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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1980-04-08 RM Exhibits v 'c.~ '.''''!:l'''''1T'? d C>,M- . (. )-;j ~t', . J...iJ> i j eL-~ S;:-' 7 MINUTES OF PUBLIC HEARING ON 1979/80 BUDGET AND ft~VEN~~ SHARING BUDGET ~ ASSEMBLY I:i. The New Hanover County Board of Commissioners met on Tuesday, June 22, 1979, at 7:00 o'clock p. m. to hold a public hearing on the proposed budget for 1979/80 and on the Revenue Sharing budget. Members present were Commissioners Claud O'Shields, Jr.; Chairman Ellen C. Clerk to the Board, Alyce B. Rusmisell. the meeting. Howard L. Armistead, Jr.; Karen E. Gottovi; Williams; County Manager Dan W. Eller; and Comm. Vivian S. Wright arrived later in Chm. Williams called the meeting to order. Comm. O'Shields offered the invocation. PUBLIC HEARING ON 1979/80 BUDGET AND REVENUE SHARING BUDGET Chm. Williams opened the public hearing and the following persons appeared to comment: Mayor S. L. Doty and Mr. Bill Roberson of Kure Beach appeared before the Board to discuss erosion control project. COMM. WRIGHT ARRIVED AT 7:25 O'CLOCK P. M. AND WAS PRESENT FOR THE REST OF THE MEETING. Mrs. Dorothy Nelson commented on cutting out the teacher supplement; on the asbestos ceiling replacement in the schools budget; the Sheriff's budget and the Social Services budget. Mr. Joe Rogers commented on erosion control, excessive school bussing, the Sheriff's budget and the Social Services budget. Mr. Ted Sampley presented a proposed tax limitation mandate which would limit the tax to $.50 per $100 valuation. Sheriff Radewicz commented. County Manager Eller explained the procedure followed in arriving at salary schedule. Mrs. Ruth Lee commented. Comm. Gottovi moved to recess the meeting until 8:20 o'clock p. m. BREAK Chm. Williams recessed the meeting for a break from 7:56 o'clock p. m. until 8:26 o'clock p. m. PUBLIC HEARING ON 1979/80 BUDGET AND REVENUE SHARING BUDGET (CONTINUED) Mr. Ted Sampley commented on the landfill situation. ADJOURNMENT Comm. Armistead moved, seconded by Comm. Gottovi, that the meeting be adjourned. Upon vote, the motion carried unanimously. Chm. Williams recessed the meeting at 8:29 o'clock p. m. Respectfully submitted, ~6,A7~Lt Alyce B. Rusmisell Clerk to the Board -f!j , 0:. MINUTES OF BUDGET HEARING, JUNE 11, 1979 Page 1 ASSEMBLY The New Hanover County Board of Commissioners met on Monday, June 11, 1979, at 9:00 o'clock a. m. in the Assembly Room, New Hanover County Administration Building, Wilmington, North Carolina, to discuss proposed budget for Fiscal Year 1979/80. Members present were Commissioners Howard L. Armistead, Jr.; Karen E. Gottovi; Claud O'Shields, Jr.; Vivian S. Wright; Chairman Ellen C. Williams; County Manager Dan W. Eller; and Clerk to the Board, Alyce B. Rusmisell. No members were absent. Chm. Williams called the meeting to order. DISCUSSION OF PROPOSED PUBLIC SCHOOLS BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 1979/80 Dr. Carl Unsicker, Chairman of'the Board of Education, and Dr. Harold Hulon, Mrs. Dorothy Johnson, Mrs. Mary Hood and Mrs. Gloria Willis, members of the Board of Education, appeared before the Board to present the public schools budget for 1979/80. Dr. Heyward Bellamy, Superintendent of Schools, Mr. Billy Mason, Asst. Super- intendent of Schools, and Mrs. Nina Tenuta, Finance Officer, appeared before the Board to answer questions on the public schools budget. The following persons from the public schools administration were present to answer questions from the Board concerning energy conservation measures: Mr. Jasper Davis, Business Manager Mr. Jim Gearhart BREAK Chm. Williams recessed the meeting for a break from 10:15 O'clock a. m. until 10:40 o'clock a. m. DISCUSSION ON PROPOSED SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT BUDGET Sheriff T. A. Radewicz and Capt. T. H. Evans appeared to present the Sheriff's Department budget request and answer questions from the Board. Comm. Wright moved, seconded by Comm. Gottovi, to reduce the Utilities Acct. #11 510 13, by $3,000 since the building would not be occupied a full 12 months. Upon vote, the motion carried unanimously. Capt. Larry Hayes commented on the use of fuel conserving automobiles. Comm. Wright moved, seconded by Chm. Williams, to cut out the $600 for the paper shredder. Upon-vote, the motion was defeated as follows: Voting Aye: Voting Noe: Comm. Wright and Chm. Williams Comm. Armistead, Gottovi and O'Shields Comm. Gottovi moved to approve the Sheriff's budget as presented minus the $3,000 in the Utilities line item. Comm. Wright pointed out some other changes that needed to be made. Lt. Spell appeared before the Board to answer questions on the Jail budget. Comm. Wright moved, seconded by Comm. O'Shields, to change the Lieutenant positions in the Jail and Detective Divisions to Captains. Upon vote, the motion carried as follows: ~..J:/ '!"- MINUTES O~ BUDGET HEARING, JUNE 11, 1979 Page 2 . SHERIFF'S 'BUDGET Voting Aye: Voting Noe: " (CONTINUED) Comm. Armistead, Gottovi, O'Shields and Wright Chm.Williams Comm. Gottovi moved, seconded by Comm. Armistead, to approve the Sheriff's Department budget subject to the changes made today and to put all of the currently vacant positions at a step 1 of the grade for that position. Upon vote, the motion carried unanimously. POSTPONEMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES BUDGET HEARING Comm. Armistead moved, seconded by Comm. Wright, to postpone the discussion on the Social Services Budget to the first thing Thursday morning. Upon vote, the motion carried as follows: Voting Aye: Voting Noe: Comm. Armistead, Wright and Chm. Williams Comm. Gottovi and O'Shields COMM. ARMISTEAD LEFT THE MEETING AT 12:05 O'CLOCK P. M. AND WAS ABSENT FOR THE REST OF THE MEETING. DISCUSSION OF OFFENDER AID AND RESTORATION BUDGET Mr. Meares Harriss, Chairman, and Mr. H. G. Grohman of the OAR Board of Directors, and Ms. Cheryl Dellinger appeared before the Board to present the OAR Budget and answer questions from the Commissioners. Comm. Wright moved, seconded by Comm. Gottovi, to approve the Offender Aid & Restoration Budget. Upon vote, the motion carried as follows: Voting Aye: Absent: Comm. Gottovi, O'Shields, Wright and Chm. Williams Comm. Armistead SUGGESTION FOR CHANGING MUSEUM AND AIRPORT BUDGET HEARINGS Comm. Wright suggested changing the Museum and Airport budget hearings to Thursday morning instead of Thursday afternoon. ADJOURNMENT Comm. O'Shields moved, seconded by Comm. Wright, that the meeting be adjourned. Upon vote, the motion carried as follows: Voting Aye: Absent: Comm. Gottovi, O'Shields, Wright and Chm. Williams Comm. Armistead Chm. Williams adjourned the meeting at 12:20 o'clock p. m. Respectfully submitted, ~,6.I?