1974-06-28 Budget Meeting
MINUTES OF BUDGET AEARING, JUNE 28, 1974
ASSEMBLY
The New Hanover County Board of Commissioners met in special session on
Friday, June 28, 1974, at 8:00 AM 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.
DISCUSSION OF SALARIES IN JOINTLY FUNDED DEPARTMENTS
Mayor Herbert B. Brand, City of Wilmington, appeared before the Board to
request a 10 percent cost-of-living increase for employees in jointly funded
departments.
Chm. Powell moved, seconded by Comm. Wright, that the Board request the
Wilmington City Council to reconsider the 10 percent cost-of-living increase
for City employees because, as City taxpayers, the Board felt they should go
along with the State increase of 7.5 percent. Upon vote, motion carried
unanimously.
Comm. Vaughan moved, seconded by Comm. Davis, that where the administration
of a jointly funded department was with the City and the City salary scale was
normally used, then that scale would apply to the departments involved. Upon
vote, motion carried as follows:
Voting Aye: Comm. Davis, Hall, Vaughan, and Chm. Powell.
Voting Noe: Comm. Wright.
MOTION OF INTENT ON X-RAY FILM PROCESSOR
Comm. Davis moved, seconded by Comm. Hall, that the Board give their intention
to authorize Dr. Joseph C. Knox, Health Department Director, to purchase the
Kodak M6A-N X-Ray Film Processor for the new Health Department Building at the
meeting of July 1, 1974. Upon vote, motion of intent carried as follows:
Voting Aye: Comm. Davis, Hall, Vaughan, and Chm. Powell.
Voting Noe: Comm. Wright.
SALARY ADJUSTMENT
County Manager Eller reported that he had recomputed all clerical and sub-
professional salaries as directed by the Commission and had included this extra
money in each department's budget as a possible "salary adjustment" pending the
outcome of the local salary survey to be conducted by his office.
MOTIONS RE ST. JOHN'S ART GALLERY
Comm. Wright moved, seconded by Comm. Vaughan, that the $1,500 approved for
St. John's Art Gallery be deleted from the budget. Upon vote, motion was defeated
as follows:
Voting Aye: Comm. Vaughan and Wright.
Voting Noe: Comm. Davis, Hall, and Chm. Powell.
Comm. Wright moved, seconded by Comm. Vaughan, that the appropriation for
St. John's Art Gallery be reduced to the appropriation made in fiscal year 1973-1974.
Upon vote, motion was defeated as follows:
Voting Aye: Comm. Vaughan and Wright.
Voting Noe: Comm. Davis, Hall, and Chm. Powell.
MOTION RE LOWER CAPE FEAR COUNCIL OF THE ARTS
Comm. Wright moved that the appropriation for the Lower Cape Fear Council
of the Arts be reduced to the same appropriation made for fiscal year 1973-1974.
Motion died for lack of a second.
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MOTION RE INTERIM BUDGET
Comm. Wright moved that the Board adopt an interim budget until they could
get an answer from the School Board with regard to the capital outlay funds and
the sewer line. Motion died for lack of a second.
AIRPORT OPERATING REVENUE BUDGET
County Manager Eller advised the Commissioners to change the amount appropriated
in the Revenue Budget for the Airport Opearting Fund Account #31 331 00, Rents and
Concessions, from $110,642 to $116,681, in order to take care of the error that
was made in the Airport Operating Capital Outlay Detail in listing a tractor &
mower at $1,500 instead of $9,500.
OCEAN SCTENCES INSTITUTE PROGRAM
County Manager Eller advised the Commissioners that he had placed the appro-
priation for the Ocean Sciences Institute Program of $162,501 on Page 86 in the
Non-Departmental Expenditure Budget, Account #11 660 62; and that the revenue for
this Program should be on Page 3, Revenue Budget for the General Fund under the
following:
Federal Government Grants:
349 12 Ocean Sciences Institute $146,251
State Grants:
350 12 Ocean Sciences Institute 8,125
AGRICULTURE AND ECONOMICS
By common consent, the salary of C. Brown in the Agriculture and Economics
Department was put on a Grade 49, Step 6, for 12 months at $5,904 with an
anniversary date of July l, 1974, in order that she could receive a 7.5 percent
cost-of-living increase.
MUSEUM
By common consent, the salary of R. C. Johnson was placed on Grade 51,
Step 2, for five months and Grade 51, Step 3, for seven months for a total annual
salary of $5,540.
LIBRARY BUDGET
County Manager Eller reported that he had reduced the appropriation for the
Library to $72,924 based on the Commission's action of June 17 to approve a cost-
of-living increase at 7.5 percent rather than the 11 percent that had been
requested.
ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business to come before the Board, Chm. Powell adjourned
the meeting at 9:45 AM.
Respectfully submitted,
(ise K. King ~
Clerk to the Board
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