June 15, 1987 - 7:00 PM - County Board of Commissioners Meeting Minutes (Recessed)

Meeting of Johnston County Board of CommissionersJune 15, 1987The Johnston County Board of Commissioners reconvened in regular sessionMonday, June 15, 1987, at 7 oclock pm, Commissioners Room, Johnston County Court-house, Smithfield, North Carolina, with the following members presentNorman C Denning, Chairman, Frank B Holding, Vice Chairman, James W Cash, Howard Benton and John M Booker, DVM iEMembers Absent NoneAlso present Richard B Self, County Manager, and Eleanor N Creech, Clerkto the BoardThe Chairman called the meeting to order and the following business wastransacted1 Public Hearing - 1987 -1988 Proposed BudgetPurpose To solicit citizen participation and comments on the proposed 1987 -1988Proposed Budget and the use of Revenue Sharing fundsThe Chairman opened the Public Hearing on the 1987 -1988 Proposed CountyBudgeta Board of Education Wade Stephenson, Chairman, Jimmy R Flowers andDr Dicky Parrish, board members, and Dr James H Ellerbe, SuperintendentWade Stephenson spoke on behalf of the Board of Educations proposed budgetrequest He told the board you know the reputation of the schools in Johnston Countyand education dont come cheap , the schools need the small increase requested inthe Current Expense Budget of 398 Chairman Stephenson told the board, they arenot in a race to see just how high we can rank in expending local dollars, and wehave made contact with school systems in neighboring counties to determine if weare being unreasonable in our request as compared to their requests We discoveredthe following; Sampson County - 37 ; Harnett County - 12 ; Wayne County - 7 ; WakeCounty - 15 ; Nash County - 71 ; Wilson County - 19 ; and Johnston County - 398 Mr Stephenson further stated; if we are unreasonable, it is that our expectationfrom our county government is too low Jimmy R Flowers stated the requested increase is very modest and related,to the recommended state teachers salary increase of 5 and increase in utility costsIf the schools do not get the 398 increase requested, they may have to go backto combination classroomsDr Dicky Parrish made reference to the hospitals request of 250,000 forindigent care and the hospital has been operating in the black for several monthsnow, how can the board justify cutting the school budget by approximately that sameamount and considering this request from the hospital Dr Parrish says the currentexpense request is in line, they have cut the budget as close as they possibly canand feels the Board of Education has a reasonable and justifiable request before theBoard of CommissionersCommissioner John M Booker asked the School Superintendent about the attendanceand boundary lines; Dr Ellerbe responded that it is in the hands of the board attorneys,they are working on plans for student assignment to new schools, with prospects ofgrowth in certain areas of the countyThe Board of Commissioners indicated they recognize the need for the buildingprogram, however, expressed disappointment in the General Assembly and the BasicEducation Program, as it seems it will not relieve the pressure on the countyEach board member expressed their interest, concern and belief in the educationsystem in Johnston County; and the need to catch -up on the construction programThe Chairman stated, there is not a member of this board that does not truly believein the education system in Johnston County, and this board will take your requestin the right manner b Johnston County Sheriffs Department Sheriff Freddy Narron made thefollowing budget request presentation to the boardiThe 1987 -88 annual budget for the Sheriffs Department was very carefullycomputed with consideration as to our established goals The submitted figures areserious requests calculated on actual 1986 -87 budget expenditures and substantiatedestimates of departmental needs to fulfill our goals and objectives123June 15, 1987 ContinuedThis board and I serve at the pleasure of the citizens of Johnston CountyWe have a duty to serve and protect their lives and property This board and theSheriffs Department must work as a team to ensure that our citizens and our countyget the best protection and services that we can giveThe handout I have given you is designed to illustrate to you my requestsPlease observe the handout and take notice that the document lists my first request,the County Managers recommendations and my second requestI can tel I you that I firmly and fully believe that my first budget requestis needed to meet our goals and objectives I could argue to you endlessly and giveyou many good reasons why the first request is valid However, after submitting ourbudget and receiving the County Managers recommendations, we have taken into consider-ation the financial responsibilities of the county and respectfully submit our secondrequestAs the document I have given you indicates, there are four line items of the1987 -88 budget that we need to discuss The salary line item in my second requestincludes the addition of two personnelThe drug problem that you hear about is in our backyards We cannot turnour backs and hope it will go away The two additional personnel I am requestingwould be assigned to the drug division Our narcotics division presently has three3 officers These three 3 officers have a large area to cover as you all knowTheir case road is tremendous and the drug problem continues to grow Many hoursof the three 3 officerss time is used in educating civic organizations and the publicschool students of drug problems I have, and will continue to solicit all outside assist-ance, the SBI, and other agencies will offer Our department interchanging officerswith other agencies Our department is doing everything within the scope and visionthat our manpower and resources allowThis board controls the manpower and resources available to me This boardand I cannot spare