HomeMy WebLinkAboutC.054.93009_1172 (2)Commissioner Boone said he had shared the plans with an
outside contractor. This individual felt that site preparation
cost estimates were a little high. Also, case work seemed
expensive. Hill advised that if the County had resources to do the
case work this might save some money.
MOTION by Commissioner Madison to authorize J.N. Pease &
Associates to proceed with the jail planning, subject to the cost
estimates being within the original budget.
VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0.
5:00 P.M.
AGENDA BRIEFING
UPDATE FROM TOMMY BOWLES' FIRE CONXISSION CEJ:IRMANt Mr.
Bowles mentioned that he had met with several fire departments
recently. Currently each fire department is being charged $400 per
year for the air van. The departments do not like this charge,
and, currently, the air van has some compression problems.
Bowles mentioned that some departments had a large amount of
debt. An estimate of the total debt would be around $1.1 million.
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Bowles asked whether or not the County could assist in some type of
funding other than the fire tax.
Commissioner Stewart asked how much of the debt was actually
interest, and Bowles stated a sizable amount. Some departments
have a 40 -year debt on their building.
Commissioner Stewart asked what was so important about
becoming debt free. Bowles said, "they could all just rest more
easily," and he felt it was his duty to advise the commissioners of
the status of the departments. He mentioned that several of the
departments were debt free, and it's only four or five that have
the majority of the debt.
Commissioner Boone mentioned that he had considered the
possibility of setting up a fund that would hold any lapsed funds
from the Fire Marshal's budget -- something similar to the
recreational parks fund.
Bowles additionally said that some departments were
experiencing problems in getting volunteers during the day. He
said it might be premature; however, he wanted to mention the
possibility of staffing the departments with two, paid employees
from 8:00 - 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. The city or county
would pay the labor costs. Bowles asked about the liability
incurred for this type arrangement. Chairman Haire mentioned this
was something the county attorney would have to research.
Chairman Haire asked if the fire commission anticipated an
increase in the fire tax. Bowles responded he didn't think so, but
he would need to talk to the county finance officer.
REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OP RESOLUTION ADOPTING AN UPDATE TO TRE
IRRDELL COUNTY TRANSPORTATION DEVELOPMENT PLAN$ Mr. Ben Garrison,
Director of the Vocational Workshop and Chairman of the Iredell
Transportation Authority (ITA), along with Mike Rose of the
Centralina staff, briefed the group on the status of the
Transportation Development Flan. Rose explained that every four
years the State required an update to the plan in order to continue
to receive funding. A draft plan was presented that would exist
through FY 1998-99. Currently, the ITA Steering Committee feels
that the best design for future transportation services for clients
of human service agencies in Iredell County would be to hire a
coordinator and to contract with a private operator. A backup
system would need to be worked out when the coordinator was absent.
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