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BUDGET SESSION MINUTES
THURSDAY, JUNE 7, 2007
The Iredell County Board of Commissioners met for a Budget Review Session on
Thursday, June 7, 2007, at 5:30 P.M., in the Iredell County Government Center (South Wing
Conference Room), 200 South Center Street, Statesville, NC.
Present were:
Chairman Marvin Norman
Vice Chairman Sara Haire Tice
Steve Johnson
Godfrey Williams
Absent: Ken Robertson
Staff present: County Manager Joel Mashburn, Deputy County Manager Susan
Blumenstein, Assistant Finance Director Deb Alford, Assistant County Manager Tracy Jackson,
Health Director Donna Campbell, Environmental Health Supervisor Kelly Sheeks,
Administrative Officer Bill Griffith, DSS Director Don Wall, Planning Director Ron Smith,
Deputy Planning Director Steve Warren, Inspections Director Lynn Niblock, and Clerk to the
Board Jean Moore.
Others present: Bethany Fuller with the Record & Landmark and Lee Ann Sherrill with
the Iredell Citizen.
Chairman Norman called the meeting to order.
600 — Health Department: Health Director Donna Campbell said that at the
May 1, 2007 meeting, the environmental division (onsite waste water section) was directed to
compute the fees needed to provide revenues between $750,000 to $850,000. Campbell said
$957,000 was needed, and she justified the estimate by the following:
Actual expenditures (est.) for FY 06-07 amount to $917,440
Medical insurance increase 8,205
Across the board salary increases 17,465
Estimated merit increases 14,083
$957,193
She said to cover the $957,000 in costs, the staff was recommending fee revenues of
$951,125 and the usage of $6,000 in anticipated grant funds. Campbell said the $957,125 in
revenue should be sufficient for a self-supporting program.
Campbell said 56% of the current waste water sanitarians started out of interns. She said
the new well program would officially begin on July 1, 2008, but fees couldn't be charged until
that time. Mrs. Campbell said the well program sanitarians; however, would have to be hired
and trained during the first six months of 2008 in order to be ready July 1.
Campbell was asked if the costs incurred during the first six months could be recovered
in the fees established as of July 1, and she said the staff would research this.
Sheeks added that it took sanitarians two years to become certified, and there wasn't
much productivity until after the first year of employment.
New onsite wastewater fees were discussed as follows:
New Sys em Permits Onsite Wastewater 2007/2008
New System Permits Current Fee
Proposed Fee
Gravity $350
$400
Pump $900
$1000
1
Fast Track/Developer Team
Current
Proposed Fee
Gravity $200
$275
Pump $575
$700
Other Onsite Waste Water Fees
Current
Proposed Fee
Repairs
$350 or $900
Fee to be Eliminated
Existing System Inspections
$100
No change
Relayouts
Limited $100
Comprehensive — Full Fee
Limited $75
Intermediate (new fee) $250
No change
Site revisit fee
$50
No change
615 — Contracted/Mental Health: Commissioner Williams updated the board on
mental health matters. He said if Crossroads didn't voluntarily merge with another group, the
state would force a merger. Williams said the New River Mental Health Agency was no longer a
local managing entity, rather it had chosen to be a provider.
No changes were made to the manager's recommended budget.
630 — Social Services: DSS Director Don Wall said the 2007-08 budget was primarily a
"maintenance budget," but there was a 2.7% increase in expenditures and a 2% decrease in
revenues.
Blumenstein noted that the Emergency Child Care Home funding of $168,000 had been
transferred to the Social Services budget. She said the transfer occurred due to social services
being the only agency utilizing the home.
No changes were made to the manager's recommended budget.
Update on Medicaid Relief: Blumenstein said if pending Medicaid legislation passed, the
V2 cent Article 44 sales tax would be lost, the food portion of Article 40 and 42 would be lost, the
beer & wine distribution law would be repealed (proceeds are normally distributed to the school
systems), and the Public School Building Capital funds would be taken. She said in the first
year, the county would suffer a loss of $542,000.
Mr. Wall said that over one-half of the social services budget was for Medicaid.
635 — Veterans: No changes.
562 — Inspections: It was mentioned that four new positions were recommended for this
department. They are as follows:
2 Building Code Inspectors
1 Plans Review Specialist
I Processing Assistant
No changes from the manager's recommended budget.
563 — Planning: Planning Director Ron Smith said one new Planner 11 position had been
requested, but after further review, the staff, instead, was recommending a reclassification. He
recommended that the new position be removed, and that an existing Planner 11 position be
reclassified as a Planner 111. Smith said the existing position was vacant, and the higher
classification would help in recruiting an employee with more senior experience.