anything Give me the funds to employ two additional officers,and provide them with equipment; and approve the special service funds I requestedin at least my second requesti I I The amount of requested funds in this line item is a minimum amount My depart -ment?have to exercise caution and practice a very conservative purchasing plan toremain within the requested funds in this line, item-­Police equipment, gentlemen, is the tool of our trade It is , important to equipan officer with these tools in order for him to be ,efficient and professional Your approvalof at least my second request will be appreciatedCAPITAL OUTLAY VEHICLES The vehicles fleet of our department has thirteen1985 Chevrolets and one 1984 Ford It has been an established practice of this boardto replace at least one third of our fleet yearly This causes a vehicle to be exchangedevery three yearsIn 1985, this board approved nine new positions for my department That sameyear we replaced six of our patrol cars, This caused a purchase of fifteen 1985 modelvehicles Since that time, one of the 198511 Chevrolets was destroyed by no fault of oursAn insurance company of the individual at ault paid the Finance Office for this vehicleI have evaluated everyone of these vehicles We may be able to use three ofthem for a fourth year without excessively high mileage Eleven of the fourteen havein excess of 63,000 miles now and based on estimated mileage from now until replacement,they wi i 1 all have around 100,000 miles History has shown us that when a patrolvehicle reaches 3 years old and 100, 000 riles the cost factor in maintenance and repairsbecomes greater than replacement cost It is important to maintain a dependable fleetApproval of sufficient funds to replace eleven cars will keep our fleet dependableGentlemen, I will remind you that our fleet is classified as emergency vehicles1 respectfully request that you approve the funding of my second request ifDEPARTMENTAL SUPPLIES Funds approvedin thisline item are used for purchasingoffice furnishings, films,and batteries for cameras,supplies for latent fingerprints,portable police radios andpagers and manyotherfundamental items necessary forthe basic operation ofthe department Fiftypercentof our mobile radio equipmentis outdated in style andeven minor repairs are oftennot possible because of the ageof the, equipment Someof this equipment willhaveto be replaced this fiscal yearThe cost of a mobile radiois 2,500i I I The amount of requested funds in this line item is a minimum amount My depart -ment?have to exercise caution and practice a very conservative purchasing plan toremain within the requested funds in this line, item-­Police equipment, gentlemen, is the tool of our trade It is , important to equipan officer with these tools in order for him to be ,efficient and professional Your approvalof at least my second request will be appreciatedCAPITAL OUTLAY VEHICLES The vehicles fleet of our department has thirteen1985 Chevrolets and one 1984 Ford It has been an established practice of this boardto replace at least one third of our fleet yearly This causes a vehicle to be exchangedevery three yearsIn 1985, this board approved nine new positions for my department That sameyear we replaced six of our patrol cars, This caused a purchase of fifteen 1985 modelvehicles Since that time, one of the 198511 Chevrolets was destroyed by no fault of oursAn insurance company of the individual at ault paid the Finance Office for this vehicleI have evaluated everyone of these vehicles We may be able to use three ofthem for a fourth year without excessively high mileage Eleven of the fourteen havein excess of 63,000 miles now and based on estimated mileage from now until replacement,they wi i 1 all have around 100,000 miles History has shown us that when a patrolvehicle reaches 3 years old and 100, 000 riles the cost factor in maintenance and repairsbecomes greater than replacement cost It is important to maintain a dependable fleetApproval of sufficient funds to replace eleven cars will keep our fleet dependableGentlemen, I will remind you that our fleet is classified as emergency vehicles1 respectfully request that you approve the funding of my second request if124June 15, 1987 ContinuedThe Sheriff closed saying he is asking for 89,770 more in his second requestthan what the County Manager has recommended; and respecfully requested the boardto consider this second request He also asked the board to consider more than a 35 salary,increase for county employeesThe Chairman thanked the Sheriff for his presentationc Health Department Shirley Mozingo, Acting Health Director, made thefollowing Maternal Health budget request presentation,tothe boardDoctors Compensation; requested - 231100; recommended - 18,000; reduction- 5,100; Dr L S Woodall, our OB -GYN, Consultant, informed me in the spring thatall the OB and or Pediatrics physicians inquiring about our county was concernedthat compensation for indigent care was only 100 mother and 25 baby These physiciansexpressed the view that a minimum of 30000 should be paid for each mother and5000 for each baby In our current year we have provided service to seventy -three73 children and sixty -four 64 mothers through May 31, 1987 Your considerationof our request to reinstate the proposed 5,100 cut, will allow us to serve the fullcompliment of sixty -six 66 mothers and sixty -six 66 babiesMrs Mozingo stated that she also supports additional salary increase for countyemployees, more than the 35 percent requested in the proposed budgetThe Chairman thanked Mrs Mozingo for her presentation-The Chairman asked if there was anyone else that wished to address the boardregarding the 1987 -1988 Proposed County Budget There was no response to the ChairmansinvitationThe Chairman declared the Public Hearing closed2 Access Road to Industrial Site - Request for PavingCommissioner Frank B Holding moved the North Carolina