June 26, 1990 - 7:30 PM - County Board of Commissioners Meeting Minutes (Recessed)

of the Johnston County Board of CommissionersJune 26, 1990The Johnston County Board of Comnissioners reconvened regular session Tuesday, June 26,1990, at 730 pm in the Commissioners Room, Johnston County Courthouse Annex, Smithfield,North Carolina with the following members presentNorman C Denning, Chairman, Frank B Holding, Vice Chairman, James W Cash, John MBooker, DVM, and Jerry F Wood, DDSMembers Absent NoneAlso Present Richard B Self, County Manager, Eleanor N Creech, Clerk to the Board,and Joyce H Ennis, Deputy Clerk to the BoardThe Chairman called the meeting to order and the following business was transacted1 Septic Tank- Inspection Noah Lee BlackmonNoah Lee Blackmon, Sr appeared before the Board requesting permission to build a newhouse on his property, without having to purchase a new septic tank permit Mr Blackmoncontended that the existing septic tank has been maintained properly for twenty -five years Hereported that Environmental Health told him plans for a new four- bedroom house would overloadthe existing tankChairman Norman C Denning advised Mr Blackmon that he and Dr Jerry F Wood serve onthe Board of Health, and would discuss this situation with Environmental Health sanitarians andget back with him in the next ten daysMr Blaclmion also commented on the proposed landfill user fees2 Farm Bureau — Response to Proposed Rural Tipping FeesChairman Denning reported that he and County Manager, Richard Self, met with the FarmBureau Board of Directors to explain the proposed rural landfill user fees The proposal wasfavorably accepted3 School Budget - Current Expiense Fund7ingCommissioner James W Cash recommended that the Schools current expense budget beincreased by 200,000 Commissioner Cash noted that County Manager, Richard Self, had been ableto revise estimated general fund revenues to cover this increaseDr John M Booker remarked in his years on the Board, the County has consistentlysupported the schools, and stated he has been concerned about this years current expensebudget He stressed it will be difficult to provide the 200,000 increase and hold the tax rateat 89 He asked Dr Dicky Parrish, Chairman of the Board of Education, and Dr James Ellerbe,Superintendent of Schools, to respond to Commissioner Cashs proposalDr Ellerbe stated he was disturbed there was no increase originally recommended in theSchools current expense budget He pointed out the proposed 200,000 represents only a 3increase in current expense monies, and in his opinion, it would be very difficult to operate onthat budgetStatistics from two sources, NC Association of County Commissioners and StateDepartment of Public Instruction, on per pupil funding in Johnston County as compared to Stateaverages, were reviewed by Dr Ellerbe and the Board of Commissioners These rankings were notin agreement, and the Board indicated the two reports need to be reconciledDr Dicky Parrish concurred with Dr Ellerbe saying current expense is the heart andsoul of educationComnissioner Frank B Holding remarked the Countys proposed budget reflects increasesin many areas such as Social Services, due to mandates from the State and Federal GovernmentsHe pointed out the County is also mandated to provide the facility needs for the schools, andsupplement what the State provides for the cost of school operation Commissioner Holdingfurther stated that the Commissioners are supportive of the schools, and want to be fair, butCounty funds are limited because Johnston County does not have the tax base of larger counties4 CamQlaint Rural Solid Waste Timina FeeBernice Creech, resident of Pine Level, appeared before the Board opposing landfilluser fees for rural residents He also voiced concerns about the following issues sales tax5 90June 26, 1990 Continuedrevenue returned to towns; extraterritorial zoning of municipalities; county salaries; use ofSheriffs drug buy-money; and peoples rightsConcerning rural tipping fees, the Board assured Mr Creech they intend to do the bestthey can to be fair to everyone Commissioner John Booker explained the fee proposed is not fortrash collection, but for burial at the landfill5 School Budget Review ContinuedHelen Spence of Smithfield appealed to the Board of Commissioners to work with theBoard of Education and consider additional funding of the