1998 - 06-18-98 Recessed Meeting

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oar RECESSED MEETING OF THE LEE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS FINANCE COMMITTEE MEETING JUNE 18, 1998 The recessed meeting of the Board of Commissioners for the County of Lee, State of North Carolina, convened at 7:30 a.m. on this date in the Gordon A. Wicker Community Conference Room at the Lee County Government Center. Members of the Q/ Finance Committee in attendance were Chairman Robert T. Reives, Commissioner J. Douglas Moretz and Commissioner T. Ervin Mansfield. Commissioner F. Hubert Garner was also in attendance. Others present for the meeting were County Manager William K. Cowan, County Attorney K. R. Hoyle and Clerk to the Board Gaynell M. Lee. Chairman Reives called the meeting to order. County Manager William Cowan went over with the Committee the debt service to Lee County for the next year and answered questions from Committee members. Dr. Marvin Joyner, President of Central Carolina Community College discussed with the Committee Capital Improvement Plans for the proposed construction of a new building to house the Science Department. The construction will require a three quarter million dollars match from the County. The total cost of the proposed new building is estimated at $3.2 million. He also gave the Committee an update on current financial matters at the college. Health Director Phyllis Lowry asked the Finance Committee to reconsider a new position for a Community Service Coordinator that was eliminated from the proposed budget. She told the Committee one of the primary functions of this position would be to write grants for the department. Commissioner Garner spoke in favor of adding this position to the budget. Chairman Reives asked Ms. Lowry to look into the possibility of contracting with grant writers from other departments/counties to write grants for the Lee County Health Department for a percentage of the grant received, and also to get clarity on future grants that would help support such a position. Health Board Chairman Oscar Keller spoke in support of Ms. Lowry's request. He told the Committee he felt Lee County was losing money because there was no one to write grants to get additional money. Mr. Keller asked the Committee to consider increasing the salary of the Lee County Health Director by two steps.