HomeMy WebLinkAboutC.054.93010_0452 (2)IREDELL COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
BUDGET SESSION MINUTES
JUNE 13, 2001
The Iredell County Board of Commissioners met for a FY 2001-02 budget session on
Wednesday, June 13, 2001, in the Iredell County Government Center, 200 South Center Street,
Statesville, NC.
Present: Chairman Sara Haire Tice
Vice Chairman Steve D. Johnson
Tommy E. Bowles
Karen B. Ray
R. Godfrey Williams
Staff Present: County Manager Joel Mashburn, Finance Director Susan Blumenstein,
Personnel Officer Carolyn Hams, and Clerk to the Board Jean Moore.
COMPENSATION PLAN UPDATE — 2001 FINAL REPORT: Personnel Officer
Carolyn Hams presented a compensation plan completed by The Scott Group. She said the
county started reviewing position classifications and salaries in 1997.
Mashburn said the plan recommended higher classifications and salaries for some of the
county employees. He said the recommendations were based strictly on the labor market and not
on a specific individual's performance.
Commissioner Williams asked if any positions might have a lower classification.
Mashburn said it was possible. He said if this occurred, the individual would reach
his/her maximum pay level faster, but the lower classification wouldn't necessarily reduce the
salary.
Commissioner Bowles asked what happened when a person reached the maximum pay
level for his/her position.
Mashburn said in a merit system, that if the individual received enough points to be
considered for a raise, a bonus was given. He said the bonus was not applied to the base salary.
Mashburn said funds were included in the FY 01-02 budget for the reclassifications. He
said the classification plan would go into effect with the budget unless there were concerns or
changes made by the board members.
DEBT RETIREMENT FOR THE VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENTS: Finance
Director Blumenstein said a budget amendment would be on the June 19 agenda to retire the debt
for three fire departments. She said the action was approved by the Fire Tax District Board on
June 12, 2001. Blumenstein said the budget amendment would be for $577,940, and it would
pay off Ebenezer's debt of $72,240, Harmony's debt of $136,930, and Troutman's debt of
$368,770. She said the debt for Cool Springs ($378,415) would be retired after February of
2002.
Commissioner Williams asked if the county would receive a copy of the pay-off notes.
Blumenstein said she had made the same inquiry. She said the county would have to wait
until the documents had been recorded.
Williams said a group had been contracted with to inventory and classify the assets of
each fire department. He said the commissioners could review the assets when the fire
departments made funding requests.
Commissioner Johnson said he wanted everyone to be in agreement that all future
funding requests from the fire departments had to first be heard and approved by the Fire Tax
District Board (FTDB). He said FTDB should then request endorsement from the board of
commissioners.