Department of Trans-portation, Division of Highways, be respectfully requested to pave the existing dirtroad which extends from Flowers Road to the Systems Control building located in theOverton Industrial Park, Kenly, North Carolina, with State discretionary funds providedthe building is occupied and jobs createdCommissioner James W Cash seconded the motion- which carried by unanimousvote3, Budget Amendment - Health DepartmentCommissioner John M Booker moved the Health Department Budget be amendedin the amount of 6,400 received from the State; Child Health - 3,500; and MaternalHealth - 21900Commissioner Frank B Holding seconded the motion which carried by unanimousvote4 Fireworks Display South Johnston SchoolCommissioner James W Cash moved that South Johnston School be granted permissionto hold a fireworks displayCommissioner John M Booker seconded the motion which carried by unanimousvotePUBLIC SAFETYJOHNSTON COUNTY SHERIFFSDEPARTMENT1987 -1988 FISCAL YEAROBJECT OFFIRSTRECOMMENDEDSECONDEXPENDITUREREQUESTBY MANAGERREQUESTSalaries767 970625,820662 000Special Services40,00015,00030,000Departmental Services29170015,00025,000Capital Outlay204,650102,750131,340TOTALS 1042,320 758, 570 848, 340The Sheriff closed saying he is asking for 89,770 more in his second requestthan what the County Manager has recommended; and respecfully requested the boardto consider this second request He also asked the board to consider more than a 35 salary,increase for county employeesThe Chairman thanked the Sheriff for his presentationc Health Department Shirley Mozingo, Acting Health Director, made thefollowing Maternal Health budget request presentation,tothe boardDoctors Compensation; requested - 231100; recommended - 18,000; reduction- 5,100; Dr L S Woodall, our OB -GYN, Consultant, informed me in the spring thatall the OB and or Pediatrics physicians inquiring about our county was concernedthat compensation for indigent care was only 100 mother and 25 baby These physiciansexpressed the view that a minimum of 30000 should be paid for each mother and5000 for each baby In our current year we have provided service to seventy -three73 children and sixty -four 64 mothers through May 31, 1987 Your considerationof our request to reinstate the proposed 5,100 cut, will allow us to serve the fullcompliment of sixty -six 66 mothers and sixty -six 66 babiesMrs Mozingo stated that she also supports additional salary increase for countyemployees, more than the 35 percent requested in the proposed budgetThe Chairman thanked Mrs Mozingo for her presentation-The Chairman asked if there was anyone else that wished to address the boardregarding the 1987 -1988 Proposed County Budget There was no response to the ChairmansinvitationThe Chairman declared the Public Hearing closed2 Access Road to Industrial Site - Request for PavingCommissioner Frank B Holding moved the North Carolina Department of Trans-portation, Division of Highways, be respectfully requested to pave the existing dirtroad which extends from Flowers Road to the Systems Control building located in theOverton Industrial Park, Kenly, North Carolina, with State discretionary funds providedthe building is occupied and jobs createdCommissioner James W Cash seconded the motion- which carried by unanimousvote3, Budget Amendment - Health DepartmentCommissioner John M Booker moved the Health Department Budget be amendedin the amount of 6,400 received from the State; Child Health - 3,500; and MaternalHealth - 21900Commissioner Frank B Holding seconded the motion which carried by unanimousvote4 Fireworks Display South Johnston SchoolCommissioner James W Cash moved that South Johnston School be granted permissionto hold a fireworks displayCommissioner John M Booker seconded the motion which carried by unanimousvote125June 15, 1987 Continued5• Budget DiscussionThe board discussed the proposed budget, including the Schools, the SheriffsDepartment and the Health Departments additional requests as presented as thc PublicHearinga Schools - the board favored an increase to the Schools Current ExpenseBudget; Commissioner Cash recommended an amount of approximately 130,000 increasein the County Managers recommended budget in Current Expense; a total of 5,900,000;other board members concurred in this recommendationb Sheriffs Department - the board discussed the Sheriffs second requestat length, this request is for an additional 89,770 increase in the County Managersrecommended budget;Commissioner Frank B Holding recommended replacement of vehicles that haveas much as 90,000 miles; three vehicles in addition to the eight recommended by theCounty Manager; a total of eleven;The board discussed the request for departmental supplies, equipment and twonew drug agents; the board asked the County Manager and the Sheriff to go over theserequests and come back to the board with a recommendation;c Health Department - the board discussed the additional request fromtheHealth Department - Maternal Health Doctors Compensation - 23,100 is requested;the County Manager recommended 18,000, a reduction of 5,100;Chairman Norman C Denning and Commissioner John M Booker favored andrecommended an increase of 5,100 in the Maternal Health Budget in the area of DoctorsCompensation; a total budget of 23,100;, other board members concurred in this recom-mendation;d Planning Department - the board briefly discussed the request for trucksfor the inspectors; no decision;The board discussed the landfill and ask the County Manager to visit CarteretCounty to make a study on the compactor systemUpon a motion by Commissioner James W Cash, duly seconded by CommissionerFrank B Holding and carried, the board recessed until Thursday, June 25, 1987, at2 oclock pmEleanor N CreecClerk to the Board1Norman C Denning, ChairmanDetailsAnnotationsEntry PropertiesModified11192013 14735 PMCreated492003 20753 PMTemplateMinutesFieldsMinutes - TypeRecessedMinutes - Date6151987Book18