schools current expense budget Shereferred to the need to attract more industry to increase the tax base, and urged a meeting ofminds between the Countys leadersChairman Denning agreed everyone wants to work for the good of the Countys children,however, he commented that more money would not solve all the problemsCommissioner Holding pointed out the County is continuing to grow and our schoolscontinue to produce many fine professionals6 Sheriffs SalaryChairman Norman C Denning recommended Sheriff Freddy Narrons salary be raised to40,000 in order to be in line with sheriffs salaries in surrounding counties7 Rural Solid Waste Tipping Fee SetUpon a motion by Commissioner Jerry F Wood, seconded by Commissioner James W Cash andcarried by unanimous vote, the Board agreed to assess property owners outside municipalities, a10 fee for garbage burial at the landfill for the fiscal year, July 1, 1990 through June 30,1991, with three exemptions from the charge 1 Vacant property - no dwelling; 2 Householdsserved by a municipality; and 3 Households served by private solid waste haulers name ofcompany requiredCounty Manager, Richard Self, explained cards would be sent to rural addresses andwould be returned, either with the 10 fee, or with notice of exemption8 1990-1991 Budget Ordinance AdoptedCommissioner Frank B Holding made a motion, duly seconded by Commissioner Jerry FWood and carried by unanimous vote, that the curent expense budget for the Board of Education beincreased 200,000 over the 1989-1990 budget appropriation, the sheriffs annual salary beraised to 40,000, and the following 1990-1991 Budget Ordinance be adopted, setting a tax rateof 89 per 100 valuationBUDGET ORDINANCE FY 1990 1991JOHNSTON COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINABE IT ORDAINED by the Board of Commissioners of Johnston County,North CarolinaSECTION I BUDGET ADOPTION There is hereby adopted the followingOperating Budget for the County of Johnston for the Fiscal Yearbeginning July 1, 1990 and ending June 30, 1991; the same beingadopted by fund and activity within each fund as listed591June 26, 1990 ContinuedGENERAL FUNDEXPENDITURESGENERAL GOVERNMENT 3,341,955PUBLIC SAFETY 3,723,170 -PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT 7,583,866HUMAN SERVICES 10,756,400EDUCATION 8,624,750TOTAL 34,030,141REVENUESCURRENT YEAR AD VALOREM TAX 17,973,406PRIOR YEARS AD VALOREM TAX 506,500REVENUE FROM OTHER GOVERNMENTS • 4,733,818LOCAL OPTION SALES USE TAX 5,003,800LICENSE, FEES, ETC 5,462,617INTE LEST EARNINGS 350,000TOTAL 34,030,141TOURISM AUTHORITYEXPENDITURES 234,500REVENUES3 OCCUPANCY TAX 230,000STATEGRANTS 1,000INTEREST INCOME 3,500TOTAL 234,500SCHOOL CAPITAL CONSTRUCTIONEXPENDITURESGENERAL CAPITAL OUTLAY 1,000,000CONS ]R JCTION RENOVATION 1,354,144CONT11,15ENCIES 276,972RESEUVE FOR LAND BUILDING 2,368,884TOTAL 5,000,000592June 26, 1990 ContinuedSCHOOL CAPITIU,-CONSTRUCTIONREVENUE13FIRST 12 SALES TAX 30 726,900GE14ERAL FUND 12 SALES TAX 10 242,300SECOND 12 SALES TAX 60 1,444,800GENERAL FUND 12 SALES TAX 40 963,200INTEREST 60,000GENERAL FUND PROPERTY TAX 1,562,800TOTAL 5,000,000WATER AND SEWER CONSTRUCTION FUNDEXPENDITURES 11 248,770REVENUESCLAYTON REIMBURSEMENT 101,420KENLY REIMBURSEMENT 50,000BENSON REIMBURSEMENT 7,350WATER SURCHARGE 90,000TONOAL I 248,770REVALUATION FUNDrEXPENDITURERESERVE FOR REVALUATION 100,000REVENUESTRANSFER FROM GENERAL FUND 100,000DEBT SERVICE FUNDEXPENDITURESSCHOOL PRINCIPAL 400,000HOSPITAL PRINCIPAL 850,000SCHOOLINTEREST 587,050HOSPITAL INTEREST 171,500SCHOOL FEES 22,025HOSPITAL FEES 1,325LEASE, PURCHASE 309,716MISCELLANEOUS 7,000ASCS BUILDING 89,384TOTAL 2,438,000rJune 26, 1990 ContinuedDEBT SERVICE FUNDREVENUESINTEREST INCOME 150,000TRANSFER FROM GENERAL FUND 2,288,000TOTAll 2,438,000MENTAL HEALTH FUNDEXPENDITURESOPERATION OF CENTER 4,846,525REVENUE --FEDERAL GOVERNMENT 469,465STATE GOVERNMENT 2,795,975TRANSFER FROM GENERAL FUND 825,000ABC - FIVE CENT PER BOTTLE TAX 24,000ABC PROFITS 4,000FEES AND CHARGES — 652,715INTEREST INCOME 50,000FUND BALANCE 25,370TOTAL 4,846,525COMMUNICATION FUNDEXPENDITURESOPERATION OF CENTER 233,264i,l;Vii L4lij KENLY 3,964FOUROAKS 4,785PILE LEVEL 4,625PRINCETON 4,755MICRO 830JO?NSTON COUNTY FIRE ASSOCIATION 9,075JOHNSTON COUNTY RESCUE ASSOCIATION 39,392TRANSFER FROM GENERAL FUND 165,838TOTAL 233,264r 7 I _ _ Jo_4 z_ I 1? 