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BUDGET SESSION
ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COPiMISSLONERS
JUNE 7, 1984
The Orange County Board of Commissioners held a budget session on
June 7, 1984 at 7:30 in the Commissioners' Room of the Orange County
Courthouse in Hillsborough, North Carolina.
Commissioners Present: Chair Don (4illhoit, and Commissioners
Shirley Marshall, Ben Lloyd, Norman Walker and Richard Whitted.
Staff Present: Kenneth Thompson, County I+lanager; jaallace Harding,
Director of Finance; Donra Clayton. Financial Analyst and Beverly
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Blythe, Clerk.
Chair Willhoit announced that several departmental budgets would
be discussed at this budget session.
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Sheriff Pendergrass gave an overview of the 1983-84 goals and
objectives for his department, most of which had been accomplished.
The jail has been made self-supporting by housing federal prisoners.
Collections so far this year total 534.547. Training all the jailers
in first response techniques has been accomplished. In the Civil
Division, S0; of the processes are now served by mail. Transportation
costs for transporting mental patients to John Umstead Hospital has
been lowered by having to transport these patients only to North
Carolina Memorial. The Investigatkon Division has reduced crimes in
every category. Nine thousand four hundred seventeen calls have been
answered to date and 826,506 miles have been patrolled in Orange
County. Except for training all goals and objectives were met; the
manpower was not available to release personnel. Four additional
people have been requested for 1984-85.
Commissioner Whitted questioned the. 516,000 request for travel and
training.
Pendergrass requested $16,000 because the department is working
with Durham County and F~7ake County on a consortium basis to train the
officers far a fourteen week period. Since there are four officers
who teach at the training school and with this money going back into
the training fund, the figure was lowered. Other costs include (1)
lunch, (2) ammunition, and (3) equipment for the school. Other
training include sending men to a school in Salemburg. However this
training will be brought to Orange County which will save money. The
Sheriff's recommendation is for 55,700. Also, Major Truelove has been
nominated and accepted to the FP1 accedemy which will cost 51200. In
the area of repair and maintenance of equipment, the manager
recommended 55,000 and the Sheriff requested 59,650 because of the
maintenance on the radios which will go under contract and will. save
money. In office supplies the County b'lanager recor..mended 52500 and
because of the increase in computer usage, 53800 is requested.
Capital outlay of equipmment - 510,538 has been recommended; 512,253
was requested. This additional amount would allow for the purchase of
equipment needed to meet an emergency situation.
Commissioner [Marshall asked about the request for another secre-
tary in the nfrice that was not funded.
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Pendererass explained this request was made because of the work
load and is needed for backup.
Thompson pointed out the increase in Revenues received from jail
fees from 52,358 in 1982-83 to 529,189 this fiscal year.
Chair willhoit favored adding to the budget for the Sheriff's
Department 517,965 and requested this item be added to the markup list
for further consideration by the Board.
Commissioner Alarshall teas in agreement.
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Bill Banter, Director of dental Health, spoke on behalf of the
Community Plental Health Service and Orange Industries and gave an
overview of the program. The concept and purpose of the Community
Plental Health Service is to provide 24 hour service to a wide variety
of persons who are in need. There are eleven mandated services
offered. County Government provide 9.8ti of the total support. In
fiscal year 1983, 2.1ti of the population was served by the Community
Plental Health Service. Calls totaled 950 per month. The proposed
1984-85 budget represents a 12.5 increase. Tlze,salary increase
request is 6.5~ - 5o across the board and 1.5$ merit. They are
requesting a 16.5 increase from Orange County. This figure is high
because of the new group home. 'The requested amount of 5294,000
includes 525,000 for Orange Industries. Orange County has the largest
program and the highest number of skilled people. The 566,247
budgeted for Orange Industries includes two new positions and
realignment of other positions and with movinc,~ to the new building
provides money to meet state standards. The request is for an
increase of $64,219 in County General with 525,000 for Orange
Industries and 510,000 increase in the five cents per bottle tax.
This money with the exception of the 525,000 will be used for
salaries. Computations are as follows:
S 272,563 - amount recommended
5 344,632 - amount requested
5 72,069 - difference
8 25,000 for Orange Industries
5 47,069 - actual amount requested
5 12,000 - increase recommended by the County Manager
8 35,069 - requested increase remaining
Commissioner whitted requested to add this 562,000 to the markup
list for further consideration by the Board.
Don Cox made some brief remarks. One additional person has been
requested in the budget because of the demand to protect the Falls and
the Jordan Reservoirs. The total cost would be 830,000 with the state
funding 51~ or 515,300 4ihich will be awarded to the County.
Charles Snipes commented about the increase in the workload which
has doubled sine 1982-83.
Commissioner whitted noted that the 874,137 level of funding would
support the doubling of the current activities plus if the General
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Assembly passes the nutrient sensitive regulations would enable the
County to enfcrce that program.
Thompson requested the addition of 52,930 to the markda~•m list for
Sail and T•7ater.
IN-HOPfE SERVICES
Thompson noted same changes in Medicare which will affect in•-home
services. The federal government will be paying costs that it
estimates for different types of treatment rather than the costs
reported to them; hospital stays will be shortened and the demand for
in-home services will increase. Four different agencies within the
County will be affected: (1) Social Services with their Chore Service
Program; (2) Aging Department with their homemaker-home health aides,
(3) Health department with some in-home delivery of Nursing care on a
limited basis, and (4) Chapel Hill Rome Health Agency which provides
skilled nursing care within the home.
The Chapel Hill Home Health Agency projects a higher level of
indigents because of these changes in Medicare. There is a grant but
the indigent cost is expected to exceed the amount of the grant. The
projected loss of 534,560 for 84-B5 will be partially offset by the
517,025 grant and other contributions of 52,535 leaving a net loss of
515,000. Orange County residents make up 89$ of the case load of
~•rhich 95~ are indigent.
Tony Zizzamia, 'e'xecutive Director of Home Health Services pointed
out that the 515,000 request is related to Orange County. The 517,025
state grant is for the total service area. He noted that if a patient
is indigent and unable to pay for the services from a surrounding
county, the state money would be used for that and the S1S,000 would
be restricted to Orange County residents only.
Commissioner P•iarshall asked if Orange County should not receive
some of the grant money for indigents in Orange County.
Zizzamia noted that the prooess would be to go ahead and use the
state grant for all counties before using the money from Orange
County. A small percentage of the grant would be held back to insure
monies far the surrounding areas. It would be very small; the major
part of the grant would go to Orange County. Zizzamia and Lynn
Taylor-Rimer, Chairman of the Board, spoke in support of their budget.
Commissioner Pdhitted requested the amount of S1S,000 be placed on
the markup list far further consideration by the Board.
Commissioner PZarshall stressed coordination among the Home Health
agencies. Bill Baxter, Tony Zizzamia and Jerry Robinson all supported
this coordination. She requested that the Home Health agencies work
with the County Manager and report back to the Board on this
coordination. She requested that the Have Health agencies work with
the County P,anager and report back to the Board or, this coordination
of in-hame services.
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Tvith no further business to come before the Board, the meeting was
adjourned.
Hever],y A. Blythe, Clerk Don j~illhoit, Chair