POLK COUNTY



POLK COUNTY

BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS’ BUDGET WORK SESSION

Monday, May 19, 2014, 3:00pm

R. Jay Foster Hall of Justice, Womack Building

Columbus, NC

MINUTES

PRESENT: Chair Owens, Vice-Chair Gage, Commissioner Gasperson, Commissioner Holbert and Commissioner Pack. Also in attendance were Interim County Manager Pittman, Clerk to the Board Fehrmann, staff, media and citizens.

1. Call to Order – Chair Owens called the work session to order.

2. Invocation – Chair Owens gave the invocation.

3. Pledge of Allegiance – Vice-Chair Gage led the pledge.

4. Mark III Employee Benefits – Tom Cheswick gave a presentation on medical insurance plan options.

5. Register of Deeds – Sheila Whitmire – No changes to requested budget.

6. Departments

1. DSS – Reduced Building Maintenance line item $2,999 (net savings to the county). Reduced IVE Foster Care line item $1,126 (net savings to the county).

2. Transfer Station – No changes to requested budget.

3. EMS – Added Department Head’s requested ambulance $66,000 (capital).

4. Recreation – No changes to requested budget.

5. Forestry – No changes to requested budget.

6. Agricultural Economic Development – No changes to requested budget.

7. Library – Reduced Utilities line item $2,235.

8. Transportation – Reduced Vehicle Cleaning line item $1,600.

9. Community Development – No changes to requested budget.

10. Management Information Systems – Removed MIS position line item $39,359.

11. Communications – No changes to requested budget.

12. The Meeting Place – No changes to requested budget.

13. Saluda Senior Center – No changes to requested budget.

14. Tax Administrator – No changes to requested budget.

15. Elections – No changes to requested budget.

16. 911 Communications – No changes to requested budget.

17. Finance – No changes to requested budget.

7. Adjournment – Commissioner Pack moved to adjourn the budget work session, seconded by Commissioner Holbert and the motion carried unanimously.

ATTEST: POLK COUNTY BOARD

OF COMMISSIONERS

__________________________ __________________________

Beth Fehrmann Ted B. Owens

Clerk to the Board Chair

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