1974-06-19 Budget Meeting
MINUTES OF BUDGET HEARING, JUNE 19, 1974
ASSEMBLY
The New Hanover County Board of Commissioners met in special session on
Wednesday, Jun.e 19, 1974, at 4:00 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.
TAX LISTING AND COLLECTING
Capital Outlay Detail
Comm. Davis moved that the $640 requested for two calculators be approved with
instructions to Tax Administrator Powell to try to obtain less expensive machines.
Motion died for lack of a second.
Comm. Vaughan moved that the $640 requested for two calculators be reduced to
$500. Motion died for lack of a second.
Comm. Hall moved, seconded by Chm. Powe11, that the Capital Outlay Detail
for Tax Listing and Collecting be reduced from $1,612 to $1,500, the reduction being
in no particular item. Upon vote, motion carried unanimously.
M & R Equipment
By common consent, the requested $500 for M& R Equipment, Account #11 450 16,
was reduced to $440.
Building Rent and Equipment Rent
County Manager Eller advised that funds for Equipment Rent had been contained
in the appropriation for Building Rent and recommended that this appropriation
be changed to Building Rent, Account #11 450 21, $19,720, and Equipment Rent,
Account #11 450 22, $3,920,instead of the lump sum of $23,640 shown under Building
Rent.
By common consent, these amounts were approved as adjusted by the County
Manager.
Salaries and Wages Detail
Comm. Vaughan moved, seconded by Comm. Wright, that all clerical and sub-
professional persons receive within their present classification, a normal one-step
raise if such was what they were supposed to receive or their normal merit raise
but that all (State and County) reclassifications of such jobs with descriptions
unchanged be deferred until September and that, in the interval, there be a study
of why the reclassification for the same job duty was beinmade. Upon vote, motion
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Chm. Powell moved, seconded by Comm. Vaughan, that Tax Administrator Larry Powell's
salary be approved as proposed. Upon vote, motion carried unanimously.
Comm. Hall moved, seconded by Chm. Powell, that the recommendations of the
County Manager with regard to merit increases be approved subject to the previous
motion regarding job classifications. Upon vote, motion carried unani.mously.
By common consent, all other items in Tax Listing and Collecting were approved
as proposed.
REVALLTATION AND TAX MAPPING
Upon motion by Comm. Wright, seconded by Comm. Hall, the Expenditure Budget
for Revaluation and Tax Mapping was unanimously approved as proposed.
AGRICULTURE AND ECONOMICS
Capital Outlay Detail
Upon motion by Chm. Powell, seconded by Comm. Hall, the Capital Outlay Detail
for Agriculture and Economics was approved unanimously as proposed.
Salaries and Wages Detail
Comm. Davis moved, seconded by C Qmm. Hall, that the Salaries and Wages Detail
for Agriculture and Econoniics be apprbved as proposed. Upon vote, motion carried
as follows:
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AGRICULTURE AND ECONOMICS (CONTINUED)
Salaries and Wages Detail (continued)
Voting Aye: Comm. Davis, Hall, Wright, and Chm. Powell.
Voting Noe: Comm. Vaughan.
Comm. Vaughan stated for the record that he had voted against this motion
because Harbor House personnel was included.
By common consent, all other items in Agriculture and Economics were approved
as proposed.
CIVIL PREPAREDNESS
Salaries and Wages Detail
Upon motion by Comm. Hall, seconded by Chm. Powel], the Salaries and Wages
Detail for Civil Preparedness was approved as proposed.
Telephone and Postage
By common consent, the appropriation for Telephone and Postage, Account #11 525 lI,
was reduced to $1,350 from $1,450.
Contracted Services
By common consent, the appropriation for Contracted Services, Account #11 525 45,
was reduced to $1,220 from $1,400.
Emergency Operations Center
By common consent, the appropriation for Emergency Operations Center,
Account #11 525 69, was reduced from $200 to $175.
Comm. Hall moved, seconded by Chm. Powell, that all other items in Civil
Preparedness that had not been decided upon by separate action be approved as
proposed. Upon vote, motion carried unanimously.
ELECTIONS
Capital Outlay Detail
Upon motion by Comm. Wright, seconded by Comm. Hall, the Capital Outlay Detail
for Elections was unanimously approved as proposed.
Professional Services
Comm. Hall moved, seconded by Comm. Davis, that Professional Services,
Account #11 430 04, be approved as proposed, which included a raise from $85 to
$100 per month for each of the two Board members with the salary of the Chairman
to remain at $250 per month.
Comm. Vaughan offered the substitute motion, seconded by Comm. Wright, that
the salaries of the Board members remain at the same rate as fiscal year 1973-1974.
Upon vote, substitute motion was defeated as follows:
Voting Aye: Comm. Vaughan and Wright.
Voting Noe: Comm. Davis, Hall and Chm. Powell.
Upon vote, motion to approve Professzonal Services as proposed carried as
follows:
Voting Aye: Comm. Davis, Aall, and Chm. Powell.
Voting Noe: Comm. Vaughan and Wright.
Travel, Meetings and Schools
Comm. Wright moved that the appropriation for Travel, Meetings, and Schools
be reduced from $750 to $500. This was agreed to by common consent.
Salaries and Wages Detail
Comm. Davis moved, seconded by Comm. Hall, that the Salaries and Wages Detail
be approved as proposed. Tlpon vote, motion carried as follows:
Voting Aye: Comm. Davis, Hall, Wright, and Chm. Powell.
Voting Noe: Commi. Vaughan.
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ELECTIONS (CONTINUED)
All other items in the Elections budget were approved by common consent as
proposed.
