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BUDGET SESSION MINUTES
THURSDAY, MAY 31, 2007
The Iredell County Board of Commissioners met for a Budget Review Session on
Thursday, May 31, 2007, at 5:30 P.M., in the Iredell County Government Center (South Wing
Conference Room), 200 South Center Street, Statesville, NC.
Present were:
Chairman Marvin Norman
Vice Chairman Sara Haire Tice
Steve Johnson
Ken Robertson
Godfrey Williams
Staff present: County Manager Joel Mashburn, Deputy County Manager Susan
Blumenstein, Assistant Finance Director Deb Alford, Assistant County Manager Tracy Jackson,
EMS Director David Cloer, Communications/Emergency Mgt. Director David Martin, Fire
Marshal Lloyd Ramsey, and Clerk to the Board Jean Moore.
Others present: Kathryn Thier with the Charlotte Observer, Donna Swicegood with the
Record & Landmark, and Lee Ann Sherrill with the Iredell Citizen.
UPDATE ON SOLID WASTE DEPARTMENT: Assistant County Manager Tracy
Jackson said 34.5 acres of the 80 -acre Harmon tract would be used for the
construction/demolition landfill and the remaining acreage would serve as a buffer. He said it
was hoped the county could get 20 years out of the C & D landfill.
Commissioner Johnson mentioned an adjoining property owner who might be interested
in selling adjoining property.
Commissioner Williams said it might be more economical to purchase the buffer.
465 - COURTS BUDGET: Clerk of Court Rena Turner mentioned the need for work
stations or cubicles to reduce noise and to make the data and courtroom clerks' space more
efficient. She said the county's facility services department had requested a door lock system
(535,007), but this had been deleted from the budget.
No changes from the manager's recommendation.
DISCUSSION ON THE TROUTMAN VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT'S
REQUEST FOR A VOTED -IN FIRE TAX DISTRICT: For this segment of the meeting,
Troutman VFD representatives Chief Allen Church and Assistant Chief Keith Troutman attended
the meeting. Also in attendance were numerous firemen from other VFDs along with Fire Tax
District Board members.
Carroll Goodman said the Fire Tax District Board had not voted or rendered a statement
on Troutman's voted -in tax district request; however, some members were supportive.
County Manager Mashburn said that if the request were granted, the effective date would
be in FY 2008-09.
Troutman said that if a 2007 referendum proved successful, he understood the voted -in
district would become effective July 1, 2008.
Blumenstein said this was correct. She said the department would continue to receive
county -wide -district funding for this year, but later, the VFD's revenues would be based on
values as of January 1, 2008. Mrs. Blumenstein said a contract would have to be written for the
VFD to provide service during the summer of 2008. She said the taxpayers wouldn't start
paying taxes until the second or third week of August, and a loan might be necessary prior to
this.