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HARNETT COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS REGULAR MEETING, JUNE 1, 1992
The Harnett County Board of Commissioners met in regular session on
Monday, June 1, 1992, in the Commissioners Meeting Room, County Office
Building, Lillington, North Carolina, with the following members
present: Beatrice Bailey Hill, Walt Titchener, Bill Shaw, Mack Reid
Hudson, and Chairman Lloyd G. stewart presiding. others present were
Dallas n. Po~e, County Manager; W. Glenn Johnson, County Attorney;
Vanessa W. Young, Finance Officer and Clerk to the Board; and Kay S.
Blanchard, Recording Secretary.
Chairman stewart called the meeting to order at 9 a.m. and
Commissioner Shaw offered the invocation.
Commissioner Titchener moved that an agenda item concerning a proposed
burning ordinance be deleted from the agenda and that an executive
session be added to the agenda. Commissioner Hill seconded the motion
and it passed with a unanimous vote.
Ray Stone, Maintenance Engineer, North Carolina Department of
Transportation, appeared before the Board to discuss road matters and
situations in Harnett County.
CONSENT AGENDA
APPROVED
Upon motion made by Commissioner Hudson and seconded by Commissioner
Shaw, the Board voted unanimously to approve the following items from
the Consent Agenda:
MINUTES
MINUTES: regular meeting, May 18, 1992
special meetings, May 19, and 26, 1992.
BUDGET AMENDMENTS:
BUDGET AMENDMENTS
Board of Elections
Code 10-4300-016 Maintenance & Repair-Equip.
Revenue: 10-3990-000 Fund Balance Appropriated
Tax Department
Code 10-4500-011
10-4500-012
10-4500-033
10-4500-054
10-4500-045
Revenue: 10-3990-000
Telephone & postage
Printing & Binding
Materials & Supplies
Insurance & Bonds
contracted Services
Fund Balance Appropriated
Public Utilities (Water)
Code 32-9001-1561 Interfund Transfer -
Raw Water
Revenue: 32-3990-00l Unappropriated Fund
Balance - Water
Public Utilities (Northeast Capital Proiect)
Code 67-9015-030 Engineering - NE
Revenue: 67-3970-000 Interfund Transfer - NE
Public Utilities
Code 35-9004-201
Code 35-9004-202
Revenue: 35-3760-003
(West Central)
Debt Service - Principal
Debt Service Interest
Reconnection Fees - WC
Governinq Body
Code 10-4100-135
Revenue: 10-3990-000
Other Appropriations
Fund Balance Appropriated
4,800. increase
4,800. increase
6,900. increase
2,400. increase
4,960. increase
1,500. increase
1,500. decrease
14,260. increase
11,041. increase
11,041. increase
11,041. increase
11,041. increase
46,459. decrease
48,295. increase
1,836. increase
300. increase
300. increase
APPOINTMENTS:
1. Alan Cain, P. O. Box 1065, Dunn, NC Emergency Services I..
Council
2. Reba S. Smith, P. O. Box 729, Lillington, NC - Youth
Planning Board
SOFTWARE AGREEMENT between the County and Cott Systems with an
inst~llat~on charge of $5,000 and an annual fee of $2,400 for
serVlces ln the Inspections Section of the Planning
Department.
APPOINTMENTS
SOFTWARE AGREEMENT
The following proposed appointment will be considered by the
Board at its regular meeting on June 15, 1992:
1. Beatrice B. Hill - Social Services Board for a 3-year term
BRIEFING ON PROPOSED
AIR CARGO PROJECT
REQUEST FOR FUNDING
SUPPORT FOR BABE RUTH
BASEBALL
PROPOSAL FOR CABLE
SERVICE FROM CAROLINA
CABLE PARTNERS
BUDGET MESSAGE
COMMISSIONER SHAW
EXCUSED FROM MEETING
WEST CENTRAL W & S
DISTRICT MEETING
JOINT EASEMENT WITH
STALEY SMITH
RENEWAL WITH COST
CONTAI~1ENT, INC.
FOR MAIL ISSUANCE OF
FOOD COUPONS
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Mary C. McClure, CCIM, GEOCORP, Research Triangle Park, briefed the
Board that the North Carolina Air Cargo Airport Authority has
determined that the Kinston area of North Carolina be the designated
location for the proposed Global TransPark Air Cargo Airport Faciility
Project.
Russell Taylor, Harnett Central High School baseball coach, presented
a request for funding support for league entry fee for Harnett Central
baseball team to participate in the Central Carolina Babe Ruth League
this summer. The Board referred the request to the Harnett County
Parks & Recreation Department.
