June 22, 1976 - 7:30 PM - County Board of Commissioners Meeting Minutes (Special)

June 22 1976The Johnston County Board of Commissioners met in special session in the CommissionersRoomof the Johnston County Courthouse, Smithfield, North Carolina, Tuesday, June 22, 1976, at730 pm, with the following members presentBentonNorman C Denning, Chairman, Frank B Holding, Vice Chairman, Freddie Adams and HowardMember Absent Hoyt Castleberry HospitalizedCommissioner Freddie Adams opened the meeting with prayerThe following business was transacted1 Public Hearing - 1976 - 1977 BudgetIn accordance with the Local Government Budget and Fiscal Control Act 159 -12b a PublicHearing was announced and held on June 22, 1976, at 730 p m, on the 1976 -1977 Budget in theCommissioners Room of the Johnston County CourthouseNo one appeared before the Board to be heard on the 1976 -1977 Proposed Budget and theChairman closed the Public Hearing session2 Summer Recreation FundsKramer Jackson, County Administrator, advised the Board that Johnston County had been allotE5,92400 from the Federal Government to purchase youth related recreation equipment as they did lastyear and the funds are to be used in the same manner as last yearThe Board instructed Mr Jackson and Commissioner Freddie Adams to work on the recreationprogram and allocate funds to various recreation organizations in the county3 Budget Amendment to Johnston Technical InstituteDr John Tart; President, Johnston Technical Institute, met with the Board and requestedadditional funds in the amount of 2,000 for the Technical Institute for expenses incurred beyondtheir budget anticipationAfter discussion, Commissioner Howard Benton moved that 2,000 be transferred from theContingency Fund of the County General Fund 1099999 and appropriated to the Johnston TechnicalInstitute Budget to be usedfor unanticipated expenses and operating costs incurred as a result ofthe fire destroying the main classroom facility at the instituteCommissioner Freddie Adams seconded the motion which was carried unanimouslyFrom Contingency Fund 1099999 2,000 - To Technical Institute 1069099212,000June 224 Revenue Sharing FundsMr Jackson advised the Board that a Revenue Sharing Proposed Planned UseReport hadbeen submitted in the amount of 910,804 for thenext fiscal year expenditure5 Adoption of the 1976 - 1977 Fiscal Year Budget OrdinanceUpon a motion by Commissioner Frank BHolding, duly seconded by CommissionerFreddieAdams and carried by the following voteAye Frank B Holding, Freddie Adams,Howard Benton, Norman C DenningNay NoneThe following Budget-Ordinance for the1976 - 1977 Fiscal Year was adoptedBUDGET ORDINANCEJohnston County Fiscal Year 1976 - 1977BE IT ORDAINED by the Board of Commissioners of JohnstonCounty, North CarolinaSECTION 1 The following amounts arehereby appropriated in the GeneralFund for theoperation of the county government and its activitiesfor the fiscal year beginningJuly 1, 1976,and ending June 30, 1977 in accordance with the chartof accounts established for JohnstonCountyGoverning Body 13,639Social Services 826,367Administration 34,474Title XX Programs7,500Elections 33,583Aid to Blind12,000Finance 46,024Libraries-0-Tax Listing 82,625Dog Warden21,466Tax Collections 77,172Veterans Service Office29,504Legal 5,400Agriculture Extension96,284Courts 5,470Soil Conservation22,880Register of Deeds 61,900Non Departmental144,170Planning Enforcement 28,480Airport Authority963,750Electrical Inspector 600Capital Improvements 1,887,345Buildings Grounds 114,314Debt Service Fund346,040Sheriff 273,800Hospital198,623Jail 54,250Revaluation150,000Fire Departments 93,856Public School Fund 2,463,516-Landfill 170,798Technical Institute324,514Health Administration 385,039Special Appropriations721,591Johnston County Health 715,493Contingency30,000Coroner 4,100SECTION 2 It is estimated that the following revenues will be availablein the GeneralFund for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1976,and ending June 30, 1977Current years property tax4,048,212Prior years property tax27,834Revenues from State of N C1,852,296Revenues from Federal Grants1,247,075Local Option Sales Tax11000,000Licenses and fees141,000Contribution from Revenue Sharing Fund 170,795iJune 22, 1976 ContSECTION 6 It is estimated that the following revenues will be available in the RevenueSharing Fund for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1975, and ending June 30, 1976U S Treasury 861,000Interest on Investments 7,000Fund Balance Appropriation 42,804 910,804SECTION 7 There is hereby levied a tax at the rate of ninety -three cents 93 per onehundred dollars 100 valuation of property listed for taxes as of January 1, 1976, for the purposeof raising the revenue listed as Current Years Property Taxes in the General Fund in Section 3of this ordinanceThis rate of tax is based on an estimated total valuation of property for the purpose oftaxation of 452,867,000 and an estimated collection rate of 95 The estimated rate of collectionis based on the fiscal 1975 - 76 collection rate of 96 SECTION 8 The Finance Director is hereby authorized to transfer appropriations withina fund as contained herein under the following conditionsa He may transfer amounts between objects of expenditure within a departmentb He may transfer amounts up to 1,000 between departments of the same fund with anofficial report on such transfers at the next regular meeting of the Board ofCommissionersc He may not transfer amounts between funds nor from the contingency appropriationSECTION 9 The Board of County Commissioners hereby levy tax rates for fire districtsin the following amountsArcher Lodge Fire District 8¢Micro Fire District 8¢Beulah Fire District 5?Boon Hill Fire District 5?Oakland Fire District 6¢Corinth Holder Fire District 8¢Wilsons Mills Fire District 8?Wynn Fire District 8¢The above amounts are per one hundred 100 valuation of property listed for taxes as of January 1,1976, located within these special fire districtsThe Board of County Commissioners hereby appropriates to the special Fire Districts, sums collectedfor the use by the special Fire Districts in such manner and for such expenditures as is permittedby law from the proceeds of the tax levySECTION 10 The Board of County Commissioners hereby authorizes the Johnston County TaxCollector to collect taxes for the West Smithfield Sanitary District in compliance with the rateestablished by the West Smithfield Sanitary District Board of Commissioners A charge of 1 onei1percent of all taxes collected for the West Smithfield Sanitary District will be payable to the Counof Johnston for said collection servicesSECTION 11 Adopted by the Johnston County Board of Commissioners this the 22 day ofJune,, 1976Upon a motion by Commissioner Howard Benton, duly seconded by Commissioner Frank BHolding and carried unanimously the Board adjourned 4?? r - C,??Eleanor N Creech, CFerkNorman C Denning, Chairman