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IREDELL COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
BUDGET WORK SESSION
JUNE 6, 1995 - 1:00 P.M.
The Iredell County Board of Commissioners met in Budget Work
Session at 1:00 p.m., Tuesday, June 6, 1995, South Wing Conference
Room, Iredell County Government Center, 200 South Center Street.
Those present for the meeting were:
Sara K. Haire, Chairman
David A. Boone, Vice Chairman
Stephen D. Johnson
C. Douglas Madison, Jr.
Alice M. Stewart
Staff present: Joel Mashburn, County Manager
Susan Blumenstein, Director of Finance and
Administration
Alice Fortner, Clerk to the Board
Chairman Haire called the meeting to order and asked Mr.
Mashburn to proceed with the budget presentation.
SOCIAL SERVICES: Mr. Don Wall was present in regard to his
budget for the social services department. Mr. Wall said Medicaid
represents 708 of the DSS budget. There is a 20.1% increase in
state funding and a 158 recommended increase in county funding.
Commissioner Stewart said she was unable to participate in the
budget because of her surgery. She has gone over the budget with
Mr. Wall, she said.
Commissioner Boone said he thought this was still a
substantial increase. Commissioner Stewart said she thought this
was probably the sentiments of the DSS board as well as Mr. Wall.
Commissioner Johnson inquired about AFDC reimbursement.
Mr. Wall explained the reimbursement for AFDC programs.
Federal share is 508; state share is 258; County share is 258.
This is a mandatory program with limited state funding.
Commissioner Johnson inquired if it is necessary for the County to
accept these funds or could they return them. Mr. Wall said not if
it is a mandatory program. Mr. Wall said the State changes these
programs to block grants and gives more flexibility, the county
commissioners could do what they want to, but it looks as if there
will be "strings" on the block grants, Wall said.
Commissioner Boone inquired about the copier price that is
proposed in the budget. Mr. Wall said they needed a heavy duty
machine because of the copies they generate.
HEALTH DEPARTMENT REQUESTS: Mr. Bill Mashburn and his staff
members presented his budget.
Mrs. Blumenstein explained some figures in the budget which
were not the same as what the health board approved. The correct
figures approved by the health board was $59,000 less than that
presented to the manager for the budget.
Mr. Bill Mashburn said they were not requesting any new
positions and eliminating some part-time positions. The major
request is for upgrading PCs, some of which are becoming obsolete,
he said. The other major item is the committee from the board of
health working on the sanitarians' problems and that committee has
made some recommendations to the board, which are not in the budget
that was approved in March 1995 by the board of health. Some of
the recommendations were:
1. overtime work for sanitarians
2. Team for subdivision development to concentrate