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<br />May 31, 2005 - Recessed Meeting <br /> <br />Page <br /> <br />201 <br /> <br />Legal Department <br /> <br />Ms. Dubois presented the proposed budget for the Legal Department. She <br />reported this budget was prepared based upon the assumption that a staff <br />attorney would be hired to handle daily operations and the Board would <br />continue to retain its own outside counsel. <br /> <br />There was a general discussion on the Legal Department. Issues <br />addressed by the Board included the following: (1) the amount of legal fees <br />paid to the law firm of Hartsell & Williams, PA and other outside legal <br />counsel; (2) the County's inability to pay for a staff attorney with <br />expertise in all areas; (3) the average attorney rates in surrounding <br />comparable counties; (4) severance packages for attorneys; and (5) the status <br />of the interim county attorney. <br /> <br />Commissioner Privette stated he could not vote for maintaining a county <br />attorney and adding a staff attorney, but said he could support a proposal <br />where the county attorney and the staff attorney were the same person. <br /> <br />Commissioner Freeman suggested the budget for the Legal Department be <br />approved in whole with the details to be worked out at a later date. <br /> <br />UPON MOTION of Vice Chairman Carruth, seconded by Commissioner Juba <br />with Chairman Carpenter, Vice Chairman Carruth, and Commissioners Freeman and <br />Juba voting for and Commissioner Privette voting against, the Board approved <br />a budget of $302,000.00 for the Legal Department and to revisit the issue at <br />a later date. <br /> <br />Tax Collector <br /> <br />Brent Weisner, Tax Administrator, presented the proposed budget for the <br />Tax Collector. No significant changes were reported. <br /> <br />UPON MOTION of Commissioner Freeman, seconded by Vice Chairman Carruth <br />and unanimously carried, the Board approved the proposed budget for the Tax <br />Collector as presented. <br /> <br />Tax Assessor <br /> <br />Brent Weisner, Tax Administrator, presented the proposed budget for the <br />Tax Assessor. He reported this budget included funds to scan and computerize <br />the land records history cards and to purchase a new plotter. <br /> <br />UPON MOTION of Commissioner Juba, seconded by Commissioner Freeman and <br />unanimously carried, the Board approved the proposed budget for the Tax <br />Assessor as presented. <br /> <br />Economic Development - Incentive Grants <br /> <br />Pam Dubois I <br />Incentive Grants <br />recently approved <br /> <br />Deputy County Manager, presented the Program <br />and reported the summary would be updated to <br />incentive grant for Golden Gait Trailers. <br /> <br />Summary for <br />include the <br /> <br />Mr. Day stated there are contractual agreements for each incentive <br />grant listed in the summary. <br /> <br />UPON MOTION of Commissioner Privette, seconded by Chairman Carpenter <br />and unanimously carried, the Board approved the proposed budget for Economic <br />Development - Incentive Grants as presented. <br /> <br />County Manager <br /> <br />Mike Downs, Deputy County Manager, presented the proposed budget for <br />the County Manager. He reported a two percent increase in personal services <br />and a reduction in operations. <br /> <br />There was a brief discussion on compiling the "consultants" line item <br />from each department into one line item. <br /> <br />UPON MOTION of Commissioner Privette, seconded by Chairman Carpenter <br />and unanimously carried, the Board approved the proposed budget for the <br />County Manager as presented. <br /> <br />Human Resources <br />