) STOKES COUNTY GOVERNMENT
COUNTY OF STOKES ) DANBURY, NORTH CAROLINA
) JUNE 8, 2005
The Board of Commissioners of the County of Stokes, State of North
Carolina, met for a budget work session in the Commissioners’ Chambers of the
Ronald Wilson Reagan Memorial Building (Administrative Building) located in
Danbury, North Carolina on Wednesday, June 8, 2005 at 6:00 pm with the
following members present:
Chairman
John Turpin
Vice-Chairman
Leon Inman
Commissioner
Sandy McHugh
Commissioner
Joe Turpin
Commissioner
Jimmy Walker
County
Personnel in Attendance:
County
Manager Richard Morris
Clerk
to the Board Darlene Bullins
Finance
Director Julia Edwards
Assistant
Finance Director Lisa Lankford
Arts
Council Director Eddy McGee
County
Extension Director Jack Loudermilk
Register
of Deeds Kathy Young
Information
Tech Systems Director Dianna Fulp
Veterans
Administrator Ernest Lankford
Emergency
Medical Services Director Monty Stevens
EMS
Training Officer Brian Booe
Emergency
Communications Director Del Hall
Economic
Development Director Ron Morgan
Support
Service Supervisor Danny Stovall
District
Resource Director Tony Hill
Sheriff
Mike Joyce
Major
James Joyce – Sheriff’s Department
Jail
Captain Craig Carico
Chairman John Turpin called the budget work session to order.
Vice Chairman Inman delivered
the invocation.
Chairman John Turpin opened the meeting by inviting the citizens in
attendance to join the Board with the Pledge of Allegiance.
Departmental
and Outside Requests Review of Proposed F/Y 2005/06 County Budget
Chairman John Turpin allowed each Department Head or outside requester
to request or expressed concerns pertaining to the County Manager’s
recommendation. The Board discussed the
following noted items listed below with each department or outside requester:
County Extension Director
Jack Loudermilk
Request: Director
Loudermilk did not have any additional request if the Board would allow
Cooperative Extension to use the remaining $1900 in the current fiscal year
2004/05 for the purchase of another computer.
Original request only specified a certain number of computers.
Commissioner McHugh moved to allow Cooperative Extension be able to use
the remaining funds from the recent computer purchase to buy another
computer.
Vice Chairman Inman seconded and the motion carried unanimously.
Stokes County Schools
Dr. Larry Cartner -Superintendent
Chairman Ty Boles- Stokes County Board of Education
Vice Chairman Ernest Lankford – Stokes County Board of Education
Sonya Cox – Board Member – Stokes County Board of Education
Terri Fowler – Board Member – Stokes County Board of Education
Steve Shelton – Board Member – Stokes County Board of Education
Finance Officer Lynette Moore – Stokes County School Administration
Dr. Larry Cartner
requested full funding of the Board of Education’s submitted budget.
Dr. Cartner noted the following:
Dr. Cartner requested the removal of the 10% Cap on Fund Transfers in
the Local Budget.
Vice Chairman Ernest
Lankford (Board of Education) noted the following:
Board Member Sonya Cox (Board of Education) noted the following:
Board Member Steve Shelton (Board of Education) noted the following:
Chairman Ty Boles (Board
of Education) noted the following:
§
Qualified teachers leaving the County
§
Local and state funding
Board Member Terri Fowler
(Board of Education) noted the following:
§
Agreed with Board members’ comments
The Board discussed the
following issues pertaining to the Board of Education’s proposed budget:
§
Schools’ fund balance
§
Reduction in state/federal funding
§
Low wealth funding
§
Impact fees
§
School Resource Officers (SRO)
§
Exceptional children’s program
§
Meadowbrook School - SRO
King Fire District Fund
King City Manager Scott
Buffkin
King Fire Chief Randy Williams
Mayor Jack Warren
Request: Requested the Board support
the County Manager’s recommendation for a (1) one-cent fire tax increase.
City Manager Scott Buffkin noted the need for the requested (1)
one-cent fire tax increase.
Juvenile Crime Prevention Council
Tiffany Cone – JCPC
Rusty Slate – JCPC
Kathy Ford - JCPC
Request: Rusty
Slate requested the Board support the recommendation submitted by JCPC and the
County Manager.
Register of Deeds
Register of Deeds Kathy
Young
Request: Request for salary realignment for the two Deputy
Registers of Deeds employed in the Register of Deeds’ Office. Ms. Young’s recommendation is to change the Deputy
position to Deputy I (grade 60) and create a new position of Deputy II (grade
62).
Information Systems
Information Tech Systems
Director Dianna Fulp
Request: Director Fulp requested No additional funding.
Veterans Services
Veterans Service Officer
Ernest Lankford
Request: Mr.
Lankford requested a salary increase
for his position.
Emergency Management
Emergency Management
Director Monty Stevens
Request: Director Stevens requested No additional funding
Emergency Medical Services
Emergency Services
Director Monty Stevens
Training Officer Brian
Booe
Request: Director Stevens requested the reinstatement of the
following: One ambulance; Training in the amount of $1,019; Supplies $7,780, and Funding for a future
station for Station #3 –Pinnacle.
q
Current Fee Scale –
Transport $350.00
Mileage $5.47/mile
Oxygen $10.00
IV $15.00
Medications $25.00
Pacer
Pads $35.00
Bag Value Masks $20.00
Body Bags $50.00
q Proposed Fee Scale
BLS Transport $350.00
ALS Transport $450.00
Bundle the following items
into a single ALS Transport Fee (Oxygen, IV
Medications, Pacer pads, Bag
Value Mask)
Mileage $6.00
Increase Mileage Fee to
$6.00. Medicare now allows $5.90/mile mileage charge.
Treat No Transport - $100.00
(ALS Calls Only)
Delete Body Bag Fee
Commissioner McHugh moved to approve the submitted fee schedule
effective 07-01-05.
Vice Chairman Inman seconded the motion.
The motion failed 2-3 with Commissioner Joe Turpin, Chairman John
Turpin, Commissioner Walker voting
against motion.
Emergency Communications
Emergency Communications
Director Del Hall
Request: Director Hall requested the reinstatement of
the Emergency Medical Dispatch Program (EMD).
Economic Development
Economic Development
Director Ron Morgan
Request: Director Morgan requested No additional funding
§
Advertising
Purchasing
Support
Service Supervisor Danny Stovall
Request: Mr. Stovall requested No additional funding
§
Decrease in proposed 2005/06 Budget
District Resource Center
District Resource
Director Tony Hill
Request: Director Hill requested No additional funding
§
PreTrial Program
Sheriff’s Department
Sheriff Mike Joyce
Request: Sheriff Joyce requested No additional funding
§
Training/Travel
§
Departmental Supplies
§
Auto Supplies
§
Equipment Non-capitalized –
Computers
§
SRO – Meadowbrook
Jail
Captain Craig Carico
Request: Captain Carico requested No additional funding
§
Misc. Contractual Services
§
Need for additional security
cameras
§
APC Backup batteries for
computers being removed from Hold Harmless
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Van and assembly
There being no further business to come before the Board, Chairman John
Turpin entertained a motion to adjourn the budget work session.
Commissioner Joe Turpin moved to adjourn the budget work session.
Vice Chairman Inman seconded and the motion carried (4-1) with
Commissioner McHugh voting against the motion.
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Darlene M. Bullins John M. Turpin
Clerk to the Board Chairman