June 22, 2009 - 6:00 PM - County Board of Commissioners Meeting Minutes (Special0

10 June 22 , 2009 Special Meeting The Johnston County Board of Commissioners met in special session Monday , June 22 , 2009 at 6 00 pm in the Commissioners Meeting Room , Johnston County Courthouse Annex , Smithfield , North Carolina The following members were present Present Wade M Stewart , Chairman , Allen L Mims , Jr , Vice Chairman , Cookie Pope , Jeffrey P Carver , W Ray Woodall , DeVan Barbour , and Tony Braswell Absent None Also Present Rick J Hester , County Manager , Paula G Woodard , Clerk to the Board , J Mark Payne , County Attorney , J Chad McLamb , Finance Officer , and Melissa A Daughtry , Paralegal Deputy Clerk Chairman Wade M Stewart called the meeting to order and announced the purpose of the meeting is for the Commissioners to consider the adoption of the 2009 - 2010 County budget and related matters 1 Budget Revision Finance Director Chad McLamb requested the Board to approve a budget revision for FY 2008 - 2009 for the Sheriff’s Office in the amount of 63,49803 Upon a motion by Commissioner Cookie Pope , seconded by Commissioner DeVan Barbour , and carried by unanimous vote , the Board approved the following budget revision for the Sheriff’s Office FUND BUDGET CODE LINE ITEM CLASSIFICATION EXPENDITURE REQUESTED CHANGE INCREASE DECREASE 10 10 10 10 10 51000400 51001400 51001700 51003100 51007414 Legal & Professional Fees Travel Vehicles Fuels Capital Outlay Sheriff – Special 12174 15779 1,08218 5115 62,08517 NET EXPENDITURES 63,49803 FUND BUDGET CODE LINE ITEM CLASSIFICATION REVENUE REQUESTED CHANGE INCREASE DECREASE 10 10 10 510032106 510032509 510033099 Controlled Substance Tax Insurance Recovery Miscellaneous Revenue 10,67867 78968 52,02968 NET REVENUES 63,49803 2 Adoption of 2009 - 2010 County Budget Commissioner W Ray Woodall read the following statement , followed by his motion to adopt the 2009 - 2010 County Budget I would like to thank my fellow Commissioners , the County Manager , the Finance Staff , all county employees , the Board of Education and others who have provided information and assistance to the Board during these trying times The Board has pledged to not raise taxes this year I would also like to mention that just in the current budget year , the Governor has withheld lottery funds and part of our June sales tax distribution to help the State of North Carolina pay their bills That totaled close to 1 million dollars There is also a possibility that the North Carolina General Assembly may mandate the responsibility of secondary state roads to the counties There are other bills that could hurt counties , including one that would mandate counties to provide more office facilities to the probation office personnel without state funding PageMandates without funding mechanisms cripple county governments , Boards of Education , community colleges and other agencies I have personally made numerous phone calls to legislators asking them to remove all unfunded mandates This would assist counties , Boards of Educations , community colleges , and municipalities in making better decisions in financial hard times With that said , my motion is to adopt the County Manager’s budget with the following revisions Allocate a total of 56,200,000 in funding for Johnston County Schools , Allocate an additional 87,000 for the Department of Social Services in home aides and general assistance programs , Eliminate purchase of Sheriff’s vehicles , which saves 360,000 , Accept the recommendation of the Recreation Grants Nonprofit Workgroup , which will produce a savings of 122,194 in that line item , as follows Recreation and Non - Profit Grants Worksheet Fiscal Year 2009 - 2010 Recommendations Grants SMALL GRANTS Project Total Recommended Hopes N Dreams 13,90000 000 Micro Athletics Association 2,00000 1,20000 Archer Lodge Community Center , Inc 5,50000 1,20000 American Red Cross 2,00000 000 Corinth Community Recreation 2,66700 1,20000 Pine Level Parks & Rec Committee 4,42867 000 Atkinson Memorial Library 10,00000 000 Total Small Grants 40,49567 3,60000 MEDIUM GRANTS Meadow Athletic Association 9,46000 3,40600 Princeton Little Tarheel