1974-06-13 Budget Meeting
MINUTES OF BUDGET HEARING, JUNE 13, 1974
ASSEMBLY
The New Hanover County Board of Commissioners met in special session on
Thursday, June 13, 1974, at 2:00 PM in the Assembly Room, County Commission Building,
Wilmington, North Carolina, to continue the budget hearings.
Members present were Commissioners Peter R. Davis; J. M. Hall, Jr.; M. H. Vaughan;
Vivian S. Wright; Chairman W. Douglas Powell; County Manager, Dan W. Eller; and
Clerk to the Board, Lise K. King. No members were absent.
Chm. Powell called the meeting to order.
SHERIFF AND JAIL
Capital Outlay Detail - Sheriff's Operating Budget
Comm. Davis moved, seconded by Comm. Hall, that the request of $1,200 for
Electric Typewriters be approved. Upon vote, motion carried as follows:
Voting Aye: Comm. Davis, Hall, Wright, and Chm. Powell.
Voting Noe: Comm. Vaughan. 'r~~
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Comm. Wright requested that they investigate purchasing 4ArAT-a-~ Typewriters.
Comm. Vaughan moved, seconded by Comm. Davis, that the appropriation for three
desks with side returns be reduced from $1,296 to $1,000. Upon vote, motion carried
unanimously.
Comm. Vaughan requested that the Board endorse the suggestion that the Sheriff's
Department lay out a program for the furniture they would need in the new courthouse
and buy furniture accordingly. This was agreed to by common consent.
Comm. Wright moved that the Board do away with LEAA Matching Funds for the
Radio System and the Record System and increase this appropriation so that all of
this would be from local funds. Motion died for lack of a second.
By common consent, the appropriation for a Dictation Unit was reduced from
$290 to $265.
Comm. Hall moved, seconded by Chm. Powell, that the Capital Outlay Detail for
the Sheriff's Operating Budget be approved with the amendments in the appropriations
for the Desks with Side Return and the Dictation Unit. Upon vote, motion
carried as follows:
Voting Aye: Comm. Davis, Hall, Vaughan, and Chm. Powell.
Voting Noe: Comm. Wright.
Capital Outlay Detail - Sheriff - I. D. Unit
Chm. Powell moved, seconded by Comm. Davis, that the Capital Outlay Detail for
the Sheriff - I. D. Unit budget be approved as requested.
Comm. Vaughan offered the substitute motion that the Print Dryer in the amount
of $435 and the Film Dryer in the amount of $225 be deleted. Substitute motion died
for lack of a second.
Upon vote, motion to approve the Capital Outlay Detail for the Sheriff - I. D.
Unit as proposed carried as follows:
Voting Aye: Comm. Davis, Hall, Wright, and Chm. Powell.
Voting Noe: Comm. Vaughan.
Capital Outlay Detail - Jail
Comm. Vaughan moved, seconded by Comm. Wright, that the Capital Outlay Detail
for the Jail be approved as requested with the deletion of the Compressor in the
amount of $250 which had already been purchased. Upon vote, motion carried
unanimously.
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SAERIFF AND JAIL (CONTINUED)
Expenditure Budget - Sheriff - Operating
Comm. Davis moved, seconded by Comm. Vaughan, that Account #11 510 36, Uniforms~
be reduced from $20,400 to $17,500. Upon vote, motion carried unanimously.
By common consent, the Expenditure Budget of the Sheriff Operating Budget was
approved with the amendments in Uniforms and Capital Outlay, Equipment, and
with the exception of Account #11 510 02, Salaries and Wages, with the provision
that Ltn. Evans would submit to Comm. Davis a memorandum on his study of the copy
machine, Account #11 510 45, Contracted Services.
CORONER
Comm. Wright moved, seconded by Comm. Vaughan, that Account #11 600 14, Travel,
Meetings and Schools, be reduced from $250 to $225 and that Account #11 600 16,
M& R Equipment, be reduced from $75 to $70, and that all other items in the
Expenditure Budget for the Coroner be approved as recommended.
