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MINUTES
JUNE 3, 1993
The Iredell County Board of Commissioners met in Regular
Session for a Budget Workshop as scheduled by the board. Those
present for the meeting were:
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 discussion.
LAN ENFORCEMENT: Sheriff Lloyd was present to discuss the
budget with the board. County Manager Mashburn said the major
increases in this budget are in personnel. Chairman Haire inquired
how the In -House Detention system is working and if the department
is using. Sheriff Lloyd said not as much as they did.
The sheriff said that the jail population hit in the 90's
during the week of Superior Court. The rest of the time it is in
the 70's and 801s.
Commissioner Boone asked for a breakdown of the officers. The
sheriff said they had four shifts with six road deputies in a 24-
hour period. There are nine detectives, four civil process
servers, four bailiffs, one person classified as a transport
officer and bailiff, seventeen jailers, and the secretarial people.
Altogether there are 86 people in the sheriff's department.
Commissioner Boone
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officers. The sheriff said inquired
nine of then 6 persons ut the uwere not sworn•
Mr. Mashburn said the vehicles for the paper servers will be
administrative cars like the Taurus. Commissioner Hamby inquired
how often the department replaced vehicles. The sheriff said about
every three years.
Chairman Haire inquired if the officers wear body vests. The
sheriff said some do and some don't. They keep them in the car.
The officers say the vests make them break out in a rash.
The sheriff said he would like to comment on the four people
he had requested in his budget. He said there had been no in
increase in road people in two years. The county is 591 square
miles. With six people on duty at one time that is 118 square
miles per man. His concern is for the safety of the officers. The
response time is important.
Commissioner Stewart inquired if these new positions would be
used for road deputies. Sheriff Lloyd said there would be one on
every shift within a 24-hour period.
Commissioner Stewart inquired about the Harmony territory.
The sheriff said they still have the man in Harmony who patrols the
five -mile radius surrounding Harmony. The north officer covers all
of north Iredell. The smallest territories and most crimes are on
the south and west side of the county. The average will be one
officer to every So square miles instead of 118 square miles with
the additional officers.
JAIL: Mr. Mashburn said one of the main increases was in
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