) STOKES COUNTY GOVERNMENT
COUNTY OF STOKES ) DANBURY, NORTH CAROLINA
) JUNE 14, 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 Tuesday, June 14, 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
Vehicle
Maintenance Supervisor Elwood Mabe
Soil
Conservationist Tom Smith
Public
Buildings Director Jay Kinney
County
Attorney Jonathan Jordan
Chairman John Turpin called the budget work session to order.
County Manager Rick Morris 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:
CEO Betty Taylor
Request: Ms. Taylor requested No additional funding.
for
consideration
proposed
fiscal year 05/06
Vehicle Maintenance Supervisor Elwood Mabe
Request: Maintenance Supervisor Mabe requested No
additional funding.
Mr. Jarrod Covington- Stokes Family YMCA
(Director Pete Shattuck until able to attend due to a prior commitment)
Request: Mr.
Covington requested No additional funding.
Soil Conservationist Tom Smith
Chairman Manley Stovall – Agricultural Advisory Committee
Request: Mr.
Smith noted the Committee’s appreciation for the $5000 funding, but requested
any other funding available be allocated to the line item.
ReDirections
Mr. Tom Gibbons - ReDirections
Redirections Advisory Board Member Brandon West
Request: Mr. Gibbons requested reinstatement of $4000
not included in the County Manager’s recommended proposed.
Mr. Gibbons stated that any
funding would greatly appreciated.
Courtney Bullard
–concerned citizen
Amy Flippin – President of Little League
Jennifer Martin – concerned citizen
Request: Ms. Bullard requested reinstatement of
$5,000 not included in the County Manager’s recommended proposed budget.
Commissioner Walker stated that Recreation was a very importation issue
to the citizens of Stokes County and would like to see the Recreational Grant
(matching up to $2000) process be reinstated into the County Budget.
County Manager Rick Morris informed the Board that the Public Work
Director Jay Kinney had researched the possibility of using large blocks for
the needed wall at the Landfill at an estimated cost of $4,000 instead of
$25,000 as requested in the proposed budget.
Chairman John Turpin entertained a motion to decrease the Improvements
line item (Solid Waste - 100.4720.590) to $4,000 from $25,000.
Commissioner Joe Turpin moved to decrease the Improvements line item
(Solid Waste - 100.4720.590) to $4,000 from $25,000.
Vice Chairman Inman seconded and the motion carried unanimously.
County
Manager Rick Morris presented the following designated amounts proposed in the
Public Buildings budget (Improvements – 100.4190.590):
§
$40,000 - Phase I – Needed
Repairs in Courtroom “C” and
requested renovations from
the Honorable Judge Oliver
§
$200,000 – Moving Fire Marshal and EMS to 3rd floor
§
$2,500 – Renovations for reception’s area – Administration
County Manager Morris also noted that Elections would be moved after
EMS and Fire Marshal are relocated.
The Board discussed the designated areas along with the following other
renovation options:
§
Possibility of grant for new garage
§
Prison Camp
§
King Clinic
County Attorney Jonathan
Jordan
Request: Attorney Jordan requested No additional
funding.
County Attorney Jordan discussed the following:
§
Proposed contract – 6 months
§
Possibility of a DSS full time attorney
§
Current year 60% DSS and 40% other departments
§
Advantages of a DSS in-house attorney
Commissioner Joe Turpin
moved to adjourn the budget work session.
Commissioner Joe Turpin
withdrew his motion.
The Board continued the
discussion of the Legal Department requested allocation.
There being no further business to come before the Board, Chairman John
Turpin entertained a motion to adjourn the budget work session.
Commissioner McHugh moved to adjourn the budget work session.
Commissioner Joe Turpin seconded and the motion carried unanimously.
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Darlene M. Bullins
John M. Turpin
Clerk to the Board Chairman