Comm. Davis offered the substitute motion, seconded by Chm. Powell, that the
Expenditure Budget for the Coroner be approved as recommended. Upon vote, substitute
motion was defeated as follows:
Voting Aye: Comm. Davis and Chm. Powell.
Voting Noe: Comm. Hall, Vaughan, and Wright.
Upon vote, original motion to approve the Expenditure Budget for the Coroner
with the adjustments in Travel, Meetings and Schools and M& R Equipment carried
as follows:
Voting Aye: Comm. Hall, Vaughan, and Wright.
Voting Noe: Comm. Davis and Chm. Powell.
Comm. Davis stated for the record that he had made his substitute motion
because the Coroner had shown that he would spend money only as necessary as what
he had spent in fiscal year 1973-1974 was less than what had been budgeted.
SHERIFF AND JAIL
Expenditure Budget - Jail
Comm. Vaughan moved that Account #11 520 14, Travel, Meetings and Schools, be
reduced from $1,200 to $990. Motion died for lack of a second.
Chm. Powell moved, seconded by Comm. Vaughan, that Account #11 520 14, Travel
Meetings and Schools, be reduced from $1,200 to $1,000. Upon vote, motion carried
as follows:
Voting Aye: Comm. Davis, Vaughan, and Chm. Powell.
Voting Noe: Comm. Hall and Wright.
Comm. Vaughan moved, seconded by Comm. Davis, that Account #11 520 35, Laundry,
be reduced from $1,800 to $1,620. Upon vote, motion carried unanimously.
Comm. Hall moved that Account #11 520 36, Uniforms, be reduced from $4,050 to
$3,750. Motion died for lack of a second.
Comm. Vaughan moved that Account #11 520 36, Uniforms, be reduced from $4,050
to $3,400. Motion died for lack of a second.
Comm. Hall moved, seconded by Comm. Wright, tfiat Account #11 520 36, Uniforms,
be approved as recommended by the County Ma.nager at $4,050.
Comm. Vaughan offered the substitute motion that Account #11 520 36, Uniforms,
be reduced from $4,050 to $3,750. Substitute motion died for lack of a second.
Upon vote, inotion to approve the requested appropriation for Uniforms carried
as follows:
Voting Aye: Comm. Davis, Hall, Wright, and Chm. Powell.
Voting Noe: Comm. Vaughan.
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SHERIFF AND JAIL (CONTINUED)
Expenditure Budget - Jail (continued)
Comm. Vaughan moved that Account #11 520 45, Contracted Services, be reduced
by $300 to remove Insect and Rodent Control. Comm. Vaughan withdrew his motion.
By common consent, all items in the Expenditure Budget for the Jail were
approved as recommended with the exception of those which had been acted upon
separately and with the exception of Salaries and Wages, which was to be acted
upon later in the meeting.
Salaries and Wages - Sheriff - Operating
Comm. Wright moved, seconded by Comm. Hall, that the salary of the Chief
Deputy be approved at a Grade 74 as recommended by the County Manager. Upon vote,
motion carried as follows:
Voting Aye: Comm. Davis, Hall, Wright, and Chm. Powell.
Voting Noe: Comm. Vaughan.
Comm. Hall moved, seconded by Comm. Wright, that the Board abide by the County
Manager's recommendations as far as the Grades for the Sheriff's Department were
concerned (pages 36 and 37 in the budget) and that the Steps be where they should
come according to the length of service. Upon vote, motion carried as follows:
Voting Aye: Comm. Davis, Hall, Wright, and Chm. Powell.
Voting Noe: Comm. Vaughan.
Comm. Davis requested that the Sheriff's comment be included in the record
that, with this new scale, the salaries would be in line and that he would not ask
for additional men under normal conditions.
Comm. Vaughan stated for the record that he felt the scale which had been
approved for the Sheriff's Department was out of line with across-the-State
salaries.
