BOC Minutes May 19 2014
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PERSON COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS MAY 19, 2014
MEMBERS PRESENT OTHERS PRESENT
Jimmy B. Clayton Heidi York, County Manager
Kyle W. Puryear C. Ronald Aycock, County Attorney
B. Ray Jeffers Brenda B. Reaves, Clerk to the Board
Frances P. Blalock
David Newell, Sr.
The Board of Commissioners for the County of Person, North Carolina, met in
regular session on Monday, May 19, 2014 at 9:00 am in the Commissioners’ meeting
room in the Person County Office Building.
Chairman Clayton called the meeting to order, led invocation and the Pledge of
Allegiance. Commissioner Puryear was present via telephone conference call due to a
recent surgery and Vice Chairman Jeffers was absent until 10:08 am.
DISCUSSION/ADJUSTMENT/APPROVAL OF AGENDA:
Chairman Clayton requested consideration that Tanya Evans and Greg Duhon be
added as speakers during item #4 for a Resolution supporting the remediation of water
contamination related to coal combustion waste and removal of coal combustion waste.
A motion was made by Commissioner Blalock and carried 4-0 to add Tanya
Evans and Greg Duhon as speakers during item #4 for a Resolution supporting the
remediation of water contamination related to coal combustion waste and removal of coal
combustion waste.
Chairman Clayton requested an item be added to the agenda for a
recommendation from the Economic Development Commission following the Uptown
Development Update.
A motion was made by Commissioner Blalock and carried 4-0 to add an item to
the agenda for a recommendation from the Economic Development Commission
following the Uptown Development Update.
A motion was made by Commissioner Newell and carried 4-0 to approve the
agenda as adjusted.
RECOGNITIONS:
RESOLUTION OF APPRECIATION FOR RETIREE HAROLD “HAL”
OAKLEY:
Chairman Clayton read and presented a Resolution of Appreciation to Person
County retiree, Harold “Hal” Oakley.
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RECOGNITION OF PERSON COUNTY SAFETY BANQUET AWARD
RECIPIENTS:
County Manager, Heidi York told the group the 29th Annual NC Department of
Labor Safety Banquet was held Thursday, April 24th at the Old Country Club Steak
House. NC Department of Labor Commissioner Berry and her team presented thirty-
three awards to safety conscious county organizations.
The NC Department of Labor’s Safety Awards Program recognizes private and
public firms throughout the state that achieve and maintain good safety records. The
program is designed to stimulate interest in accident prevention and to promote safety in
the workplace by providing an incentive to employers and employees to maintain a safe
and healthful workplace. To qualify for an annual safety award, a firm must meet the
following requirements:
• It must have had no fatalities at the site during the calendar year for which
the award is given.
• It must have maintained either a perfect safety record for that year, or an
incidence rate at least 50 percent below the average for its particular
industry group.
Person County Departments that were recognized are:
First Year
Person County Emergency Services
Third Consecutive Year
Person Industries, Person County Recycling Center
Fifteenth Year
Person County Finance and Taxation Departments
Person Industries, PI Main
Ms. York and Board members recognized the staff of Person County Emergency
Services, Person Industries – Recycling Center, Finance Department, Tax Office and
Person Industries – Main Facility that were present on behalf of each department for a
safe working environment.
INFORMAL COMMENTS:
There were no comments from the public.
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DISCUSSION/ADJUSTMENT/APPROVAL OF CONSENT AGENDA:
A motion was made by Commissioner Blalock and carried 4-0 to approve the
Consent Agenda with the following items:
A. Approval of Minutes of May 5, 2014
B. Budget Amendment #14
C. Tax Adjustments for April 2014
a. April 2014 Tax Releases
b. April 2014 NC Vehicle Tax System pending refunds
UNFINISHED BUSINESS:
RESOLUTION SUPPORTING THE REMEDIATION OF WATER
CONTAMINATION RELATED TO COAL COMBUSTION WASTE AND
REMOVAL OF COAL COMBUSTION WASTE:
At the Board’s April 21, 2014 meeting, it was the consensus of the Board to table
action on the Resolution supporting the Remediation of Water Contamination related to
Coal Combustion Waste and removal of Coal Combustion Waste until after the joint
session meeting with the City of Roxboro on May 8, 2014 to allow the information
session to be held related to the Dan River spill. The Resolution supporting the
Remediation of Water Contamination related to Coal Combustion Waste and removal of
Coal Combustion Waste was adopted by the Kerr Tar Council of Government (COG)
Board of Directors at their April 24, 2014 meeting. The resolution was provided by the
Dan River Association to the COG and that COG staff had passed the resolution to the
member governments for each governing body to consider adopting. Commissioner
Blalock provided input and added the last whereas statement in the resolution before the
Board of Commissioners.