Ray E, Hays, Jr. and Nat Barfield, Carolina Cable Partners, briefed
the Board on a proposal from their company to provide cable television
service in Olivia, Bunnlevel, and Kipling areas of the county which
are not currently being served by Southern Cablevision, and requested
a cablevision franchise with Harnett County. No action was taken by
the Board.
Lee Sudia, Fire Marshal, presented for the Board's consideration a
proposed fire inspection fee schedule revision for restaurants. The
Board tabled the matter.
Dallas H. Pope, Budget Officer, presented the proposed Harnett County
F.Y. 92-93 Budget Message to the Board. Mr. Pope explained in detail
a summary of the proposed budget and stated that the Board would not
consider adoption of the budget at this time. He explained that the
General Statutes require that the budget, after its presentation, is
to lay open for public inspection in the Office of the Clerk; after
which, a public hearing will be held on the proposed budget. After
the public hearing, the Budget Ordinance will be presented to the
Board for consideration. The Budget Message is copied in full at the
end of these minutes as Attachment 1.
Commissioner Titchener moved to approve Commissioner Shaw's request to
be excused from the meeting. Commissioner Hill seconded the motion
and it passed with a unanimous vote.
Chairman Stewart stated that the Board would now consider matters
sitting in its capacity as the governing body of the West Central
Water and Sewer District of Harnett County and called on John M.
Phelps, II, Public Utilities Attorney. Mr. Phelps presented for the
Board's consideration a Resolution Approving Plans and Specifications
for Construction of Water Distribution System for West Central Water
and Sewer District of Harnett County, Phase II. Commissioner Hudson
moved for adoption of the resolution. Commissioner Hill seconded the
motion and it passed with a unanimous vote. There being no further
business, Chairman Stewart closed the West Central Water and Sewer
District meeting. The resolution is copied in full at the end of
these minutes as Attachment No.2.
W. Glenn Johnson, County Attorney, presented for the Board's
consideration a proposed joint easement between Staley P. Smith and
wife, Katherine U. Smith and Harnett County for use of adjoining
parcels of property, one which is owned by Mr. & Mrs. Smith and one
owned by Harnett County. Commissioner Hudson moved for approval of
the joint easement. Commissioner Hill seconded the motion and it
passed with a unanimous vote.
Jack Bryan, Social Services Director, presented for the Board's
consideration a proposed renewal to the Service Agreement between
Harnett County and Cost Containment, Inc. for direct mail issuance of
food coupons. The proposed renewal is referred to as Addendum No.2
to a contract dated June 1, 1991, between Harnett County and Cost
Containment, Inc., with no proposed changes. Commissioner Hill moved
for approval of Addendum No.2. Commissioner Hudson seconded the
motion and it passed with a unanimous vote.
AGREEMENT WITH LEE- Jerry T. Blanchard, Transportation Director, presented for the Board I s
HARNETT MENTAL HEALTH consideration a proposed Contractual Agreement between the County of
FOR THE COUNTY TO Harnett and Lee-Harnett Area Mental Health for the County to provide
PROVIDE TRANSPORTATION transportation service for clients of Lee-Harnett Area Mental Health's
FOR CLIENTS Harnett Production Enterprise and Community Living Skills Programs.
Commissioner Titchener moved for approval of the agreement.
Commissioner Hill seconded the motion and it passed with a unanimous
vote.
Lee Sudia, Fire Marshal, briefed the Board on the activities and
workload of the fire prevention inspection program.
Commissioner Titchener moved for the approval of a request from Glad
AUTHORIZATION FOR Tidings Church for authorization to present a fireworks display in
FIREWORKS DISPLAY conjunction with their patriotic musical to be held on June 28, 1992.
BY GLAD TIDINGS CHURCH Commissioner Hill seconded the motion and it passed with a unanimous
vote.
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NEW POSITION IN TAX
DEPT,
REPORTS
TAX REFUNDS
AMENDMENT REQUESTED
BY CONCERNED TAXPAYERS
OF H.C, TO CONTRACT
WITH O'BRIEN, ATKINS
& ASSO,
EXECUTIVE SESSION
ADJOURNEMENT
Commissioner Hudson moved for approval of a new position in the Tax
Department, title of Solid Waste Tax Clerk with classification of 62A
and effective date of June 1, 1992. Commissioner Hill seconded the
motion and it passed with a unanimous vote.
Reports for the month of May were filed with the Board from Veterans
Affairs and the Tax Department.
Commissioner Hill moved for approval of the following tax refunds:
1. Gladys Walker, Rt. 2, Bunnlevel
(1990) $ 40.03
(1989) 47.53
(1988) 52.89
(1987) 31.21
(1986) 36.30
(1990) 228.34
(1991 194.55
(1990) 17.40
2. Thomas T. Fickling, Walnut Dr., Erwin
3. M.C. Langdon, Rt. 2, Angier
Commissioner Hudson seconded the motion and it passed with a unanimous
vote.
