June 22, 2004 - 6:45 PM - County Board of Commissioners Meeting Minutes (Special)

10 708 Meeting of the Johnston County Board of Commissioners June 22 , 2004 6 45 pm - Special Session The Johnston County Board of Commissioners met in special session Tuesday , June 22 , 2004 , at 6 45 pm in the Commissioners ’ Meeting Room , Johnston County Courthouse Annex , Smithfield , North Carolina The following members were present Present James H Langdon , Jr , Chairman , Cookie Pope , Vice Chairman , Thomas M Moore , Allen L Mims , Jr , Wade M Stewart , Jeffrey P Carver and W Ray Woodall Absent None Also Present Rick Hester , County Manager , Joyce H Ennis , Clerk to the Board , Della H Knight , Deputy Clerk , John R Massey , Finance Officer , and J Mark Payne , County Attorney The Chairman called the meeting to order and the following business was transacted 1 Extension of 2003 - 04 Recreation Grant - Town of Princeton Upon a motion by Commissioner W Ray Woodall , seconded by Commissioner Cookie Pope and carried by unanimous vote , the Board approved an extension to the Town of Princeton for their 2003 - 04 recreation grant , so they can complete the projects they began during the current year 2 Resolution in Support of Local Telephone Service Between Princeton and Raleigh Wake County Upon a motion by Commissioner W Ray Woodall , seconded by Commissioner Thomas M Moore and carried by unanimous vote , the Board adopted the following resolution in support of local telephone service between the Town of Princeton and Raleigh Wake County RESOLUTION BY THE JOHNSTON COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS IN SUPPORT OF EXTENDED LOCAL TELEPHONE SERVICE BETWEEN THE PRINCETON CALLING AREA AND RALEIGH AND WAKE COUNTY , NORTH CAROLINA WHEREAS , telephone service between Princeton , NC , and Raleigh and Wake County , NC is currently long distance , and WHEREAS , strong commercial , social , and family ties exist between these communities , and WHEREAS , the local telephone calling areas of 90 of Johnston County includes local service between these communities The only two communities that currently do not have local service are the Princeton and Kenly local service areas , and WHEREAS , the Princeton Board of Commissioners believes toll - free calling between the Princeton local calling area and Raleigh and Wake County will benefit all of its citizens and local business , NOW , THEREFORE , the Johnston County Board of Commissioners does hereby support the Town of Princetons request to the North Carolina State Utilities Commission to institute those actions necessary to expand the local telephone calling areas to provide toll - free calling between the Princeton local calling area and Raleigh and Wake County nd Adopted this the 22 day of June , 2004 3 Supplement Letter of Conditions for Additional Loan for Elevation Water District Upon a motion by Commissioner W Ray Woodall , seconded by Commissioner Cookie Pope and carried by unanimous vote , the Board recessed regular session to meet as the Elevation Water District Board The Chairman explained that USDA - RD has issued a supplemental letter of conditions for an additional 800,000 in loan for Elevation Water District He asked the Board to adopt the resolution accepting the letter of conditions for the additional money , which is needed for the project due to the increase in the cost of construction materials [ Reference June 7 , 2004 minutes , bk 23 , p 668 ] Upon a motion by Commissioner W Ray Woodall , seconded by Commissioner Wade M Stewart and carried by unanimous vote , the Board adopted the following resolution accepting the supplemental letter of conditions for USDA - RD loan for Elevation Water District Page709 June 22 , 2004 Continued RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF ELEVATION WATER DISTRICT BE IT RESOLVED That the Elevation Water District Board of Commissioners does hereby accept the conditions set forth in the Letter of Conditions dated June 16 , 2004 , the RUS Bulletin 1780 - 27 , Loan Resolution , dated June 16 , 2004 ; and That the Elevation Water District Board of Commissioners approves as shown on Form RD 442 - 7 , Operating Budget , the proposed sewer operating budget for the loan request ; and That the Chairman of the Board and the Board’s Clerk be authorized to execute all forms necessary to obtain a loan and grant from the USDA Rural Development , Rural