1 00:00:05,100 --> 00:00:07,400 foreign 2 00:01:04,739 --> 00:01:07,100 thank you 3 00:01:11,040 --> 00:01:13,280 foreign 4 00:01:22,040 --> 00:01:25,129 [Music] 5 00:01:42,900 --> 00:01:45,200 thank you 6 00:02:05,899 --> 00:02:16,020 good afternoon ladies and gentlemen uh it is now six o'clock and it is 7 00:02:12,180 --> 00:02:21,060 designated time for this special session of the Randolph County Commissioner says 8 00:02:18,300 --> 00:02:26,400 we conclude the budget process tonight that will carry this County and all of 9 00:02:24,420 --> 00:02:33,360 our departments through the next fiscal year starting July 1 of 2023 and going 10 00:02:30,180 --> 00:02:39,599 through June 30 of 2024. and from looks of the crowd here tonight 11 00:02:37,500 --> 00:02:42,680 um it's like y'all's lives is in our hands or 12 00:02:41,640 --> 00:02:46,860 something whether or not you're going to be able 13 00:02:44,580 --> 00:02:51,540 to eat tomorrow morning but and that's the way it should be and I want to say 14 00:02:48,720 --> 00:02:56,160 and I hope they won't forget later but all of you have been involved in this 15 00:02:53,340 --> 00:03:00,060 process over the last month and it's most appreciated and keeping us informed 16 00:02:58,500 --> 00:03:05,459 and educated sharing your your needs you've done that 17 00:03:03,239 --> 00:03:10,560 very professionally if we've gone through this process and that's most 18 00:03:07,860 --> 00:03:17,040 appreciated I do want to note a couple of things we are being streamed live on 19 00:03:13,860 --> 00:03:24,599 on Facebook but we're not on YouTube tonight as you know we're in a different 20 00:03:20,280 --> 00:03:30,120 area so we that will be recorded and posted later on YouTube but tonight 21 00:03:27,000 --> 00:03:36,480 we're just live on Facebook for the Commissioners and the others here these 22 00:03:34,200 --> 00:03:42,060 mics are a little less sensitive than what we have at the courthouse so please 23 00:03:39,360 --> 00:03:47,519 speak directly into the mics clearly whenever you uh are speaking tonight or 24 00:03:44,519 --> 00:03:52,340 making motions asking questions so with that we will get this process started 25 00:03:53,060 --> 00:04:01,260 this is our agenda for tonight and the first item is 26 00:03:58,260 --> 00:04:04,879 close out budget amendments an accounting process we have to go through 27 00:04:03,060 --> 00:04:10,439 each year at this time talking with Will he's going to present 28 00:04:07,680 --> 00:04:15,239 each one of these together and if any commissioner has one that you 29 00:04:12,780 --> 00:04:20,880 want to take out the vote separately but if not we will vote on the group in one 30 00:04:18,540 --> 00:04:26,040 motion once so will completes his presentation so if you have one that you 31 00:04:23,880 --> 00:04:31,440 want more about or vote separately just please let me know and we'll do that but 32 00:04:29,100 --> 00:04:35,160 I'll turn it over to will for the budget amendments okay thank you Mr chairman 33 00:04:33,360 --> 00:04:41,220 this is our last chance to clean up a few things for the first two on the list 34 00:04:39,199 --> 00:04:44,340 there's too much amendments for the tourism Development Authority we have a 35 00:04:43,259 --> 00:04:47,840 special Revenue fund that kind of matches what the TDA board approves for 36 00:04:46,500 --> 00:04:54,180 the actual budget the first one was for 11 1 104 billion 37 00:04:52,500 --> 00:04:58,680 the board approved that and TDA board approved that on May the 18th 38 00:04:56,759 --> 00:05:04,320 there's a second one for the TDA for 2500 the board TDA board will consider 39 00:05:01,919 --> 00:05:07,620 that at their Wednesday meeting coming up later this week so we're a little bit 40 00:05:05,759 --> 00:05:10,860 out of order but again you know this is the last chance to get some of these 41 00:05:09,000 --> 00:05:15,479 things approved next one on the list 42 00:05:13,860 --> 00:05:21,240 was for the site development Capital project fund 43 00:05:16,919 --> 00:05:25,259 and she recall back in 2020 we Advanced to energy some money six hundred 44 00:05:23,699 --> 00:05:28,620 thousand dollars to relocate the power lines 45 00:05:26,280 --> 00:05:33,419 that was to be refunded when they had a customer at the mega site which has 46 00:05:30,780 --> 00:05:36,600 happened and the last I heard we were supposed to be getting that those funds 47 00:05:34,800 --> 00:05:41,220 returned pretty shortly we have the I-74 industrial center 48 00:05:39,720 --> 00:05:46,400 project where we are going to straighten the 49 00:05:43,259 --> 00:05:52,080 road out and the dot is currently studying that but there's going to be a 50 00:05:48,660 --> 00:05:57,360 cost involved to relocate that so this These funds is a good start for the cost 51 00:05:54,840 --> 00:06:00,080 for straightening the road if the board so chooses 52 00:06:00,240 --> 00:06:06,660 next is an adjustment to the Asheboro High School 53 00:06:03,020 --> 00:06:10,139 renovation project we need to make sure we cover all the Professional Services 54 00:06:08,100 --> 00:06:13,759 that are related to that they were doing some concrete work at the end there were 55 00:06:12,120 --> 00:06:18,240 some Professional Services fees that are need to be covered with 56 00:06:16,080 --> 00:06:21,900 that that's seventy thousand dollars to finish that project out for Professional 57 00:06:20,220 --> 00:06:27,560 Services it's not adding anything to the project just moving uh the funds from 58 00:06:24,180 --> 00:06:27,560 construction to Professional Services 59 00:06:27,840 --> 00:06:35,580 next is some final closeout projects we have a juvenile day reporting Center 60 00:06:33,900 --> 00:06:40,020 renovation project that came in under budget we have some funds available 61 00:06:37,680 --> 00:06:45,180 we have a courthouse renovation project which finished up last last summer there 62 00:06:43,860 --> 00:06:49,740 were some supply chain issues that kind of carried over and we never did do the 63 00:06:47,819 --> 00:06:54,000 final transfer to clear that out so uh we have a 64 00:06:52,319 --> 00:06:56,819 and then there's some leftover funds that come in moved to the Capitol 65 00:06:55,800 --> 00:07:00,960 Reserve as well so 66 00:06:58,880 --> 00:07:05,039 there's three amendments one's for the jdrc renovation Capital project 67 00:07:03,479 --> 00:07:08,759 once for the courthouse renovation project to show those funds coming in 68 00:07:06,960 --> 00:07:12,180 and cleaning that one up and we'll be able to close both of those projects and 69 00:07:10,860 --> 00:07:17,060 then the remaining twenty seven thousand 609 goes to the 70 00:07:14,220 --> 00:07:17,060 Reserve 71 00:07:18,539 --> 00:07:25,259 and then finally this isn't a budget amendment but 72 00:07:22,560 --> 00:07:30,300 we have the 2.5 million dollar grant that we've got from division of 73 00:07:27,960 --> 00:07:36,060 Environmental Quality which we are using to update or upgrade the connection to 74 00:07:33,960 --> 00:07:40,979 um from seagro ulo Metropolitan water district to the city of Asheboro 75 00:07:38,639 --> 00:07:46,979 we've done the design work on that but we can't apply for any of those grants 76 00:07:42,840 --> 00:07:51,300 until the EQ approves the bid design and everything which has not happened yet so 77 00:07:48,660 --> 00:07:55,979 at June 30th I fully expect that you know we will have advanced you know up 78 00:07:53,639 --> 00:07:59,039 to 250 000 and I just want to get the board approval to show that as an 79 00:07:58,199 --> 00:08:03,300 advance we will get reimbursed interested at 80 00:08:00,900 --> 00:08:07,560 June 30th at year end I just need a board of approval to show that that 81 00:08:04,740 --> 00:08:09,860 general fund is Advanced 250 thousand dollars 82 00:08:10,880 --> 00:08:16,740 any questions of Will on the budget