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LEE OU N TY
<br />Committed Today for a Better Tomorrow
<br />BUDGET WORK SESSION
<br />OF THE
<br />LEE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
<br />GORDON WICKER ROOM
<br />106 HILLCREST DRIVE
<br />SANFORD, NORTH CAROLINA 27330
<br />MAY 22, 2017
<br />The Budget Work Session of the Lee County Board of Commissioners for the County of Lee,
<br />State of North Carolina, convened at 6 p.m. in the Commissioners' Room, First Floor, Lee County
<br />Government Center, 106 Hillcrest Drive, Sanford, North Carolina, on said date. Commissioners present
<br />when the work session was called to order were Amy M. Dalrymple, Kevin C. Dodson, Dr. Andre
<br />Knecht, Larry "Doc" Oldham, Robert T. Reives, Cameron W. Sharpe, and Timothy S. Sloan. Staff in
<br />attendance included County Manager John Crumpton, Management Intern Michael Silverman, County
<br />Attorney Whitney Parrish, Clerk to the Board Jennifer Gamble, Emergency Management Director
<br />Shane Seagroves, Social Services Director Brenda Potts, Human Resources Director Joyce McGehee,
<br />Health Director Heath Cain, General Services Director Russel Spivey, and Parks and Recreation
<br />Director John Payne.
<br />Chair Dalrymple called the Work Session to order.
<br />Commissioner Dodson delivered the invocation.
<br />Recommended Fire District Budgets for FY 2017-18
<br />Donald Andrews, Chair of the Lee County Fire Advisory Board, presented the Fire District
<br />recommended budgets. While there were slight increases requested in most budgets due to personnel
<br />and equipment needs including an increase of $18,620.00 for Cape Fear Fire Department, $23,631.00
<br />for Carolina Trace Fire Department, $9,433 for Deep River Fire Department, $6,600.00 for Lemmon
<br />Springs Fire Department, $7,137.00 for Northview Fire Department, $4,305.00 for Northwest Pocket
<br />Fire Department, and $17,192.00 for Tramway Fire Department, the majority of the tax rates remained
<br />the same. The only two departments requesting rate increases are Tramway and Cape Fear.
<br />Commissioner Sloan moved to set a public hearing for the recommended Fire District budgets for
<br />Monday, June 5, 2017 at 6:00 P.M. Upon a vote, the results were as follows:
<br />Aye: Dalrymple, Dodson, Knecht, Oldham, Reives, Sharpe, and Sloan
<br />Nay: None
<br />The Chair ruled the motion had been adopted unanimously.
<br />Recommended 2018-2022 Capital Improvement Plan (CIP)
<br />Management Intern Michael Silverman presented the recommended 2018-2022 Capital
<br />Improvement Plan. The Capital Improvement Plan is a 5 -year strategic plan that prioritizes certain
<br />projects exceeding $500,000 to plan for funding. Total recommended requests by department include
<br />$2,608,400 for Administration, $37,350,000 for Education/Schools, and $5,417,360 for Community
<br />Development. Much of the focus is allocated to planning for the new W.B. Wicker Elementary School.
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