No changes from the manager's recommended budget, with the exception of approving
the reclassification.
575 — Cooperative Extension: No changes from the manager's recommended budget.
Note: Chairman Norman said an individual had mentioned that fairgrounds stable repairs
were needed.
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County Manager Mashburn said the Kiwanis Club leased the property, and this type of
maintenance might be the club's responsibility.
650 - Library: No changes from the manager's recommended budget.
655 - Parks/Recreation: Blumenstein said that for FY 2007-08, $90,000 would be
transferred from the General Fund to the Parks Capital Reserve Fund. She requested that '/4
($22,500) of the $90,000 be transferred to the North Iredell Project Fund.
MOTION by Commissioner Tice to approve Budget Amendment #42 to transfer 25% of
the FY 07 General Fund Transfer ($22,500) to Parks Reserve for the North Iredell Project Fund.
VOTING: Ayes - 4; Nays - 0.
MOTION by Commissioner Johnson to amend the North Iredell Park Fund Capital
Project Ordinance.
VOTING: Ayes - 4; Nays - 0.
Highlights of the ordinance are as follows:
No other action or changes occurred.
CREATION OF PUBLIC SAFETY -OUTSIDE AGENCIES LINE ITEM: Deputy
County Manager Blumenstein requested approval of a budget amendment to identify
appropriations as Public Safety rather than General Governmental Function/Special
Appropriations. She said there would be no change in current year funding.
MOTION by Commissioner Johnson to approve Budget Amendment #43 to transfer
appropriations to the Rescue Squads from Special Appropriations (485) to Public Safety Outside
Agencies (555).
VOTING: Ayes - 4; Nays - 0.
Agency
Amended Capital Project Ordinance
Special Appropriation
Public Safety
Outside Agency
Section 1. Funds for the North Iredell Park Capital Project will be provided from the following:
$185,940
100 485 564 094 transferred to
Current Change
Amended
Est. Actual
6/30/07
Transfer from Parks Reserve Fund
$355,000 $45,000
$400,000
$377,500
Renton County Property
- 2,700
2,700
1,800
Fundraising Receipts
10,000
10,000
4,191
Investment Earnings
- -
-
1,350
Donations
10,000 -
10,000
-
$375,000 1 $47,700
1 $422,700
1 $384,841
Section 2. The North Iredell Park Capital
Project will be financed by this fund and shall
include the following costs:
Land
$310,000 -
$310,000
309,631
Park Development/Construction
- 47,700
47,700
-
Professional Services -Park Master Plan
45,000 -
45,000
23,500
Fundraising Expenses
10,000
10,000
125
Professional Services - Other
10,000 -
10,000
-
$375,000 $47,700
$422,700
$384,841
No other action or changes occurred.
CREATION OF PUBLIC SAFETY -OUTSIDE AGENCIES LINE ITEM: Deputy
County Manager Blumenstein requested approval of a budget amendment to identify
appropriations as Public Safety rather than General Governmental Function/Special
Appropriations. She said there would be no change in current year funding.
MOTION by Commissioner Johnson to approve Budget Amendment #43 to transfer
appropriations to the Rescue Squads from Special Appropriations (485) to Public Safety Outside
Agencies (555).
VOTING: Ayes - 4; Nays - 0.
Agency
Appropriation
Special Appropriation
Public Safety
Outside Agency
Iredell Rescue Squad
$185,940
100 485 564 094 transferred to
100 555 564 094
Mooresville Rescue Squad
124,735
100 485 565 200 transferred to
100 555 565 200
North Iredell Rescue Squad
94,015
100 485 574 226 transferred to
100 555 574 226
Troutman Rescue Squad
60,580
100 485 574 262 transferred to
100 555 574 262
Health Reach Community Clinic: MOTION by Commissioner Tice to appropriate
$15,000 or the entire amount requested by the Health Reach Community Clinic for FY 07-08.
VOTING: Ayes - 3; Nays -1 (Johnson)
(Note: The clinic requested $15,000 but the staff recommended $5,000 or the same amount
appropriated during FY 06-07.)
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ADJOURNMENT: Chairman Norman thanked the newspaper reporters for providing
budget session news coverage. He then adjourned the final FY 07-08 budget meeting at 7:00
p.m. (The next regular meeting will be Tuesday, June 19, 2007 at 5 and 7 p.m., in the Iredell
County Government Center, 200 South Center Street, Statesville, NC)
Approved:
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Clerk to the Board