~ Alyce B. Rusmisell Clerk to the Board + ~ MINUTES OF BUDGET HEARING, JUNE 13, 1979 Page 1 ASSEMBLY The New Hanover County Board of Commissioners met on Wednesday, June 13, 1979, at 2:30 o'clock p. m. in the Assembly Room, New Hanover County Administration Building, Wilmington, North Carolina, to discuss the proposed budget for fiscal year 1979/80. Members present were Commissioners Howard L. Armistead, Jr.; Karen E. Gottovi; Claud O'Shields, Jr~; Vivian S. Wright; Chairman Ellen C. Williams; County Manager Dan W. Eller; and Clerk to the Board, Alyce B. Rusmisell. No members were absent. Chm. Williams called the meeting to order. APPROVAL OF DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S BUDGET Comm. Wright moved, seconded by Comm. Armistead, that the District Attorney's budget be approved as proposed in the amount of $3,065. Upon vote, the motion carried unanimously. District Attorney Allen Cobb requested permission to go ahead and order the furniture. APPROVAL OF HEALTH DEPARTMENT BUDGET Dr. William Eakins, Chairman of the Board of Health; Dr. James Finger, Health Director; and Mrs. Mabel Price, Administrative Assistant, appeared before the Board to present the Health Department budget and answer questions from the Commissioners. After discussion concerning the range changes in various Health Department positions, Comm. Wright moved, seconded by Comm. O'Shields, not to give step in- creases to employees who had range increases. Upon vote, the motion carried un- animously. After further discussion, Comm. Gottovi moved, seconded by Comm. O'Shields, to leave the Health Department salaries alone. Upon vote, the motion carried as follows: Voting Aye: Voting Noe: Comm. Gottovi, O'Shields and Chm. Williams Comm. Armistead and Wright Comm. Gottovi moved, seconded by Comm. Armistead, to increase the Supplies Acct. and the Revenue items in the Animal Control budget in order to give distemper shots to puppies. Upon vote, the motion carried unanimously. Comm. Gottovi moved, seconded by Comm. Wright to approve the Health budget as amended. Upon vote, the motion carried as follows: Voting Aye: Voting Noe: Comm. O'Shields, Gottovi, Wright and Chm. Williams Comm. Armistead BREAK Chm. Williams recessed the meeting for a break from 3:45 o'clock p. m. until 4:00 o'clock p. m. APPROVAL OF MENTAL HEALTH BUDGET Mr. Mel Martin, Area Director of the Southeastern Mental Health Center, Dr. William Robison, the Staff Psychiatrist, and Bill Royal, Finance Officer, appeared before the Board to explain the Mental Health budget and answer questions from the Commissioners. Upon motion by Comm. O'Shields, seconded by Comm. Gottovi, the Mental Health budget was unanimously approved as presented. ~ Page 2 MINUTES OF, BUDGET HEARING, JUNE 13, 1979 (CONTINUED) APPROVAL OF LIBRARY BUDGET Dr. James Hundley, Chairman and Mr. Lenox Cooper, Jr.; Mrs. Blanche Tucker, and Mrs. Louise Smith, members of the Library Advisory Board; and, Ms. Katherine Howell, Library Director, appeared before the Board to present the Library budget and answer questions from the Commissioners. County Manager Eller commented on the Carolina Beach Library becoming a part of the County system. Comm. Gottovi moved to approve the purchase of the COM Catalog system contingent upon being able to use CETA workers for the conversion. After discussion, it was agreed to take this request into consideration for later action. Comm. O'Shields moved, seconded by Comm. Gottovi, to approve the Library budget as submitted and hold the other request for action later on. Upon vote, the motion carried unanimously. APPROVAL OF CAPE FEAR TECHNICAL INSTITUTE BUDGET Mr. M. J. McLeod, President, and Mr. Charles Coleman, Business Manager, of Cape Fear Technical InstituteJappeared before the Board to answer questions on their budget. /(See Minute Book 18~ Page 572 for clarification on motion.) Comm. Gottovi moved, seconded by Comm. O'Shields, to reduce Acct. #6111 down to $93,680. Upon vote, the motion carried unanimously. Mr. Coleman outlined the following changes in their proposed budget: Acct. flll01 - $ 3,400 Acct. #2801 - $ 1,830 Acct. #5101 - $ 785 Acct. #5105 - $ 786 Ac c t. #6201 - $13,878 Acct. #6204 - $24,465 Acct. ff710F - $ 1,045 Comm. Gottovi moved, seconded by Comm. O'Shields, to approve the Cape Fear Technical Institute budget as amended. Upon vote, the motion carried unanimously. APPROVAL OF PARKS & RECREATION BUDGET Parks & Recreation Director Steve Stevens appeared before the Board to answer questions on his proposed budget. Finance Officer Felix Cooper explained the need to add $9,390 to Acct. #11 620 04 and also to the Revenue Acct.^ #11 350 20 on Page 4 to account for rebudgeting the CAMA Planning Grant which would be completed this year. Comm. Wright moved, seconded by Comm. Armistead, to approve the Recreation budget with that one change. Upon vote, the motion carried unanimously. "'" .' MINUTES OF BUDGET HEARING, JUNE 13, 1979 (CONTINUED) . Page 3 APPROVAL OF CONTRIBUTION TO SOIL & WATER CONSERVATION Comm. O'Shields moved, seconded by Comm. Armistead, to approve the co~tribution to the Soil & Water Conservation Board in the amount of $6,292. Upon vote, the motion carried unanimously. (See Minute Book 18~ Page 572~ for clarification on motion.) ADJOURNMENT Chm. Williams moved, seconded by Comm. Gottovi, that the meeting be adjourned. Upon vote, the motion carried unanimously. Chm. Williams adjourned the meeting at 5:35 o'clock p. m. Respectfully submitted, ~~$./?