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BUDGET SESSION MINUTES
MAY 18. 2000
The Iredell County Board of Commissioners met in a FY 2000-01 Budget Session on
Thursday, May 18, 2000, 6:00 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
Alice T. Fortner
Alice M. Stewart
Staff Present: County Manager Joel Mashburn, Finance Director Susan Blumenstein, and
Clerk to the Board Jean Moore.
CALL TO ORDER by Chairman Tice at 6:00 p.m.
510 -LAW ENFORCEMENT & 520 -JAIL: Sheriff Phil Redmond and Chief Deputy
Rodney Proctor attended the meeting to answer questions about the law enforcement/jail budget.
Commissioner Fortner asked if staff turnover was beginning to be a concern.
Redmond said it was a concern; however, it was nothing serious. He said the turnover was
mostly in the jail. He mentioned the sheriff in Mecklenburg County recruited employees from
Iredell when they became certified.
Fortner asked if the law enforcement officers leaving Iredell County for Mecklenburg
commuted to work or moved.
Redmond said they remained residents of Iredell County.
The county manager said he was supportive of salary increases for law enforcement
personnel; however, Iredell County could never compete with Mecklenburg and what it could pay.
Sheri ffRedmond agreed. He added, however, that when Iredell did salary comparisons, that
smaller adjacent counties, e.g., Alexander, Wilkes, Davie, Yadkin, etc., should not be used.
Proctor said some of the jail turnover was due to employees wanting to move up in the
system, e.g., to become road deputies.
Commissioner Johnson asked about the $12,000 for the HVAC maintenance contract.
Proctor said there were ten separate HVAC systems.(The BondurantBuilding has aseparate
$2,000 HVAC maintenance contract.)
Johnson asked about not renewing the contracts andjust calling the HVAC company when
repairs were needed. He said the budget could be approved, but when the contracts came up for
renewal the staff could review the matter.
MOTION y Commissioner Fortner to approve the Law Enforcement and Jail budgets as
presented and as recommended by the county manager.
VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0.