HomeMy WebLinkAboutC.054.93010_0401 (2)IREDELL COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
BRIEFING MINUTES
MAY y 2001
The Iredell County Board of commissioners met in Briefing Session on Tuesday,
May 1, 2001, at 5:00 p.m., in the Iredell County Government Center (South Wing Conference
Room), 200 South Center Street, Statesville, NC 28677.
Present: Chairman Sara Haire Tice
Vice Chairman Steve D. Johnson
Tommy E. Bowles
Karen B. Ray
R. Godfrey Williams
Staff Present: Finance Director Susan Blumenstem, Planning Supervisor Ron Smith, Animal
Control Supervisor Sidney Weisner, Tax Collector Joe Ketchie, Solid Waste Director Ron Weatherman,
Recycling Coordinator Carla Parks, Recreation Director Robert Woody, Personnel Director Carolyn Harris,
Sgt. Neil Hayes with the Sheriffs Department, Communications Director Larry Dickerson, and Clerk to the
Board Jean Moore. (Note: County Manager Joel Mashburn was out of town during the briefing session.)
CALL TO ORDER by Chairman Tice.
PRESENTATION BY VISIONSWORK YOUTH SERVICES, INC., REGARDING A
JUVENILE DAY REPORTING CENTER AND A REQUEST FORTHE ACCEPTANCE OF
PASS-THROUGH FUNDING FROM THE GOVERNOR'S CRIME COMMISSION: In
attendance for the discussion about this request were: Tony Burton, the Executive Director for
VisionsWork, Benny Ferguson, the Director of Operations for VisionsWork, Juvenile Justice
Consultant Dean Vick, District 22 Chief Court Counselor Carl Duncan, Juvenile Crime Prevention
Chairman David Crosby and Juvenile Crime Prevention Council Members Pam Navey and Ray
Rabe.
Duncan said there was a need for ajuvenile day reporting center. He said the juvenile court
counselors had about 100 active cases, at any given time, and most of the caseload had academic
problems.
Burton said his agency had been approved for a Governor's Crime Commission Grant
totaling $165,097.56 for FY 2001-02 and the same amount for FY 2002-03 to operate a day
reporting center in Iredell County. Mr. Burton said most juveniles were involved in crimes when
they were unattended or between the hours from 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. He said day reporting centers
already operated in Forsyth, Rowan, Union and Alamance counties, and the one in Iredell County
would be modeled after them. Burton said Iredell's facility would operate from 9 a.m. - 6 p.m., with
possible weekend hours in the future.
Commissioner Bowles asked ifthe Executive Director and the Director of0perations would
be local individuals.
Burton said he would serve as Iredell County's Executive Director (14% of his time based
in Iredell County at $10,000) and Benny Ferguson would serve as the Director of Operations (50%
of his time based in Iredell County at $25,000). Burton said the other employees (Counselor/Case
Manager, Program Case Manager, and Administrative Assistant) would be local individuals.
Navey said the facility would be similar to the adult reporting center she operated. She said
the JCPC had recommended that $25,000 (state funding) be appropriated to VisionsWork to be
applied towards the necessary local match. In addition, she said the funds from the Governor's
Crime Commission would terminate at the end of FY 2002-03, and Mr. Burton knew he would not
be able to receive funding from Iredell County. She said Mr. Burton would not return to the board
of commissioners and request funding assistance.