060397June 3, 1997
The Randolph County Board of Commissioners met in special session at 6:00 p.m. to hear
budget requests in the Administration Conference Room, County Office Building, 725 McDowell
Road, Asheboro, NC. Commissioners Kemp, Frye, Holmes, Davis, and Mason were present.
Emergency Services/911
Neil Allen, Emergency Services Director, discussed his plan for doing one remount and
purchasing one new ambulance each year, which will help to stabilize his budget. He said another fire
inspector will be needed by next year because of all the growth in the county. He noted that almost 1/4
of all 911 calls are from cell phones and that there may be a way in the near future to pinpoint the
location of cell phone callers to 911 and to impose the 911 surcharge on cell phones.
Public Works
David Townsend, Public Works Director, presented drawings of and discussed the newly
designed transfer station and said that construction will begin in August. He said the County is
breaking even on its mulch program. He discussed our state -mandated recycling program and the
fluctuating market for recycled materials. He also discussed closure and post -closure requirements
for our current landfill, which include 30 -year monitoring wells.
Social Services
Martha Sheriff, Social Services Director, explained increases in her budget: overtime pay for
protective service and AFDC workers is because of high turnover in those areas; building supplies are
up because of the new building they are in; bank verifications, professional witness fees, and
interpretation fees for Hispanics are all up; travel amounts reflect increased mileage reimbursement;
foster care expenses are up; adoption assistance is increasing; a substance abuse worker will be placed
in the agency for Work First recipients; and paving for the rear parking lot is requested. Ms. Sheriff
stated that she supports Salary Plan A because both the social work classes and the income
maintenance classes need to be upgraded. She is requesting 3 new positions: a social worker and a
supervisor in Foster Care, where caseloads are too large to meet state standards; and a clerical
position for the Social Services attorney, who is spending much of his time doing clerical work
because he has no help.
Administration
Frank Willis, County Manager, stated that this budget is down because unemployment
insurance and NCACC pool premiums are down.
Legal
Mr. Willis explained that this department shows 2 employees this year because the para-
legal was transferred from the Tax Department to the Legal Department to work with the staff
attorney
Debt Service
Mr. Willis noted that we will be through with capitalized interest this year.
Contingency
Mr. Willis explained that contingency amounts cannot be determined until after the July 8
referendum on Trinity's incorporation. If the referendum passes, the County will lose about $1.2
million in sales tax revenue. That would mean that the $750,000 set aside for the Courthouse
addition/renovation would have to be used to replace sales tax revenue loss, and another $450,000
would have to come from fund balance to make up this loss. Next year the County would need to
start setting aside money each year for 5 years to pay debt service on the Courthouse project for 4
years. At that time, certain bonds will be paid off and those funds will be available for this project.
Governing Body
Mr. Willis advised the Board that their salaries and travel allotments had been part of
Personnel's overall pay plan evaluation and that they are proposed to increase to make them more in
line with comparable counties.
Adjournment
The meeting adjourned at 10:15 p.m.
Phil Kemp, Chairman
J. Harold Holmes
Robert O. Mason
Darrell L. Frye
Robert B. Davis
Alice D. Dawson, Clerk to the Board