HomeMy WebLinkAboutC.054.93010_0590 (2)reference to Budget Amendment #14, Blumcnstein said the state had reduced a grant for
the Criminal Justice Partnership Program (CJPP) by S12,930,
Mashburn said the contract with Appropriate Punishment Options, the
administrator for the CJPP, needed to reflect the reduction.
REQUEST FROM THE SHEFFIELD-CALAHAN VOLUNTEER FIRE
DEPARTMENT FOR APPROVAL OF A BUDGET AMENDMENT FOR THE
PURCHASE OF A $15,000 REPLACEMENT TANKER (FUNDS FROM
RESERVE TRUCK FUND): Fire Marshal Chuck Gallyon said the Fire Tax District
Board on August 14, 2001 approved the $15,000 purchase of a replacement tanker for the
Sheffield-Calahan VFD.
REQUEST FROM THE SOUTH IREDELL VOLUNTEER FIRE
DEPARTMENT FOR APPROVAL OF A LEASE PURCHASE AGREEMENT
WITH UNITED FINANCIAL OF NORTH CAROLINA, INC., IN THE AMOUNT
OF $137,000 FOR A 2001 INTERNATIONAL FIRE TRUCK AND FOR THE
REFINANCING OF $20,000 IN EXISTING DEBT: Brian Weatherman, the
Chairman of the Board of Directors for the South Iredell VFD, assisted Fire Marshal
Chuck Gallyon in explaining this request. Weatherman said his department desired to
lease purchase a 2001 fire truck at a cost of $137,000 and to consolidate the loan with
existing debt of $20,000. He said the interest rate would be 5.69% for 10 years with an
annual payment of $23,000. Weatherman said there was not a pre -payment penalty;
however, a 30 -day notice was required.
REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF A CONTRACT WITH EMERGENCY
SERVICES CONSULTING GROUP (ESCG) FOR AN ASSESSMENT OF THE
VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENTS' FACILITIES, APPARATUS AND
EQUIPMENT: Gallyon said the most recent assessment on the fire departments
occurred in 1992 at a cost of about $4,000. He said a request for proposals was recently
sent and the recommended company for the new, ten-year assessment was Emergency
Services Consulting Group at a cost of $6,200, plus expenses of $700. Mr. Gallyon said
the county budgeted $11,000 for the assessment. Gallyon said Richard Trexler, with
ESCG, would be project manager. (ESCG projected that 120 days would be needed for
the assessment.)
REQUEST FROM THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT FOR ELAINE. W.
MARLOWE AND TERRY LEE BECK TO BE DESIGNATED DEPUTY
FINANCE OFFICERS: Chief Deputy Rick Dowdle, with the Sheriffs Department,
requested that Elaine W. Marlowe and Terry Lee Beck be designated deputy finance
officers in order for checks to be written from the Inmate Agency Account.
REQUEST FROM THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT FOR APPROVAL TO
r TRANSFER COMMISSARY FUNDS FOR THE PURCHASE OF TWO
CANINES, A LAP TOP COMPUTER, AND A WEB SITE: Chief Dowdle said he
was requesting the transfer of commissary funds to the appropriate line items for the
purchase of the following items.
Two canines (one to replace a retired animal and one to be used at the jail) $ 21,200
Lap Top Computer 2,400
Web Site 2,000
Also, Dowdle said he requesting the purchase of a $1,000 surplus school bus. He
said the jail was overpopulated, and he was trying to find a solution. Dowdle said he had
been talking with Department of Correction officials in Raleigh about the possible usage
of one of the former prison buildings on Highway 21. Chief Dowdle said the building he
was reviewing was less than ten -years old, and it had a fairly new HVAC system along
with an upgraded fire alarm system. He said the Iredell-Statesville School System had a
surplus bus for sale, and it could be used to transport inmates from the jail to the former
prison facility. Dowdle said he had not received official approval from the Department
of Correction; however, the school system needed to have a firm answer on the bus in the