amendments 83 00:08:14,940 --> 00:08:21,860 anything at all all right if it's a pledge of the board 84 00:08:18,720 --> 00:08:26,840 It'll ask that have a motion to approve all six of the budget amendments 85 00:08:28,500 --> 00:08:38,760 I'll make that motion to uh to approve the closeout budget amendments as stated 86 00:08:35,399 --> 00:08:44,420 in the agenda they have to be cleaned up for before our June 30th you're in so 87 00:08:42,180 --> 00:08:48,899 I'll make that motion do I have a second second I have a motion in a second any 88 00:08:47,160 --> 00:08:54,420 other discussion or questions those in favor let it be normal saying 89 00:08:51,120 --> 00:08:59,700 aye uh I propose no and it passes unanimously the next item is the capital 90 00:08:56,880 --> 00:09:03,480 Improvement plan will all right thank you sir just briefly you know we're 91 00:09:02,040 --> 00:09:09,060 wrapping up the Asheboro high school project the detention center and the 92 00:09:06,060 --> 00:09:13,019 Northgate project North Gate just has a little bit that we'll probably do for 93 00:09:10,740 --> 00:09:16,260 the uh the clinic area but for the most part that project's pretty close to 94 00:09:14,399 --> 00:09:20,640 being finished we'll be bidding out soon the AG Center the public health 95 00:09:17,940 --> 00:09:27,540 renovation Human Services Center up on Balfour Avenue I-74 sewer work and 96 00:09:24,920 --> 00:09:31,740 cigarvula sewer line improvements once the design is approved and still pending 97 00:09:30,300 --> 00:09:36,600 we still have out there a historic Courthouse project rural motor and Sewer 98 00:09:34,260 --> 00:09:40,980 improvements where we have the funding for from arpa that we just haven't 99 00:09:38,160 --> 00:09:44,360 decided on those projects yet I will be meeting with the both school systems 100 00:09:42,420 --> 00:09:48,300 here shortly to find out what their overall needs are going to be over the 101 00:09:46,380 --> 00:09:52,440 next couple of years which we can formulate into a plan and the board can 102 00:09:50,220 --> 00:09:56,760 address that in the future Capital Improvement plan 103 00:09:54,779 --> 00:10:01,860 any questions of wheel on the capital Improvement plan it's been a lot going 104 00:09:58,980 --> 00:10:05,040 on still is but um keeping up with 105 00:10:03,360 --> 00:10:10,380 any questions all right 106 00:10:06,420 --> 00:10:17,160 next item is to approve the school and fire tax rates 107 00:10:13,339 --> 00:10:21,240 we have the two school systems the artscale Trinity 108 00:10:18,839 --> 00:10:25,380 supplemental tax district and the Asheboro City School supplemental tax 109 00:10:23,220 --> 00:10:30,660 District um 110 00:10:27,060 --> 00:10:38,040 the Archdale Trinity is doing a revenue neutral from 111 00:10:32,600 --> 00:10:43,380 9.22 cents down to 7.03 cents and since that's my area I will make a motion to 112 00:10:40,860 --> 00:10:51,240 approve and set the Archdale Transit supplemental tax District at .0703 cents 113 00:10:47,279 --> 00:10:57,140 second have a second discussion those in favor will say aye those no 114 00:10:54,300 --> 00:11:02,899 it's approved Asheboro City Schools current rate is 115 00:10:59,480 --> 00:11:10,279 14.39 cents it's going to 11.53 cents on Revenue neutral 116 00:11:06,720 --> 00:11:16,800 is there a motion to approve and set the Asheboro City supplemental tax District 117 00:11:12,839 --> 00:11:22,740 at Point 11 53. Mr chairman I'll be glad to make that motion to set that 118 00:11:19,040 --> 00:11:26,880 .1153 do I have a second no second further discussion 119 00:11:24,779 --> 00:11:31,399 those in favor will let it know him be known by saying aye 120 00:11:29,339 --> 00:11:37,320 and it passes fire department tax rates and this has 121 00:11:34,440 --> 00:11:43,740 been one of the issues that um we we have been working on and working 122 00:11:41,040 --> 00:11:48,300 on and listening to for well actually for months as we've gone 123 00:11:46,560 --> 00:11:54,540 through this process with each department and they've been working with 124 00:11:51,720 --> 00:11:58,500 us and keeping us informed um 125 00:11:55,500 --> 00:12:04,140 board is aware the public is aware that all of the fire departments this is my 126 00:12:01,740 --> 00:12:08,040 recollection never happened before there's always three or four different 127 00:12:05,760 --> 00:12:13,560 ones but this year all 18 of the fire departments are 128 00:12:10,380 --> 00:12:17,700 requesting that their rates stay as they are 129 00:12:14,519 --> 00:12:23,839 of course what makes this different or more significant this year 130 00:12:20,880 --> 00:12:29,779 is that we've gone through evaluation at the same time there are a lot of 131 00:12:26,760 --> 00:12:36,600 issues dealing with our fire departments and all of our 132 00:12:32,880 --> 00:12:41,279 public service and public safety issues and departments in this County and that 133 00:12:38,399 --> 00:12:46,079 includes EMS that includes the sheriff's department DSS so many I can tell you 134 00:12:45,000 --> 00:12:51,720 that counties and cities all around us are 135 00:12:49,560 --> 00:12:54,320 trying to hire our people after we pay to train them 136 00:12:55,500 --> 00:13:02,480 I grew up in a home where my dad was a volunteer fireman that's that's almost 137 00:13:00,600 --> 00:13:08,760 unheard of today volunteer firemen have to be trained and 138 00:13:05,519 --> 00:13:15,959 equipped and insured just like a paid a paid fireman is but a lot of issues 139 00:13:12,000 --> 00:13:19,800 radios communication so that is the issues that we've been hearing from our 140 00:13:18,180 --> 00:13:21,980 various fire departments around the county 141 00:13:22,740 --> 00:13:30,320 said the public many times when we dedicated this 142 00:13:27,600 --> 00:13:30,320 building over here 143 00:13:31,019 --> 00:13:38,040 if we're the one makes a call in the middle of the night and needs help our 144 00:13:34,440 --> 00:13:42,480 house is on fire our child is hurt our wife's having a 145 00:13:39,720 --> 00:13:46,320 stroke but we'd be Mighty glad to see somebody pull up in our driveway to 146 00:13:44,459 --> 00:13:49,740 start providing 147 00:13:48,060 --> 00:13:53,940 help so that's where we are for this board and 148 00:13:52,079 --> 00:13:59,040 that's the request that has been before us through this whole process is that 149 00:13:56,639 --> 00:14:03,480 the rates remain as they are I would say some of these discussions 150 00:14:01,500 --> 00:14:07,860 too we still have some departments 151 00:14:06,300 --> 00:14:14,279 that are not filing proper financial statements 152 00:14:11,760 --> 00:14:17,240 and that's going to be expected as we go forward 153 00:14:17,940 --> 00:14:24,899 it has it has to be if we're going to be accountable to the public then we have 154 00:14:22,320 --> 00:14:28,920 to we have to make those statements available 155 00:14:26,399 --> 00:14:31,339 we have some departments that have not done that 156 00:14:31,440 --> 00:14:39,600 also there won't be any more tax increases 157 00:14:35,220 --> 00:14:46,680 for for some time so if that if this is approved then those are the expectations 158 00:14:42,660 --> 00:14:51,959 as we go forward so I'm going to see the comments for the board 159 00:14:49,560 --> 00:14:56,639 how do you how you choose to proceed with this request from the fire 160 00:14:54,360 --> 00:15:02,699 departments all fire departments that their rates remain as they are currently 161 00:15:01,139 --> 00:15:06,660 Mr chairman um just to get a little context to the 162 00:15:05,279 --> 00:15:12,000 amount of dollars we're talking about a little math from what will it provided 163 00:15:08,839 --> 00:15:16,320 the the old Levy was almost right at 12 million dollars 164 00:15:13,380 --> 00:15:21,000 the new Levy based on the increase in the tax values would be 