~~ Alyce B. Rusmisell Clerk to the Board I I I --. - - -.-- -- ----------"-----'-.-:&;-------------------..-..~-.-~.~-~~~..-~~~":J~.~r-"'''''''m..-..... ---I Armistead moved, seconded by Comm. Wright, that the grade be raised to 64-4 with a merit increase in January. Comm. Armistead withdrew his motion and Corom. Wright moved, that the Clerk to the Board be reclassified to grade 67-4. Comm. Wright amended her motion, seconded by Comm. Armistead, that the Clerk to the Board be reclassified to 70-1 which would be $15,243. Upon vote, the motion carried unanimously. Comm. Q'Shields moved, seconded by Comm. Armistead, to approve the Governing Body budget with the changes that were made. Upon vote, the motion carried unanimously. APPROVAL OF ADMINISTRATION BUDGET Corom. Gottovi moved, seconded by Corom. Armistead, to approve the Administration Budget. Upon vote, the motion carried unanimously. ~ ~- ~ ~ Page 1 MINUTES O~ BUDGET MEETING, JUNE 14, 1979 ASSEMBLY The New Hanover County Board of Commissioners met on Thursday, June 14, 1979, at 8:30 o'clock a. m. in the Assembly Room, New Hanover County Administration Building, Wilmington, North Carolina, to discuss the proposed budget for fiscal year 1979/80. Members present were Commissioners Howard L. Armistead, Jr.; Karen E. Gottovi; Claud O'Shields, Jr.; Vivian S. Wright; Chairman Ellen C. Williamsj County Manager Dan W. Ellerj and Clerk to the Board, Alyce B. Rusmisell. No members were absent. Chm. Williams called the meeting to order. APPROVAL OF GOVERNING BODY BUDGET Comm. Wright moved to cut out the Group Insurance on Page 8. The motion did not receive a second. Comm. Armistead moved, seconded by Comm. O'Shields, to leave in.the group insurance. Upon vote, the motion carried as follows: Voting Aye: Voting Noe: Comm. Armistead, O'Shields and Chm. Williams Comm. Gottovi and Wright On the request of Chm. Williams, the Clerk to the Board had prepared a description of her duties and responsibilities and Chm. Williams had furnished each member of the Board a copy. After discussion on the duties and responsibilities and the possibility of clerical assistance from the clerk that was requested in the Administration budget, Comm. Armistead moved, seconded by Comm. Wright, that the grade be raised to 64-4 with a merit increase in January. Comm. Armistead withdrew his motion and Comm. Wright moved, that the Clerk to the Board be reclassified to grade 67-4. Comm. Wright amended her motion, seconded by Comm. Armistead, that the Clerk to the Board be reclassified to 70-1 which would be $15,243. Upon vote, the motion carried unanimously. Comm. Q'Shields moved, seconded by Comm. Armistead, to approve the Governing Body budget with the changes that were made. Upon vote, the motion carried unanimously. APPROVAL OF ADMINISTRATION BUDGET Comm. Gottovi moved, seconded by Comm. Armistead, to approve the Administration Budget. Upon vote, the motion carried unanimously. APPROVAL OF DATA PROCESSING BUDGET Finance Officer Felix Cooper explained the plan for implementation of the data processing system. Comm. Gottovi moved, seconded by Comm. O'Shields, to approve the Data Processing Budget in the amount of $45,000. Upon vote, the motion carried unanimously. APPROVAL OF CONTINGENCIES BUDGET Upon motion by Comm. Wright, seconded by Comm. O'Shields, the Contingencies budget was unanimously approved in the amount of $200,000. MINUTES OF BUDGET MEET~NG, JUNE 14, 1979 (CONTINUED)' Page 2 APPROVAL OF PLANNING & ZONING BUDGET Planning Director Bill Farris appeared before the Board budget request and answer questions from the Commissioners. to explain the Planning Upon motion by Comm. O'Shields, seconded by Comm. Gottovi, the Planning and Zoning budget was unanimously approved in the amount of $214,146. APPROVAL OF FINANCE DEPARTMENT BUDGET Upon motion by Comm. Armistead, seconded by Chm. Williams, the Finance Department budget was unanimously approved in the amount of $137,222. APPROVAL OF CORONER'S BUDGET Upon motion by Comm. O'Shields, seconded by Comm. Gottovi, the Coroner's budget was unanimously approved in the amount of $31,184. APPROVAL OF SOCIAL SERVICES BUDGET Mr. Frank Ballard, Chairman of the Social Services Board, and Mr. Wayne Morris, Director of Social Services, appeared before the Board to explain their budget and answer questions from the Board. BREAK Chm. Williams recessed the meeting for a break from 10:10 o'clock a. m. until 10:25 o'clock a. m. SOCIAL SERVICES BUDGET (CONTINUED) Comm. Armistead moved seconded by Comm. Wright, the attorney and not fund the other 11 positions and redo the room in the basement be reduced to $8,000. as follows: to fund the new position for that the $16,000 required to Upon vote, the motion carried Voting Aye: Voting Noe: Comm. Armistead, Wright and Chm, Williams Comm. Gottovi and O'Shields Comm. Gottovi moved, seconded by Chm. Williams, to put 5 of those positiolli;; on the call-back list to be considered when the budget process W~s ~inished, Upon vote, the motion carried as follows: Voting Aye: Voting Noe: Comm. Gottovi, O'Shields and ChID. Williams Comm. Armiste~d and Wright APPROVAL OF HUMAN SERVICES BUDGETS UNDER SOCIAL SERVICES Comm. Wright moved that the $4,271 be appropriated for the services For the Agin9 Food Program instead of SENCland Community Action. Comm. O'Shields moved to put the funds in a Congregate Feeding Program AccQunt. Comm. Wright moved to fund Services for the Aging at $.13,000. Comm. O'Shields moved, seconded by Comm. Gottovi, to apProve the services for the Aging request of $13,537 as recoll1IT!ended. (See Minute Book 18~ Page 572 for