HomeMy WebLinkAboutC.054.93008_2247VOTING: Ayes - 4; Nays - 0.
ADJUSTMENTS TO THE AGENDA: Mr. Mashburn added some items to the agenda.
APPOINTMENTS BEFORE THE BOARD
IREDELL-STATESVILLE SCHOOLS - BUDGET AMENDMENTS: Mrs. Paula Gwaltney, I/S Schools Finance
Officer, presented Budget Amendments for the county commissioners' approval. There are four budget
revisions which she summarized at this time.
MOTION from Commissioner Madison to approve Budget Amendments A's 3, 4, 5, and 6, as presented.
In discussion of the MOTION Commissioner Boone said the funds remaining from the confor struction
project would allow the school system to purchase these furnishing ithouttoospeak bto the boars Cana funds.
VOTING: Ayes - 4;� CQTIZENS' CONCERNS: Mr. Ken Jurney asked for an appointment
id
he was recognized by Chairman Haire at this time. He discussed
long-term care services. He disproportionate 50% of the costa of
counties only pay 5% of the Medicaid and are required to pay a service
public costs for indigents who require resthome
epcare. A wai ofv thiso costs and would would require
save the North
a
federal and state government to payhigher
Carolina counties between $17 and !8 million each year. It would also save the State $9 million in
annual appropriations, Jurney said.
Domiciliary Care is the only care that doesn't receive federal participation resulting in
counties having to pay an unfair amount.
The second concern Mr. Jurney addressed was his concern that the County was not bidding the
unity Care Block
m. At
last
sioners' meeting theservices offered undeAdvi Advisory Board for Grant
the Home and he HCCBG recommendednot ottoabid fortFY 1993-94. commis -
The board thanked Mr. Jurney for sharing his concerns.
ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS
Ofcs• Evie Caldwell ie bids for the
CLRKOCOURTPiEMffiourt'sfieThe following bids were received:
Mobile FileSyforhe Cie C
J. E. Pope, Inc. 22,699.00
Patterson Business Systems, Inc. 24,900.00
Total Office Environments, Inc. 26,907.00
J. E. Pope, Inc. offered the low bid, Mrs. Caldwell said, but the bid was incomplete. since
the bid was incomplete she had previously recommended the second low bidder; however, in the
J. E. Pope
thahe
not
ly
d.
The decided
toa absorb
of the bid with changesd
helf dividers
139• Mrs.i Caldwell isa dltheirvquality s eims
to be good.
MOTION from Commissioner Madison to approve Budget Amendment #26 to transfer $23,800 from
approximate
f the Capital Appropriation for Clerk's Office. This will take care of the costs o
constructing a doorway for the cashier's area which is approximately $650, which totals app
ly $23,800. cabinets
the
officInaconsiderin Of these motion,
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Clerk'soff£celerk
nd the
receives the new cabinets. VOTING: Ayes - 4; Nays - 0• in the amount of $23,139.
MOTION from Commissioner Madison to approve the bid to J. E. Pope
VOTING: Ayes - 4; Nays - 0.
CCUNDY'S PROPOSED INCOME TAX: MOTION from Commissioner Boone
RESOLUTION OPPOSING MECKLENBU�
to approve the following motion:
We, the Boardof Commissioners of
Mecklenburg Iredell
County'sCounty
North
ed Carolinaroll, do hereby adopt the following
resolution in opposition
WHEREAS, the Mecklenburg County Board of Commissioners have proposed a one percent (1%) payroll
tax upon all persons employed within Mecklenburg County.
WHEREAS, this one percent (1%) tax is estimated to generate 94 million dollars for Mecklenburg
county with one-half of the dollars generated from commuters to be forwarded to the home county of
the commuting employees being taxed.
WHEREAS, the tax is aimed at commuters who work in Mecklenburg County and live in neighboring
ion without representation for an estimated 3,500 Iredell County
counties, thus creating a taxat
residents.
WHEREAS, the Iredell County Board of Commissioners believes that our commuting citizens
are not the
majora areas of sche hools, ority socialf services, costs
and sothereentitlementsMecklenburg County's budget,