HomeMy WebLinkAboutC.054.93009_0181164
IREDELL COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
MINUTES
JUNE 8, 1993
-------------------------------------
The iredell County Board of Commissioners met in Regular
Session for a Budget Workshop on Tuesday, June 8, 1993, South Wing
Conference ROOM, Iredell
County
Street, St tesville,NC.ThoeGppresent nCenter, South
forthe meeting
Sara K. Haire, Chairman
David A. Boone, vice Chairman
Diane M. Hamby
C. Douglas Madison, Jr.
Alice M. Stewart
Staff present: Joel Mashburn, County Manager
Susan G. Blumenstein, Director of Finance and
Administrative Services
Alice Fortner, Clerk to the Board
Chairman Haire called the meeting to order and asked the
County Manager to proceed with the budget deliberations.
REGISTER OF DEEDS: Mrs. Brenda Bell was present to discuss
her budget. She has six full-time positions and one half time
wouldnbe $18,771, including fringelbenefitstional ull time person, which
Commissioner Stewart inquired if the FAXing equipment
increased the work load. Mrs. Bell said that it out down on the
postage.
Commissioner Madison said he visited a lot of the Register of
Deeds' offices in his business and thought Iredell County had a
department it could be proud of.
STRAW VOTE:
MOTION from Commissioner Stewart to give this department the
full-time position instead of the half-time position, because she
thinks the department warrants having that position.
VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0.
HEALTH DEPARTMENT: Mr. Bill Mashburn said some changes were
made in his budget when he met with the county manager. The two
new positions he is requesting is the case manager in Preventive
Health and medical assistant.
Theres a tremendous increase in
diseases, Mr. BillMashburn said
sexually
The medical assistant position would allow the tranfer of
State funds that are required to increase the WIC program, which is
federally funded. This program helps to ensure that pregnant women
receive proper nutrition.
Commissioner Boone said these programs never save money. Bill
Mashburnsaid this is a part of the plan to lower the infant
mortality rates.
Commissioner Madison said he cast a dissenting vote on the
budget because a cost Of living raise was not included in the
budget. He did not understand that the department heads were
requested by the county manager not to include a salary increase in
their budgets.
Mr. Bill Mashburn said they were enjoying the new facility.
They are able to have clinics inside the health building.
SOCIAL SERVICES: Mr. Don Wall said there was a reduction in