vote.) Comm. O'Shields moved, seconded by Comm. Armistead, that the RSVP budget amount in the amount of $5,585 and the Congr~gate Feeding budget in the amount of $4,271 be approved. Upon vote, the motion carried unanimously. MINUTES OF BUDGET MEETING, JUNE 14, 1979 (CONTI,NUED) Page 3 . . . HUMAN SERVICES BUDGETS UNDER SOCIAL SERVICES (CONTINUED) Comm. Wright moved, seconded by Comm. O'Shields to reduce the Contribution to Open House by $4,666 making the amount requested $37,219. Upon vote, the motion carried unanimously. Comm. Wright moved, seconded by Comm. O'Shields, to budget the same amount of Medicaid as was paid last year which was $370,716. Upon vote, the motion carried unanimously. APPROVAL OF MUSEUM BUDGET Mrs. Janet Seapker, Museum Director, Mrs. Helen Willetts, Chairman of the Board of Trustees and other members of the Museum Board appeared before the Commissioners to explain the Museum budget request and answer questions. Comm. O'Shields moved, seconded by Comm. Armistead, to approve the Museum Budget except for the contribution to Lower Cape Fear Council forthe Arts and St. John's Art Gallery. Upon vote, the motion carried unanimously. APPROVAL OF CONTRIBUTION TO LOWER CAPE FEAR COUNCIL FOR THE ARTS Museum Director Janet Seapker, Mr. Jan Strohl, Directorof the Arts Council, and Mr. Jim Pridemore, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Arts Council, appeared before the Board to explain their request for funding. Comm. Gottovi moved, seconded by Comm. O'Shields, to approve the funding in the amount of $18,205 and add $2,500 to put into the drama projects as seen fit. Upon vote, the motion was defeated as follows: Voting Aye: Voting Noe: Comm. Gottovi and O'Shields Comm. Armistead, Wright and Chm. Williams Chm. Williams moved, seconded by Comm. Armistead, to fund the Arts Council in the amount of $18,205 as proposed. Upon vote, the motion carried unanimously. APPROVAL OF FUNDING TO ST. JOHN'S ART GALLERY Museum Director Janet Seapker, Mr. Allen Aiches, Director of St. John's Art Gallery, and Mr. Bill Joyner, Chairman of the Board of Directors, appeared before the Board to present their budget request and answer questions from the Commissioners. Comm. Gottovi moved, seconded by Comm. O'Shields, to approve the amount of fund- ing proposed by the Manager for St. John's Art Gallery. Upon vote, the motion was defeated as follows: Voting Aye: Voting Noe: Comm. Gottovi and O'Shields Comm. Armistead, Wright and Chm. Williams Comm. Wright moved, seconded by Chm. Williams, to fund St. John's Art Gallery in the amount of $5,000. Upon vote, the motion carried as follows: Voting Aye: Voting Noe: Comm. Armistead, Wright and Chm. Williams Comm. Gottovi and O'Shields MINUTES OF BUDGET MEETING, JUNE 14, 1979 (CONTINUED) Page 4 APPROVA,L OF A,IRJ?-QRT BUDGET Mr. R. C. Shackelford, Airport Manager, Mr. Lenox Cooper, Chairman of the Airport Commission, and Mr. Raiford Trask, Jr. and Mr. Paul Gregory, members of the Airport Commission, appeared before the Board to explain the Airport budget and answer questions from the Commissioners. Comm. Armistead moved, seconded by Comm. Gottovi, to approve the Airport budget as recommended by the Manager with funding of an Assistant Airport Manager instead of a Superintendent of Airfield Operations. Upon vote, the motion carried unanimously. APPROVAL OF AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION BUDGET Mr. Pete Lewis, Agricultural Extension Chairman, appeared before the Board to answer questions on his budget. Comm. Wright moved, seconded by Comm. Gottovi, to approve the Agricultural Ex- tension Budget in the amount of $61,613 as proposed. Upon vote, the motion carried unanimously. APPROVAL OF CIVIL PREPAREDNESS BUDGET Col. Ben Washburn, Civil Preparedness Coordinator, was present to answer questions on his budget. Comm. Wright moved, seconded by Comm. O'Shields, to approve the Civil Preparedness budget with the addition bf $31.00 in the Telephone & Postage line item and $174 in the Contracted Services line item. Upon vote, the motion carried unanimously. APPROVAL OF JUVENILE SERVICES CENTER BUDGET Mr. Jim Miller, Director of the Juvenile Services Center, appeared before the Board to explain his budget and answer questions from the Commissioners. Comm. O'Shields moved, seconded by Comm. Gottovi, to approve the Juvenile Service Center budget as proposed by the Manager in the amount of $203,155 with the reduction in utilities by $600 and addition of $600 to Copying & Duplicating. Upon vote, the motion carried unanimously. LUNCH BREAK Chm. Williams recessed the meeting for lunch from 12:14 o'clock p. m. until 1:07 o'clock p. m. APPROVAL OF LEGAL BUDGET Comm. O'Shields moved, seconded by Comm. Gottovi, to approve the legal budget in the amount of $53,600 as proposed. Upon vote, the motion carried unanimously. APPROVAL OF TAX LISTING & COLLECTING BUDGET Tax Administrator Larry Powell appeared before the Board to explain his budget request and answer questions from the Commissioners. Comm. Gottovi moved, seconded by Chm. Williams to approve the Tax Department budget as proposed. Upon vote, the motion carried unanimously. APPROVAL OF REAPPRAISAL RESERVE BUDGET Upon motion by Comm. Gottovi, seconded by Comm. O'Shields, the Reappraisal Reserve Budget was unanimously approved as proposed by adding $10,000 making a total of $148,000. MINUTES OF BUDGET MEETING, JUNE 14, 1979 (CONTINUED) I I I I I appe!ared i Page 5 .. APPROVAL OF ELECTIONS BUDGET Mrs. Dorothy Harrell, Supervisor of Elections, answer questions on the Elections budget. before the Board to I Upon motion by Comm. Gottovi, seconded by Comm. O'Shields, the Elections Budget was unanimously approved as proposed in the amount of $9b,008. I APPROVAL OF DEBT SERVICE BUDGET I Upon motion by Comm. Wright, seconded by Comm. O'Shields, the Debt Service Budget was unanimosuly approved as prs:>posed in the amount of $21'607'753. APPROVAL OF WATER & SEWER BUDGET I Comm. Armistead