16.3 million 165 00:15:19,440 --> 00:15:26,160 dollars for all 18 departments and that's about a 4.4 million dollar 166 00:15:22,560 --> 00:15:31,860 increase around 37 overall which is a pretty hefty ask when uh when I was 167 00:15:29,519 --> 00:15:35,699 growing up I'd go to my parents for a pretty hefty ask I'd usually get what I 168 00:15:34,620 --> 00:15:39,380 wanted but I had to have a lecture about it 169 00:15:37,620 --> 00:15:44,760 beforehand so 170 00:15:40,940 --> 00:15:47,899 here's the lecture beforehand um it is a pretty heavy ass but there 171 00:15:46,920 --> 00:15:54,720 are needs out there as far as the number of 172 00:15:52,040 --> 00:16:02,779 volunteers that were you know are not out there anymore the need to hire folks 173 00:15:58,399 --> 00:16:08,940 equipment is expensive if you can get it so there are a lot of things out there 174 00:16:05,579 --> 00:16:12,779 what concerns me by coming and asking is one that each in the individual fire 175 00:16:11,339 --> 00:16:18,420 departments kind of loses their uniqueness and there's going to be some 176 00:16:15,060 --> 00:16:23,579 some instances of what departments that are going to need especially in my area 177 00:16:20,459 --> 00:16:26,120 I'm thinking specifically of Julian I'm going to need some special assistance 178 00:16:24,899 --> 00:16:30,120 and and but that's going to be 179 00:16:28,440 --> 00:16:36,240 for the next several years was going to be exception rather than the rule 180 00:16:33,600 --> 00:16:40,199 says the chairman said I think this this is something that we're not going 181 00:16:37,980 --> 00:16:45,779 to want to see every year 37 percent increase is 182 00:16:42,060 --> 00:16:51,180 a lot for the taxpayer and it ranges from 183 00:16:47,100 --> 00:16:56,699 27 28 percent up to 43 for the 18 different departments excluding Julian 184 00:16:54,839 --> 00:17:00,420 the chairman mentioned the audits are 11 of the Departments they're in good 185 00:16:58,199 --> 00:17:09,360 standing and complete their audits two others are essentially not June 30th 186 00:17:06,799 --> 00:17:15,419 year ends so there are either I think one was in March another may have been 187 00:17:12,600 --> 00:17:19,799 uh later in the year so very good I consider them Goods dead but there are 188 00:17:17,280 --> 00:17:26,459 five that are not in good standing and by voting this type of tax increase 189 00:17:22,579 --> 00:17:31,500 there is absolutely no excuse for not having an audit 190 00:17:28,020 --> 00:17:35,820 and have it done in a timely manner there are also some audits are being 191 00:17:33,059 --> 00:17:39,000 done that are what I call single statement audits that's not going to be 192 00:17:37,980 --> 00:17:45,000 acceptable you need financials with full 193 00:17:41,220 --> 00:17:49,460 disclosures full footnotes full auto depends on all three financial 194 00:17:46,559 --> 00:17:53,820 statements I come from a corporate private background I call them balance 195 00:17:52,320 --> 00:17:57,539 sheet income statement and statement changes in cash flows that's what we 196 00:17:56,580 --> 00:18:03,600 need you've got the money to do it 197 00:18:00,059 --> 00:18:08,039 so do it this is taxpayer money the last thing I know there was a couple 198 00:18:05,280 --> 00:18:11,820 of departments that are using uh you know when your department you 199 00:18:10,200 --> 00:18:16,500 won't save up for some equipment you know you have some some 200 00:18:14,940 --> 00:18:20,780 funds out there but don't be investing the funds in the 201 00:18:18,419 --> 00:18:20,780 stock market 202 00:18:20,820 --> 00:18:26,940 that's just you know with taxpayer dollars 203 00:18:25,020 --> 00:18:30,539 that's that's not going to be looked upon at least in my my view that's 204 00:18:28,919 --> 00:18:34,140 taxpayer dollars put into something that's safe you can get a decent CD 205 00:18:33,059 --> 00:18:38,240 rates now it's not like it's half percent or 206 00:18:35,940 --> 00:18:44,039 something you get four four percent uh anybody you know as far as the audits 207 00:18:41,220 --> 00:18:48,299 go you've used your buying power as the uh by banding you can get others 208 00:18:46,799 --> 00:18:51,960 departments do the same thing with an auditor 209 00:18:49,440 --> 00:18:58,020 get more in order to do all the 18 so I don't get get contract deal 18 of them 210 00:18:55,380 --> 00:19:02,880 do the same uh have the same spreadsheets it'd be very simple and 211 00:19:00,660 --> 00:19:06,660 easy to do that so I encourage you to do that so Mr chairman those are my 212 00:19:05,100 --> 00:19:11,880 concerns um I think 213 00:19:08,280 --> 00:19:16,679 that we need to do this I haven't gotten a lot of pushback from the community I 214 00:19:14,280 --> 00:19:24,780 think there's still a lot of confusion over tax neutral 215 00:19:19,460 --> 00:19:31,620 Revenue neutral and I think we may hear in the first of 216 00:19:26,780 --> 00:19:36,179 uh when did they go out Deborah July 17th 217 00:19:34,380 --> 00:19:39,960 I'm gonna try to be out of town next week 218 00:19:38,100 --> 00:19:44,039 if it's anything like it was with a reevaluation so 219 00:19:41,900 --> 00:19:49,980 but it's something I think we need to do but we need to be 220 00:19:46,080 --> 00:19:54,840 cognizant that it is a taxpayer dollars end of lecture sorry 221 00:19:51,900 --> 00:20:00,360 it's it's a good lecture it's needed and we we have listened to all the fire 222 00:19:57,299 --> 00:20:06,000 departments all 18 of them pretty much the same message every one of them 223 00:20:03,780 --> 00:20:12,000 um some some of them as I said before their issues in other departments across 224 00:20:08,700 --> 00:20:18,179 the county especially where uh help were labor positions are concerned 225 00:20:15,000 --> 00:20:23,280 we're in a constant struggle with uh competition we've lost some key 226 00:20:20,580 --> 00:20:28,679 positions even this month so that is important but 227 00:20:25,880 --> 00:20:32,580 and the issues that that have been expressed here or showed across this 228 00:20:31,320 --> 00:20:37,860 board this is not a one or two it is it is 229 00:20:35,460 --> 00:20:42,179 shut but every member of this board as we've gone through this process as we've 230 00:20:39,840 --> 00:20:46,919 listened to the presentations and we've discussed those presentations among 231 00:20:44,760 --> 00:20:50,880 ourselves after we leave what we've heard 232 00:20:47,760 --> 00:20:55,799 how we feel about it and again it is a part of providing a service to the 233 00:20:53,820 --> 00:21:01,320 citizens the rate the fire rate has everything to 234 00:20:58,679 --> 00:21:07,620 do with homeowners insurance and that is the savings and without it 235 00:21:05,039 --> 00:21:12,480 it would be a very costly situation to every homeowner in this County so our 236 00:21:10,200 --> 00:21:20,160 fire departments are very important and we see it that way and make that clear 237 00:21:15,780 --> 00:21:24,600 we expect to be treated the same way in terms of what we need to have in 238 00:21:22,380 --> 00:21:30,840 entering to the public for how the money is used so with that um 239 00:21:28,200 --> 00:21:36,960 any other I'll ask for a motion and then for more discussion if one it needed is 240 00:21:34,440 --> 00:21:40,980 there a motion on the fire tax rates well I don't know if this is a little 241 00:21:39,000 --> 00:21:43,860 brief brief brief discussion and emotion probably 242 00:21:42,000 --> 00:21:47,640 um I have got some pushback when we talked about you know the theory of 243 00:21:45,240 --> 00:21:52,020 raising or excuse me lowering our General rate um down to 50 Cent you know 244 00:21:50,220 --> 00:21:55,559 that was kind of applauded maybe still high for some people the fire tax thing 245 00:21:53,940 --> 00:21:59,820 was what I got more pushback on personally than probably