Tom Cooley, on behalf of Edna Crook, Chairman of Concerned Taxpayers
of Harnett County, presented a letter to the Board requesting that the
contract with O'Brien, Atkins & Associates involving a facility study
and master plan for a governmental complex, be amended to include a
study of the feasibility of using the present courthouse site for a
new courthouse. Chairman stewart directed that the letter be provided
to the Chairman of the Harnett County Architectural Committee for
further review and consideration.
Commissioner Hill moved that the Board go into executive session
to discuss a legal case now in litigation involving the County.
Commissioner Titchener seconded the motion and it passed with a
unanimous vote.
Commissioner Hudson moved that the Board come out of executive
session. Commissioner Hill seconded the motion and it passed with a
unanimous vote.
There being no further business, the Harnett County Board of
Commissioners meeting, June 1, 1992, duly adjourned at 11:50 a.m.
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ATTACHMENT NO.1.
BUDGET MESSAGE
1
June 1, 1992
TO: THE HARNETT COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
Lloyd G. Stewart, Chairman
Bill Shaw, Vice Chairman
Walt Titchener
Mack Reid Hudson
Beatrice Hill
In accordance with the Local Government Budget and Fiscal Control Act,
Article 3, G.S. 159.11, the proposed budget for the fiscal year beginning July
1, 1992, is presented herewith for your consideration. The law specifies that
the budget ordinance be adopted by July 1, 1992. At the request of the Board of
Commissioners, the budget public hearing has been set for June 15, 1992, at 7
p.m. in the County Office Building, 102 East Front Street, Lillington, North
Carolina. The time and date of the public hearing will be published as required
by law.
The proposed budget is presented in the same format that was used for the
F. 1991-92 Budget, with the exception of Solid Waste being established as an
erprise Fund and Special Districts being established as a Special Revenue
Under this format, all taxes are levied for the General Fund and Special
tricts; and the General Fund contributes to other funds and to the Board of
the funds to support the school operations in Harnett County.
The F.Y. 1992-93 Budget was prepared in keeping with the policies, goals,
needs of the communities of the County, as determined by the Board of
issioners and Budget Officer.
The major changes in the F.Y. 1992-93 Budget are as follows:
1. There are only two major departmental increases in the proposed budget,
w ich involve the following County departments:
(a) Solid Waste (Federal and State mandated solid waste programs)
(b) Social Services (Federal and State mandated programs)
2. The Solid Waste Landfill budget shows an increase of $335,150
desi nated for construction and operational requirements mandated by Federal and
Stat solid waste directives primarily in support of a new yard waste mulching
oper tion,
3. The Tax Department budget includes continuation of the multiyear tax
mapp ng contract project which is budgeted at $300,000 and fund~ng for new
requ rement to include on tax bills a Solid Waste Availability Fee of $37.50 for
each improved property, The Solid Waste Availability Fee will provide funds fo~
the disposal of solid waste through an Enterprise Fund.
4. The Central Carolina Community College budget has increased $8,540 for
the support of facility needs at the Harnett County Campus, based on the
continuing growth of student population.
5. The Department of Social Services' Public Assistance programs have
increased by $323,495, primarily in the Medicaid and JOBS programs line items,
6. The County Employees' Merit Pay program has been deleted from the
proposed F.Y. 1992-93 Budget.
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7. Based on the deletion of the County Employees' Merit Pay program, a new
County Employees' Voluntary 401K Supplemental Retirement Income Plan of North
Carolina is scheduled for implementation in the F.Y. 1992-93 Budget. This
program allows County employees to voluntarily agree to participate in the 401K
Supplemental Retirement Income plan by putting 1\ of their salaries in the plan,
with the County matching the employee's 1\ salary input. The program also
allows County employees to put a greater percent of their salary in the plan (up
to the maximum percent authorized by the Internal Revenue Service rule) but the
County will match only 1\ and the County will not match any partial increment of
the 1\.
8. The new County Group Medical Insurance program will be with the North
Carolina Association of County Commissioners and administered by Blue Cross Blue
Shield and will include new coverages involving medical, dental, prescription
card, and life insurance. The approved rates for the new County Group Medical
Insurance program for F.Y. 1992-93 will be:
(a) Individual
(b) Parent/Child
(c) Family
$208 per month
$293 per month
$386 per month
9. The County Compensation Study contracted by the County from
Griffith/Archer has been incorporated into the F.Y. 1992-93 Budget and includes
the following products dated April 1992:
(a) The position classification system with a recommended salary schedule
(b) New job descriptions
(c) Report containing the recommended claSSification/compensation plan
( d) A performance appraisal system
The above-referenced Compensation Study products will become effective July
1, 1992. The Compensation Study includes a 4\ cost of living salary increase
for all regular county employees and salary adjustment for regular county
employees, based on the classification/compensation plan.
