03-19-91 Minutes19, 1991
supervisors in Att~uclanee:
Mr. M.B. Sullivan, Chairman
mr. C.F. C~rrin, Jr., ViceChrm.
Mr. Harry G. Daniel
Mr. Jesse J. Mayas
Mr. Lane B. Ramsey
County Administratur
Staff in
MS. Barbara BeD/lett,
Dir.t O~c. on Youth
Registrar
Comm. of Revenu~
Ms. A~y Davis, Exec.
Asst. to CO. Admin.
Mrs. Doris De~art,
Asst. CO. Admin.,
I~tergo¥~rn~
Clerk to th~ Board
Fire
Deputy Co. A~in.,
Management
Dir., Gun. Services
Dir., Pla~ing DeDt.
Mental ~ealth/Retard.
Ms. ~ary Lou Lyle,
Mr. Robert L. ~sden,
Deputy Co. A~in.,
Mr~ pauline ~tchell,
D~r., N~w= & P~lic
Chief of Police
Mr. Richard Sale,
Ks. Jean Smith,
Mr. J.L. Ste~ai~z,
Pit., Budget ~
~. Z. D. stith, Jr.,
Pit., 9a~ks & Rec.
Mr. David
Mr. Frederiok Willis,
Dir. of H~an
Mr. Sullivan called the work s~ssion to orier at 2~00 p.m.
(EST) in ~he Administration Building Conference Room (ROO~
502).
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Mr. Styliaa Perthemo~, Assistant County Attorney, p~es~n~d an
overview O~ redistricting criteria, explaining its purpose,
legal parameters, boundary retirements, etc.
There was ~iacusaion r~lative to the l~gal an~ statistical
fr~gw0rk for redistricting, alternative redi~%ricting pla~s
advertising for a p~ic hearing~ overbight of the process by
the Justice Depar~ent,
Mr. Applegate arrived at ~he meeting.
~. Tom Jacobsen and Mr. Bill H=ndley presented ~overview
the County's 1990 o~ficial census statistics and char~s
~=re was discussion relative to increasing the n~er of
boundaries of the existin~ distri~, ideal po~ulati~n
statistics for th~ Dropos~ districts versus actual pcpul=tioA
statistics, size of districts an4 minority voting ~tr~h
each, s~i~tal oX alternative redistricting plans by citizena
at the p~lic hearing ~nd th~ adverZiz~ng of s~e~
~r. ADplegate stated he would like to see i~ctuded i~ the
advertis~nt for p~lic hearing a ~ourth pl~ that would
~rovi~ for the i~clusion of Providence, ~a~chesteI, A.M.
Davis and St. L~e~s i~ %he Dale District, Sat~ Church
Courthouse Road in Be~uda District a~d ~oket~ee in Clover
Hill District.
It was general!y agreed that Plans A, ~, c and D would
advertised for p~lic hearing on A~ril 10, 1991.
It was generally agreed to recess for five (5) minutes.
Mr. Lewis W~ndell presented an overview of the proposed County
and School PY1992-98 Capital Improvement Program, su~=rizing
data relative to th~ sta~u~ of ~undin~ ~uurcea, funding
shortfalls, total debt capacity, anticlpate~ issuance e~
reven~e bonds, etc.
Ther~ was discussion regaz~in~ anticiDat~ de~lo~nt over
the next seven (7) yea~s, revenues from cash proffers based on
capacity fei projects ~=il 1995, consolidated fuel sites and
re~lac~ent of said ta~ks to ¢~ply with Enviro~ental
Mr. ~sey stated at th~ March 13, 1991 work session the Board
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distributed. He noted staff has identified a total of $t9
million in critical unfuaded items thaL have not been
of Revenue and Treasurers offices would have to come from
respective department heads as the State would net permit the
~r. Applegate stated that, although he did not f~el a c0nflict
o~ interest existed, hs would, for personal reasons, refrain
from participation in discussion regarding red~etior~ of staff
for the Clerk tn the Board of Supervisors office,
Discussion~ questions and Come,ts ensued relative to each
item list~ in th~ material; th~ impact o~ the reeon~ended
number of employees in currently filled positions affeete~ ~y
the proposed t~x reduction scenarios; the total number of
positions to be phased out through vacancies, attrition,
use of County vehicles; biddinG out custodial services~
nuauber of Sheriff's Department deputies needed to staff the
Courts B~ildi~ and the impact if that staff were
reduction in number of ~aid holidays; reductions in
Donations List and rationale for same; losses of
to the Count¥~
material in a short time frame; expressed concern that the
Fund ~alanc~ and Unappropriated Capital ~unds were not at the
level they should be and if reductions were made, the moni~
should go into those funds; they felt this eMerci~e had been a
healthy one in that it brought to their attention areas that
~eedod to ~ s~dresse~ and/or re-evaluated whether or not the
budget wa~ r~duced; noted there were constraints and
methodologies with which staff had to Work that they could not
control; suggested other departments excluded from the list
needed to ~e reviewed for possible reductions; a~ld requested
staff provide data relative to thu number of positions being
phased out through vacancies a~d Dart-time positions; total
and projected expenses for txavsl, meet£ngs, conferences,
ethos review ~%d ensure that Affected County d~partment~
affented by State requiremenns are in compliance with those
practices/procedures and that if r~ductions are necessary, the
d~partmeat head review and identify same; iden=ification of
those schools affected by the loss of school ~urses; detail~
a~alysis of all recreation pro~rams, special events, etc.~ and
rethink and refocus the overall Economic Development strategy.
On motio~ o~ Mr. Daniel, seconded by Mr. Applegate, the Board
adjourned at 5:30 p.m. (~ST) u~til 9:00 a.m. (EST3 on March
27, 1991.
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