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BUDGET MEETING MINUTES
MAY 26,1998
The Iredell County Board of Commissioners met on Tuesday, May 26, 1998, at 12 Noon
for a budget meeting. The meeting was held in the South Wing Conference Room, of the Iredell
County Government Center, 200 South Center Street, Statesville, NC.
PRESENT: Sara K. Haire, Chairman
Steve Johnson, Vice Chairman
David A. Boone
Alice T. Fortner
Alice M. Stewart
STAFF PRESENT: Joel Mashburn, County Manager; Susan Blumenstein, Finance Director; and
Jean Moore, Clerk.
Chairman Haire called the meeting to order.
TAX COLLECTOR: No changes. The finance director mentioned that more revenue was
being produced by the new method of collecting on vehicles; however, it caused more work for the
tax office staff.
UPDATE ON INTRA/INTERNET PROJECT: Allen Miller, a member of the County's
Information Systems staff, said that basically everything was completed for this project with
exception of the web server. This is included in the 98-99 budget. A "static web page" will be
included for most departments. It is planned to put GIS data on the system. Miller noted that real
estate workers would find this to be an invaluable tool. It would also prevent the mapping
department from being so congested. Eventually, the system will enable title searches to be
accomplished. The Register of Deeds' software does not lend itself to this technology at present;
however, it is envisioned for the future. It was also mentioned that election results could possibly
be entered into the system. All departments are connected to the information office. Electronic mail
is just about finished for all departments. A flat fee is paid to the State Information Access Network
for this connection. The sheriff's department has an older version of DOS that will not allow e-
mail. It was mentioned that all "dummy terminals" within the county were being replaced with
personal computers.
REGISTER OF DEEDS: No changes
LAW ENFORCEMENT: The county manager mentioned a new proposal from the sheriff
wherein officers could obtain salary adjustments after a certain level of training had been achieved.
Sheri ff Redmond's suggestion was to provide an educational merit incentive for training in the form
of two years at 5%, four years at 10%, and masters degree programs at 15%. The county manager
said the sheriff wanted to bring about a higher level of employee. He noted that inspections was
the only department that recognized additional training. Chairman Haire asked if the sheriffs plan
included cross training. Mashburn said in some cases it could. Mr. Mashburn said the program
would recognize the employees obtaining a degree in law enforcement. About $13,220 has been
included in the FY 98-99 law enforcement budget for the program.
Commissioner Stewart noted this was a political department. By this she meant the sheriff
was an elected official and sometimes change occurred. When this happens, the new sheriff can
determine which officers are to be reswom into service. Stewart said this needed to be considered.
Commissioner Fortner asked if there were guidelines for the educational program. Mashburn
said there were none at the present.