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ADJOURN: Chairman Hedrick adjourned the meeting at 4:40 p.m. Next meeting June 29, 1987, 1:00
p.m., Annex Conference Room.
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APPROVED:
IREDELL COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
MINUTES
JUNE 29, 1987
The Iredell County Board of Commissioners met in Regular Adjourned Session for a budget work
session on Monday, June 29, 1987, 1:00 p.m. Present for the meeting were:
Larry S. Hedrick, Chairman
Alice M. Stewart, Vice Chairman
Jessie S. Crosswhite
Frances L. Murdock
Samuel L. Ostwalt
Staff present: J. Wayne Deal, County Manager
-- Alice Fortner, Clerk to the Board
Bill Furches, Finance Officer
Others Present: Members of the Iredeil County Board of Health
and Health Department Staff
CALL TO ORDER: By Chairman Hedrick
DISCUSSION OF PROPOSED FY 1987-88 BUDGET: Mr. Deal presented some information to the board
members and the press showing a budget based upon a 44 -cent tax rate and a budget based upon a 43 -
cent tax rate. He also gave information showing the carry-over items into the 87-88 budget.
Mr. Deal said the $800,000 proposed for funding for schools in the event of consolidation is
removed from the budget. It is not reflected in the budget at all, he said. The auditors recommen-
ded that this be taken out of the budget, reduce fund balance appropriated by that amount, and adopt
a special resolution reserving fund balance in the amount of $800,000.
Commissioner Crosswhite inquired about the fund balance --what it would be at the end of this
fiscal year that is closing out, before another budget is appropriated.
Mr. Furches said it would be a little less than $4 million. A lot depends on what comes in
from sales and intangible taxes, he said. He said once the $800,000 is taken out and fund balance
is appropriated into the 87-88 budget, there would be about $2 million.
BOARD OF HEALTH ADDRESSES THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS: Dr. Nicholson and members of the health
board came before the board to discuss the recent publicity that the county health board had re-
ceived in reference to the health budget.
Dr. Nicholson said the board of health has twelve members, six health care professionals are on
the board.
He said this year on the budget they decided that they would have a committee do the work.
They took different portions of the health department. Dr. Hunter worked in Home Health. Mrs.
Campbell worked in Allied Services, WIC, and Nutrition. Mrs. Houser worked in Preventative Medicine
and Nursing. Dr. Absher worked in environmental. Mrs. Crosswhite worked in the administration
budget. The committee brought their information to the full board and it was discussed.
Mrs. Houser spoke of her role in the budget process. She had worked with Mrs. Massey and
others in learning about her particular assignment on the budget. She said she felt there was a lot
of time and energy put into the budget.
Dr. Hunter said his position in the budget was on the home health, He recommended the school
health funds for the nurse. He said he felt that did spend a great deal of time on this budget.
They started in January and did it a different way. He gave information about dividing up into the
different divisions and went out into the field with the employees to see if the money was being
spent wisely. He said the contributions to the formulation of that portion of the budget where made
by those who worked in the various divisions. He said they were given the opportunity to take a
copy of the budget home and were allowed an opportunity to ask any questions on anything they felt
like was out of line. He said if the health board was working at the commissioners' pleasure, then
he would be willing to listen to any recommendations that the commissioners have for the future. He
said they did have adequate input and adequate opportunity to ask questions.
Mrs. Campbell said she agreed with what had been said by the members of the health board who
spoke before her. She said she was involved in Allied Health. She met with Mrs. Bullard and worked