Ms. Tanya Evans, District Manager for Duke Energy, who was added to the
agenda to speak on this item, told the Board the Dan River Basin Association and the
COG adopted the Resolution supporting the Remediation of Water Contamination related
to Coal Combustion Waste and removal of Coal Combustion Waste without expert
presentations and accurate data to substantiate the facts outlined within the resolution.
Ms. Evans stated there are not 13 coal combustion waste impoundments but six coal ash
basins. The resolution referred to toxicants however Ms. Evans stated that less than 1%
of the coal ash is heavy metal reiterating the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has
deemed coal ash as a non-hazardous waste that is permitted into municipal landfills. Ms.
Evans stated the 82,000 tons of coal combustion waste should be 39,000 tons and that
$1.5B estimated damage is not economically correct noting Duke Energy’s shareholders
will bear all costs in rectifying the issue. Ms. Evans stated remediation began
immediately and Duke Energy has been working with the state Department of
Environmental & Natural Resources (DENR) and EPA with dredging to remove the coal
ash deposits as well as removal of coal combustion waste away from the Dan River and
any other sources of drinking water.
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Ms. Evans illustrated through handouts how retired ash basins are being used, i.e.
dense forests and a wildlife refuge (located in central NC and retired in the 70’s with
monitoring) noting the resolution before the Board would provide that the trees and land
will be taken away to allow permanent storage elsewhere. Ms. Evans reminded the group
that she went on record on May 8, 2014 stating Duke Energy would do what it takes to
make it right.
Mr. Greg Duhon, Upper Piedmont Landfill Manager, asked the Board to consider
the special waste definition noting coal ash is allowed by regulated policy of the EPA.
Mr. Duhon noted liability of any such material into the landfill would still remain in the
responsible owner, in this case, Duke Energy, to which the Upper Piedmont, a private
owned facility would remediate should the need arise. Mr. Duhon stated water and air
sampling is still performed and will continue to be done even if down-the-road the
landfill were to close.
Commissioner Blalock, before the meeting, placed a draft Resolution for a
Moratorium on Coal Ash transfer to Municipal Solid Waste Landfills at each
commissioner’s seat for consideration in lieu of the Resolution supporting the
Remediation of Water Contamination related to Coal Combustion Waste and removal of
Coal Combustion Waste. The text for the proposed resolution follows:
RESOLUTION FOR A MORATORIUM ON COAL ASH TRANSFER TO
MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE LANDFILLS
WHEREAS, coal combustion waste contains toxicants such as arsenic, lead,
mercury, cadmium, chromium, and selenium, and the toxicants in coal
combustion waste are linked to cancer and neurological damage in humans,
as well as harm to wildlife, especially water-dwelling species; and
WHEREAS, on February 2, 2014 thousands of tons of coal combustion
waste and millions of gallons of contaminated water spilled into the Dan
River and the Dan River Power Station near the City of Eden, and
WHEREAS, coal ash is a special waste not fit for municipal solid waste
landfills and should be put in a protected structure on Duke Energy
property, thereby preventing the transfer of liability from private to public
entities; and
WHEREAS, on January 29, 2014 the United States Department of Justice
lodged a consent decree with the U.S. District Court for the District of
Columbia that requires the US Environmental Protection Agency to publish
a final rule addressing the disposal of coal ash by Dec. 19, 2014;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that no coal combustion waste be
placed in any Person County municipal solid waste landfill before the
Unites States Environmental Protection Agency shall have published in the
federal register the final coal combustion residuals rule.
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BE IT KNOWN that the Person County Board of Commissioners members
were present on this day of _________, and the foregoing Resolution was
duly adopted by a vote of the members, and that said Resolution has been
duly recorded in the Board minutes and is in full force and effect.
Commissioner Blalock requested Board consideration to adopt the resolution for a
moratorium until such time a ruling is made by EPA. The expected date for a ruling is
December 19, 2014 and Commissioner Blalock stated the fact EPA has taken such a long
time in publishing a ruling is detrimental to the air and water environment and the health
of citizens in Person County.