League 16,66600 6,00000 Total Medium Grants 26,12600 9,40600 LARGE GRANTS Johnston County Partnership for Children 250,00000 000 Benson Parks & Recreation 25,00000 7,50000 Glendale - Chapel Recreation 55,00000 000 Clayton Community Foundation 40,00000 12,00000 Clayton Civitan Club 65,00000 15,00000 Johnston United Soccer Assoc 100,00000 000 Town of Kenly 50,00000 15,00000 Town of Micro 48,29100 15,00000 Town of Pine Level 23,00000 000 Miracle League of Johnston County 543,00000 000 Town of Selma 50,00000 15,00000 Smithfield Parks & Recreation 10,500,00000 15,00000 Smithfield Friends of the Parks Same Project Above 15,00000 Clayton Parks & Recreation 50,00000 15,00000 Total Large Grants 11,799,29100 124,50000 Total Recreation Grants Recommended 137,50600PageGrants NON - PROFIT GRANTS Asking Recommended Reins from Above Therapeutic Riding Center 15,00000 3,00000 Benson Area Medical Center 40,00000 000 Boys & Girls Club 15,00000 3,00000 Smithfield Junior Womans Club 12,00000 000 Tobacco Farm Life 6,50000 3,90000 JC Arts Council 12,50000 7,50000 Harbor 25,00000 7,50000 Special Olympics 40,00000 9,00000 Johnston - Lee - Harnett Comm Action 19,00000 11,40000 Total Non - Profit Grants 185,00000 45,30000 Total Non - Profit Grants Recommended 45,30000 Total Recreation & Non - Profit Grants Recommended 182,80600 Application withdrawn Change employee 401k program to a match of up to 5 which will save 375,000 Add 400,000 in the lottery revenue line item Add 50,000 in the ad valorem revenue line item Add 150,000 in bond interest revenue Commissioner Cookie Pope seconded the motion Discussion The following is the response by Commissioner Allen L Mims , Jr to Commissioner Woodall’s motion , as read by Commissioner Mims This 171,747,097 budget results in a 1345 estimated Fund Balance at the end of the fiscal year Our policy is 15 and only to be dropped below that for the purposes of a declared fiscal emergency , financial opportunity to enhance the well - being of Johnston County or other such global purpose as to protect the long - term fiscal security of Johnston County In such circumstances a three year plan is to be adopted to bring the Fund Balance back to 15 To me this is putting our long - term fiscal security at peril Ray do you have a plan Do any of you have a plan It looks like to me you are breaking the policy just to balance the budget If you are not willing to cut spending and live within our means during a recession , then the only plan I can see you have is to raise taxes or hide them in revaluation We cannot print money like the Federal Government and we dont have anyone to rob like the State does except for our taxpaying citizens and they are struggling 13 is only 5 over the 8 the State requires us to keep in Fund Balance 5 is not a full month of budgetary expenditures If we have a major hurricane or the economy continues to slump or we are called on for monies , say a major HVAC replacement , during the year we might run the risk of the State taking over our finances We also have the Home Builders deferred property tax payment bill in the legislature , which could cost us 900,000 each year for the next three years So what you all are doing scares me and the State running our finances terrifies me I would never run my finances this close and I cant vote to do Johnston Countys this close I have heard some of you say that we never spend more than 60 of what we appropriate from Fund Balance If that is the case why budget it However , this year we appropriated 52 million and if it had not been for quick action by Mr Hester and his staff , we were on schedule to use that 52 million and an additional 4 million from Fund Balance It is understandable to want to help the children to get a good education and Dr Croom , Mr Strickland and the rest of the Board of Education have been a pleasure to work with compared toPagethe past , but I would point out that we are not the Board of Education We are the Board of Commissioners and we are elected to do what is right for all the citizens from cradle to grave They have 30,000 students and we have 165,000 citizens I think you are a little hasty with a Fund Balance appropriation since the State