Utility Service including , but not limited to the following forms Form RD 1942 - 46 Letter of Intent to Meet Conditions RUS Bulletin 1780 - 27 Loan Resolution Form RD 442 - 7 Operating Budget for Water RUS Bulletin 1780 - 12 Water and Waste Grant Agreement Form RD 1940 - 1 Request for Obligation of Funds Form RD 400 - 1 Equal Opportunity Agreement Form RD 400 - 4 Assurance Agreement Form RD 1910 - 11 Applicant Certification Federal Collection Policies for Consumer or Commercial Debts Form AD 1047 Certification Regarding Debarment , Suspension , and Other Responsibility Matters - Primary Covered Transactions Form AD 1049 Certification Regarding Drug - Free Workplace Requirements Grants Alternative I - For Grantees Other Than Individuals RD Instruction 1940 - Q Certification for contracts , Grants and Loans That the Elevation Water District Board of Commissioners elects to have the interest rate charged by RUS to be the lower of the rate in effect at either the time of loan approval or loan closing ; and , That if the interest rate charged by RUS should be changed between this date and the date of actual loan approval , the Chairman and Board Clerk be authorized to execute new forms reflecting the current interest rate and revised payments as required by RUS ; and , That a rate schedule for sewer use will be adopted by resolution for use when the improvements are in operation ; and , the Elevation Water District may make modifications to the rate system as long as the rate schedule remains reasonable and nondiscriminatory and sufficient to meet the operating cost of the water system budget ; and , That this resolution becomes part of the official minutes of the Board meeting held on June 22 , 2004 nd Adopted this 22 day of June 2004 4 Award of Construction Contract and Adoption of Project Budget - Elevation Water District Based on a negotiated bid amount due to some reduction in the scope of the Elevation Water District construction project , and with additional USDA - RD loan money , staff is requesting the Board award a contract to low bidder Sanford Contractors , Inc of Sanford in the total amount of 5,763,52540 , and approve the project budget of 7,545,000 [ Reference June 7 , 2004 minutes , bk 23 , p 668 ] Upon a motion by Commissioner Wade M Stewart , seconded by Commissioner Cookie Pope and carried by unanimous vote , the Board awarded a contract to Sanford Contractors , Inc of Sanford in the negotiated total amount of 5,763,52540 , and approved the following project budget of 7,545,000 Project Budget Construction a Pipelines 5,763,52540 b Booster Pump Station 121,00000 Contingency 179,56760 Legal 6,00000 Easement and Land 7,50000 Administration 10,00000 Technical Services a Design and Bidding 270,00000 b Construction Administration & Inspection 150,00000 Water Capacity Purchase 435,20000 Equipment meters 234,24000 Equipment booster pumps 36,64700 Pipeline purchased from Harnett County 93,32000Page710 June 22 , 2004 Continued Pipeline reimbursement to Merial Select Co 28,00000 Capitalized Interest 210,00000 Total Project Cost 7,545,00000 Project Funding USDA Rural Development Grant awarded 2,373,00000 USDA Rural Development Loan awarded 3,375,00000 USDA Supplemental Loan 800,00000 Water Subscription Fees 36,00000 County Upsizing Cost 961,00000 Total Funding 7,545,00000 Upon a motion by Commissioner Cookie Pope , seconded by Commissioner W Ray Woodall and carried by unanimous vote , the Elevation Water District Board adjourned , and regular session was resumed 5 Budget Amendment Upon a motion by Commissioner Thomas M Moore , seconded by Commissioner W Ray Woodall and carried by unanimous vote , the Board approved the following budget amendment for Public Utilities to budget revenue received this fiscal year to appropriate line item expenditure accounts FUND BUDGET LINE ITEM REQUESTED CHANGE CODE CLASSIFICATION EXPENDITURE INCREASE DECREASE 69 69001802 Service Meters 78,00000 69 69004500 Contracted Services 24,00000 TOTAL NET EXPENDITURES 102,00000 FUND BUDGET LINE ITEM REQUESTED CHANGE CODE CLASSIFICATION REVENUE INCREASE DECREASE 69 690036191 New M eter Fees 78,00000 69 690036193 Reconnect Fees 24,00000 TOTAL NET REVENUE 102,00000 6 Wastewater User Charges The Chairman announced that the committee appointed to work with the towns concerning wastewater nd user charges met earlier today June 22 and a consensus was reached on charges