1974-06-17 Budget Meeting
MINUTES OF JOINT BUDGET HEARING, JUNE 17, 1974
ASSEMBLY
The New Hanover County Board of Commissioners met in special session with the
Wilmington City Council on Monday, June 17, at 8:00 AM in the Assembly Room, County
Commission Building, Wilmington, North Carolina, to have a hearing on the jointly-
funded budgets.
County Commission 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.
City Council members present were Charles F. Green; Ben B. Halterman;
John C. Symmes; Margaret Fonvielle; Mayor Herbert B. Brand; City Manager,
John A. Jones; City Attorney, Cicero Yow; and City Clerk, Claire Hughes.
Chm. Powell called the meeting to order.
LIBRARY
Miss Katherine Howell, Librarian, appeared before the Board to present the
Library budget.
Comm. Davis moved, seconded by Comm. Hall, that the budget request for the
Library be approved with a 7.5 percent cost-of-living increase rather than the
11 percent requested. Upon vote, motion carried as follows:
Voting Aye: Comm. Davis, Hall, Wright, and Chm. Pawe11.
Voting Noe: Comm. Vaughan
CITY BUDGET
Comm. Vaughan presented the following tables of figures supporting his argument
that the City of Wilmington was takin.g in more revenue on a county-wide basis than
they were spending for services on a county-wide basis.
Expenditures
Human Relations $ 43,000 Sales Tax $1,100,000
Parks & Recreation 773,000 ABC Funds 195,000
Planning 91,000 Beer & Wine 131,000
Animal Control 29,000 Intangibles 187,000
Library 145,000 Parking Meters 42,000
Museum 79,000 Parking Violations 30,000
$1,151,000 Franchise Tax 350,000
Court Fees 18,000
$2,063,000
ANIMAL CONTROL CENTER
Mr. J. W. Johnson, Director of the Ani.mal Control Center, apgeared before the
Board to present his budget request.
Upon motion by Comm. Wright, seconded by Comm. Hall, the budget for the Animal
Control Center was unanimously approved as requested.
MUSEUM BUDGET
Chm. Powell advised City Council that the Museum budget had been approved as
recommended by a vote of three to two at the Commission's budget hearing of
3une 10, 1974.
SERVICES FOR THE AGING
Chm. Powell advised that the Commission had approved four to one the budget
request for Services for the Aging at their budget hearing of June 10, 1974.
PLANNING DEPARTMENT
Chm. Powell advised City Council of the action the Commission had taken with
regard to the Planning Department budget at its budget hearing of June 12, 1974.
ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business to come before the Board, Chm. Powell adjourned
the joint budget hearing at 9:10 AM.
Resp ctfull bmi,
e K. King
Clerk to the Board
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