has not passed their budget , nor the Federal Government and we are still uncertain about the stimulus monies for education We dont know how any of this will affect their budget or ours If State funding to the schools , such as ADM money , is restored are we going to get a reversion from the schools I have heard from one commissioner that if we went by the school funding formula developed eleven years ago we would be funding them 57 million Well that formula took the previous years funding and added growth in students plus cost of living So when you over - fund one year , all the following years are over - funded We have over - funded the schools by 18 million over the last ten years according to the formula which is an average of 18 million per year Next year’s starting number will be your 562 million You can see what a good job we have done funding the schools by looking at the schools ’ budget , page three , “ Current Expense Per Pupil County Allocation Sampson , Harnett , and Wayne average about 920 per pupil while we spend 1,696 per pupil , almost twice as much I havent looked at where the other three counties rank , but last year we ranked 7th in what we fund schools while we ranked 71st in our ability to do so according to the NC Public School Forum One might ask What are we getting for our money Do we graduate a higher percentage Does a higher percentage go to college Do we have higher end - of - grade or SAT scores Do we have a lower dropout rate When answered , are all these numbers twice as good as Sampson , Harnett , and Wayne Also , I have heard you are doing this to insure the two new high schools open next year Well we were told at the bond referendum that the two schools would be 30 million apiece and they were both needed to accommodate growth We were then told they needed to be built at the same time for growth and to save money , so we moved up the bond sales We were then told the schools would cost 45 million apiece , so we borrowed 30 million , so we would have two new 1,200 student high schools ready to go August 2010 Now we hear they might not open them So what is the problem Who has been giving us bad information Someone needs to be held accountable or have they moved to South Carolina or are not on the Board of Education any longer I would like to thank the Sheriff for giving up his new patrol cars this coming year knowing he will be desperate for them next year to serve all the citizens I wonder if he might want to change his mind seeing how willing you all are to dip into Fund Balance below the policy Finally I would like to thank Mr Hester , Mr McLamb and all those that helped the Manager provide a good conservative budget I dare say they could have spent far less time and sleepless nights had they been told to ignore the financial policies These policies have helped improve our bond rating enabling us to save the citizens 12 million through the life of the bonds sold since 2001 I think these people are owed an apology All I have heard from the Chairman during our budget work sessions is that we are 10 to 11 million down in revenues and the budget needs to be from 1688 to 170 million When did that change I will not be voting for this budget motion The following are remarks verbatim by Commissioner Jeffrey P Carver One of the things that I have had heartburn over is the lottery funds I have always said they should be spent in arrears and not earmarked for the future , yet we continue to do that One of the revenue streams that I see in the motion is to “ add 400,000 in the lottery revenue line item ” , yet the second paragraph of the motion talks about the Governor withholding the funds and now we are adding to that line item What am I missing The Governor has already taken it once and it is kind of like us breaking our financial model , in that if we do it once , we will do it again If they took the lottery proceeds once , they will do it again To Dr Croom and Chairman Larry Strickland , I appreciate your work This was a great working experience with you This to me is not emotional and is not about the school system This is about our own financial policies that we put in place ; restrictive covenants