061200June 12, 2000
The Randolph County Board of Commissioners met in special budget session at 6:00 p.m. in
the Commissioners Meeting Room, County Office Building, 725 McDowell Road, Asheboro, NC.
Commissioners Kemp, Davis, Holmes, Frye, and Mason were present.
Chairman Kemp announced that department heads who were satisfied with their budgets and
did not wish to make any comments concerning their budgets could leave.
Soil and Water
Craig Frazier, Soil and Water Conservation Board member, discussed the need for the two
positions cut from their requested budget (a secretary and a technician). He said so much paperwork
and documentation are required they can't keep up with that and the field work, too. He said they
may find funding from other sources for one half-time position, but asked the Board to consider
funding the remainder.
Computer Services
Annette Crotts, Computer Services Director, discussed the need for the two positions cut
from her requested budget (a Programmer/Analyst III and an MIS Specialist III). She said the
programmer/analyst is needed for security issues. We are constantly changing and adding to our
network, and we now have many mobile computers in Sheriff's vehicles. We are putting the County
at risk without someone dedicated to working on the security of our computer system. The MIS
position is needed to work on our web development, citizen and business requests for records, etc.
She asked the Board to consider adding these positions back to her budget.
Sheriff
Sheriff Litchard Hurley reported that the crime rate in Randolph County is down 9.5% from
1998, which he attributes to the crime task force. He discussed the loss of 31 employees in the last
year, 18 of which were in the jail. He said he thinks the proposed compensation package will help
this situation, although some jailers leave because of burnout. Jail census is averaging 150. Sheriff
Hurley commented that he has had success using inmates for road cleanup projects and plans to
continue this program. He said the department very badly needs a new four-wheel vehicle.
Adjournment
The meeting adjourned at 7:05 p.m.
Phil Kemp, Chairman
J. Harold Holmes
Robert O. Mason
Darrell L. Frye, Chairman
Robert B. Davis
Alice D. Dawson, Clerk to the Board