moved, seconded by Comm. Gottovi, to keep the $95,000 in appro- priated fund balance and approve the Water and Sewer bud~et. Upon vote, the motion carried 0 unanimously. APPROVAL OF GENERAL CAPITAL RESERVE BUDGET AND FUNDS FOR KURE BEACH EROSION CONTROL Comm. Wright moved, seconded by Comm. Armistead, to transfer $17,000 out of General Capital Reserve and appropriate to the General Fund for Kure Beach erosion control. Upon vote, the motion carried unanimously. Upon motion by Comm. Armistead, seconded by Comm. Wright, the General Capital Reserve budget was unanimously approved as changed in the total amount of $353,000. BREAK Chm. Williams recessed the meeting for a break from 1:52 o'clock p. m. until 2:04 o'clock p. m. APPROVAL OF BUILDINGS & GROUNDS BUDGET County Engineer Bob Williams and Mr. Winfred Simpson, Superintendent of Buildings and Grounds, appeared before the Board to explain and answer questions on the Buildings and Grounds budget. Comm. Gottovi moved, seconded by Comm. Wright, to reclassify the Superintendent to salary grade 70-l. Upon vote, the motion carried unanimously. Comm. Wright moved, seconded by Comm. O'Shields, to approve the Buildings & Grounds budget in the amount of $467,861 with the changes made in the Superintendent's salary. Upon vote, the motion carried unanimously. APPROVAL OF ENGINEERING & INSPECTIONS BUDGET County Engineer Bob Williams and Mr. Thad Carmichael, Chief Building Inspector, appeared before the Board to explain and answer questions on the Engineering & In- spections Budget. Comm. Wright moved to approve the Inspections Budget-as proposed. After further discussion, Comm. Wright withdrew her motion and moved, seconded by Comm. Gottbvi, to increase the appropriated fund balance by $45,000 and add that amount back to the Engineering & Inspections budget under Capital Outlay - Other Im- provements for use in locating transfer stations. Upon vote, the motion carried un- animously. Upon motion by Comm. Gottovi, seconded by Comm. O'Shields, the Engineering & Inspections budget was unanimously approved as changed in the amount, of $477,272. APPROVAL OF GARAGE BUDGET County Engineer Bob Williams and Mr. Charles Little, Garage Superintendent, appeared before the Board to explain and answer questions on the Garage budget. . MINUTES OF BUDGET MEETING, JUNE 14, 1979 (CONTINUED). Page 6 APPROVAL 'OF GARAGE BUDGET (CONTINUED) Comm. Gbttovi, moved, seconded by Comm. Arm~stead, to avproye the Garase budset in the amount of $90,835 as p+oposed by the County Manager. Upon vote, the motion carried unanimously. APPROVAL OF CONTRIBUTION TO LOCAL MILITARY UNITS Upon motion by Comm. Wright, seconded by Comm. Gottovi,'the contribution to the Local :Military Units in the amount o:{ $1,000 WClS unanimously approved. APPROVAL OF CONTRIBUTIONS TO SEDC, COG, LIFEGUARDS, AZALEA FESTIVAL AND DARE Comm. O'Shields moved, seconded by Comm. Gottovi, approval of all the rest o~ the contribut~ons on that page. Comm. Wright moved, seconded by Comm. Gottovi, approval of the following con- tributions: SEDC Cape Fear COG Wrightsville Beach Lifeguards Carolina Beach Lifeguards Kure Beach Lifeguards Azalea Festival DARE $, 2,634 17 ,346 14,892 10,323 4,891 3,500 15,000 Upon vote, the motion carried as follows: Voting Aye: Voting Noe: Comm. Gottovi, O'Shields, Wright and Chm. Williams Comm. Armistead APPROVAL OF RETIREMENT CONTRIBUTION Upon motion by Comm. Gottovi, seconded by Chm. Williams, the Retirement Contribution on Page 91 in the amount of $50,000 was unanimously approved. APPROVAL OF ADVERTISING BUDGET Upon motion by Comm. O'Shields, seconded by Comm. Gottovi, the advertising budget (#27) on Page 91, was unanimously approved in the amount of $20,544. APPROVAL OF SALES TAX, INSURANCE AND MISCELLANEOUS CONTR,IBUTlONS Upon motion by COIt\IT\.Armistead, seconded by Comm. Q'shieldEl( the ~ollowins con""' tributions on Page 91 were 'unanimously approved; State Sales Tax (#37) County Sales Tax (#39) Insurance & Bonds (#54) Unemployment Ini;mrance (#55) Miscellaneous, Expense (#57) $ 21,000 7,000 79,500 5,000 6,040 APPROVAL OF KURE BEACH ABC PROFITS Upon motion by Comm. Wright, seconded by Comm. Gottoyi, the Kure Beach ABC Profits were unanimously approved in the amount of $7,500. . . . MINUTES OF BUDGET MEETING, JUNE 14, 1979 (CONTINUED) Page 7 . . APPROVAL OF CONTRIBUTIONS TO VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENTS AND RESCUE SQUADS Comm. Wright moved, seconded by Comm. Gottovi, to approve the following con- tributions to the Volunteer Fire Department, Ogden Rescue and New Hanover Rescue squads, and that County Manager Eller let them know and if they still wanted to come before the Board they could: Contributions - Fire Department Contributions - Ogden Rescue Squad Contributions - New Hanover Rescue Squad $132,498 68,000 50,000 Upon vote, the motion carried unanimously. ADJOURNMENT Chm. Williams adjourned the meeting at 3:15 o'clock p. m. Respectfully submitted, ~~.,/C~ Alyce B. Rusmisell Clerk to the Board Q MINUTES OF BUDGET MEETING, JUNE 18, 1979 ASSEMBLY The New Hanoverl County Board of Commissioners met on Monday, June 18, 1979, at 1:02 o'clock p. m. in the Assembly Room, New Hanover County Administration Building, wilmingtonl, North Carolina, to discuss the proposed budget for fiscal year 1979/80. Members present were Commissioners Howard L. Armistead, Jr.; Karen E. Gottovij Claud O'Shields, Jr.; Vivian S. Wrightj Chairman Ellen C. Williamsj County Manager Dan W. Eller; and Clerk to the Board, Alyce B. Rusmisell. No members were absent. Chm. Williams called the meeting to order. APPROVAL OF REGISTER OF DEEDS BUDGET Mrs. Lois LeRay, Registrar of Deeds, appeared before the Board to explain her budget request and ask the Board to consider adding back the retrieval station and the cash register that the County Manager had cut out. It was agreed that these items would be put on the list for consideration later during the budget discussion. Comm. O'Shields moved, seconded by Comm. Armistead, to approve the Register of Deeds budget budget as proposed by the Manager in the amount of $194,265 and that those two items, the cash register and the retrieval station, be put on the list of items to be reconsidered later in the budget discussions. Upon vote, the motion carried unanimo~sly. APPROVAL OF CLERK OF COURT BUDGET Mrs. Louise Rehder, Clerk of the Stperior Court, appeared before the Board to explain her budget request. Upon motion by Comm. Gottovi, seconded by Comm. O'Shields, the Clerk of Court budget in the amount of $18,780 was unanimously approved. ADJOURNMENT Chm. Williams adjourned the meeting at 1:15 o'clock p. m. Respectfully submitted, ~13.1?