anything else 246 00:21:57,059 --> 00:22:02,220 because things for the math you know 30 some percent 247 00:22:01,080 --> 00:22:07,980 um but in light of recent events 248 00:22:04,980 --> 00:22:12,900 I.E last night when I needed some help four firefighters showed up 249 00:22:10,679 --> 00:22:17,400 you miss truck got there I'm still here so if that happens when I'm Informer 250 00:22:15,419 --> 00:22:20,820 next time or somewhere else I sure will hope for climax or wherever it is guys I 251 00:22:19,500 --> 00:22:24,740 hope you're there real quick and everything so I would make a motion too 252 00:22:25,460 --> 00:22:32,580 do I have a second in a motion I'll say 253 00:22:29,880 --> 00:22:37,340 further discussion good comments any other discussion on this issue 254 00:22:34,620 --> 00:22:43,500 I'd like to I'd like the second second Mr Allen's comments about the financial 255 00:22:41,400 --> 00:22:48,740 statement if I know it's important I know it's expensive 256 00:22:45,600 --> 00:22:54,360 um but you're right wouldn't some some of the districts are using 257 00:22:52,220 --> 00:22:58,980 bulletproof financial statements and this type thing and others are just kind 258 00:22:56,760 --> 00:23:02,940 of getting my cash receipts in this personal type thing 259 00:23:00,659 --> 00:23:08,780 oh sorry oh it's it's kind of uh you're looking 260 00:23:07,380 --> 00:23:15,659 at dollars and cents here with what you're 261 00:23:12,120 --> 00:23:19,799 doing and really it it's not fair to those that follow that rule 262 00:23:18,000 --> 00:23:23,640 they're full of cruel Road it's not fair to them to go through all that and yes 263 00:23:22,140 --> 00:23:29,700 it is expensive but it also tells tells the general 264 00:23:26,640 --> 00:23:36,179 public they want to know what how stable these these fire departments are 265 00:23:32,240 --> 00:23:41,000 so again I I go along with you David in the fact 266 00:23:38,700 --> 00:23:47,280 that uh these these things need to be seriously looked at in in place in place 267 00:23:44,039 --> 00:23:52,620 so that all of the financials have the same look with the same level of all 268 00:23:50,700 --> 00:24:00,200 these stance that's all I've got to say about that 269 00:23:56,280 --> 00:24:00,200 any other comments or discussions 270 00:24:00,659 --> 00:24:09,360 those in favor of the motion to retain the fire taxes at their current rates 271 00:24:06,299 --> 00:24:14,220 let it be known by saying aye aye opposed no 272 00:24:11,039 --> 00:24:20,280 and it is unanimous so again thank all of you for participating in this process 273 00:24:17,120 --> 00:24:22,260 uh next item there are some fee schedule changes 274 00:24:21,600 --> 00:24:26,299 um they're very lengthy list some of them 275 00:24:24,480 --> 00:24:31,860 were made the same you've had a copy of this or anyone have 276 00:24:29,039 --> 00:24:36,900 a question about any of the fees um I think more specific it does include 277 00:24:34,440 --> 00:24:41,840 some ambulance fee increases Donovan you want to respond to this yeah when does 278 00:24:39,240 --> 00:24:41,840 that go into effect 279 00:24:47,940 --> 00:24:50,780 next month 280 00:24:52,620 --> 00:24:54,679 um 281 00:24:55,700 --> 00:25:00,200 13 to um 282 00:25:08,640 --> 00:25:16,980 um what's the pleasure of the board you want to bring this back next month 283 00:25:14,220 --> 00:25:22,559 Donald I think a lot of us like for Medicaid to get it up to Medicaid 284 00:25:19,820 --> 00:25:30,000 reimbursable rates too is that that is correct it brings us up to the Medicare 285 00:25:25,039 --> 00:25:30,000 allowable the fee code right 286 00:25:36,600 --> 00:25:43,400 about it I don't know any reason why we couldn't go ahead and I mean we've had 287 00:25:40,559 --> 00:25:49,140 your hands yeah I haven't heard anything from anybody 288 00:25:46,080 --> 00:25:56,039 yeah if you wanted to do that but I'm certain I'm all for it 289 00:25:52,340 --> 00:25:59,520 yeah just do I have a motion is that for the whole group 290 00:25:57,720 --> 00:26:05,580 yes I'll make that motion I'll second Motion 291 00:26:03,419 --> 00:26:10,860 in seconds to adopt the fee schedules and election poll worker pay rates yes 292 00:26:08,340 --> 00:26:13,220 as presented further discussion questions 293 00:26:13,840 --> 00:26:21,779 [Music] um 294 00:26:19,080 --> 00:26:25,980 the consideration of budget inclusions of outside agencies with commissioner 295 00:26:24,480 --> 00:26:30,840 involvement Commissioners that serve on these 296 00:26:27,900 --> 00:26:34,620 agencies cannot vote on their budget that's the reason we're bringing these 297 00:26:32,640 --> 00:26:39,799 back it's really a part of the process it's part of the budget but we have to 298 00:26:37,380 --> 00:26:45,120 vote in this manner the first one is the Randolph County 299 00:26:42,779 --> 00:26:52,200 Economic Development Corporation we had public hearing on that last Monday night 300 00:26:47,840 --> 00:26:57,600 for their funding and since I am on that board I will have to I will ask the 301 00:26:55,200 --> 00:27:03,000 board to recuse me from has to be recused from voting on that um 302 00:27:01,260 --> 00:27:08,100 that budget instead of a motion so moved have a 303 00:27:05,400 --> 00:27:13,559 second second those in favor say aye aye those no now do I have a motion to 304 00:27:11,700 --> 00:27:21,000 approve the Randolph County Economic Development Corporation budget so moved 305 00:27:17,159 --> 00:27:24,779 have a second second further discussion those in favor let it be known as seeing 306 00:27:23,220 --> 00:27:28,440 aye opposed no 307 00:27:26,460 --> 00:27:33,120 passes four to nothing next one is the budgetal allocation for 308 00:27:31,080 --> 00:27:38,279 Sandhill Center commissioner Allen serves on that board make a motion that 309 00:27:36,059 --> 00:27:42,960 he'd be recused from voting on The Sandhill Center budget I'll make that 310 00:27:40,440 --> 00:27:49,080 motion and second those in favor we'll say I I suppose no 311 00:27:46,380 --> 00:27:52,799 David you are accused okay don't have a motion to approve the allocation for 312 00:27:51,480 --> 00:27:58,620 Sandhill Center I make that motion in the amount of 844 313 00:27:55,980 --> 00:28:03,179 thousand dollars we have a second I'll second that as well I will say and I 314 00:28:01,740 --> 00:28:10,500 mentioned this um when that budget was presented 315 00:28:06,360 --> 00:28:17,640 that 18 844 thousand dollars has been there for 19 consecutive years 316 00:28:14,100 --> 00:28:22,140 we've never had a budget like that and a lot of changes taking place in these 317 00:28:19,559 --> 00:28:27,000 lmes and it's not likely that that's going to stay that way maybe not even 318 00:28:24,419 --> 00:28:30,260 another year but we'll find out more all right 319 00:28:28,080 --> 00:28:33,900 next is have a motion to approve the Sandhill 320 00:28:32,820 --> 00:28:39,900 Center but those in favor will say aye 321 00:28:36,539 --> 00:28:45,240 aye opposed no passes four to nothing excellent is a budget allocation family 322 00:28:42,600 --> 00:28:48,960 crisis center commissioner Kidd is a member of that board 323 00:28:47,100 --> 00:28:55,580 make the most commotion to recuse myself yes all right somebody's taking it yeah 324 00:28:52,220 --> 00:29:00,480 those in favor will say aye opposed no commissioner kid is recused do I have a 325 00:28:58,320 --> 00:29:05,760 motion to approve the family crisis center budget allocation 326 00:29:02,820 --> 00:29:11,220 I'll make that motion second all right commissioner McDowell made the motion Mr 327 00:29:09,179 --> 00:29:17,400 Haywood does the second and further discussion those in favor will say aye 328 00:29:14,159 --> 00:29:20,399 aye opposed no four to nothing thank you 329 00:29:18,960 --> 00:29:25,760 okay um this next item is to consider a 330 00:29:23,880 --> 00:29:33,419 designation of Toyota battery manufacturing property taxes 331 00:29:28,760 --> 00:29:38,940 as that project is evolving in the values are increasing literally by 332 00:29:36,360 --> 00:29:46,799 the day over there as the buildings are going up and on now and the anticipated 333 00:29:42,960 --> 00:29:53,220 Revenue that will come from that project we're going to have some more school 334 00:29:48,899 --> 00:29:57,600 Capital needs in in the short term others and rather than just we've had 335 00:29:56,159 --> 00:30:02,279 some conversations and this this is really not for emotion or that sort of 336 00:30:00,360 --> 00:30:08,580 thing but just for some discussion and it can be ongoing discussions but sort 337 00:30:05,760 --> 00:30:14,960 of we set that aside we have a rainy day fund how do we handle the Toyota taxes 338 00:30:12,960 --> 00:30:20,940 when when they start coming in of course we're committed to 339 00:30:18,000 --> 00:30:27,000 points for incentive reimbursements on that project of course as we go forward 340 00:30:22,620 --> 00:30:31,200 but still it'll be a significant uh benefit to the county as we as we do 341 00:30:29,640 --> 00:30:35,100 that so anybody want to 342 00:30:32,880 --> 00:30:40,620 have any comments or as I said it'll be a working process I I'm not trying to 343 00:30:38,340 --> 00:30:44,880 set a policy tonight but just making you aware 344 00:30:42,539 --> 00:30:48,120 that is an issue and how how we need to address it well you want to make any 345 00:30:47,039 --> 00:30:52,500 commentary no I think the proposal was that the 346 00:30:50,100 --> 00:30:56,220 special Revenue fund would be set up to collect when we receive the 347 00:30:54,539 --> 00:30:59,460 distributions you know tax distributions from Toyota's set it in the special 348 00:30:57,659 --> 00:31:03,299 Revenue fund the incentives would be paid out of that and what's left is 349 00:31:01,320 --> 00:31:08,159 available for the Commissioners to be strategic in how you use that and so 350 00:31:05,820 --> 00:31:10,980 we'll bring it up now because this upcoming year will be the first year 351 00:31:09,419 --> 00:31:15,299 that you know Toyota is paying a major major taxes but aren't we getting close 352 00:31:13,380 --> 00:31:21,899 to a billion what are we getting over there the 353 00:31:17,340 --> 00:31:25,380 actual taxes no the the values are all right you know it's not close to that 354 00:31:24,059 --> 00:31:29,580 well it you know the rebound January the first 355 00:31:27,600 --> 00:31:32,940 if it's still construction progress yeah so there's not 356 00:31:31,080 --> 00:31:39,500 much but you know they continue to work very very strongly so yeah when we have 357 00:31:35,760 --> 00:31:44,460 the evaluation at January 1st of 2024 it's it's really going to kick in some 358 00:31:42,000 --> 00:31:49,279 right but it depends on how fast their actual construction keeps going 359 00:31:47,220 --> 00:31:53,820 tonight Mr chairman one one thing that in the 360 00:31:52,679 --> 00:31:59,700 agricultural Community has been talked about is uh online preservation I saw uh 361 00:31:57,600 --> 00:32:04,500 I think the North Carolina agricultural Commissioners Steve foxford indicated 362 00:32:02,159 --> 00:32:09,740 that over a million Acres of Farmland could be lost in the next several years 363 00:32:05,940 --> 00:32:16,399 and one of the things I know Toyota is committed to 364 00:32:11,600 --> 00:32:20,100 environmental uh you know awareness and that did take a significant amount 365 00:32:18,480 --> 00:32:24,419 of farmland and one of the things I hope this board 366 00:32:21,840 --> 00:32:30,000 might consider is some some type of program we've got some ideas about how 367 00:32:28,260 --> 00:32:34,200 that could be recycled preserve Farmland in the county especially in the Eastern 368 00:32:31,380 --> 00:32:37,620 side of the County so I just want to put that out there I'll know that the 369 00:32:35,820 --> 00:32:44,039 voluntary AG District board is has some thoughts on that as 370 00:32:40,919 --> 00:32:47,880 well so when the time comes I'd like to keep that on the radar going forward 371 00:32:46,679 --> 00:32:53,220 because it that site did take a significant number 372 00:32:50,880 --> 00:32:57,020 of farms in Farmland over there and I think it'd be good to kind of recycle 373 00:32:55,260 --> 00:33:04,580 that back to loss of that Farmland to protect 374 00:33:00,419 --> 00:33:04,580 Farmland in the area 375 00:33:05,460 --> 00:33:08,600 any other comments 376 00:33:08,760 --> 00:33:17,240 all right so we are now down to this proposed Randolph County budget for 377 00:33:15,419 --> 00:33:22,380 23-24 uh as you all know we've gone through 378 00:33:20,240 --> 00:33:26,460 pre-departmental presentations and requests that have been made some of 379 00:33:24,600 --> 00:33:32,460 those have been included a lot of them have been included in this budget 380 00:33:28,940 --> 00:33:38,340 in particular several positions are not included in this budget 381 00:33:35,360 --> 00:33:42,240 it is recommended and you'll see this in in these numbers 382 00:33:39,740 --> 00:33:46,140 and really going back to the public safety issue here and we talked about a 383 00:33:44,940 --> 00:33:51,559 little bit with the fire departments while ago 384 00:33:48,600 --> 00:33:51,559 EMS 385 00:33:51,720 --> 00:34:01,019 we still have trouble hiring we have trouble training 386 00:33:57,840 --> 00:34:07,679 um Randolph Community College has always trained our paramedics EMTs and uh 387 00:34:05,220 --> 00:34:12,540 we've had some issues with the timing of that delays and getting that done 388 00:34:10,379 --> 00:34:17,639 so one of the proposals that we had was to to bring that in-house and to and to 389 00:34:15,179 --> 00:34:22,320 create a paramedic Academy a paramedic in-house 390 00:34:20,460 --> 00:34:27,179 training facility so a lot of those things 391 00:34:25,020 --> 00:34:31,919 were not included in the budget we've had meetings follow-up meetings 392 00:34:29,540 --> 00:34:37,800 commissioner Allen and I met last week with Hal and will Joey 393 00:34:34,700 --> 00:34:42,359 going over these issues and a strong feeling with it this really needs to be 394 00:34:39,960 --> 00:34:49,020 done in the budget there's there's a cost of living there's a I think four 395 00:34:46,379 --> 00:34:52,800 hundred thousand dollar fund set aside for Market adjustments 396 00:34:50,940 --> 00:34:56,879 I know that involves the sheriff's department 397 00:34:53,780 --> 00:35:01,500 and our environmental we lost two environmental Specialists out of three 398 00:34:58,859 --> 00:35:06,780 lost two-thirds of our environmental Specialists just in the last month 399 00:35:04,320 --> 00:35:12,660 one to Moore County and one to Guilford County 400 00:35:08,420 --> 00:35:18,180 so trying to address that just a couple things that came out from 401 00:35:15,480 --> 00:35:26,220 from our and then the focus has been on on these adjustments and some ad backs 402 00:35:21,780 --> 00:35:31,079 for EMS in that department um 403 00:35:27,079 --> 00:35:36,660 we're adding back for uh and I was saying on the revenue side 404 00:35:33,780 --> 00:35:43,200 um we have raised will have raised the estimate for sales tax revenue 405 00:35:39,780 --> 00:35:47,820 his original budget was at two percent to fund these additions we raise the 406 00:35:46,079 --> 00:35:52,560 sales tax projection to five percent 407 00:35:50,460 --> 00:35:57,300 put that in perspective in this current year 408 00:35:53,760 --> 00:36:03,839 sales tax is 14 percent so we've done well people spending 409 00:36:00,599 --> 00:36:09,960 spending money so if it's cut in half we'd still would still be 410 00:36:07,160 --> 00:36:15,240 ahead of the game a little bit look we think that's good there will be some 411 00:36:12,780 --> 00:36:20,280 money