June 13 Budget SessionPERSON COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS June 13, 2007
MEMBERS PRESENT OTHERS PRESENT
Johnny Myrl Lunsford, Chairman Steve Carpenter, County Manager
Jimmy B. Clayton, Vice-Chairman
Kyle W. Puryear Faye T. Fuller, Clerk to the Board
Larry H. Bowes
Larry E. Yarborough, Jr.
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The Board of Commissioners for the County of Person, North Carolina, held a Budget
Work Session on Wednesday, June 13, 2007 at 9:00 a.m. in the Commissioners’ Room of the
Person County Office Building.
Chairman Lunsford said the Board has held a Public Forum and a Public Hearing. Today
he asked the Board to critique all the information received. He said the budget process is never
an easy task. The Board has been a good steward of the tax dollar. The board must now decide
what it would like to do and can fiscally do and also provide the services that the public expects.
County Manager Carpenter said now it is time to decide what the important issues are
and what issues can be done. The public and some of the agencies have contributed their input at
the previous public meetings.
Mr. Carpenter restated things that have been heard at the public meetings and asked the
Board to decide which items are important.
The following budget adjustments were discussed during the work session:
7,500 – RACC-Personality - Consensus to add back to budget
368,600 – Additional funds for Schools
47,783 – PCC Current Expense
13,000 – Register of Deeds – Part time salaries
5,000 – Register of Deeds – Filing cabinet
5,160 – Sheriff’s Department – Auto Supplies
22,000 – Sheriff’s Department – Vehicles
69,989 – Judicial – 2 positions (1-July/1-January)
80,000 – Parks & Recreation –Repairs to Helena Gym
Unresolved discussion items were:
COLA
Hurdle Mills walking track
Courthouse project
Airport t-hangars
Cooling tower – PCOB
LEC Control panel
June 13, 2007 – Budget Work Session 1
A motion was made by Commissioner Bowes, seconded by Commissioner Clayton and
carried to recess the meeting until Monday, June 18, 2007. The meeting was recessed at 12:00
noon.
Took from FB last year to fund schools – instead of raising taxes – BOE spent dollars on
continuing items now looking to BOC to replace – fund capital, give as much as possible –
Schools need addl $500,000 (county funded $300,000)
PCC
Reviewed additional positions
Non Profits: not included
Roots&wings -
Good Samaritan
PFM&DC
Tax Collector may be able to increase collections by ¼ of 1% - ($66,000)
Asked how much board thinks is important.
Watching Medicaid & 9-1-1
Break –
Back at 10:15
Chairman Lunsford said the Board needs to give the Manager direction
Priorities:
Schools
Public Safety
Clayton: schools largest item; willing to give ?
Puryear: funding for BOE & Sheriff’s important
Lunsford: recommend put 1 cent in for schools (additional 1 cent =368,000
June 13, 2007 – Budget Work Session 2
June 13, 2007 – Budget Work Session 3
PCC:
$47,783 additional – CE
LEC: Use existing resources and if get into trouble with staffing, come back to board –
Puryear stands by Sheriffs request
Clayton: add one position now
County Capital: Cooling Towers – 50,000
Kyle: hold off another year
Helena Gym: $80,000
Hurdle Mills Walking Track - $
Puryear –hold off this year
Airport: Land $30,000 (?)
Register of Deeds: $13,000 for 6 mos. p/t
Files: 4,000
Recess until Monday, June 18, 2007.
Recess at 12:00 noon
B/C