County Attorney, Ron Aycock addressed the contractual issues related to the
proposed Resolution for a moratorium on coal ash transfer to municipal solid waste
landfills noting by adopting such resolution would initiate a ban on moving coal
combustion products to the landfill. Mr. Aycock said the county could make a request
(not mandate) for the landfill to exclude acceptance of a material that falls within the
category of other wastes that may put at risk or danger to the environment until an
examination takes place to verify if a danger or risk to the environment is present and/or
until the EPA makes a ruling addressing the disposal of coal ash. Mr. Aycock further
noted the coal ash from the Dan River is being sent to the landfill under permitted,
regulatory provision outlined by the state.
Commissioner Puryear stated consideration to table action due to the fact the
proposed resolution was not in the Board packet and the Board members have not had
sufficient time to review.
Commissioner Newell asked to revise his comments at the Board’s November 8,
2013 meeting noting since that time, his analysis is that coal ash has been around here
forever granted the situation in Danville appeared to be a catastrophic event but to his
knowledge, no one has been injured, in fact, the current water levels in his opinion would
not even mandate the clean-up. Commissioner Newell continued by stating that Duke
Energy is being asked to stop a certain part of the business and he is unsure if the Board
has enough facts to make that demand and did not want the Board to act on emotion.
Commissioner Newell wondered if anyone would have made a statement if the ash pond
was being cleaned up and the spill had not taken place. Commissioner Newell added
there is no proof that the material is hazardous, even though the material has hazardous
content which has been here since the beginning of time and he has not heard of anyone
dying from coal ash. Commissioner Newell stated he still feels that coal ash should be
stored on the company’s own property to which the County has licensed them to put coal
ash in their own landfill.
A motion was made by Commissioner Newell and carried 5-0 to table action
related to the Resolution for a moratorium on coal ash transfer to municipal solid waste
landfills.
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Mr. Duhon clarified the EPA ruling is predicated upon the fact that the guidelines
set forth in 40CFR Section 261.4 lists coal ash as being excluded from the hazardous
waste list noting EPA has been asked to review is whether or not required analysis of the
material rather than to assume that is non-hazardous. By the current regulations, Mr.
Duhon stated Upper Piedmont Environmental is fully within its rights and regulatory
guidelines to accept coal ash from energy production without any sort of documentation.
Mr. Duhon added EPA is considering the requirement of analytical data to determine
toxicity levels.
PUBLIC SAFETY COMMUNICATION SYSTEM: UPDATED FEASIBILITY
STUDY:
Assistant County Manager, Sybil Tate reminded the Board that on April 21, 2014,
the Board funded an upgrade to the feasibility study to investigate two additional options
for moving forward with the public safety communication/broadband project. The
feasibility study includes the annual cost, total cost and timeline for two additional
options for constructing public safety towers.
Mr. Frank Marum, Partner of TSS Partners provided the Board with a
presentation for the updated feasibility study options as follows:
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County Manager, Heidi York stated Option 3 (1 tower per year) limits the ability
to finance the project. Ms. York noted no funding was included in the Recommended
Budget with an adjustment possibly needed once the Board determines its preference for
the project.
Commissioner Puryear stated his preference with Option 2 (2 towers per year).
It was the consensus of the group to continue discussion on this item during a
budget work session.
NEW BUSINESS:
UPTOWN DEVELOPMENT UPDATE:
Abby Gentry, Director of Uptown Development and Roxboro Development
Group reminded the group that through the collaborative efforts of the City of Roxboro
and Person County, the Uptown Development Director position was created in 2012 to
focus on the economic development and historic preservation needs of Uptown Roxboro
by working alongside the North Carolina Main Street program, the Roxboro
Development Group, the City of Roxboro, and Person County. This was the first Uptown
Development Update to the County Commissioners since the position of Uptown
Development Director was filled in December of 2012. Ms. Gentry stated the updates
will be scheduled quarterly to ensure the County Commissioners are aware of
developments occurring in Uptown Roxboro.
The updates will include but are not limited to: beautification efforts, previous
event statistics, future event plans, building activity, business activity, statistical
information, and project development.
Ms. Gentry gave the Board an update through the following presentation:
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ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION RECOMMENDATIONS:
Chairman Clayton stated he requested this item be added to the agenda at the
request of the Economic Development Commission (EDC) who met last week and
discussed and voted unanimously to recommend to the Board of Commissioners the
following changes in the membership.
