060695Budget Meeting - June 6, 1995
The Randolph County Board of Commissioners met in special session at 6:00 p.m. on June 6,
1995 in the Administration Conference Room, County Office Building, 725 McDowell Road,
Asheboro, NC. Commissioners Kemp, Comer, Holmes, and Davis were present. Commissioner
Frye entered the meeting where so noted in these minutes.
911 & Emergency Services
Neil Allen, Emergency Services Director, presented his proposed budget. It includes a $1752
grant through PTCOG and capital outlay of $45,000 for a digital logger/recorder. The current
logger will be kept as a back-up. Mr. Allen said he plans to subscribe to Language Line on a year's
trial basis. This program provides telecommunicators with access to interpreters in 140 languages,
which will be very helpful when non-English speaking people call 911.
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Commissioner Frye entered the meeting at this point and was present for the remainder of the
meeting.
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Mr. Allen noted that his budget is based on reducing the monthly 911 surcharge from $1.00 to $.65
and that there may be another reduction in the surcharge sometime in the future.
Public Works
David Townsend, Public Works Director, updated the Board on solid waste issues and
regulations. There is a possibility that the deadline for going to a lined landfill (January 1, 1998)
may be extended by as much as five years. He said that because of the uncertainty in the regulations,
he has temporarily suspended work on the transfer station project. Mr. Townsend discussed tipping
fees, which have a proposed increase in wood waste and demolition waste. He pointed out that
even with these increases, our rates would be cheaper than most surrounding counties. He also
noted that the wood grinding costs are up because he is adding a turning operation to the process.
Social Services
Martha Sheriff, Social Services Director, discussed areas of her budget which show significant
increases. These included overtime pay, legal fees, postage, printing, child day care, transportation,
in-home services, foster care, AFDC, adoption assistance, and JOBS. She also noted that, in
accordance with the State's plans for automation of DSS agencies, they have requested computers
and printers to fully automate the department here. Ms. Sheriff answered questions about Workfare,
stating that she does not believe it is a cost-effective program. She then gave detailed information
on her request for ten additional positions.
Administration
Frank Willis, County Manager, reported that he has a secretarial position (grade 57) in his
department that is now vacant. He would like to upgrade that position to an accounting supervisor
(grade 70), at a cost of about $6000. He explained that this new position is needed to provide
backup and cross -training and to oversee the day-to-day work in the Finance Office. The secretarial
position can be given up because the coordination of the County telephone system has been
transferred to the Computer Services Department.
Governing Board
Mr. Willis noted that the only change here is for an additional person on group insurance.
Legal
Most line items from the 1994-95 budget were transferred to one line item called County
Attorney Fee.
Adiournment
The meeting adjourned at 11:00 p.m.
Phil Kemp, Chairman Darrell L. Frye
Martha Comer Robert Davis
Harold Holmes Alice D. Dawson, Clerk to the Board