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061885MINUTES RANDOLPH COUNTY COMMI June 18, 1985 The Randolph County Board of Commissioners met in a special call meeting at 3:30 p.m. on June 18, 1985. Commissioners present were Chairman Darrell Frye, Floyd Langley, Kenyon Davidson, Richard Petty, and Clinton Comer. Annie Shaw, Register of Deeds, requested the Board to approve an additional position of Deputy Register of Deeds I for her department. Annette McAden, Data Processing Manager, asked the Board to approve another position in her department for Computer Operator/Programmer, a second -shift person to do a file save each day. Katie Vuncannon, Area Mental Health Director, presented the proposed Mental Health budget and asked the Commissioners to approve County funding for $68,000, same as last year. Hal Johnson, Property Development Director, made three requests: an additional electrical inspector, the addition of the position of Zoning Technician, and the approval to update the Randolph County Land Development Plan, which would be done by PTCOG. George Elliott, Public Health Director, brought to the Commissioners' attention some serious problems with the dumpster program. Dump trucks are backing up to the dumpsters or dumping directly on the ground, scavengers are throwing out garbage searching for aluminum cans and other items; furniture, appliances, and mattresses are being dumped, dead animals are being dumped, fires are being set, Guilford County residents are using the Sophia dumpster site, and rats have infested the dumpsters and are getting to the landfill from the dumpsters. The dumpster sites are eyesores to their communities. The night lights are shot out, signs are painted over, written on, and shot full of holes. When Health Department personnel patrol the sites, they are threatened by the scavengers. The upkeep of this program has now reached the point of costing almost as much as operating a county -wide garbage pick-up service. Mr. Elliott advised the Board to increase the dumpster budget and to adopt a dump- ster ordinance if they intend to maintain the program. He also pointed out that the present landfill site will last only another 9-14 years. There is an adjacent farm for sale, which should be investigated as a possible landfill site. Mr. Elliott requested the addition of four new positions: Clerk -Typist III, full-time Dental Assistant (now half-time), part-time Landfill Attendant, and a Physician Extender. Marion Smith, Social Services Director, advised the Board that his department plans to begin direct mailing of food stamps in July. Wachovia, the present distrib- utor, has asked the County to make other arrangements, as the burden of this program has become too big for their employees to handle. Direct mailing will cost the County $12,000, but the state will reimburse half of the cost. Mr. Smith requested a full-time Social Services Attorney to work in the areas of fraud, child welfare, child custody suits, and staff instruction on courtroom duty. This position would cost the County $3,000 more than a contract attorney; the state will pay the remaining amount. Mr. Smith suggested that a staff attorney could be tr d on a 2 -year basis; if it is not a paying project by then, the County would eliminate it. On motion of Floyd Langley, seconded by Kenyon Davidson, the Board unanimously approved a resolution authorizing any two of the following signatures on Mental Health checks: Richard C. Moll, II, William F. Willis, Jane H. Leonard. Copy of resolution included by reference. On motion of Richard Petty, seconded by Clinton Comer, the Board unanimously named Darrell Frye as voting delegate and Floyd Langley as alternate at the NACo annual conference in July. Commissioners Minutes June 18, 1985 Page 2 Frank Willis informed the Board that the written agreement has been completed between the County and the Asheboro -Randolph Economic Development Corporation. The corporation has received verbal approval for tax-exempt status. On motion of Richard Petty, seconded by Clinton Comer, the Board unanimously reappointed Francis White to a two-year term on the Jury Commission. On motion of Kenyon Davidson, seconded by Clinton Comer, the Board unanimously appointed Larry Anderson to fill the unexpired seat of Charles Teague on the Industrial Bond Authority, term expiring April, 1987. On motion of Floyd Langley, seconded by Kenyon Davidson, the Board unanimously appointed Dee Martin to a two-year term on the Private Industry Council for JTPA. On motion of Richard Petty, seconded by Clinton Comer, the Board unanimously changed the eight-year appointment of T. A. Johnson to the RTC Board to a four-year term, to reflect a recent change in the law. On motion of Clinton Comer, seconded by Richard Petty, the Board unanimously approved a Mental Health budget amendment. Copy included by reference. On motion of Kenyon Davidson, seconded by Floyd Langley, the Board unanimously approved a budget amendment on fire districts. Copy included by reference. On motion of Clinton Comer, seconded by Richard Petty, the Board unanimously approved a budget amendment for the Health Department. Copy included by reference. At 6:05 p.m. the meeting recessed for dinner until the 7:00 p.m. public hearing. PUBLIC HEARING RANDOLPH COUNTY COMMISS June 18, 1985 The Randolph County Board of Commissioners reconvened their meeting after a one- hour recess at 7:00 p.m..Tuesday, June 18, 1985 inCourtroom B, County Courthouse, Asheboro, NC. Commissioners present were Chairman Darrell Frye, Floyd Langley, Kenyon Davidson, Richard Petty, and Clinton Comer. On motion of Clinton Comer, seconded by Richard Petty, the Board adjourned to a scheduled public hearing for the purpose of receiving oral and written comments from citizens concerning the proposed 1985-86 budget. Approximately 57 citizens were in attendance at this public hearing. Citizens attending the hearing had the right to provide written and oral comments and to ask questions regarding the entire budget and the relationship of Federal Revenue Sharing Funds to the entire budget. Emily Redding, Asheboro School Board Chairman, spoke on behalf of funding for education and requested the Commissioners to approve the funds the city schools had asked for. Ogburn Yates, President of the Asheboro -Randolph Chamber of Commerce, read a letter which he and Walter Sprouse, Executive Vice -President of the Chamber of Commerce, had written earlier to Darrell Frye. The letter urged Commissioners to consider proper funding of education and pointed out that quality of education is always a top priority for prospective industries considering locating in Asheboro. Steve Walsh, Asheboro dentist, requested the Board to reconsider the city supplemental tax rate and raise it to 16�- Bill Hoover, Asheboro businessman, spoke in support of proper funding of education because it is an investment in the future of our county. Keith, Chrisco, Vice -Chairman of the Asheboro School Board, urged Randolph County to stay in step with national and state trends toward excellence in education. Earl Green, senior citizen of Seagrove, voiced his concerns about an increasing budget every year and how wisely the County's money and time are spent. fie stated that older people on fixed intones can't afford higher taxes. Dave Rowe, Asheboro School Board member, requested the Commissioners to add 2� back to the supplemental tax rate. Don Osborne, Randolph County School Board Chairman, reiterated that the school budget presented is the budget of what is needed; if they don't get all requested funds, many needed things will have to be left out. He listed several things done with the extra funding they received from the County last year. Jerry Reynolds, Asheboro citizen, requested the County Schools budget be approved as submitted. Charles Adams, PTA President of Archdale -Trinity School, spoke in support of the County Schools budget. Glenn Connor of Trinity spoke for the retired people in asking for taxation relief. Rusty Hartsel, Asheboro School Board member, told the Commissioners that he had talked to many people in the last week and the majority were willing to pay more in supplemental tax. Glenn Thomas, a member of the Archdale -Trinity Tax Advisory Council, spoke in support of taxes for education. Kathy Shaw, Archdale -Trinity citizen, spoke concerning the lack of a gym at Archdale -Trinity School and in support of the County Schools budget as requested. Chairman Frye asked for other comments and there were none. Mr. Frye stated that a 39p tax rate gives Randolph County the 6th lowest tax rate in the state. He declared the public hearing closed. On motion of Richard Petty, seconded by Clinton Comer, the Board unanimously adjourned.