) STOKES COUNTY GOVERNMENT
COUNTY OF STOKES ) DANBURY, NORTH CAROLINA
) JUNE 22, 2005
The Board of Commissioners of the County of Stokes, State of North
Carolina, met for a budget work session (recessed from the June 20, 2005 budget
work session) in the Commissioners’ Chambers of the Ronald Wilson Reagan
Memorial Building (Administrative Building) located in Danbury, North Carolina
on Wednesday, June 22, 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
Chairman John Turpin called the budget work session to order.
Vice Chairman Inman delivered the invocation.
Chairman John Turpin opened the budget work session by inviting the
citizens in attendance to join the Board with the Pledge of Allegiance.
The Board continued
discussion pertaining to the proposed Fiscal Year 2005/06 Budget.
Environmental
Health
The Board discussed the
proposed health fee schedule for Environmental Health which included an
expedite fee for permitting septic tanks.
The Board discussed the pros and cons of the expedite fee.
Chairman John Turpin
entertained a motion to remove the expedite fee out of the proposed fee
schedule for Environmental Health.
Commissioner McHugh moved
to remove the expedite fee out of the proposed fee schedule for Environmental
Health.
Vice Chairman Inman
seconded and the motion carried (4-1) with Commissioner Joe Turpin voting
against the motion.
The Board discussed the
possibility of having cells phones for Environmental Health Specialists, which
could help speed up the permitting process.
County Manager Rick
Morris noted cell phones were in the proposed 2005/06 budget.
The Board requested
Manager Morris draft a cell phone policy for the County employees, particularly
while driving County vehicles.
Finance
The Board discussed the
following issues pertaining to the proposed Finance budget:
·
Need for a new server
·
SQL Software
·
LSB should be paying for stock paper for finance checks
Finance Director Julia
Edwards informed the Board that the Investment Revenue could be increased to
$150,000 instead of $115,000 in the proposed budget.
Chairman John Turpin
entertained a motion to increase the investment earnings revenue to $150,000.
Commissioner Joe Turpin
moved to increase the investment earnings revenue to $150,000 instead of
$115,000.
Commissioner McHugh
seconded and the motion carried unanimously.
Fire
& Rescue
The Board discussed the
following issues pertaining to the Fire & Rescue proposed budget:
·
$10,000 – Fire Association – Escrow Account
·
$1,700 – Computer
·
$39,000 funding needed to reinstate the Fire Fighter position
Forsyth
Tech
County Manager Rick
Morris informed the Board the need to add funding for the telephone line at
North Stokes for the Certified Nursing Aide Programs and the telephone line for
the upcoming business “incubator” program at Walnut Cove. The Board requested Manager Morris to return
to the Board with an estimated figure for the two lines.
GIS/Mapping
The Board discussed the
following issues pertaining to the GIS/Mapping proposed budget:
·
Additional justification needed for increasing the permanent part time
position to full time
Governing
Body
The Board discussed the
following issues pertaining to the Governing Body proposed budget:
·
Need for Defibrillators for the Administrative Office and DSS
Commissioner McHugh
requested that Commissioners who do not participate in the health and dental
coverage, receive additional compensation.
The Board discussed the
issue.
Commissioner Walker
requested information concerning if other counties pay additional compensation
to Commissioners if health/dental benefits are declined.
Stokes Family Health Center Department
The
Board discussed the following issues pertaining to the Stokes Family Health
Center:
·
Possibility hiring a psychiatrist to
provide mental health services
for Stokes County residents
·
Medical Supplies
Finance
Director Julia Edwards submitted amended sheets for the proposed Stokes Family
Health Center’s budget, which includes salary increases for the PHNurses,
Bioterroism Coordinator, and Nutritionist III.
Chairman
John Turpin entertained a motion to accept the amended Stokes Family Health
Center’s proposed budget sheets for submission into the proposed 2005/06
budget.
Commissioner
Joe Turpin moved to approve the submission of the amended sheets for the Stokes
Family Health Center’s proposed budget.
Commissioner
McHugh seconded and the motion carried unanimously.
Chairman
John Turpin entertained a motion to accept the amended sheets for the Home Health’s budget for submission into the
proposed 2005/06 budget.
Commissioner
McHugh moved to approve the submission of the amended sheets for the Home
Health’s proposed budget.
Vice
Chairman Inman seconded and the motion carried unanimously.
The
Board discussed the possibility of opening the King Clinic Building which is
almost ready for occupancy.
Information Systems
The
Board discussed the following issued pertaining to the Information Systems
proposed budget:
·
Disaster Recovery Plan - $25,000
·
Possibility of performing the
Disaster Recovery Plan in-house
·
Possibility of developing and
approving a fee charged for the request of public information
·
$25,000 Wireless internet
Jail
The
Board discussed the following issued pertaining to the Jail proposed budget:
·
19 Passenger Transport Van with
assembly
·
(3) APC Backup Batteries for
computers
·
Infra Red Exterior cameras
·
Pan Tilt Exterior camera
Commissioner
McHugh moved to finance the complete purchase price of the requested Jail van
and assembly and transfer the $13,000 back to Capital Reserve for paying the
installment payments in fiscal year 2006/07.
Commissioner
Joe Turpin seconded and the motion carried unanimously.
Commissioner
Joe Turpin moved to approve that (3)
ACP backup batteries for the Jail computers be undesignated to Hold Harmless
funding.
Commissioner
McHugh seconded the motion.
The
Board discussed the issue of the backup batteries being designated with Hold
Harmless funding.
Commissioner
McHugh withdrew her second with Commissioner Joe Turpin withdrawing his motion.
There being no further business to come before the Board, Chairman John
Turpin entertained a motion to recess the budget work session until Thursday,
June 23,2005 at 7:00 pm.
Vice Chairman Inman moved to recess the budget work session until
Thursday June 23, 2005 at 7:00 pm.
Commissioner McHugh seconded and the motion carried unanimously.
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Darlene M. Bullins John M. Turpin
Clerk to the Board Chairman