coming to the county for the medic Medicaid expansion to help pay for some 412 00:36:18,599 --> 00:36:25,619 of these positions some that are in the budget we talked about fees while ago we 413 00:36:23,460 --> 00:36:31,260 adopted those fees that's in this budget 414 00:36:28,140 --> 00:36:37,680 are the same as they were this year so the the increases that we just 415 00:36:34,560 --> 00:36:44,400 approved is not a factor in revenue on this budget so that's that's another uh 416 00:36:40,440 --> 00:36:49,800 a little uh buffer we have there also in projecting some additional revenues I 417 00:36:46,920 --> 00:36:54,420 will say this this budget to balance it does not include any appropriation of 418 00:36:53,220 --> 00:36:59,220 fund balance and we've done that in recent years we 419 00:36:57,599 --> 00:37:02,520 always make it up as the year goes by and the revenues 420 00:37:01,440 --> 00:37:08,160 come in but in this case this year we did not 421 00:37:05,160 --> 00:37:14,960 have to budget any of our fund balance so we're okay with that so 422 00:37:10,619 --> 00:37:20,820 with that the proposed changes are at a fire inspector three 423 00:37:18,240 --> 00:37:25,859 and basically add another shift of paramedics in the field and on an 424 00:37:23,760 --> 00:37:31,920 ambulance additional that's four positions four paramedics for field 425 00:37:30,420 --> 00:37:35,599 training officers the 426 00:37:34,380 --> 00:37:42,000 the academy 427 00:37:37,520 --> 00:37:49,140 the primedic academy includes a training officer to do the training and hiring 10 428 00:37:45,180 --> 00:37:54,420 new paramedic positions the training officer would be hired 429 00:37:51,060 --> 00:37:59,720 immediately the 10 positions in order to advertise and hire would start January 430 00:37:57,240 --> 00:37:59,720 the first 431 00:38:00,359 --> 00:38:08,700 most of the turnover in EMS is on the night shift 432 00:38:05,579 --> 00:38:14,640 so the proposal is that we had a paid differential of 10 percent 433 00:38:11,579 --> 00:38:19,980 for the night shift I think Donovan isn't it about nine out of 10 or 434 00:38:17,460 --> 00:38:24,480 something like that that you've lost to come from night shift work 435 00:38:22,619 --> 00:38:28,260 so we're trying to address that again we're trying to hold on to the people we 436 00:38:26,579 --> 00:38:31,619 get them trained we want to keep them here we want to be able to continue to 437 00:38:30,300 --> 00:38:36,440 provide the services that's a hundred and eight thousand one 438 00:38:33,480 --> 00:38:36,440 hundred fifty eight dollars 439 00:38:37,380 --> 00:38:44,660 that those positions to add and put another ambulance on the road in the 440 00:38:42,240 --> 00:38:51,660 field they have to have heart monitors defibrillators CPR equipment and that's 441 00:38:48,480 --> 00:38:54,900 uh for equipment capital outlay is another hundred and forty thousand 442 00:38:53,040 --> 00:39:01,800 dollars so this increase is a million three 443 00:38:58,920 --> 00:39:05,579 forty three eight ninety nine all for EMS 444 00:39:03,240 --> 00:39:10,680 there was nothing in the original budget for education 445 00:39:07,140 --> 00:39:14,339 so to fund Randolph County Schools one million five nineteen nine ten that with 446 00:39:13,079 --> 00:39:17,940 the request that would we 447 00:39:16,020 --> 00:39:24,300 um current expense we have to fund both 448 00:39:20,520 --> 00:39:28,859 systems equally per pupil so to fund the camp we play off the county that's the 449 00:39:26,099 --> 00:39:34,859 biggest system then the Asheboro City Schools would be 442 784. 450 00:39:32,220 --> 00:39:39,720 that's actually a little more than what their request was but when we meet the 451 00:39:37,560 --> 00:39:42,440 per pupil that's how that's how the numbers come out 452 00:39:42,720 --> 00:39:49,560 we had some ribbing we had some discussions in one of our meetings for 453 00:39:47,400 --> 00:39:54,240 vehicles I think between Cooperative Extension 454 00:39:51,599 --> 00:39:58,020 and building maintenance so to solve that problem we're giving 455 00:39:56,280 --> 00:40:04,320 them both trucks so two four building inspections I mean 456 00:40:01,260 --> 00:40:09,660 Building Maintenance and the one vehicle for Cooperative Extension 457 00:40:06,320 --> 00:40:17,820 but with the schools the schools request is a million the total million 962 694 458 00:40:14,460 --> 00:40:22,400 that's 56 and a half percent so Public Safety and public education in this 459 00:40:20,820 --> 00:40:27,240 County 95.24 of these changes are for those two 460 00:40:25,920 --> 00:40:31,920 things to provide Public Safety and provide 461 00:40:29,940 --> 00:40:38,240 funding for the education in this County and I think that tells you how this 462 00:40:35,099 --> 00:40:43,560 board feels about our our job here they say government should do not do 463 00:40:41,339 --> 00:40:47,280 should do for people what they can't do for themselves 464 00:40:44,820 --> 00:40:50,579 and we don't drive embassies and we we don't know how to deliver those Services 465 00:40:48,900 --> 00:40:53,940 we don't know how to go out when there's a breaking and 466 00:40:52,440 --> 00:40:59,579 entering and all the things in the middle of the night and 24-hour calls we 467 00:40:57,240 --> 00:41:04,800 don't know how to do that but so that's that's the focus of the changes the 468 00:41:01,920 --> 00:41:07,440 additions that we made with this budget um 469 00:41:05,820 --> 00:41:11,700 we did add there was an increase in the requests 470 00:41:09,720 --> 00:41:16,619 from senior adults basically for the meals that are 471 00:41:13,500 --> 00:41:22,320 delivered to the needies of our County I don't know if some of you were there 472 00:41:18,240 --> 00:41:26,960 when when Mark made his presentation but the percentage of the of 473 00:41:27,800 --> 00:41:38,339 people our our population is greater in the over 65 than it is in 474 00:41:35,880 --> 00:41:43,320 the zero to 17 years and that that's a concern 475 00:41:40,680 --> 00:41:47,640 is that zero to Seventeen we're going to be looking to to fill these jobs 476 00:41:45,859 --> 00:41:54,000 so and Senior adults has to meet those 477 00:41:49,619 --> 00:41:59,160 needs so we're adding back 30 to 30 258 dollars for senior adults for those 478 00:41:57,300 --> 00:42:07,740 meals for our seniors here in the county so all of that the revenues and and the 479 00:42:04,260 --> 00:42:14,359 additions are balanced at three million 471 851 480 00:42:10,740 --> 00:42:14,359 the managers proposed 481 00:42:14,400 --> 00:42:29,160 budget is a 169 195 179 our final budget is 172 172 million six hundred and sixty 482 00:42:26,099 --> 00:42:35,420 seven thousand and thirty dollars so that's a that's a breakdown of the 483 00:42:32,520 --> 00:42:41,460 additions that that we put back we feel confident in in the revenue 484 00:42:38,280 --> 00:42:47,160 stream that we will have the 600 000 that's coming back from Duke 485 00:42:44,640 --> 00:42:50,700 Energy that was for the design of the power lines at the mega site 486 00:42:49,140 --> 00:42:55,800 and you've heard replying that to the 487 00:42:53,339 --> 00:42:58,800 straightening the the road up to I-74 Industrial Park 488 00:42:57,900 --> 00:43:05,040 um we got a little over a million dollar 489 00:43:00,720 --> 00:43:11,460 refund from the county schools for um the Trinity middle school project 490 00:43:09,000 --> 00:43:16,859 it came in under budget so we've set that money aside for expansion and we 491 00:43:15,119 --> 00:43:23,760 will have some more funds coming that was originally targeted for the hospital 492 00:43:20,700 --> 00:43:29,220 it will not be needed in for dealing with public health which includes our 493 00:43:26,099 --> 00:43:34,740 health department and Social Services we will use those funds for expansion and 494 00:43:32,099 --> 00:43:39,240 to meet the requirements for Medicaid so 495 00:43:36,720 --> 00:43:44,040 that's uh that's where we are with this budget that's the recommendation that's 496 00:43:41,640 --> 00:43:48,300 before this board and I'll ask for questions or comments 497 00:43:46,619 --> 00:43:51,300 and then would have a motion 498 00:43:50,099 --> 00:43:55,440 um on the budget 499 00:43:53,640 --> 00:43:59,880 and um 500 00:43:56,220 --> 00:44:04,500 have a an adoption a motion to adopt this budget which would also set the tax 501 00:44:03,300 --> 00:44:11,119 rate for the county at 50 cents 502 00:44:08,160 --> 00:44:15,300 that's from 63.27 cents 503 00:44:13,260 --> 00:44:19,760 down to 50 cents and that will go into effect July the 504 00:44:17,579 --> 00:44:19,760 first 505 00:44:20,400 --> 00:44:29,040 we told we told the citizens of the county 506 00:44:24,720 --> 00:44:32,880 when the new values were mailed that we would do Revenue neutral and that's what 507 00:44:31,319 --> 00:44:39,660 we've done and we continue to deliver services to 508 00:44:36,119 --> 00:44:44,460 the citizens and I think as say here in those areas where it is most needed I 509 00:44:41,700 --> 00:44:49,079 know that the sheriff the money we've set aside 510 00:44:46,440 --> 00:44:54,300 will help him to retain his positions and provide some pay increases for 511 00:44:51,180 --> 00:44:58,740 deputies over there so that's uh that's all a part of this budget as we go 512 00:44:57,000 --> 00:45:03,119 forward so 513 00:45:00,300 --> 00:45:09,839 comments or I just like to make one little comment about the senior adults 514 00:45:06,300 --> 00:45:16,740 about the senior Adult association in conversation with Chad Williams and 515 00:45:12,599 --> 00:45:22,680 student services at RCC last week I found out that they work sometimes to 516 00:45:20,099 --> 00:45:27,960 help get transportation for their students 517 00:45:24,000 --> 00:45:34,020 that are in job training programs and they don't have transportation and so 518 00:45:30,660 --> 00:45:40,380 they are able to work with our senior adults and the transportation system our 519 00:45:36,720 --> 00:45:44,520 cats and get transportation for these um 520 00:45:41,280 --> 00:45:50,339 you know people of whatever age that are in school at RCC so it provides far more 521 00:45:48,300 --> 00:45:54,960 than um you know Meals on Wheels and and 522 00:45:52,740 --> 00:46:00,960 Services for Seniors and I just thought that was important to note I also think 523 00:45:58,140 --> 00:46:08,339 it's important to make a comment about the academy many counties have done that 524 00:46:04,500 --> 00:46:17,460 and I it seems to be in large part because of the scheduling and having 525 00:46:12,720 --> 00:46:23,880 consistency in educating your people and it would be hard for a program to work 526 00:46:21,420 --> 00:46:32,660 around that if it is not done in-house so I do think that that will be more 527 00:46:27,680 --> 00:46:32,660 effective for us so 528 00:46:33,980 --> 00:46:42,960 you know all the outside agencies made presentations to us and sent in requests 529 00:46:40,740 --> 00:46:46,200 you did not hear any of that in this process 530 00:46:44,040 --> 00:46:51,300 we will deal with those in order with strategic planning money 531 00:46:48,839 --> 00:46:57,000 that's the money from the landfill our landfill contract after July the first 532 00:46:53,880 --> 00:47:01,940 that that will not be a part of this budget we will deal with that with 533 00:46:59,099 --> 00:47:06,960 strategic planning money this time we haven't done that before we've done 534 00:47:04,319 --> 00:47:12,660 some one way some another but those agencies will be uh will be dealt with 535 00:47:09,780 --> 00:47:18,060 with strategic planning money after July the first so other comments I just got a 536 00:47:16,319 --> 00:47:23,099 quick comment and maybe a question for Donovan on the academy again same 537 00:47:20,760 --> 00:47:27,960 subject and of course you know I won't qualify people showing up so 538 00:47:25,980 --> 00:47:33,960 um the uh so on that Academy you know when you bring that in-house and do that 539 00:47:30,359 --> 00:47:37,800 um are you your your training officer is he going to be an Adjunct professor from 540 00:47:36,359 --> 00:47:41,099 a different community college system or is that how does that work is that you 541 00:47:39,599 --> 00:47:45,140 know we had that discussion primarily the the training officers 542 00:47:55,140 --> 00:48:02,780 coursework like Cardiology or OBGYN a Pediatrics pediatrician 543 00:48:00,900 --> 00:48:06,200 s resources as well 544 00:48:06,900 --> 00:48:13,740 so there will be Affiliated somehow as an adjunct with a community college 545 00:48:11,339 --> 00:48:16,980 system well I know we had a pretty I felt like important meeting with the 546 00:48:15,540 --> 00:48:21,359 chairman and myself and you and a bunch of your staff about you know the 547 00:48:19,560 --> 00:48:25,859 training at Randolph Community College and how that's just kind of have we ever 548 00:48:23,400 --> 00:48:27,859 heard back from them anything at all um 549 00:48:39,560 --> 00:48:44,040 I mean that's kind of disappointing for me which I'm glad we're doing this we 550 00:48:42,960 --> 00:48:47,520 got to take the bull by the horns and get it done again I want some highly 551 00:48:45,839 --> 00:48:50,880 qualified people there um but it's just kind of interesting 552 00:48:49,560 --> 00:48:54,839 that we can get a couple other Community College systems in the state to work 553 00:48:52,619 --> 00:48:59,540 with us hand in hand and the guy across the street we're having some problems 554 00:48:55,980 --> 00:48:59,540 with so with this Academy 555 00:49:00,180 --> 00:49:04,760 the only reason we will need to know 556 00:49:07,920 --> 00:49:10,920 uh 557 00:49:11,940 --> 00:49:18,060 they all explained that well so but thank you I didn't mean to drag you into 558 00:49:16,079 --> 00:49:21,740 a good way thank you good another comment 559 00:49:19,619 --> 00:49:27,060 I'm Mr chairman I think as always 560 00:49:25,140 --> 00:49:32,280 with Hal and will and the department heads and everybody involved in the 561 00:49:28,619 --> 00:49:36,540 budget will staff who we generally have our planning retreat 562 00:49:34,500 --> 00:49:41,460 in February and kind of set some priorities and 563 00:49:38,180 --> 00:49:45,839 uh will and how they ended up getting it done and appreciate them doing that 564 00:49:43,140 --> 00:49:50,579 because they come back with a budget that we've asked them to present and 565 00:49:48,180 --> 00:49:55,380 we've had a few things here based on what we've heard in the in the uh budget 566 00:49:53,640 --> 00:50:00,180 meetings that we've had public meetings the last couple weeks but I'm always 567 00:49:57,960 --> 00:50:04,619 impressed with the job that they do we ask them to do something 568 00:50:01,819 --> 00:50:08,880 they take that run with it and come back with uh 569 00:50:06,200 --> 00:50:13,380 something that we we don't have to do heavy lifting it's water the mouse too 570 00:50:11,280 --> 00:50:18,000 so appreciate their work and their recommendations and 571 00:50:15,859 --> 00:50:22,319 I think the uh 572 00:50:19,680 --> 00:50:25,520 the budget is is good um 573 00:50:23,520 --> 00:50:30,020 our department heads are always cognizant of costs and we appreciate 574 00:50:28,980 --> 00:50:34,859 that I'm very pleased that we can go Revenue 575 00:50:33,780 --> 00:50:39,300 neutral when so many of our other 576 00:50:37,319 --> 00:50:46,020 municipalities are not and so I think supporting that we value 577 00:50:44,040 --> 00:50:50,460 the taxpayer dollar and I think in this budget 578 00:50:47,240 --> 00:50:54,180 we're doing that this is everybody just a little bit different a couple years 579 00:50:52,020 --> 00:50:56,880 ago when