~ Alyce B. Rusmisell Clerk to the Board abr \:..a ...- Page 1 MINUTES OF:BUDGET MEETLNG, JUNE 19,1979 ASSEMBLY The New Hanover County Board of Commi$sioners, met on Tuesday, June 19, 1979, at 7:30 o'clock p. m. in the Assembly Room, New Ha,nove'r County Adrninist:r:ation Building-, Wilmington, North. Ca,roli,na, to dis.cuss the p;r:-ol?o$ed budg-et ~or ~iscal yea,r 1979(80. Members present were Commissioners Howa,rd L, An.nistea,d, J;r:-.i Ka;r:-en E. G,ottovii Claud 0' Shields, Jr.; Vivian S. W;r:-ight; Chairma,n Ellen C. Will:ta.n!$ i County Ma,na,g-er Dan W. Eller; and Clerk, to the Boa,rd, Alyce B. Rusmi$ell, No~embers were absent. Chm. Williams called the meeting to order. APPROVAL OF FUNDING SUPPLEMENT FOR CAROLINA BEACH, RESCUE SQUAD Mr. John Minton, Town Manager of Carolina Beach, Mr. Jack Glisson, a member o~ the Carolina Beach Town Council, and Mr. Mike Chappell, of :the Carolina, Beach Rescue Squad, appeared before the Board to request supplemental funding- ~or the Carolina, Beach Rescue Squad. Chief Louis Walker and Mrs. Sybil Walker of the New Hanover Volunteer Rescue Squad appeared before the Board to discuss and answer questions on the rescue squad operations in the southern part of the County. Comm. Gottovi suggested that the Carolina Beach Rescue Squad be supplemented at $3,500 which would be 117 calls at $30 per call. Comm. O'Shields moved, seconded by Comm. Wrig-ht, to supplement the Carolina Beach Rescue Squad in the amount of $3,500. Upon vote, the motion carried unanimously. APPROVAL OF SCHOOL BUDGET Dr. Heyward Bellamy, Superintendent of Schools, Mr. Bill Mason, Associate Superintendent, Mrs. Nina Tenuta, Finance Officer, Dr. Carl Unsicker, Chairman of the Board of Education, and other members of the Board of Education appeared before the Board to explain the public schools budget and answer questions from the Com,- missioners. Dr. Unsicker explained that the State had increased their funding by approximately $122,900. BREAK Chm. Williams recessed the meeting for a break from 8:15 o'clock p. m. unt:il 8:25 o'clock p. m. SCHOOL BUDGET (CONTINUED) County Finance Officer Felix Cooper gave the following synopsis of what had occurred with the School budget: $52,265 was added as supplementary request in the current expense budget; $44,000 was added in the General Capital Reserve to bring that up to $75,000; Reduction of $122,900 which was the additional State funds to supplant County funds; this would give a net reduction in the total budget of $26,635. Comm. O'Shields moved, seconded by Comm. Gottovi, that the School budget be re- duced an additional $50,000 as presented, with the amendments requested and the increased support from the State. Upon vote, the motion carried as follows: Voting Aye: Voting Noe: Comm. Gottovi, O'Shields and Chm. Williams Comm. Armistead and Wright ,- MINUTES OF BUDGE~ MEETING, JUNE 19, 1979 (CONTINUED) Page 2 SCHOOL BUDGET (CONTINUED) Comm. Armistead stated for the record that he had voted against the motion because he would like to have approved the budget as requested and that was why he voted against the motion to cut the budget. BREAK Chm. Williams recessed the meeting for a break from 9:02 o'clock p. m. until 9:19 o'clock p. m. EXPLANATION OF SCHOOL BUDGET VOTE Comm. Wright explained for the record that she had voted against the motion to approve the School budget because she did not feel that the cut was sufficient. APPROVAL OF PROJECT UP BUDGET Mr. W. R. Fountain and Ms. Carol Hammond, Executive Coordinator, of Project U~ appeared before the Board to explain their budget request of $9,880. Comm. O'Shields moved to approve their budget request for this year and that next year's request be contingent on their achievement of the project's goals. The motion died for lack of a second. Comm. Wright moved to fund Project UP at the same level as last year ($5,319). The motion died for lack of a second. Comm. O'Shields moved, seconded by Comm. Armistead, to fund Project UP in the amount of $7,092. Upon vote, the motion carried unanimously. APPROVAL OF ADVERTISING BUDGET FOR CHAMBER OF COMMERCE Mr. Don Watson, Chairman, other members of the Chamber of Commerce, and Mr. Joe Augustine, Executive Director, appeared before the Board to request funds in the amount of $44,000. Comm. Armistead moved, seconded by Comm. Wright, to approve the County Manager's recommendation to fund $20,544 for the Chamber of Commerce. Comm. O'Shields made a substitute motion, seconded by Comm. Gottovi, to fund the Chamber of Commerce in the amount of $25,000. Upon vote, the substitute motion was defeated as follows: Voting Aye: Voting Nee: Comm. Gottovi and O'Shields Comm. Armistead, Wright and Chm. Williams Upon vote, the original motion carried as follows: Voting Aye: Voting Noe: Comm. Armistead, Wright and Chm. Williams Comm. Gottovi and O'Shields DENIAL OF FUNDING FOR COUNCIL ON THE STATUS OF WOMEN Mrs. Mercedes Newsome, Chairman, and member of the Board of the Council on the Status of Women appeared before the Board to request funding in the amount of $800. Comm. Gottovi moved to appvove the request for funding in the amount of $800. 