HomeMy WebLinkAboutC.054.93010_0076 (2)MOTION by Chairman Tice to request the county manager and the Mooresville Town
Manager to meet for the purpose of determining the costs associated with the construction of court
and probation space at the new police department. Upon completion of the meeting, the manager
will report back to the board of commissioners. (The report should include the various options for
the county, i.e., leasing or owning the space.)
VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0.
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by Commissioner Stewart to approve the following four (4) consent agenda items.
VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0.
I. REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF BUDGET AMENDMENT #37 FOR THE
TRANSFER OF CAPITAL RESERVE FUNDS TO THE EMS CAPITAL PROJECT FUND
FOR FURNITURE AND EQUIPMENT: The total amount to be transferred is $24,300. The
money will be used to purchase furniture and equipment for the living quarters, training room,
administrative offices, and the medical supply room at the new EMS base (former Boggs Building),
Meeting Street, Statesville.
2. REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF CENTRALINA COUNCIL OF
GOVERNMENT'S PROPOSAL IN REFERENCE TO A DEBT REDUCTION PLAN
FOR THE VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENTS: Charles Phillips, the finance director for
Centralina, proposes to write a debt reduction plan for the VFDs at a total cost of $1,900 (normal
billing rate of $95 per hour). The proposal will require the county staff, fire tax district board, and
the individual VFDs to supply the needed information. The following summarizes Centralina's
tasks and goals for the plan.
Goals:
1. Produce a written debt reduction plan (alternatives to the plan may be added).
2. Keep each VFD an independent corporation.
3. Deepen the mutual support - - understanding the various relationships, i.e., county,
fire tax district board, and the volunteer fire departments.
Tasks to be done to meet the Poals:
1. Request/collect a complete set of the VFDs' outstanding debt agreements.
2. Summarize the debt agreements.
3. Identify financial advantages of early loan payoffs (higher rate vs. higher payments;
early payment penalties vs. interest costs).
4. Review key board directives, local priorities, financial and other laws and policies with
the staff, fire tax board, and volunteer fire departments.
Debt reduction project extension tasks:
t. Request/collect/summarize the capital needs list by year for each of the next ten years
for the capital needs of each VFD (all items costing $3,000 or more).
2. Requesvcollect/summarize an updated equipment list with ages (all items costing $3,000
or more).
3. Describe an annually updated framework and system to list capital and financial needs
and alternatives.
4. List capital funding options the County might adopt as a standing policy.
REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF THE MARCH 21, 2000 MINUTES
4. REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF A BUILDING SAFETY WEEK PROCLAMATION