that we put in place and the conditions upon us What we give to you , Johnston County Schools , is your pool of income and how you spend it is yourPagePage pageNumber5decision That is why you are elected officials I will vote against this and it is not that I am voting against the two new high schools We would not have gone out and bonded 60 million and borrowed another 30 million if we had not wanted those two new high schools to open I am not voting against this because of the schools ; you all have done a great job and I hope you continue to work on that 15 is a condition that we decided upon ourselves with our financial advisors in dealing straight with Standard & Poors They are the ones that have said we want these upgrades and we pushed them every time for those upgrades 12 million in savings over the last seven or eight years have definitely benefitted the entire 165,000 citizens we have To me it is about fiscal responsibility and accountability and it is an allocation of assets and how we go about spending our money So again , this is not emotional It is a business decision and my decision would be against something that will break our own policy that we put into place to restrict ourselves The following is the response by Commissioner Tony Braswell to Commissioner Woodall’s motion , as read by Commissioner Braswell I would like to thank our County Manager and everyone involved in this budget process for their hard work To our county employees , that work so hard every day to provide the excellent services to the citizens of this County , I would like to thank you This will be the first year since sitting on this Board that we will not be able to give you any pay increase We all realize that these are difficult times and we have asked for you to make this sacrifice From my perspective , the employees need to be the first in line next year , not last The far reaching arm of budget cuts should look somewhere else than the employee salaries and benefits in 2010 My thanks to Sheriff Bizzell who always steps up to the plate and is a team player I support our recreation partners and wish that we could do more this year Our non - profit organizations work very hard to help those that need it the most I felt it necessary that we fund both at some level Thanks to the President and Board of Trustees of the Community College They continue to show their support during these hard times I understand Commissioner Mims ’ and Commissioner Carver’s positions on this budget Those two have worked the hardest over the years to make sure we have strong financial policies and maintain credit ratings that will continue to save the taxpayers millions Through their efforts , we have continued to reap the benefits of refinancing and favorable interest rates on our bond sales Thanks to the Superintendent and the Board of Education for their help and willingness to furnish any information we deem necessary that will help us make a good decision Thank you for your commitment to education in this County You have given us a figure by postponing some expenditures , that will enable you to open the new high schools in 2010 As a commissioner we voted to move up funding in order to open both of these schools at the same time We also showed our commitment by borrowing 30 million when these schools were under - funded , of which includes an additional 2 million in debt service in this year’s budget It is also important to open these high schools because the community of Corinth Holder has waited a long time and the communities around West Johnston and Clayton are dealing with overcrowding I would hope that all the unnecessary tax increases the State seems willing to pass will help your situation I also understand that our appropriations only make up a portion of your total budget I would ask that as we move forward that the leadership of both of our Boards will call for joint meetings in order to have transparency in the challenges we all face I would also like to ask that if for some reason you find additional savings , that you will be inclined to return some of the money to the County I do not feel it is our job or responsibility to determine your