for transmission and treatment for the different entities involved Upon a motion by Commissioner Wade M Stewart , seconded by Commissioner Cookie Pope and carried by unanimous vote , the Board approved the following charges for wastewater transmission and treatment for bulk users Central Johnston County Regional Wastewater System Bulk User Charges for FY04 - 05 User or Transmission Treatment User Group per 1,000 gallons per 1,000 gallons Town of Smithfield 048 215 Town of Selma 078 215 Town of Pine Level 092 215 Town of Four Oaks 092 215 Town of Clayton 092 128 County Outside Retail Users 122 215 Based on flow passing through County - operated wastewater pumping station s Based on total flow tributary to wastewater treatment plant There being no further business , Commissioner Cookie Pope moved the Board adjourn the 6 45 pm special session Commissioner W Ray Woodall seconded the motion , which carried by unanimous vote Page711 June 22 , 2004 Continued June 22 , 2004 7 00 pm - Special Session The Johnston County Board of Commissioners met in special session Tuesday , June 22 , 2004 , at 7 00 pm in the Commissioners ’ Meeting Room , Johnston County Courthouse Annex , Smithfield , North Carolina The following members were present Present James H Langdon , Jr , Chairman , Cookie Pope , Vice Chairman , Thomas M Moore , Allen L Mims , Jr , Wade M Stewart , Jeffrey P Carver and W Ray Woodall Absent None Also Present Rick Hester , County Manager , Joyce H Ennis , Clerk to the Board , Della H Knight , Deputy Clerk , John R Massey , Finance Officer , and J Mark Payne , County Attorney The Chairman called the meeting to order and the following business was transacted 1 Communications Director Withdraws Request for Additional Personnel County Manager , Rick Hester , informed the Board that Communications Director , Jason Barbour , has withdrawn his request for an additional telecommunication position He stated the department is currently in the process of moving to the first floor of the Law Enforcement Center , and it was felt that until the move is completed , no new position is needed He noted , however , that Mr Barbour may come back to the Board with this request later in the year 2 Public Utilities Proposed Budget Revised Mr Hester informed the Board the Town of Fuquay - Varina has exercised its option to purchase additional water , which has placed an immediate production demand on the County A fifth Clari - Cone needs to be added and the filter loading rate increased as soon as possible to achieve additional capacity Therefore , Public Utilities is asking that their proposed budget be revised to include additional capital outlay of 600,000 under fund 6778107400 This expense will be offset by the amount of capacity charge paid by Fuquay - Varina 3 Support for Sheriff’s Positions Commissioner Wade M Stewart voiced support for Sheriff Bizzell’s request for four new deputy positions He pointed the Sheriff has now assigned four deputies to patrol the highways in the County , targeting speeding motorists , with the hope that this will help reduce the number of accidents He noted the highway patrol that are in the County are doing a good job ; however , there are just not enough of them Commissioner Cookie Pope added her appreciation for what the Sheriff is doing ; but noted it is a shame the County is having to pay local deputies to do this as it is the responsibility of the State 4 Personal Statement and Adoption of 2004 - 05 County Budget Commissioner Allen L Mims , Jr read the following statement , followed by his motion to adopt the 2004 - 05 County Budget First I would like to make some comments about my personal deliberations I started with the Board of Education BOE Financial Audit for the fiscal year ending 6 30 2003 , which showed a general fund balance of 109 million and a total government fund balance of 134 million At our June 14th , 2004 meeting I asked what their fund balance looked like for the end of this fiscal year , and was told 19 million I then asked the amount appropriated from fund balance to balance this past year’s 03 - 04 budget , and was told 2,475,715 This amount added back to the 19 million should have equaled one of the audited numbers ; it doesn’t Later information received showed 2 million appropriated to the budget we are deliberating now Further information suggested a savings this past year of 13 to 24 million to