we were dealing with not knowing what was going to happen with 580 00:50:55,140 --> 00:51:02,579 Kobe that was a shot in the dark on that budget so I won't say this is a I think 581 00:50:59,700 --> 00:51:05,579 this is my ninth one this is not the hardest one we've ever done but they're 582 00:51:04,020 --> 00:51:10,740 all different and have different things that we have to deal with 583 00:51:07,200 --> 00:51:14,819 but I appreciate what will and Hal and their staffs do 584 00:51:12,599 --> 00:51:19,859 yeah I won't say there's there's still a lot that's not included in this budget 585 00:51:16,619 --> 00:51:24,240 and in particular in positions now if you remember last year 586 00:51:21,900 --> 00:51:30,000 would do pretty much the same process especially with vehicles 587 00:51:27,260 --> 00:51:34,680 as our year goes along and we kind of see where we are and we're trailing in 588 00:51:31,680 --> 00:51:38,520 with our revenues sometime around the first of the year calendar year we might 589 00:51:36,720 --> 00:51:43,800 come back and look and see how we're doing some of those more pressing needs 590 00:51:41,160 --> 00:51:48,260 we'll we can reconsider that we've done that the last couple of years until 591 00:51:45,720 --> 00:51:48,260 we've 592 00:51:49,079 --> 00:51:55,859 I think this is we feel a little better on this budget than what we've done in 593 00:51:53,339 --> 00:51:59,280 the last two or three years but the way things are going with the county we've 594 00:51:57,300 --> 00:52:03,900 got a lot of development that's still not reflected in here as far as revenue 595 00:52:01,319 --> 00:52:09,660 is concerned either do pretty significant projects up in Archdale take 596 00:52:07,140 --> 00:52:12,180 the Mark here Energizer battery here in Asheboro 597 00:52:10,619 --> 00:52:19,440 a lot of those things taking place outside of the Toyota project so 598 00:52:15,740 --> 00:52:23,819 I think that all of those are both well for our future so but at the same time 599 00:52:22,020 --> 00:52:28,800 they they put pressure on these very things that we're trying to address here 600 00:52:25,859 --> 00:52:34,920 and I think you're seeing that and uh unanimous support for this EMS or 601 00:52:33,119 --> 00:52:39,300 Emergency Services some of these we've looked at for two or 602 00:52:37,079 --> 00:52:42,780 three years and we still have some out there to be done and we've got a tower 603 00:52:41,700 --> 00:52:49,380 that's going up and other things get to come so 604 00:52:46,319 --> 00:52:55,260 our fire departments still have the radios we there might be some money in 605 00:52:51,960 --> 00:52:59,220 the state budget but at best it wouldn't cover maybe half of what the cost of 606 00:52:57,599 --> 00:53:02,940 those radios are for our fire department so 607 00:53:01,079 --> 00:53:08,640 we had hoped for a little better result on that that would take what we could 608 00:53:05,280 --> 00:53:16,319 get so with that there's no more discussion do I have a motion on the 609 00:53:11,420 --> 00:53:21,480 23-24 Randolph County budget well nobody else was alive Mr chairman 610 00:53:18,900 --> 00:53:28,619 I'll uh make a motion that we adopt the budgeting ordinance for fiscal year 2023 611 00:53:24,980 --> 00:53:34,140 2024 with the following changes you had outlined and said at the adlorn tax rate 612 00:53:31,140 --> 00:53:41,720 at 50 cents per hundred dollars evaluation which produces a budget of 1 613 00:53:38,339 --> 00:53:47,160 million 172 million 667.3 667 thousand dollars and thirty 614 00:53:46,380 --> 00:53:50,359 dollars I'm gonna count I can't even read that's 615 00:53:48,839 --> 00:53:58,640 a big number I wasn't I wasn't expecting 100 616 00:53:54,380 --> 00:54:03,420 172 million 667 thousand thirty dollars do I have a second to the motion I'll 617 00:54:01,380 --> 00:54:08,760 second that all right any other discussion on this budget 618 00:54:05,579 --> 00:54:17,700 King Nine those in favor of adopting the budget as presented and as revised later 619 00:54:13,020 --> 00:54:21,619 known by saying I I suppose no budget passes unanimously so we have a budget 620 00:54:20,400 --> 00:54:28,920 for 2023-24 and to all of you that have been 621 00:54:25,740 --> 00:54:33,180 loyal and and helpful in keeping us through this process we thank you for 622 00:54:31,559 --> 00:54:36,839 that and that's auntie 623 00:54:34,920 --> 00:54:39,960 most counties don't do it like this folks 624 00:54:37,859 --> 00:54:45,420 we have great cooperation here through our departments and in particular those 625 00:54:43,020 --> 00:54:51,599 that are out here on the fine line all the time 626 00:54:47,059 --> 00:54:57,119 and I hope that you sense that the appreciation and the significance that 627 00:54:53,520 --> 00:55:01,940 this budget presents and um we look forward to having having a good 628 00:54:58,859 --> 00:55:07,079 year together again thank all of you for taking your part and keeping us informed 629 00:55:04,740 --> 00:55:13,339 helping us get through this process so we have a budget we have one more 630 00:55:10,200 --> 00:55:13,339 agenda item 631 00:55:14,400 --> 00:55:20,099 we've had some conflicting information but 632 00:55:18,960 --> 00:55:24,540 a Eastern Piedmont North Carolina home and 633 00:55:23,160 --> 00:55:32,400 that's a NC home h-o-m-e Consortium 634 00:55:27,839 --> 00:55:35,520 and it has to do with subsidized housing um 635 00:55:33,359 --> 00:55:42,200 a lot of municipalities are getting into that and this one the lead agency is the 636 00:55:39,599 --> 00:55:42,200 City of Burlington 637 00:55:42,440 --> 00:55:52,260 we can join whether or not we ever take a part in it it's a it's still to be 638 00:55:49,740 --> 00:55:54,500 determined we get two seats on that board 639 00:55:55,260 --> 00:56:02,160 Davidson County one of the requirements is 640 00:55:58,980 --> 00:56:06,900 it has to be congruent and Davidson County wants to join and 641 00:56:04,680 --> 00:56:12,119 they can't join if we don't join now that in itself is not a reason to do 642 00:56:09,780 --> 00:56:17,760 it this does not commit us to any funding 643 00:56:13,460 --> 00:56:23,720 and but we'll join and then I guess find out 644 00:56:18,599 --> 00:56:23,720 it's all I hate to say that but it's uh 645 00:56:26,720 --> 00:56:32,880 office last year sitting on a little presentation there's 646 00:56:31,260 --> 00:56:37,280 been some more changes since then but it's there if a developer wants to take 647 00:56:35,339 --> 00:56:44,280 advantage of it it'll be there so 648 00:56:39,900 --> 00:56:48,900 that this is a motion for us to approve a resolution of the county supporting 649 00:56:47,040 --> 00:56:55,859 the creation of the Eastern Piedmont North Carolina home Consortium Mr 650 00:56:52,020 --> 00:57:01,680 chairman uh one of the there's more than just us and Davidson oh yeah yeah I 651 00:57:00,000 --> 00:57:07,220 remember seeing the information but I don't remember all this uh Alamance 652 00:57:04,260 --> 00:57:13,800 Guilford I think Rock and Rockingham casual pretty much those that were in 653 00:57:10,500 --> 00:57:16,859 the old original region g-cog Gilford guilford's not yeah Guilford they have 654 00:57:15,420 --> 00:57:20,460 their own they have their own that's right 655 00:57:17,819 --> 00:57:23,839 Caswell Davidson Randolph and the animal Elite agency being the city 656 00:57:22,559 --> 00:57:27,240 of Burlington's been in it for some time 657 00:57:25,920 --> 00:57:33,920 and that's the reason they're the lead agency in it so uh 658 00:57:30,780 --> 00:57:40,980 that's where we are to have a motion to support the resolution 659 00:57:37,440 --> 00:57:44,339 German I will make the motion to approve the resolution 660 00:57:42,300 --> 00:57:49,640 do they have a second I'll second that any other discussion 661 00:57:46,559 --> 00:57:49,640 those in favor related