1. To allow the County Manager and the City Manager to serve as “ex officio”
members in order to open up two additional voting seats. One of these seats
would be appointed by the City Council, the other seat would be appointed by the
Commissioners,
2. To allow the Chairman of both the Roxboro Development Group and Chamber of
Commerce Boards the opportunity to choose an alternate from their executive
board to serve on the EDC for their term, and
3. To allow the seat currently assigned to the Director of the Piedmont Community
College Small Business Center to be held by the Piedmont Community College’s
Dean of Corporate and Occupational Training.
Chairman Clayton noted the EDC was limited by general statute to nine members.
Economic Development Director, Stuart Gilbert added the recommended changes
resulted from discussion to have more community representatives. Mr. Gilbert said the
EDC had also discussed giving voting privileges to the City and County Managers to act
in the absence of the Mayor and Chairman of the Board of Commissioners.
Commissioner Puryear asked if any members of the EDC were compensated for
their service. Chairman Clayton and County Manager, Heidi York stated no
compensation is extended to any member of EDC. Commissioner Puryear asked the
County Attorney if he had a conflict with this item. County Attorney, Ron Aycock stated
Commissioner Puryear did not have any conflict of interest participating in the discussion
or action of this item before the Commissioners.
Vice Chairman Jeffers requested the following changes to the EDC’s
recommendation for membership and asked staff to bring back an amended resolution:
• The seat held by the Person County Manager be changed to a County
appointed representative of a county business,
• The seat held by the City of Roxboro City Manager be changed to a City
appointed representative of a city business, and
• The seat held by the Director, Piedmont Community Small Business Center,
recommended to be held by the Dean of Corporate and Occupational Training
serve as “ex officio” and to change the seat to a member at-large seat.
• There were no further changes to the EDC recommendation for the elected
Chairman of both the Roxboro Chamber of Commerce and Roxboro
Development Group to choose an alternate from their respective executive
board to serve on the EDC for his/her term or for the City and County
Managers to serve “ex officio” without voting authority.
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Mr. Aycock suggested the Board allow staff to revise the wording for an amended
resolution based on the Board’s policy decision and bring back to the Board to confirm.
A motion was made by Vice Chairman Jeffers, and carried 5-0 to recommend
the following changes in the Economic Development Board’s membership and to have
staff to amend the Resolution Reconstructing the membership of the Person County
Economic Development Board and bring back to the Board’s next meeting:
• The seat held by the Person County Manager be changed to a County
appointed representative of a county business,
• The seat held by the City of Roxboro City Manager be changed to a City
appointed representative of a city business,
• The seat held by the Director, Piedmont Community Small Business Center,
recommended to be held by the Dean of Corporate and Occupational Training
serve as “ex officio” and to change the seat to a member at-large seat
appointed by the County, and
• To allow the elected Chairman of both the Roxboro Chamber of Commerce
and Roxboro Development Group to have the opportunity for his/her term to
choose an alternate from their respective executive board to serve on the EDC.
As recommended by EDC, the City Manager and County Manager would serve
“ex officio” without voting authority.
PRESENTATION OF THE FISCAL YEAR 2014-2015 RECOMMENDED
BUDGET:
County Manager, Heidi York stated North Carolina General Statutes require that
on or before June 1, the manager present her recommended budget for the next fiscal year
to the Board of Commissioners.
Ms. York noted the Recommended Budget maintains the current tax rate and
makes strides toward restoration of fund balance. Highlights include:
• Reduced fund balance allocation by $77,877
• Reduced CIP funding by $942,710
• Senior Rec Center funding is in a project fund, which is set aside for that
project
• Public Safety Communication funding can be pulled from FY15
contingency, or if timing allows, funding could be pulled from current
year contingency…it will likely be financed, so a reimbursement of the
funds is possible
• Small increases to education budget: Person County Schools
approximately .5% and Piedmont Community College approximately 1%.
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Ms. York provided the Board with an overview of the Fiscal Year 2014-2015
Recommend Budget through the following presentation:
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Ms. York estimated an additional $19,000 in revenues for FY15.
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Debt Service ratio is calculated as annual debt service divided by total expenses.
o a loss of $95M for FY15
o FY14 was the reval year, tax year for reval was 2013
o These represent budgeted numbers for property tax base
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Ms. York stated for the 8th consecutive year, the tax rate remains at .70 per $100
valuation.
Ms. York recommended appropriations from Fund Balance to be halted with other
alternative revenue sources pursued by either a tax rate increase or substantial reductions
in spending.