Under Salaries and Wages, Sheriff - Operating, Sheriff Grohman requested
that M. H. Bright, Administrative Deputy, go to a Grade 62 at $8,484.
Chm. Powell moved, seconded by Comm. Vaughan, that the County Manager's
recommendation for M. H. Bright, Adminstrative Deputy, at Grade 56, Step 4, be
approved. Upon vote, motion carried as follows:
Voting Aye: Comm. Davis, Hall, Vaughan, and Chm. Powell.
Voting Noe: Comm. Wright.
Comm. Davis moved, seconded by Comm. Hall, that the Salaries and Wages for
the Records Division be approved as recommended by the County Manager including the
additional positions. Upon vote, motion carried unanimously.
Comm. Davis moved, seconded by Comm. Hall, that the Salaries and Wages for the
Civil Division be approved as recommended by the County Manager including the
additional positions. Upon vote, motion carried unanimously.
Chm. Powell moved, seconded by Comm. Hall, that the Salaries and Wages
for the Court Division be approved as recommended by the County Manager. Upon vote,
motion carried unanimously.
Chm. Powe11 moved, seconded by Comm. Vaughan, that the Salaries and Wages for
the Detective Division be approved as recommended by the County Manager including
the additional position.
Comm. Davis offered the substitute motion, seconded by Comm. Wright, that the
Salaries and Wages in the Detective Division be approved as recommended by the County
Manager including the additional position with the exception of W. D. Howell and that
he go to a Grade 4 with an annual rate of $11,676. Upon vote, substitute motion
was approved as follows:
Voting Aye: Comn. Davis, Hall, Wright, and Chm. Powell.
Voting Noe: Comm. Vaughan.
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SHERIFF AND JAIL (CONTINUED)
Salaries and Wages - Sheriff - Operating (continued)
Chm. Powell moved, seconded by Comm. Hall, that the Salaries and Wages for
the Patrol Division be approved as recommended by the Caunty Manager including the
additional positions. Upon vote, motion carried as follows:
Voting Aye: Comm. Davis, Hall, Wright, and Chm. Powell.
Voting Noe: Camm. Vaughan.
Comm. Wright moved, seconded by Chm. Powell, that the recommended amounts for
Training Funds, Special Deputies, School Crossing Guards and Overtime be approved
as recommended by the County Ma.nager. Upon vote, motion carried unanimously.
Salaries and Wages Detail - Jail
Upon motion by Chm. Powell, seconded by Comm. Davis, the Salaries and Wages
Detail for the Jail was unanimously approved as recommended.
Expenditure Budget - Sheriff - Crime Prevention
Comm. Davis moved, seconded by Chm. Powell, that the Expenditure Budget for
Crime Prevention be approved as recommended by the County Manager.
Comm. Vaughan offered the substitute motion that this be disapproved. Substitute
motion died for lack of a second.
Upon vote, motion to approve the Crime Prevention Expenditure Budget carried
as follows:
Voting Aye: Comm. Davis, Hall, Wright, and Chm. Powell.
Voting Noe: Comm. Vaughan.
Salaries and Wages Detail - Sheriff - I. D. Unit
Upon motion by Comm. Davis, seconded by Comm. Hall, the Salaries and Wages
Detail for the I. D. Unit was unanimously appraved as recommended.
Expenditure Budget - Sheriff - I. D. Unit
Upon motion by Chm. Powell, seconded by Gomm. Hall, the Expenditure Budget
for the I. D. Unit was unanimously approved as recommended.
Salaries and Wages - Administration - Sheriff - Operating
Comm. Vaughan moved, seconded by Chm. Powell, that Sheriff H. G. Grohman's
salary be approved as recommended. Upon vote, motion carried unanimously.
The salaries for J. M. Blanton and T. H. Evans were approved by common consent
as recommended.
ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business to come before the Board, Chm. Powell adjourned
the meeting at 6:05 PM.
Respectfully submitted,
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Lise K. King ~
Clerk to the Board
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