JUVENILE SERVICES
Capital Outlay - Building
Comm. Wright moved, seconded by Comm. Davis, that Capital Outlay Building,
Account #11 522 72, be approved as proposed.
Comm. Vaughan offered the substitute motion, seconded by Comm. Hall, that the
original architect be asked to look at the building and advise the cost involved
in meeting the special requirements of the Juvenile Services Director by an
addition to the building for evaluation purposes. Upon vote, substitute motion
was defeated as follows:
Voting Aye: Comm. Hall and Vaughan.
Voting Noe: Comm. Davis, Wright, and Chm. Powell.
Upon vote, original motion to approve Capital Outlay Building as proposed
carried as follows:
Voting Aye: Comm. Davis, Aall, Wright, and Chm. Powell.
Voting Noe: Comm. Vaughan.
Capital Outlay - Other Improvements
By common consent, the $2,100 requested for chain link fencing was reduced
to -0-.
Chm. Powell moved, seconded by Comm. Wright, that the request for floor
covering for multi-purpose room be reduced from $1,200 to $800.
Comm. Vaughan offered the substitute motion, seconded by Comm. Hall, that the
request for floor covering for multi-purpose room be reduced from $1,200 to $1,000.
Upon vote, motion carried as follows:
Voting Aye: Comm. Davis, Hall, and Vaughan.
Voting Noe: Comm. Wright and Chm. Powell.
Capital Outlay Detail, Page 56
Upon motion by Comm. Vaughan, seconded by Comm. Hall, the Capital Outlay Detail
on Page 56 was unanimously approved as adjusted.
Department Supplies and Ma.terials
By common consent, the appropriation for Department Supplies and Materials,
Account #11 522 33, was reduced from $17,550 to $16,500.
Salaries and Wages
Upon motion by Chm. Powell, seconded by Comm. Davis, Salaries and Wages,
Account #11 522 02, were unanimously approved as recommended by the County Manager
with the understanding that any positions that had been reclassified would be taken
back to their 1973-1974 grade.
By common consent, all other items in Juvenile Services were approved as
proposed.
CLERK OF COURT
Upon motion by Comm. Davis, seconded by Comm. Vaughan, all items in the Clerk
of Court budget were unanimously approved as proposed.
LAW LIBRARY
Upon motion by Comm. Davis, seconded by Chm. Powell, all items in the Law
Library budget were unanimously approved as proposed.
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SOCIAL SERVICES
Capital Outlay Detail
By common consent, the $442 requested for a calculator was reduced to $250.
By common consent, the Capital Outlay Detail was approved as proposed with
the exception of the calculator with the understanding that Miss Lela Moore Hall
would make an effort to get chairs from the Health Department.
Professional Services
Comm. Vaughan moved, seconded by Comm. Wright, that the salaries for the Social
Services Board Members remain what they were in fiscal year 1973-1974.
Comm. Hall offered the substitute motion that the requested increase for
Professional Services be approved. Substitute motion died for lack of a second.
Upon vote, motion for the payments to the Social Services Board Members remain
at $25 per meeting and the payment to the Chairman remain at $35 per meeting was
approved as follows:
Voting Aye: Comm. Davis, Vaughan, Wright, and Chm. Powell.
Voting Noe: Comm. Aall.
By common consent, the appropriation for Professional Services was reduced
to $8,940 from $9,740.
Auto Allowance
By common consent, Auto Allowance, Account #I1 610 10, was approved at $28,000.
Travel, Meetings and Schools
By common consent, Travel, Meetings and Schools, Account #11 610 14, was
approved at $2,500.
Building Rent
Comm. Vaughan stated that he felt the building rent should be increased by
ten percent. By common consent, it was agreed that Comm. Vaughan would handle any
building rent increase.
Denial of Request for Additional Personnel
Comm. Davis moved, seconded by Comm. Vaughan, that the Social Services Board's
request for six additional positions be denied at this time and that the additional
people they needed to move could be filled with the vacant positions in the
Department. Upon vote, motion carried as follows:
Voting Aye: Comm. Davis, Vaughan, Wright, and Chm. Powell.
Voting Noe: Comm. Hall.
Comm. Davis Appointed to Study Social Services Department
Comm. Vaughan moved that the Board appoint Comm. Davis as a representative to
the Social Services Department to accumulate as much information as possible and
report back to the Commissioners in order to adopt economies and efficiencies so
that a more meaningful operations could be achieved. This was agreed to by common
consent.
Salaries and Wages Detail
Comm. Hall moved, seconded by Comm. Wright, that the salary of
Miss Lela Moore Hall, Social Services Director, be $21,672.
offered the substitute motion,
Comm. Davis / seconded by Chm. Powell, that Miss Lela Moore Hall's salary
be approved at $22,752 as recommended by the County Manager. Upon vote, motion
carried as follows:
Voting Aye: Comm. Davis, Hall, Vaughan, and Chm. Powell.
Voting Noe: Comm. Wright.
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SOCIAL SERVICES (CONTINUED)
Salaries and Wages Detail (continued)
Miss Hall was advised by Chm. Powell of action taken by the Commission
earlier in the meeting with regard to reclassification of jobs.
The Salaries and Wages in the Social Services Department were approved as
proposed by the County Manager with the exception of those that would have to be
adjusted due to the decision made by the Commission with regard to reclassification.
All other items in the Social Services budget were approved by common consent.
PUBLIC ASSISTANCE
Upon motion by Comm. Davis, seconded by Comm. Hall, the expenditure budget
for Public Assistance, Account #41 600 00, was unanimously approved as proposed
by the County Manager.
ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business to come before the Board, Chm. Powell
adjourned the meeting at 9:00 P.M.
Respectfully submitted,
L' e K. King
Clerk to the Board
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