional $35,969 received from .the State to flow through Mental Health to contract agencies. A copy is included by reference. Budget Amendment — Law Enforcement & Detention Center Capital Project Ordinance On motion of Petty, seconded by Davidson, the Board approved Budget Amendment #7 to the Law Enforcement & Detention Center Capital Project Ordinance, that requires the General Fund to lend $14,165 to the Randolph County Law Enforcement and Detention Center Capital Project Fund to pay $8,250 for surveying and $5,915 for soil testing. This loan will be repaid to the General Fund upon acquiring permanent financing. A copy is included by reference. Adjournment On motion of Davidson, seconded by Langley, the meeting adjourned.