appropriations by line item I did , however , take some pause in reviewing your budget in which the majority of your line items were at the same level as 2008 - 2009 We are in very difficult economic times and I would only ask that you continue to look for ways to cut expenses I also understand the majority of your decisions are based on direction by the State of North Carolina in which you have little flexibility This is a very slippery road we going down with the projected Fund Balance for the end of the 2009 - 2010 to be 1345 A Fund Balance appropriation of over 7 million is a hard pill to swallow As all should know this Board is not inclined to raise taxes ; therefore , we all must live within our revenue projections However , saying all that , I am inclined to support Commissioner Woodall’s motion PagePage pageNumber6Vote Ayes Commissioners Wade M Stewart , Cookie Pope , W Ray Woodall , DeVan Barbour , and Tony Braswell Nays Commissioners Allen L Mims , Jr and Jeffrey P Carver The following budget ordinance for the fiscal year 2009 - 2010 was adopted BUDGET ORDINANCE FY 2009 - 2010 JOHNSTON COUNTY , NORTH CAROLINA BE IT ORDAINED by the Board of Commissioners of Johnston County , North Carolina SECTION I BUDGET ADOPTION There is hereby adopted the following Operating Budget for the County of Johnston for the Fiscal Year beginning July 1 , 2009 and ending June 30 , 2010 ; the same being adopted by fund and activity within each fund as listed GENERAL FUND EXPENDITURES GENERAL GOVERNMENT 13,214,044 PUBLIC SAFETY 22,874,241 PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT 7,783,944 HUMAN SERVICES 34,680,648 EDUCATION 60,074,661 DEBT SERVICE 33,119,559 TOTAL 171,747,097 REVENUES CURRENT YEAR AD VALOREM TAX 91,404,765 SALES TAX 27,599,000 OTHER TAX REVENUES 2,541,000 STATE & FEDERAL 25,887,313 LICENSE , FEES , ETC 6,447,140 INVESTMENT INCOME 850,000 TRANSFER FROM OTHER FUNDS 1,430,000 FUND BALANCE APPROPRIATED 7,160,059 MENTAL HEALTH 1,700,000 NC EDUCATION LOTTERY 3,800,000 SALES AND SERVICE 2,927,820 TOTAL 171,747,097 TOURISM AUTHORITY EXPENDITURES 873,953 REVENUES OCCUPANCY TAX 836,313 INTEREST INCOME 8,000 MISCELLANEOUS INCOME 300 WEB ADVERTISING 1,000 REIMBURSEMENTS 28,340 TOTAL 873,953 REVALUATION FUND EXPENDITURES RESERVE FOR REVALUATION 816,685 REVENUES TRANSFER FROM GENERAL FUND 100,000 FUND BALANCE 716,685PagePage pageNumber7TOTAL 816,685 SCHOOL BOND FUND EXPENDITURES TRANSFER TO GENERAL FUND 900,000 REVENUES INVESTMENT INCOME 900,000 INDUSTRIAL INFRASTRUCTURE FUND EXPENDITURES INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT 986,000 REVENUES TRANSFER FROM GENERAL FUND 950,000 FUND BALANCE 36,000 TOTAL 986,000 LEO SEPARATION FUND EXPENDITURES PROGRAM COST 264,400 REVENUES TRANSFER FROM GENERAL FUND 233,335 FUND BALANCE 31,065 TOTAL 264,400 HERITAGE COMMISSION FUND EXPENDITURES OPERATING EXPENSE 228,670 REVENUES TRANSFER FROM GENERAL FUND 165,388 OTHER REVENUES 63,282 TOTAL 228,670 SOCIAL SERVICE TRUST FUND EXPENDITURES PROGRAM COST 160,000 REVENUES TRUST RECEIPTS 160,000 MENTAL HEALTH FUND EXPENDITURES OPERATION OF CENTER 12,370,000 REVENUES FEDERAL GOVERNMENT 515,456 STATE GOVERNMENT 7,192,030 TRANSFER FROM GENERAL FUND 1,700,000 ABC - FIVE CENT PER BOTTLE TAX 28,000 ABC PROFITS 6,000 FEES AND CHARGES 2,606,284 INTEREST INCOME 100,000 FUND BALANCE 222,230 TOTAL 12,370,000 COMMUNICATION FUND EXPENDITURES E - 911 OPERATIONS 956,362 REVENUES ENHANCED 9 - 1 - 1 956,362PagePage pageNumber8OTHER COLLECTIONS EXPENDITURES SPECIAL DISTRICT TAX 5,906,000 MOTOR VEHICLE TAX 12,671,100 MOCCASIN CREEK DISTRICT TAX 35,000 TOTAL 18,612,100 REVENUES SPECIAL DISTRICT TAX 5,906,000 MOTOR VEHICLE TAX 12,671,100 MOCCASIN CREEK DISTRICT TAX 35,000 TOTAL 18,612,100 RESEARCH TRAINING ZONE EXPENDITURES OPERATIONS 533,000 REVENUES SPECIAL DISTRICT TAX 248,000 TRANSFER FROM GENERAL FUND 285,000 TOTAL 533,000 AIRPORT AUTHORITY FUND EXPENDITURES OPERATIONS 1,928,665 CAPITAL COST 3,478,178 TOTAL 5,406,843 REVENUES FEDERAL GRANTS 3,150,000 FEES AND SERVICES 1,862,763 INVESTMENT INCOME 35,000 TRANSFER FROM GENERAL FUND 277,778 FUND BALANCE 81,302 TOTAL 5,406,843 HOUSING ASSISTANCE PAYMENT PROGRAM FUND EXPENDITURES PROGRAM COST 4,183,787 REVENUES