be added to fund balance So according to their number , they are somewhere between 52 and 63 million in fund balance I can now understand how they floated a 15 million school bus purchase this past yearPagePage pageNumber5712 June 22 , 2004 Continued and forgot to ask the county for reimbursement , until they asked for another 12 million for additional buses , and we pointed out that they had not spent the 15 million yet I would like to quote from their June 30 , 2003 audit “ General Fund Budgetary Highlights – For the year , the Board BOE finished with revenues in excess of expenditures of 13 million ” I would like to remind this board , and the citizens , that this was the budget year that the BOE was going to sue the Board of Commissioners BOC , accusing us of not providing enough funding to maintain or enhance a free school system I would like to know if the BOC were guilty and remedied that deficit , as we did , for an additional 250,000 , isn’t the BOE guilty of the same thing by five times as much Next I looked at minutes from BOC meeting 6 12 95 and 9 3 96 where funds of 334,971 and 200,000 were allocated to fund extra teachers , specifically to reduce class size in K , 1,2 grade classes Since then we are up to 125 locally paid teachers , which have apparently been switched over to teaching exceptional students instead of reduced class size , as stated at the June 14th , 2004 meeting Since the State has adopted and funded the teachers for the smaller class sizes in K , 1,2 , and now are looking at doing the same for 3rd grade , shouldn’t these locally paid teachers be paid by the State instead of Johnston County State Statute 115c - 429 b states that the BOC can allocate part or all of its appropriations by purpose , function or project I think in this case that is what was done I can find no evidence that the BOE informed the BOC of this change , and no evidence that the BOC concurred through official action I also looked at State Statute 115c - 426 e “ The local current expense fund shall include appropriations sufficient , when added to appropriations from the State Public School Fund , for the current operating expense of the public school system in conformity with the educational goals and policies of the State and the local BOE , within the financial resources and consistent with the fiscal policies of the BOCC ” This last part seems to be ignored by the BOE when developing their budgets According to recent State Education statistics , JC ranked 14th in school funding , while we ranked 54th in ability to fund schools We have the fastest growing county and school system , which has stretched the county’s financial resources to the max Since I became a commissioner , we have increased school current expense funding by over 100 , while student population has increased by 44 School construction debt service has risen to about 21 million for this year’s budget County fund balance has dropped from 33 million to 23 million , with a corresponding loss of about 1 million in investment revenues per year This BOC has adopted a financial model developed by the Barents Group , a funding formula for school current expense growth plus inflation , and a policy to build schools without a tax increase , all of which have been basically ignored by the BOE when preparing their budget request in direct conflict with NCGS 115c - 426 e The BOE and the BOC have been , and intend to continue , to fund school construction using General Obligation Bonds , and the BOE wants to have a referendum early in 2005 for continued construction Therefore , it is important and advantageous for the county to carry fund balance , not the BOE , since the bond rating agencies and the Local Government Commission look at the county’s financial statement , not the school system’s I therefore make the following motion for the 04 - 05 Budget Motion to adopt the 2004 - 05 County Budget Commissioner Mims moved the Board adopt the 2004 - 05 County Budget as recommended by the County Manager , with the following adjustments lt; For the Board of Education - an additional 300,000 for existing teacher supplement , and additional 650,000 for new ½ classroom teacher supplements per NCGS 115C - 429 b , for classroom teachers only ; a total appropriation of 37,168,080 , with the understanding the Commissioners will look at possible additional funding for school buses later in the year , depending on what the audit report shows lt; Johnston Community College - additional 367,562 for current expense and additional 275,000 for capital outlay ; a total appropriation of 2,985,562 PagePage pageNumber6713 June 22 , 2004 Continued lt; Approve recreation grant funding of 168,517 [ Ref minutes 6 16 04 , bk 23 , p 706 ] , plus approval of funds for small non profits at current FY 03 - 04 levels , with the exception of Harbor , Inc at 10,000 and 6,000 for Patterson high school defibrillator project [ Ref minutes 6 16 04 , bk 23 , p 707 ] lt; Four new positions for the Sheriff , plus a new position in Child Support and Human Resources lt; Fire District taxes as presented by fire district commissions See Budget Ordinance lt; Fee increases as presented , except increase in wastewater commodity charge for retail county customers of 30 cents 1000 gallons instead of 10 cents 1000 gallons As shown below County Retail Wastewater System - User Charges for FY04 - 05 Current Approved Minimum Monthly Charge Varies 750 to 30000 No Changes depending on meter size Commodity Charge for Wastewater Tributary to Wastewater Treatment Plant s 323 per 1,000 gal 353 per 1,000 gal Commodity Charge for Wastewater Tributary to On - Site Treatment and Disposal Facilities 432 per 1,000 gal 463 per 1,000 gal Capital Commodity Surcharge 062 per 1,000 gal No changes lt; Eliminate 50,000 from EMS part time salaries lt; Change rescue squad funding increase from 5 to 6 over FY 03 - 04 levels lt; Add 8,000 for medical director assistant lt; Amend public utilities budget to reflect new revenue and expenditures for water plant expansion as presented Total General Fund budget 127,088,228 Total fund balance needed to balance budget 2,399,214 Commissioner Mims added that hopefully , with the improving economy , the County will realize enough additional revenue so it will not be necessary to dip this much into the fund balance He noted the bond rating agencies like to see a reserves of 18 to 22 , and this would put our fund balance at 165 Commissioner Cookie Pope seconded the motion , which carried by unanimous vote , and the following budget ordinance for the fiscal year 2004 - 05 County Budget was adopted BUDGET ORDINANCE FY 2004 - 2005 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 , 2004 and ending June 30 , 2005 ; the same being adopted by fund and activity within each fund as listed GENERAL FUND EXPENDITURES GENERAL GOVERNMENT 11,678,308 PUBLIC SAFETY 16,525,974 PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT 5,330,718 HUMAN SERVICES 31,706,318 EDUCATION 61,766,910 TOTAL 127,008,228 REVENUES CURRENT YEAR AD VALOREM TAX 69,685,970 SALES TAX 25,869,000 OTHER TAX REVENUES 1,875,000 STATE & FEDERAL 18,751,599 LICENSE , FEES , ETC 7,177,445 INVESTMENT INCOME 250,000PagePage pageNumber7714 June 22 , 2004 Continued TRANSFER FROM OTHER FUNDS 1,000,000 FUND BALANCE APPROPRIATED 2,399,214 TOTAL 127,008,228 TOURISM AUTHORITY EXPENDITURES 593,739 REVENUES 3 OCCUPANCY TAX 586,739 INTEREST INCOME 1,000 MISCELLANEOUS INCOME 3,500 FUND BALANCE APPROPRIATED 2,500 TOTAL 593,739 REVALUATION FUND EXPENDITURES RESERVE FOR REVALUATION 303,788 REVENUES TRANSFER FROM GENERAL FUND 275,000 FUND BALANCE APPROPRIATED 28,788 TOTAL 303,788 SCHOOL BOND FUND EXPENDITURES TRANSFER TO GENERAL FUND 300,000 REVENUES FUND BALANCE APPROPRIATED 300,000 LEO SEPARATION FUND EXPENDITURES PROGRAM COST 95,500 REVENUES FUND BALANCE APPROPRIATED 95,500 HERITAGE COMMISSION FUND EXPENDITURES OPERATING EXPENSE 222,390 REVENUES TRANSFER FROM GENERAL FUND 141,390 OTHER REVENUES 64,500 FUND BALANCE APPROPRIATED 16,500 TOTAL 222,390 SOCIAL SERVICE TRUST FUND EXPENDITURES PROGRAM COST 155,000 REVENUES TRUST RECEIPTS 155,000 MENTAL HEALTH FUND EXPENDITURES OPERATION OF CENTER 10,000,000 REVENUES FEDERAL GOVERNMENT 399,427 STATE GOVERNMENT 4,439,497 TRANSFER FROM GENERAL FUND 1,365,195 ABC - FIVE CENT PER BOTTLE TAX 23,825 ABC PROFITS 4,000 FEES AND CHARGES 3,419,978 INTEREST INCOME 34,394 FUND BALANCE 313,684 TOTAL 10,000,000 COMMUNICATION FUND EXPENDITURES 911 WIRELESS OPERATIONS 179,560 E - 911 OPERATIONS 660,005 TOTAL 839,565PagePage pageNumber8715 June 22 , 2004 Continued REVENUES 911 WIRELESS 165,000 ENHANCED 9 - 1 - 1 660,005 FUND BALANCE APPROPRIATED 14,560 TOTAL 839,565 OTHER COLLECTIONS EXPENDITURES SPECIAL DISTRICT TAX 3,593,000 MOTOR VEHICLE TAX 10,873,800 MOCCASIN CREEK DISTRICT TAX 40,000 