BC 2009 05 21 Recessed - Budget Meeting

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May 21, 2009 (Recessed Meeting) Page 1403 The Board of Commissioners for the County of Cabarrus met in recessed session in the Multipurpose Room at the Governmental Center in Concord, North Carolina on Thursday, May 21, 2009, at 3:30 p.m. Present - Chairman: H. Jay White, Sr. Vice Chairman: Grace M. Mynatt Commissioners: Robert W. Carruth Elizabeth F. Poole Coy C. Privette Also present were John Day, County Manager; Mike Downs, Deputy County Manager; Pam Dubois, Deputy County Manager; Kalesha Kennedy, Budget and Performance Manager; Francesca Martin, Budget Analyst; Kay Honeycutt, Clerk to the Board and Lyndsay Hayes, Deputy Clerk to the Board. Note: Commissioner Carruth was not present for the beginning of the meeting. Call to Order Chairman White called the meeting to order at 3:95 p.m. FY 2010 Budget Changes Kalesha Kennedy, Budget and Performance Manager, reviewed the budget changes as follows: DEPARTMENT DESCRIPTION REVENGE EXPENSE EXPLANATION General Fund Proposed Budget 199,522,662 199,522,662 Demolition of the General Old Fairgrounds Services Stora e Rental Fees 6,900 Storage Facility Commerce - Final Notification - Community Adjustments to Weatherization Development Grant Funds Budgeted (191,951) (37,931) Transfer COG dues to BOC Contingency $39,295 COG Non- departmental Reduce Contingency (110,920) Chairman White then reviewed the Board of Commissioners' dues and subscriptions proposed for FY 2010 as follows: VENDOR AMOUNT National Association of Counties (NACo) $2,382.00 National Association of County Commissioners (NCACC) $17,753.00 UNC School of Government $17,070.00 Centralina Council of Governments (COG) $39,295.00 Chamber of Commerce $1,561.00 Law/Clerk Dues $839.00 TOTAL $78,900.00 A general discussion ensued amongst the Board and staff regarding these dues and the benefits received from these subscriptions. Chairman White noted the importance of the services the County receives from the UNC School of Government. He also stated he is not satisfied that the County is receiving an ample amount of services from the Centralina COG. As the Commissioner's representative for the COG, Commissioner Poole reviewed the dues paid to be a member of the Centralina Council of Governments. Note: Commissioner Carruth arrived at 9:09 p.m. and was present for the remainder of the meeting. The Board requested to speak with Kelly Sifford, Community Development Manager, to hear her opinion on the effectiveness of the County's membership with the Centralina COG. Ms. Sifford stated the Board could pay for the hours used in the administration of the community development grants on a per hour basis. Mr. Day suggested the Board move the funds used to pay the Centralina COG dues into the Contingency Fund so the funds would be available should the Board decide to rejoin the COG.