1,0EXPENDITURESOPERATIONS CAPITAL COST TOrvAL 241,564935,6241,177,188593594June 26, 1990 ContinuedAIRPORT AUTHORITY FUNDREVENUESFEDs1311,AL GRANTS _ 578,500STATE GRANTS 174,812TRA- I,FER FROM GENERAL FUND 174,360FEE;3 AND SERVICES 188,340FUND BALANCE 61,176TOTAL 1,177,188HOUSING ASSISTANCE PAYMENT PROGRAM FUNDEXPENDITURESPROGRAM COST 1,505,450REVENUESFEDERAL GOVERNMENT HUD 1,505,450CONTINGENCY FUNDEXPENDITURESRESEi2VE FOR FUTURE AMENDMENTS 200,000REVENUE;TPI,NSFER FROM GENERAL FUND 200,000JOB TRAINING PROGRAM FUNDEXPENDITURESPROGRAM COST 361,350REVENUESFEDERAL GOVERNMENT 361,350I595June 26, 1990 ContinuedPUBLIC UTILITIESEXPENDITURESADMINISTRATION 99,000SOLID WASTE 1,400,452WASTE WATER 1,842,025TOTAL 3,341,477REVENUESSOLID WASTE DISPOSALINDIRECT COST TRANSFER FROM GENERALTRANSFER FROM CAPITALWASTE WATER FEES INTEREST INCOME FEES 695,488 99,000FUND 704,964RESERVE 828,025 964,000 50,000TOT ,L 3,341,477INTERGOVERNMENTAL SERVICE FUNDTELEPHONE ACCOUNTEXPENSESOPERATIONS 252,300REVENUESFEES 252,300SECTION XT share is hereby levied a Tax Rate of eighty -nine 89cents per one hundred dollars valuation of property listed fortaxes as of January 1, 1990 This rate shall be levied entirely inthe General FundThe Tax Rate is based on an estimated total valuation of propertyfor the purposes of taxation of 2,144,280,973 and an estimatedcollection rate of 9418 SECTION III Schedule B Licenses shall be levied in accordancewith the Nortn Carolina Revenue ActSECTION IV Inspection Fees and Environmental Sanitarian Feesshall be continued as per schedule in the Clerks OfficeSECTION V Landfill Tipping Fees shall be levied at a rate of 15per ton for solid waste generated in Johnston County A rate offour times the inside rate shall be levied for all solid wastegenerated outside of Johnston County A Solid Waste EnforcementOfficer is designated within the Public Utilities Section toenforce Solid Waste Laws, Rules and Regulations in Johnston Countyto ensure compliance with Senate Bill 111 June 26, 1990 ContinuedSECTION VI Rural residential tipping fee shall be levied at arate of 10 per household and business excluding all within thecorporate limits of a municipality and those served by privatecollection serviceSECTION VII Salaries The following shall govern salary and wagecompensation for Fiscal Year 1990 - 1991A Pay PlanThere is hereby adopted a pay plan applicable to allCounty employees The pay plan shall have arange of 15steps with each step divided into two equal partsB Sala -r AdjustmentsEacli classification is to be continuously reviewed andadju,stments instituted to make the plan fair for allclasses of employeesSECTION VIII The Budget Officer is hereby authorized to transferappropriations within a fund as contained herein under thefollowing conditions as specified in North Carolina General Statute159A The Budget Officer may transfer amounts between objectsof expenditure within departments listed in thisOrdinanceB The Budget Officer may transfer amounts up to 5,000between departments of the same fundC The Budget Officer may not transfer amounts between fundsnor f rom the Contingency Fund without prior Board ActionSECTION IX Restricted Revenues The Finance Officer is herebydirected to fund appropriations which have specified revenues priorto funding with General Fund monies This is to include but notlimited to Fines and Forfeitures, ABC profits, Sales Tax, State andFederal Grants, and Forestry Revenues That a non - profitcorporation continued to issue obligations to finance the purchaseand constructs n of fixed assets to included but not limited toutility line, and buildingsSECTION X School Capital Outlay ]Fund is hereby created and is tobe funded through sales tax, property tax, and interest income upto a total of 5,000,000SECTION XI Encumbrances All outstanding encumbrances from PriorFiscal Years are to be carried forward to Fiscal Year 1990 - 1991SECTION XII The Board of Commissioners hereby authorizes theJohnston County Tax Administrator to collect taxes for the Towns ofClayton, Smithfield, Pine Level, Micro, Kenly, and SmithfieldDowntown Development District in compliance with the contractsadopted by the various governing boards A charge of two percent2 of all taxes collected for the governmental units will bepayable to Jr;lhnston County for said billing and collectionservices1iiJune 26, 1990 ContinuedSECTION XIII The Board of Commissioners hereby authorizes the