1974-06-24 Budget Meeting
. MINUTES OF BUDGET HEARING, JUNE 24, 1974
ASSEMBLY
The New Hanover County Board of Commissioners met in special session on
Monday, June 24, 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.
HEALTH DEPARTMENT - CAPITAL OUTLAY DETAIL
As requested at the budget hearing of June 20, 1974, County Manager Eller
reported that the amount needed from the County for Dental Equipment in the
Capital Outlay Detail of the Health Department budget was $8,900.
Comm. Davis moved, seconded by Comm. Wright, that $8,900 for Dental Equipment
in the Health Department's Capital Outlay Detail be approved. Upon vote, motion
carried as follows:
Voting Aye: Comm. Davis, Hall, Wright, and Chm. Powell.
Voting Noe: Comm. Vaughan.
NON-DEPARTMENTAL, CONTRIBUTIONS - FIRE DEPARTMENT
Comm. Hall moved, seconded by Chm. Powell, that the $9,000 requested by
Carolina Beach be left in Account #11 660 91 not to be expended until the situation
had been cleared up with regard to the area covered by the Carolina Beach Fire
Department. Upon vote, motion carried as follows:
Voting Aye: Comm. Davis, Hall, and Chm. Powell.
Voting Noe: Comm. Vaughan and Wright.
Comm. Davis moved, seconded by Comm. Hall, that the Volunteer Fire Departments
be allocated $9,000 per Volunteer Fire Department for a total of $63,000. Upon
vote, motion carried as follows:
Voting Aye: Comm. Davis, Hall, Wright, and Chm. Powell.
Voting Noe: Comm. Vaughan.
NON-DEPARTMENTAL, CONTRIBUTIONS - RESCUE SQUAD
Comm. Vaughan moved, seconded by Chm. Powell, that $9,375 for the Ogden Rescue
Squad and $4,650 for the New Hanover Rescue Squad be allocated for operating expense.
Upon vote, motion carried unanimously.
Comm. Hall moved, seconded by Chm. Powell, that $4,480 for the Ogden Rescue
Squad and $5,240 for the New Hanover Rescue Squad be allocated for capital items.
Comm. Davis offered the substitute motion, seconded by Comm. Wright, that
$4,500 for the Ogden Rescue Squad and $3,500 for the New Hanover Rescue Squad be
allocated for capital items. Upon vote, substitute motion carried as follows:
Voting Aye: Comm. Davis, Vaughan, Wright, and Chm. Powell.
Voting Noe: Comm. Hall.
AMBULANCE SERVICE
Comm. Vaughan moved, seconded by Comm. Hall, that the Board hear
Mr. Henry T. Hoyle with regard to his request for support of his ambulance service.
Upon vote, motion was approved as follows:
Voting Aye: Comm. Davis, Hall, Vaughan, and Wright.
Voting Noe: Chm. Powell.
Comm. Hall moved, seconded by Comm. Vaughan, that Mr. Hoyle's request for
assistance be tabled until Tuesday, June 25. Upon vote, tabling motion carried
as follows:
Voting Aye: Comm. Davis, Hall, Vaughan, and Chm. Powell.
Voting Noe: Comm. Wright.
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DISTRICT ATTORNEY
Upon motion by Comm. Davis, seconded by Comm. Wright, the entire budget
request for the District Attorney was unanimously approved as proposed.
SOUTHEASTERN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION
Comm. Davis moved, seconded by Comm. Hall, that the budget request of the
Southeastern Economic Development Commission in the amount of $2,634 be approved.
Comm. Vaughan offered the substitute motion, seconded by Comm. Wright, that
the Board approve that portion of the Southeastern Economic Development Commission's
request which did not allow staff expansion and that the Board direct the County
Manager to immediately contact the nine counties in the district with the idea of
dissolving this organization. Upon vote, substitute motion was defeated as
follows:
Voting Aye: Comm. Vaughan and Wright.
Voting Noe: Comm. Davis, Hall, and Chm. Powell.
Upon vote, original motion to approve the budget request of the Southeastern
Economic Development Commission carried as follows:
Voting Aye: Comm. Davis, Hall, and Chm. Powell.
Voting Noe: Comm. Vaughan and Wright.
LOWER CAPE FEAR COUNCIL OF THE ARTS
Comm. Davis moved, seconded by Comm. Hall, that the Board approve the request
of the Lower Cape Fear Council of the Arts in the amount of $21,461.
Comm. Wright offered the substitute motion that the Board approve 60 percent
of the total request for support of the Bicentennial Celebration. Substitute motion
died for lack of a second.
Upon vote, motion to approve their $21,461 request carried as follows:
Voting Aye: Comm. Davis, Hall, and Chm. Powell.
Voting Noe: Comm. Vaughan and Wright.
CAPE FEAR HEALTH PLANNING COUNCIL
County Manager Eller advised the Board that the Cape Fear Health Planning
Council had withdrawn their request foi $967.
BICENTENNIAL ASSOCIATION
Upon motion by Comm. Hall, seconded by Chm. Powell, the request of $13,333
for the Bicentennial Association was unanimously approved.
SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT
Upon motion by Comm. Davis, seconded by Comm. Hall, the request of $5,200 for
the Soil and Water Conservation District was unanimously approved.