10. The proposed budget includes new manpower positions for two
departments:
(a) Solid Waste - Three Solid Waste Inspectors/Operators
(b) Tax Department - One Business Inventory Tax Clerk
One Solid Waste Tax Clerk
11. In addition to the general county taxes, the proposed budget includes
special districts' taxes for the fire and rescue districts and the special
letters of request for their tax levy, The Finance Officer will be directed in
the Budget Ordinance to turn over all funds collected for the special districts
to the respective district or designated agency.
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12, There are no revenue items in the proposed F.Y, 1992-93 Budget which
show any significant increase over the F.Y, 1991-92 Budget,
13, The Emergency Medical Services Department will be authorized to start
- upgrade training to paramedic effective July 1, 1992.
14, There is one major question shadowing the County's revenue
projection--(Will the State Legislature cut revenues now being provided to the
county or reduce revenues by holding the revenue to the State F.Y. 1990-91
level?) which could reduce our estimated County revenue. If the State, in fact,
cuts prOjected county revenues, the County budget will have to be amended in
accordance with the loss of State revenue,
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Attached to the General County budget is 'a copy of the Public Utilities and
Solid Waste budgets. Since Harnett County Public Utilities and Solid Waste are
Enterprise Funds, it is filed separately from the General County Budget and is,
therefore, included as a separate budget package. Public Utilities will be
adding new water projects for F.Y. 1992-93, which will be developed through
project budget ordinances for the Southeast District, the Northeast Metro
District, East Central District, and West Central District, Phase II. Solid
Waste will be developing a new yard waste mulching operation in F.Y. 1992-93 to
meet the State mandate, which will not allow yard waste to be deposited in
landfill cells.
The General Fund budget for F.Y. 1991-92 compared with the F.Y. 1992-93
budget shows no major increase in total budget.
In order to generate revenues for the General Fund Budget for the ad
valorem tax line item, it will be necessary to adopt a tax rate of $0,70 per one
hundred dollar ($100) valuation, which is a $0.03 tax rate cut and which also
amounts to a 4\ tax rate reduction.
The F.Y. 1992-93 proposed budget is a balanced budget for the General Fund,
Public Utilities, Solid Waste, and Special Districts:
General Fund:
Revenue
Expenditures
Public Utilities:
$25,422,851
$25,422,851
Revenue
Expenditures
Solid Waste:
$ 3,525,332
$ 3,525,332
Revenue
$ 1,812,749
$ 1,812,749
Expenditures
Special Districts:
Revenue $ 1,141,000 (Est.)
Expenditures $ 1,141,000 (Est.)
The proposed F.Y. 1992-93 Budget has been prepared by the Department Heads,
Finance Officer, Budget Officer, and Budget Working Group.
It is the privilege of the Board of Commissioners to alter the proposed
F.Y. 1992-93 Budget at any time before adopting the Budget Ordinance.
Officer
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ATTACHMENT NO, 2.
RESOLUTION APPROVING PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS
FOR CONSTRUCTION OF WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM
WEST CENTRAL WATER AND SEWER DISTRICT OF HARNETT COUNTY
(PHASE II)
THAT WHEREAS, the Board of Commissioners of the County of
Harnett, sitting as the governing body of West Central Water and
Sawer District of Harnett County (hereinafter sometimes referred
to as tta "Beard") desires to proceed with the necessary steps to
implement construction of the second phase of a water distribution
system in said District; and
WHEREAS, the District's engineer has submitted plans and
specifications to the District for the said second phase water
distribution system; and
WHEREAS, for and in behalf of the District, the Harnett County
Department of Public Utilities has reviewed said plans and
specifications, and reports that the same are acceptable, and now
recommends that said plans and specifications be approved by the
Board; and
WHEREAS, the Board now desires to approve the said plans and
specifications.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of Commissioners
of tte County of Haruett, sitting as the governing body of West
~~ntral Water and Sewer District of Harnett County, that:
The plans and specificat.ions for the water distribution system
of West Central Water and Sewer District of Harnett County Phase
II submitted to said District by the District's engineer,
designated as Marziano & Minier Job Number 91029 and dated May 15,
1992 shall be and are hereby approved, subject to any minor changes
necessary to implement construction of said water distribution
system.
Duly adopted this 1st day of June, 1992, upon motion made by
Commissioner
Hudson
seconded by Commissioner
Hill
and adopted by the following vote:
Ayes ~ Noes
o
Absent
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Board of Commissioners of the
County of Harnett, sitting
as the governing body of
West Central Water and Sewer
District of Harnett County
By
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Vanessa W. Young,
Board and of Wes Central
Water and Sewer District of
Harnett County