TaxAdministrator to bill and collect taxes for the West SmithfieldSanitary District and Whitley Heights Sanitary District and for theFire Departments listed below and to charge a uniform fee of twopercent 2 of all taxes collected on their behalfArcker Lodge Fire District 8centsBanner Fire District 4centsBentonville Fire District 7centsBeuah Kenly Fire District 5centsBoon Hill Princeton Fire District 5-centsBlackmons Crossroads Fire District 6centsBrogden Fire District 4 6centsCorinth Holder Fire District 8centsElevation Fire District 7centsMcLemore- Cleveland Fire District 6centsMeadow Fire District 6centsMicro Fire District 8centsNewton Grove Fire District 6centsOakland Fire District 5centsONeals- Antioch Fire District 6centsStrickland Crossroads Fire District 7centsWest Johnston Fire District 6centsWilsons Mills Fire District 6centsWynn Four Oaks Fire District 4cents50 -210 Fire District 5centsThe above amounts are per one hundred dollar valuation of propertylisted for taxes as of January 1, 1990, located within theseSpecial Fire DistrictsThe Board of Commissioners hereby appropriates to the Special FireDistricts, sums collected for the use by the Special Fire Districtsin such manner and for such expenditures as is permitted by lawfrom the proceeds of the tax levyThe ORDINANCE being duly passed and adoptedthis 26th day ofJune, 1990JOHNSTON COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS0Norman C Denning, Ch?irmanEleanor N Creech, Clerk to the BoardI597June 26, 1990 ContinuedCommentsChairman Denning thanked everyone for the hard work and long hours spent on the newbudget He reflected the Board looks forward to continued growth, more industries, and moreresources to help in providing for educational needs in the CountyCommissioner Frank B Holding noted that all governments across the nation are facingthe same problems, expense of protecting the environment and providing better schools; it takespatience, understanding and time to deal with these problems9 Budget Amendments ApprovedUpon a motion by Commissioner Frank B Holding, seconded by Commissioner John M Bookerand carried by unanimous vote, the Board adopted the following budget amendmentsA Health Department - Rural OB Care IncentiveExpenditure Increase - Maternal Health10- 5925 -0421 1,14000Revenue Increase - Maternal Health10- 3519 -823 DEHNR ROCI Funds 1,14000B Public Utilities - Landfill DivisionExpenditure Increase105850 3110 Tire Disposal 3,98591Revenue Increase103351 8200 State Tire Disposal Fees 3,9859110 Budget Amendments ApprovedCommissioner Jerry F Wood moved the following Budget Amendments be approvedCommissioner James W Cash seconded the motion which carried by unanimous voteExecutive SessionUpon a motion by Commissioner Frank B Holding, seconded by Commissioner James W Cashand carried by unanimous vote, the Board recessed regular session to meet in executive sessionfor the purpose of discussing an industrial prospectsriiiA Court FacilitiesExpenditure IncreasesVarious line items - 105210 Budget Code 15,44000Revenue Increase Ad Valorem Taxes Delinquent10310011 15,44000iB TelephoneExpenditure IncreasesVarious Line Items 404150 Budget Code 5,25000Revenue Increase - Fund Balance4039908100 5,25000C Legal ProfessionalExpenditure Increase - Misc Law Suits10470057 60,00000Revenue Increase - Ad Valorem Taxes Delinquent10310011 60,00000D JailExpenditure Increase - Various Line Items105200 Line Items 66,10000Revenue Increase - Ad Valorem Taxes Delinquent10310011 66,10000E Social Services Public AssistanceExpenditure Increases - Various Line Items106140 28,61842Revenue IncreasesUnderspent CoApprop89 90 Delinq Taxes 28,61842Commissioner James W Cash seconded the motion which carried by unanimous voteExecutive SessionUpon a motion by Commissioner Frank B Holding, seconded by Commissioner James W Cashand carried by unanimous vote, the Board recessed regular session to meet in executive sessionfor the purpose of discussing an industrial prospectsriii599June 26, 1990 ContinuedRegular SessionUpon a motion by Commissioner Frank B Holding, duly seconded by Commissioner John MBooker and carried by unanimous vote, the Board adjourned executive session and resumed regularsessionUpon a motion by Commissioner Jerry F Wood, seconded by Commissioner John M Bookerand carried by unanimous vote, the Board adjournedJoyc H Ennis, Deputy ClerkNorman C Denning, Chairman