FEDERAL GOVERNMENT HUD 4,163,787 INVESTMENT INCOME 20,000 TOTAL 4,183,787 JOB TRAINING PROGRAM FUND EXPENDITURES PROGRAM COST 627,505 REVENUES FEDERAL GOVERNMENT 627,505 WATER DISTRICTS EXPENDITURES DEBT SERVICE 3,720,000 OPERATIONS 4,415,000 TRANSFER TO OTHER FUNDS 1,125,000PagePage pageNumber9TOTAL 9,260,000 REVENUES RETAIL WATER 3,960,000 MONTHLY BASE FEE 4,400,000 OTHER REVENUE 900,000 TOTAL 9,260,000 PUBLIC UTILITIES EXPENDITURES ADMINISTRATION 1,200,997 SOLID WASTE 6,534,175 WATER 8,176,805 WASTE WATER 4,092,495 TRANSFER TO GENERAL FUND 200,000 DEBT SERVICE - WATER 1,203,085 DEBT SERVICE - WASTEWATER 2,787,740 TOTAL 24,195,297 REVENUES ADMINISTRATION FEES 850,000 SOLID WASTE FEES 5,940,873 WATER FEES 7,178,000 WASTE WATER FEES 5,361,000 DISPOSAL TAX 220,000 FUND BALANCE - ADMINISTRATION 550,997 FUND BALANCE – SOLID WASTE 373,302 FUND BALANCE - WATER 1,076,890 FUND BALANCE - WASTEWATER 1,519,235 TRANSFER - WATER 1,125,000 TOTAL 24,195,297 SECTION II There is hereby levied a Tax Rate of seventy - eight 78 cents per one hundred dollars valuation of property listed for taxes as of January 1 , 2009 This rate shall be levied entirely in the General Fund The Tax Rate is based on an estimated total valuation of property for the purposes of taxation of 11,341,644,154 and an estimated collection rate of 9858 SECTION III All fees , including Inspection Fees , Fire Code Fees , and Environmental Sanitarian Fees shall be collected as per schedule in the Clerks Office Planning and Zoning Fees and Public Utility Fees are adopted as recommended and are on file in the Clerks Office GIS fees are approved to recognize cost and may be amended as needed SECTION IV Landfill Tipping Fees shall be levied at a rate of 35 per ton for municipal solid waste generated in Johnston County The minimum fee for any vehicle shall be 3 A rate of four times the inside rate shall be levied for all solid waste generated outside of Johnston County Solid Waste assigned to the Sheriffs Department and Planning Department to enforce Solid Waste Laws , Rules and Regulations in Johnston County to ensure compliance with Senate Bill 111 The Landfill tipping fee for construction and demolition waste shall be 27 per ton , and a yard waste fee of 16 per ton shall be levied SECTION V A fee of 65 per household shall be levied to all citizens in the county using the manned compaction sites and the landfill A vehicle identification sticker must be purchased prior to use of the sites in the County SECTION VI Salaries The following shall govern salary and wage compensation for Fiscal Year 2009 - 2010 A Pay Plan There is hereby adopted a pay plan which includes no cost - of - living or performance pay adjustments for FY 2009 - 2010 Page0SECTION VII The Budget Officer is hereby authorized to transfer appropriations within a fund as contained herein under the following conditions as specified in North Carolina General Statute 159 A The Budget Officer may transfer amounts between objects of expenditure within departments listed in this Ordinance without a report B The Budget Officer may transfer amounts up to 5,000 between departments of the same fund and reported as part of the monthly financial statements C The Budget Officer may not transfer amounts between funds nor from the Contingency Fund without prior Board Action SECTION VIII Restricted Revenues The Finance Officer is hereby directed to fund appropriations which have specified revenues prior to funding with General Fund monies This is to include but not limited to Fines and Forfeitures , ABC profits , Sales Tax , State and Federal Grants , and Forestry Revenues That a non - profit corporation be continued to issue obligations to finance the purchase and or construction of fixed assets to include but not limited to utility lines and buildings SECTION IX State designated Sales and Use Tax is hereby designated for the payment of debt for new and renovated schools School Debt Service is to be paid from the General Fund as directed by the independent auditors Fines and Forfeitures are deposited directly with the Board of Education by the Clerk of Court SECTION X Encumbrances All outstanding encumbrances from Prior Fiscal Years