060298Budget Meeting - June 2, 1998
The Randolph County Board of Commissioners met in special session at 6:00 p.m. to hear budget
requests in the Administration Conference Room of the County Office Building, 725 McDowell Road,
Asheboro, NC. Commissioners Frye, Kemp, Davis, Holmes, and Mason were present.
Emergency Services/911
Neil Allen, Emergency Services Director, discussed an increase in the fire marshal budget, due to two
additional fire inspectors whose salaries will be mostly paid for by the municipalities the County is doing fire
inspections for. He also reviewed ambulance call patterns and answered the Board's questions about Med
Star, a private basic -level ambulance service in Randolph County. The 911 budget reflects upgrades for 911
phones and radios and the addition of a fifth position in Communications.
Public Works
David Townsend, Public Works Director, proposed to leave all tipping fees the same as they are this
fiscal year. He reported that operations at the transfer station, which has been operating since January 1, 1998,
are going smoothly. An average of 350 tons of garbage is trucked out daily. Mr. Townsend recommended
relocating the access road to the landfill and making a separate entrance for the animal control facility. He also
reviewed post -closure activities with the landfill that was closed December 31, 1997.
Social Services
Martha Sheriff, Social Services Director, discussed growth in their agency's adult services and the
forthcoming electronic card system for food stamps. She said transportation and day care costs are going up
and there may be an additional $250,000 needed if Mental Health HRI funding is not reinstated. Seven new
positions are requested in the proposed budget: 3 social workers, 3 processing assistants, and 1 computer
systems analyst. Total number of clients served this year is over 12,000; 11,000 of those were Medicaid.
Administration, Legal, Governing Body, Debt Service
Frank Willis, County Manager, noted that the salaries line item in Administration is up because of the
new position of internal auditor that was added during this year.
The meeting adjourned at 8:30 p.m.
Darrell L. Frye, Chairman
J. Harold Holmes
Robert O. Mason
Phil Kemp
Robert B. Davis
Alice D. Dawson, Clerk to the Board