'Mrs. Sandra Harkin commented. Comm. O'Shields seconded the motion and upon vote, the motion was defeated as follows: ," MINUTES O~ BUDGET MEETIN4, JUNE 19, 1980 (CONT:r:NUED) , Page 3 DENIAL OF FUNDING Voting Aye: Voting Noe: FOR COUNCIL ON THE STATUS OF WOMEN (CONTINUED) Comms. Gottovi and O'Shields Comms. Armistead, Wright and Chm. Willi,ams APPROVAL OF FUNDING FOR TASK FORCE AGAINST FAMILY VIOLENCE Mrs. Marty Pridgen, Chairman of the Board of Directors, Mrs. Helen Hinn and Mrs. Barbara Burton, of the Task Force Against Family Violence, appeared before the Board to explain their budget request for $1600. ChID. Williams moved, seconded by Comm. Armistead, to fund the Task Force Against Family Violence in the amount of $1600 as requested. Upon vote, the motion carried unanimously. BREAK Chm. Williams recessed the meeting for a break from 11:00 p. m. until 11:02 p.m. FUNDING FOR YOUTH HELP Ms. Elena Jones, Chairman of the Board of Directors, and Mr. Robert Stone, Executive Director of Youth Help, Inc., appeared before the Board to request funding in the amount of $25,000 for Youth Help. Comm. Gottovi moved to approve the Manager's proposed sum of $25,000 and that next year it be put through the Mental Health budget instead ,of being budgeted separately. The motion did not receive a second. Comm. O'Shields made a substitute motion to fund the operation for 6 months in the amount of $12,500 and see what happened to the progress of the center, and if at the end of that time more improvements had come about, the remainder of the money could be put in for the rest of the fiscal year. Comm. Gottovi restated her motion that the program be funded as the manager proposed in the amount of $25,000. Comm. Wright seconded Comm. O'Shields motion to fund the amount of $12,500. After further discussion, Comm. Armistead moved, seconded by Comm. Gottovi, to fund Youth Help for $25,000 for a year, and that monthly follow-up reports be provided on every child that the program had contact with. Comm. O'Shields requested that the same Information be furnished to Mental Health since there was a possibility of the program coming under their budget next year. Upon vote, the motion carried unanimously. Comm. Armistead requested that he be informed of Youth Help Board meetings so he could attend some of them. FUNDING FOR DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES Mr. Wayne Morris, Director of Social Services, appeared before the Board to request reconsideration of some of the positions that had been deleted from his budget at an earlier meeting and presented additional information for the board's review. Comm. Wright stated that she did want to make one comment which was that one of the biggest problems faced in this country at all levels was public employees and their lobbying-type efforts and things of that sort and stated that the reason she said that was because she did not like the first paragraph of the letter received from the Social Services Board because to her it was an insult to imply that this Board even intended to cripple the Social Services Department, and she did not ,. ,. MillNUTES OF BUD~ET MEETING, JUNE 19, 1980 (CONTINUED)' Page 4 FUNDING FOR DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES (CONTINUED) appreciate the comments ~~ that letter. Comm. Armistead commented that he also took the first paragraph of that letter as an insult and whether it was written in haste or in anger or whatever, he resented it and he wanted to go on record as saying that. Mr. Morris stated that the letter was written in haste; that there was no insult intended and he was sorry it was read that way. Comm. Wright moved to fund the 4 CETA positions requested. The motion did not receive a second. Comm. Williams moved to fund the 4',:CETA positions plus 4 additional positions out of the 11 that were cut previously. Comm. Gottovi seconded the motion, and upon vote it carried as follows: Voting Aye: Voting Noe: Comm. Gottovi, O'Shields and Chm. Williams Comm. Armistead and Wright DISCUSSION ON SCHOOL BUDGET Finance Officer Felix Cooper reported that in order to keep the tax rate at $.74 with a 96% collection rate, the budget would have to be reduced by an additional $75,416. Comm. O'Shields moved to notify the schools to reduce their Capital Reserve by $44,000 and to take the other $32,000 out of the fund balance. Comm. Armistead moved to deduct the $122,910 from the schools budget that the State was going to fund and not fund the additional $52,000 requested for the schools. It was agreed to meet with the School Board at 8:00 on Friday morning, June 22, to discuss their budget further. APPROVAL OF SERVICES FOR AGING BUDGET Upon motion by Comm. Gottovi, seconded by Comm. O'Shields, the Services for the Aging budget in the amount of $13,537 was unanimously approved. Chm. Williams adjourned the meeting at 12:56 o'clock a. m. Respectfully submitted, ,~ ~.~~U- Alyce B. Rusmisell Clerk to the Board ~ 7 Page 1 ~ MINUTES OF, BUDGET HEARING, JUNE 22, 1979 ASSEMBLY The New Hanover County Board of Commissioners met on Friday, June 22, 1979, at 8:00 o'clock a. m. in the Assembly Room, New Hanover County Administration; Building, Wilmington, North, Carolina, to discuss the proposed budget for Fiscal Year 1979/80. Members present were Commissioners Howard L. Armistead, Jr.; Karen E. Gottovi; Claud O'Shields, Jr.; Vivian S. Wright; County Manager Dan W. Eller; and Clerk to the Board Alyce B. Rusmisell. Chm. Ellen C. Williams was absent. vice-Chm. Gottovi called the meeting to order. DISCUSSION AND APPROVAL OF PUBLIC SCHOOLS BUDGET Dr. Hewyward Bellamy, Superintendent of Schools, Mr. Bill Mason, Associate Superintendent, Mrs. Nina Tenuta, Finance Officer, and members of the Board of Education were present to discuss the schools budget and answer questions from the Commissioners. Vice-Chm. Gottovi explained that after the public schools budget was discussed and approved on Tuesday, June 19, and after the representativ~from the Board of Education had left, the Commissioners had additional discussion