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The General Fund provides for services funded through property tax dollars
which had a decrease in revenues and an increase in expenditures. Adjusting collection
rate by quarter percentage provides additional $70,000. A decrease in revenues due to
the exclusion of one-time bonus in motor vehicle collections from the State’s new Tax &
Tag together program which gave the County 16 months of collections over a 12 month
period. There is some growth in tax base due to investments (Eaton & GKN $577K).
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$85M in tax base growth (+$577,150, primarily from Eaton and GKN
investments), higher than estimated DMV revenues (+$188,946) and an increase in the
collection rate from 97% to 97.25% (+$69,300) helped bring the net loss down to
$386,804 instead of the full $776,675. The Tax and Tag revenues are estimated using a
collection rate of 99% in FY15.
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Ms. York stated the stormwater fees will remain flat $239,000.
Ms. York noted the new merit pay system in its first year of implementation
caused increases in all salary lines. This was exempted in the flat spending requirement.
Ms. York reminded the Board approved 10.2 positions in the current fiscal year.
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Ms. York stated the City of Roxboro’s increase was 2% or $7,333 for FY15 for a
total contract of $373,964 for FY15.
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Ms. York stated Person County is 80th out of 100 counties for highest pupil
funding. Dare County funds the most per pupil with $6,516 per pupil, Orange is next with
$5,562 per pupil. Person County is on par with Avery, Macon and Currituck Counties
with each funding approximately $2,800 per pupil. Since 2008, ADM has decreased by
14.81%, while the county’s current expense allotment has increased by 6.59%.
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Ms. York noted RTRP dues increased by $8,000; Person County’s dues are
$12,000 annually; .30 per capita.
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Employee compensation is one area that over the past several fiscal years has
been hit heavily as a means of balancing the budget in the midst of declining revenues
and increased demands on services which has created not only morale issues, but also
impacted new recruitment.
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Ms. York recognized and thanked the Budget Team: Amy Wehrenberg, Laura
Jensen, Sybil Tate, Russell Jones and Angie Warren. Ms. York thanked the Board
members for meeting with her individually to preview the Recommended Budget.
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Vice Chairman Jeffers requested information from Person County Schools
Superintendent, present in the audience; the amount in the School’s Fund Balance and
what percentage of that balance does it represent the county budget.
CHAIRMAN’S & COMMISSIONER REPORT:
Neither Chairman Clayton nor any member of the Board had a report.
MANAGER’S REPORT:
County Manager, Heidi York introduced Mr. Adam Decker, MPA student at UNC
Chapel Hill who also is in the military who will be sponsored by the US Army to intern
this summer with Person County.
Chairman Clayton announced a brief recess at 11:30 am prior to the budget work
session.
BUDGET WORK SESSION:
Chairman Clayton called the recessed meeting to order for the purpose of a
budget work session at 11:45 am.
County Manager, Heidi York opened the floor at the budget work session for the
Board to ask questions. Vice Chairman Jeffers suggested the Board discuss Health
Insurance.
Ms. York stated initially Coventry gave Person County a renewal proposal with a
21% increase to which Person County decided to go out for bids. After going out for bid,
Coventry came back with a 13% increase and the League of Municipalities bid with a
5.3% increase. Ms. York stated her Recommended Budget went with the lower bid due
to the difference costing the County an additional $132,272.
Commissioner Newell asked about the cost sharing from Coventry. Ms. York
explained the County may receive a savings if the loss ratio is under 86% for the year.
Ms. York stated there was no guarantee to receive noting historical data has the County
over 100%.
Commissioner Newell also asked about the discounts both Coventry and the
League offer providers on billable claims. The discount Coventry offered is 60.5%
compared to 45.4% by the League.
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Mr. Phillip Allen, Broker on behalf of Person County for health benefits (along
with Bryan Bickley of Scott Insurance, who was unable to attend the Board meeting),
stated he and Coventry had given the League data to bid insurance services that mirror
the current plan noting the negotiation process has Person County as the beneficiary. Mr.
Allen provided savings data of over $1M for the five years prior to Ms. York as the
County Manager and over $1.5M during the five years as County Manager. Mr. Allen
told the Board Coventry offered Person County the best carrier, best broker and
professional services through Scott Insurance and select partners. Mr. Allen confirmed
the Coventry proposal has been updated to only an 8% increase over the current plan
($65,000 over current premium) and recommended the Board to go with the carrier with
the deepest discounts if concerned about claims.
Commissioner Blalock advocated for wellness initiatives and asked Mr. Allen if
Coventry could provide employee access to health and fitness gyms at no costs. Mr.