TOTAL 14,506,800 REVENUES SPECIAL DISTRICT TAX 3,593,000 MOTOR VEHICLE TAX 10,873,800 MOCCASIN CREEK DISTRICT TAX 40,000 TOTAL 14,506,800 AIRPORT AUTHORITY FUND EXPENDITURES OPERATIONS 858,610 CAPITAL COST 2,277,898 TOTAL 3,136,508 REVENUES FEDERAL GRANTS 2,277,898 FEES AND SERVICES 838,078 LOAN - HANGAR CONSTRUCTION 20,232 INVESTMENT INCOME 300 TOTAL 3,136,508 HOUSING ASSISTANCE PAYMENT PROGRAM FUND EXPENDITURES PROGRAM COST 4,410,193 REVENUES FEDERAL GOVERNMENT HUD 4,410,193 JOB TRAINING PROGRAM FUND EXPENDITURES PROGRAM COST 413,646 REVENUES FEDERAL GOVERNMENT 413,646 WATER DISTRICTS EXPENDITURES DEBT SERVICE 2,439,898 OPERATIONS 3,175,000 TOTAL 5,614,898 REVENUES FUND BALANCE 224,898 RETAIL WATER 2,020,000 MONTHLY BASE FEE 2,600,000 OTHER REVENUE 770,000 TOTAL 5,614,898 PUBLIC UTILITIES EXPENDITURES ADMINISTRATION 643,997 SOLID WASTE 6,728,056 WATER 5,950,753 WASTE WATER 4,742,361 TOTAL 18,065,167 REVENUES ADMINISTRATION 643,997 SOLID WASTE FEES 4,678,868 WATER FEES 5,350,753 WASTE WATER FEES 3,537,522PagePage pageNumber9716 June 22 , 2004 Continued FUND BALANCE - WASTE WATER 1,204,839 FUND BALANCE - SOLID WASTE 2,049,188 FUND BALANCE - WATER 600,000 TOTAL 18,065,167 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 , 2004 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 9,228,487,467 and an estimated collection rate of 9681 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 33 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 24 per ton , and a yard waste fee of 16 per ton shall be levied SECTION V A fee of 55 per household shall be levied to all citizens in the county using the manned compaction sites and the landfill The fee shall be prorated in the manner authorized by the Board A rate of 165 per commercial operation to all businesses using the compaction site , this rate includes a maximum of three 3 ninety gallon containers per week 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 2004 - 2005 A Pay Plan There is hereby adopted a pay plan which includes a performance based adjustment from the FY 03 - 04 pay plan SECTION 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 VII 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 2004 - 2005 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 Page0717 June 22 , 2004 Continued 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 and Kenly 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 6 cents Bentonville Fire District 4 cents Beulah Kenly Fire District 75 cents Boon Hill Princeton Fire District 5 cents Blackmons Crossroads Fire District 6 cents Brogden Fire District 6 cents Claytex 7 cents Corinth Holder Fire District 75 cents Elevation Fire District 8 cents McLemore - Cleveland Fire District 6 cents Meadow Fire District 5 cents Micro Fire District 8 cents Nahunta Fire District 6 cents Newton Grove Fire District 45 cents Oakland Fire District 55 cents ONeals - Antioch Fire District 8 cents PI - LE 6 cents Selma 8 cents Shoeheel 8 cents Smithfield 8 cents Strickland Crossroads Fire District 5 cents Thanksgiving 6 cents West Johnston Fire District 7 cents Wilsons Mills Fire District 6 cents Wynn Four Oaks Fire District 6 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 , 2004 , 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 The ORDINANCE being duly passed and adopted this 22nd day of June , 2004 Page1718 June 22 , 2004 Continued JOHNSTON COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS ______________________________________________ James H Langdon , Jr , Chairman ________________________________________________ Joyce H Ennis , Clerk to the Board 5 Manager’s Salary Adjusted Chairman James H Langdon , Jr spoke of the excellent job that County Manager , Rick Hester , is doing for Johnston County He recommended a 5 salary increase , with the understanding the manager would also be eligible for the merit increases approved for other County employees Commissioner W Ray Woodall moved the Board approve the salary increase for the manager as recommended Commissioner Thomas M Moore seconded the motion , which carried by unanimous vote There being no further business , Commissioner Cookie Pope moved the Board adjourn Commissioner Thomas M Moore seconded the motion , which carried by unanimous vote _________________________________________ James H Langdon , Jr , Chairman ______________________________________ Joyce H Ennis , Clerk to the BoardPage