are to be carried forward to Fiscal Year 2009 - 2010 All Project Ordinance appropriations are continued Operating and Capital Funds for Johnston County Community College not expended at the end of the fiscal year shall be placed by JCCC in their Special Capital Outlay Account and used as match for State funds SECTION XI Budget Control The Board of Commissioners in approving the Budget , have utilized to the fullest extent possible its revenue sources Over collections of revenue or unanticipated revenue sources cannot be expected to materialize during the year It is therefore , of utmost importance , and the County Manager is hereby directed , to initiate steps to insure that the budget as fixed herein is complied with The County Manager is further directed where it appears that costs may possibly exceed budget appropriations , to first take steps to contain costs by any necessary methods including reductions in services , prior to requesting budget amendment action by the Board of Commissioners SECTION XII The Board of Commissioners hereby authorizes the Johnston County Tax Administrator to collect taxes for the Towns of Clayton , Smithfield , Four Oaks , Pine Level , Micro , Princeton , Wilson’s Mills , Whitley Heights Sanitary District , Moccasin Creek District and Smithfield Downtown Development District in compliance with the contracts adopted by the various governing boards A charge of two percent 2 of all taxes collected for the governmental units will be payable to Johnston County for said billing and collection services Taxes for the Towns of Selma , Kenly , and Benson are collected by the Johnston County Tax Administrator also The charge of two and one half percent 2 ½ of all taxes collected will be payable to Johnston County for said billing and collection services SECTION XIII The Board of Commissioners hereby authorizes the Tax Administrator to bill and collect taxes for the Whitley Heights Sanitary District and for the Fire Departments listed below and to charge a uniform fee of two percent 2 of all taxes collected on their behalf Archer Lodge Fire District 7 cents Banner Fire District 9 cents Bentonville Fire District 8 cents Beulah Kenly Fire District 8 cents Boon Hill Princeton Fire District 5 cents Blackmons Crossroads Fire District 8 cents Brogden Fire District 7 cents Claytex 975 cents Corinth Holder Fire District 10 cents Elevation Fire District 10 cents McLemore - Cleveland Fire District 65 cents Meadow Fire District 6 cents Micro Fire District 10 cents Nahunta Fire District 6 cents Newton Grove Fire District 65 cents Oakland Fire District 7 centsPage1448 June 22 , 2009 – 6 00 pm Continued ONeals - Antioch Fire District 8 cents PI - LE 7 cents Selma 8 cents Shoeheel 10 cents Smithfield 10 cents Strickland Crossroads Fire District 5 cents Thanksgiving 8 cents West Johnston Fire District 7 cents Wilsons Mills Fire District 6 cents Wynn Four Oaks Fire District 7 cents 50 - 210 Fire District 4 cents The above amounts are per one hundred dollar valuation of property listed for taxes as of January 1 , 2009 , located within these Special Fire Districts The Board of Commissioners hereby appropriates to the Special Fire Districts , sums collected for the use by the Special Fire Districts in such manner and for such expenditures as is permitted by law from the proceeds of the tax levy SECTION XIV The Board of Commissioners hereby authorizes the Tax Administrator to bill and collect taxes for the Research Training Zone District at a rate of eight cents per one hundred dollar valuation of property listed for taxes as of January 1 , 2009 , located within the district The ORDINANCE being duly passed and adopted this 22nd day of June , 2009 JOHNSTON COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS ______________________________________________ Wade M Stewart , Chairman ________________________________________________ Paula G Woodard , Clerk to the Board There being no further business , Commissioner W Ray Woodall moved the Board adjourn Commissioner Cookie Pope seconded the motion , which carried by unanimous vote The meeting adjourned at 6 30 pm Wade M Stewart , Chairman Paula G Woodard , Clerk to the BoardPage