HomeMy WebLinkAboutC.054.93009_1458IREDELL COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
BRIEFING MINUTES
FEBRUARY 18, 1997
The Iredell County Board of Commissioners met Tuesday,
February 18, 1997, 5:00 p.m., for a briefing session in the Iredell
County Government Center, South Wing Conference Room, 200 South
Center Street, Statesville, NC 28677.
Present were: Sara K. Haire, Chairman
Steve D. Johnson, Vice Chairman
David A. Boone
Alice T. Fortner
Alice M. Stewart
Staff present: Joel Mashburn, County Manager
Susan Blumenstein, Finance Director
William Allison, Planning Supervisor
Ray Rabe, Health Director
Al Upton, EMS Director
Kim Gallyon, Recreation Director
Jean Moore, Clerk to the Board
Chairman Haire called the meeting to order.
REQUEST FOR BUDGET AMENDMENT FOR MOORESVILLE SCHOOLS: On
behalf of the Mooresville School System, Dr. Jane Carrigan, Dr.
Bryce Cummings, Laura Thompson, and Frank Fields attended the
meeting. Carrigan mentioned that on February 3, 1997, her school
board passed the following resolution:
Be it resolved that the following amendments be made to the
Budget Resolution for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1997:
4.9128.00.522.308 Mobile Unit Setup $60,000.00
4.9204.00.541.308 Furniture 9,800.00
4.9301.00.551 Bus Purchase $36,000.00
4.9900.00.699 Contingency 33,800.00
The purpose of the amendment is to debit $36,000 from the bus
purchase line item and move to mobile unit set up. More leased
mobile units (4) will be established due to an increase in
students.
EMS ANNUAL REPORT FOR 1996: Al Upton distributed copies of
the 1996 EMS Annual Report. Over 9,000 EMS calls were received
during 1996.
Freightliner Update: Upton advised that his staff had related
to him that the new Freightliner ambulance performed best on the
interstates. The employees prefer to use other vehicles on the
rural roads simply because they are "leery about dropping a wheel
and having to change it on a rural road." The Freightliner should
last for 15 years and will definitely be used for interstate
transportation.
RECREATION ANNUAL REPORT: Kim Gallyon, Recreation Director,
mentioned that her department created annual reports every two
years. Gallyon reported that participation in sporting activities
had increased tremendously. The Ropes Course closed and moved in
August; however, a target date for reopening is this spring. This
is one of the more popular features of the recreation department.
Gallyon related that Camp Iredell participation had somewhat
decreased. The reason for this is unknown; however, the staff
feels the $65 per week price is prohibitive for some families.
This is, however, a break-even program.
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