DIVISION OF COMMERCIAL AND SPORTS FISHERIES
Chm. Powell moved, seconded by Comm. Hall, that the request of $6,200 for
the Division of Commercial and Sports Fisheries be approved. Upon vote, motion
carried as follows:
Voting Aye: Comm. Davis, Hall, Wright, and Chm. Powell.
Voting Noe: Comm. Vaughan.
OPEN HOUSE
Comm. Davis moved, seconded by Comm. Hall, that the request of $13,000 for
the Open House be approved. Upon vote, motion carried as follows:
Voting Aye: Comm. Davis, Hall, Wright, and Chm. Powell.
Voting Noe: Comm. Vaughan.
(Comm. Wright amended her vote on this motion at a later meeting to read "noe.")
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AZALEA FESTIVAL
Comm. Hall moved, seconded by Comm. Davis, that the $3,500 requested for the
Azalea Festival be approved.
Comm. Wright offered the substitute motion, seconded by Comm. Vaughan, that
the Azalea Festival be deleted from the County's budget. Upon vote, substitute
motion was defeated as follows:
Voting Aye: Comm. Vaughan and Wright.
Voting Noe: Comm. Davis, Hall, and Chm. Powell.
Upon vote, original motion to approve the $3,500 requested for the Azalea
Festival carried as follows:
Voting Aye: Comm. Davis, Hall, and Chm. Powell.
Voting Noe: Comm. Vaughan and Wright.
LOWER CAPE FEAR PLANNING UNIT
Comm. Davis moved, seconded by Comm. Vaughan, that $325 be approved for the
Lower Cape Fear Planning Unit. Upon vote, motion carried as follows:
Voting Aye: Comm. Davis, Hall, Vaughan, and Chm. Powell.
Voting Noe: Comm. Wright.
ST. JOHN'S ART GALLERY
Comm. Davis moved, seconded by Comm. Hall, that the $1,500 requested for
St. John's Art Gallery be approved. Upon vote, motion carried as follows:
Voting Aye: Comm. Davis, Hall, and Chm. Powell.
Voting Noe: Comm. Vaughan and Wright.
LOCAL MILITARY UNITS
Comm. Vaughan moved, seconded by Comm. Hall, that the budget request of $500
for the Local Military Units be approved. Upon vote, motion carried as follows:
Voting Aye: Comm. Davis, Hall, Vaughan, and Chm. Powell.
Voting Noe: Comm. Wright.
TRAINING SCHOOL DONATIONS
Chm. Powell moved, seconded by Comm. Hall, that the budget request of $400
for Training School Donations be approved. Upon vote, motion carried as follows:
Voting Aye: Comm. Davis, Hall, and Chm. Powell.
Voting Noe: Comm. Vaughan and Wright.
PORT AND WATERWAY DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION
Comm. Vaughan moved, seconded by Comm. Wright, that the budget request of
$500 for Port and Waterway Development Commission be denied.
Comm. Hall offered the substitute motion, seconded by Comm. Davis, that the
budget request of $500 for the Port and Waterway Development Commission be approved.
Upon vote, substitute motion carried as follows:
Voting Aye: Comm. Davis, Hall, and Chm. Powell.
Voting Noe: Comm. Vaughan and Wright.
Comm. Vaughan requested that the County Attorney rule on whether this
organization was a legal organization inasmuch as this commission had not met in
two years.
Comm. Wright moved, seconded by Comm. Vaughan, that the money the Board had
appropriated for the Port and Waterway Development Commission be withheld pending
a ruling on its legality. Upon vote, motion carried as follows:
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PORT AND WATERWAY DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION (CONTINUED)
Voting Aye: Comm. Davis, Vaughan, and Wright.
Voting Noe: Comm. Hall and Chm. Powell.
CAPE FEAR COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS
By common consent, action on the request for the Cape Fear Council of
Governments was deferred until Mr. Beverly P. Paul could be present to discuss
this request with the Commissioners.
NON TAX, ADVERTISING, ACCOUNT #16 575 27
Comm. Vaughan moved, seconded by Comm. Wright, that the discussion with regard
to the request for advertising funds to be done through the Chamber of Commerce
be deferred until a member of the Board of Directors could accompany the Executive
Director.
offered the substitute motion,
Chm. Powell / , seconded by Comm. Hall, that the $40,000 contained in the
budget for advertising to be done through the Chamber of Commerce be approved.
Upon vote, substitute motion carried as follows:
Voting Aye: Comm. Davis, Hall, and Chm. Powell.
Voting Noe: Comm. Vaughan and Wright.
Upon motion by Comm. Vaughan, seconded by Comm. Wright, the County Attorney
was unanimously requested to rule on whether or not Chm. Powell had a conflict of
interests in this matter.
LIFE GUARDS AT WRZGHTSVILLE, CAROLINA AND KURE BEACHES
Comm. Hall moved, seconded by Comm. Davis, that the following amounts be
placed in the County budget to aid the beaches in their life guard programs.
Wrightsville Beach - $8,635
Carolina Beach - 5,475
Kure Beach - 3,324
$17,434
Upon vote, motion carried as follows:
Voting Aye: Comm. Davis, Hall, and Chm. Powell.
Voting Noe: Comm. Vaughan and Wright.
ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business to come before the Board, Chm. Powell adjourned
the budget hearing at 8:30 PM.
Respectfully submitted,
Lise K. King "
Clerk to the Board
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