Allen stated he would check on a fitness incentive.
A motion was made by Commissioner Newell, and carried 3-2 to remain with
Coventry for health benefits for Fiscal Year 2014-2015. Vice Chairman Jeffers and
Commissioners Puryear and Newell voted in favor of the motion. Chairman Clayton and
Commissioner Blalock voted against the motion.
The Board elected to discuss the Sheriff’s Office food and services contract for
inmates next. Vice Chairman Jeffers noted the Recommended Budget shows an increase
of about $93,000 over the $115,900 increase in that contract last year which takes it up to
over $571,500. Vice Chairman Jeffers stated his desire to have the contract bid out and
wondered if the local hospital and/or nursing home would be interested in providing a
quote.
Sheriff Jones explained when the last five-year contract ended, he spoke with
individuals interested but when he explained the other services included in the contract,
and they were no longer interested. Sheriff Jones stated the Jail requires 7,000 more
meals currently over last year and noted the contract also includes canteen, phone cards,
laundry, supplies, and equipment provisions. Sheriff Jones said the $2.90 cost per meal
has remained flat the last several years and his average number of inmates is 120 daily.
Finance Director, Amy Wehrenberg stated the County receives revenue from the
phone cards and concessions to the amount of $25,000.
Ms. York stated she would contact the local hospital and nursing home to inquire
of their interest in providing a proposal for consideration.
The Board then discussed the Person County School budget. Superintendent Dan
Holloman was present at the budget work session and commented the School’s Fund
Balance is $781,500 which represents 8.6% of the county appropriation.
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Ms. York stated the Recommended Budget included an appropriation of $24,000
for teacher supplements to which she took into account the Governor’s recommendation.
To fulfill the teacher (certified) supplement from the Schools’ the appropriation would be
at $60,783. Ms. York noted she did not include in the Recommended Budget any
funding for the initial supplement for classified school’s staff ($146,200) nor the
principals’ supplement request ($13,770). Ms. York further noted the total supplement
requests for all categories not recommended in the Manager’s Budget totaled $196,440.
Mr. Holloman clarified as the ADM is declining for traditional schools; the ADM
follows each child in charter schools as well. Approximately 4,600 students are enrolled
in traditional public schools and 1,000 participate in charter schools. Mr. Holloman the
ADM appropriation to charter schools is between $1.7M to $1.8M. Mr. Holloman stated
the state has not funded any technology requests the last two fiscal years and the
technology funds retained by the schools are carried-over from year to year.
The Board next discussed fire services. Commissioner Blalock asked the group if
a fire tax would be more appropriate than a county appropriation. Vice Chairman Jeffers
stated the county developed a formula last year based on call volume data but that was
not used in the Recommended Budget. Ms. York noted the intention to alternate funding
increases between the City of Roxboro and the volunteer fire departments (VFD) every
two years. Ms. York stated she would bring back options to fund the VFDs based on call
volume and a flat 2%.
The Board proceeded to discuss the vehicles recommended for replacement.
Commissioner Newell asked if the vehicles recommended for replacement could be
skipped for next year. Ms. York stated the ambulances are on annual rotation and that
option was skipped in the current budget year with two due for replacement next year.
Ms. York noted the Sheriff requested eight vehicle replacements and she recommended
seven due to mileage and age of the vehicles. Commissioner Puryear requested a report
justifying the replacement of the recommended vehicles that included mileage and
maintenance history.
Vice Chairman Jeffers suggested a fleet contract for maintenance and service for
the county.
Commissioner Newell asked about staffing in the Inspections Department as an
example for the Manger to justify the number of employees to match the workload.
Vice Chairman Jeffers requested more information related to the Kirby sound
equipment purchase versus renting.
Other topics up for discussion include funding requests for Personality, Drug
Court, Person County Partnership for Children and the employee’s compensation study.
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Commissioner Blalock advocated for departments to do what is necessary to save
money.
Commissioner Puryear asked for more information on overtime and good
management to lower overtime costs for those departments that went over their budgeted
appropriation.
Commissioner Puryear asked if NC FAST was necessary to implement. Ms. York
told the group NC FAST is mandated by the state and the Governor is recommending
more positions to support the program.
RECESS:
A motion was made by Commissioner Blalock, and carried 5-0 to recess the
meeting at 1:45 pm until May 27, 2014 at 2:00 pm for the purposed of a budget work
session.
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Brenda B. Reaves Jimmy B. Clayton
Clerk to the Board Chairman