concerning the school budget. Comm. Wright reported that after further discussion on Tuesday after the Board of Education representatives had left, the Commissioners had agreed to reduce the Public Schools! book budget by $122,900, which was the additional amount funded by the State and not fund the additional $52,000 which had been requested. She stated that the Commissioners had also agreed to add $22,000 to the Library budget which was much needed and include $15,000 for mileage reimbursement to be increased from $.17 to $.20 per mile effective January 1. Finance Officer Felix Cooper commented on the status of the budget at that point. The following persons commented: Mr. Bill Mason, Associate Superintendent of Schools Dr. Heyward Bellamy, Superintendent of Schools Dr. Unsicker, Chairman of the Board of Education Mrs. Marjorie Megivern, member of the Board of Education Comm. Wright Comm. O'Shields Mr. Ted Sampley Comm. Wright moved, seconded by Comm. O'Shields, to take out the $122,900 from the book budget and not fund the extra $52,000 requested by the schools; to include $22,000 for the Library item which had been discussed (~OM System); to include $15,000 to be spent for gas mileage to be increased to $.20 effective January 1 for County Employees and that Mr. Cooper and Mr. Eller adjust the figures as necessary to bring the tax rate to the $.74. Upon vote, the motion carried as follows: Voting Aye: Voting Noe: Absent: Comm. Armistead, O'Shields and Wright Comm. Gottovi Chm. Williams #i , l~hNUTES OF BUDGET HEARING, JUNE 22, 1979 (CONTINUED) , Page 2 DISCUSSION ON FUNDING FOR PORT, WATERWAY & BEACH COMMISSION County Manager Eller explained that no formal request for funding had been re- ceived from the Port, Waterway & Beach Commission, but he had received a verbal request from the ChaIrman of the Commission that $1500 be included in the budget for the Port, Waterway & Beach Commission. No action was taken on that request. ADJOURNMENT Comm. Armistead moved, seconded by Comm. O'Shields, that the meeting be adjourned. Upon vote, the motion carried as follows: Voting Aye: Absent: Comm. Armistead, Gottovi, O'Shields and Wright Chm. Williams Vice-Chm. Gottovi adjourned the meeting at 8:30 o'clock a. m. Respectfully submitted, ~,8 ,1?~Lt Alyce B. Rusmisell Clerk to the Board . t-' .,. , .. BOO~\ . PAGE ~ U.:m::, Pa.~ sS- ~ ~ ~ 1 O~64 STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF NEW HANOVER BEFORE THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS IN THE MATTER OF NAMING OF NORTH CAROLINA SECONDARY ROAD 1515 ORDINANCE It appearing to the Board of County Commissioners of New Hanover County that consideration has been given to the naming of North Carolina Secondary Road 1515 running from North Carolina Secondary Road 1492 (Masonboro Loop Road) east, south and west approximately 13,094.4 feet to the intersection of North Carolina Secondary Road 1492 (Masonboro Loop Road), and it further appearing that a public hearing was held on the 8th day of April, 1980, at which time all persons were heard on the question of whether or not the naming would be in the public interest, and it further appearing that notice of said hearing was transmitted to all adjacent property owners, published in a local newspaper, and prominently posted in at least three (3) locations along said road, and the Board of County Commissioners is of the opinion that said public road in New Hanover County should be named and the naming of same is in the public interest, the description of which is delineated on the attached exhibit. NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS ORDAINED AND DECREED that the above described road is hereby named Masonboro Sound Road. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that a copy of this ordinance be filed in the office of the Register of Deeds of New Hanover County, North Carolina, and that notice of the action taken by the Board of County Commissioners be transmitted to the postmaster having jurisdiction over the road, the North Carolina Board of Transportation and to any city within five (5) miles of said road in accordance with N. C. General statute 153A-240. This the 8th day of April, 1980. : -- ~~;~~_.'\;'-- 28 .......:~,.;J,'. '~ ' \, '\; . ",. (( (, , ,." ,,"\'. \J .." I .. .,. I; _, \ ~ , !,;\i{f~~jl~~.;:\~:\'~ '>'. A'I\'l:'ElST: ,.r; ';'1(. \ ':~ I' ~. .' , . . '{,.' ! I 'fI'j' ., ", !. I , \ \ \ '. . .' <' ..' '; }rJ..i ';r'; 11 c/l~ . " , . ,./.2' , ',l)..' . A Ii "~ ~\.\.t:~ COUri1;y':' ei'~:r;:K.', ,...- -' Board of County Commissioners of New Hanover County, Nort~Carolina , By: ?~ ~:-:M!~ Chairman AD!MITTED TO RECORD BOOK _ PAGE - FILE NO. . STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA APR ~ 42 13 PM ~80 LOIS C LERAY COUNTY OF NEW HANOVER REGISn~AR ''-:) ~) / /-:J~... , . NE~ HANOVER CO.. N.~. I, /1-I't-VI''/A.4J ~, (/. /~, a Notary Public for said County and State certify 'that Alyce B. Rusmi 11 personally came before me this day, and being by me duly sworn, acknowledged that she is County Clerk of New Hanover County and that by authority duly given and as the act of New Hanover County, the foregoing instrument was signed in its name by Ellen C. Williams, Chairman of the Board of Cormnissioners, sealed with its corporate seal, and attested by herself as its County Clerk. ~itness my hand and official seal, this the _/~-ttL _day of April, 1980. ~~ </ 1'. u~~ Notary Public: STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA New Hanover County The Foregoing Certificate of ______ ~~!~~~_YEilE~~~~~____ ~gt~~y~~~iQ-_------- is certified to be correct. This the_J_~day of_~E.~__J9 ~Q Drawn By__N_e~_~~:Q.<2.~eJ_~2~~t~ ilfJURIU.D 11\> cUv.u-/3 .j? ~ , Y1 C. Le~, Register of Dyeds . B ~~:._~~ ~y --=~=~~~~~~ --.---- ! " \ /' \' ./ /~ /,--- CJ \j<(' :-.0;; CJ S V ~ // // / ' /i1!~2 ' 3'\'i Received and ) :~1~\-! 4 14 / Ai "~;;'}Jl - - 80 at ~~ l~W ~ 4~~ v Register of Deed~ I 9 Recorded M ..-L__ 6 L 7 8 l_