5-20-2022 BOC Budget Work Session

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AIME L ; Oki C;��l`` LEE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS BUDGET WORK SESSION MCSWAIN EXTENSION EDUCATION AND AGRICULTURE CENTER 2420 TRAMWAY ROAD SANFORD, NC 27330 May 20, 2022 MINUTES Roll Call Commissioners Present: Arianna Lavallee, Dr. Andre Knecht, Cameron Sharpe, Mark Lovick Commissioners Absent: Robert Reives, Bill Carver, Kirk Smith CALL TO ORDER Vice Chair Lavallee called the meeting to order at 9:00 a.m. DEPARTMENT BUDGET PRESENTATIONS Senior Services/COLTS Commissioners Bill Carver and Robert Reives arrived at 9:07 a.m. Senior Services Director Debbie Davidson provided information on behalf of the County of Lee Transportation System (COLTS) and Senior Services. Funds in the amount of$47,653 are included in the budget as the local county match to the grant funds for COLTS. Funding will include the purchase of replacement vehicles. The vehicles that were ordered in October 2021 will not be in by June 30th, which is why they have been rolled into the requested budget. Some of the vans that are recommended for retirement in 2022 will not be replaced until 2024. The old vehicles are sold on state surplus and the money from the sales goes to fund balance towards the match for future funding. The Rural Operating Assistance Grant Program that contributes $183,659 can be used for operations but is specified for employment. COLTS generates a lot of transportation fares estimated at $55,000, which is what has been budgeted for next year. American Recovery Funding totaling $260,000 must be used by 2023. COLTS has four full-time staff and two part-time staff at the Douglas Drive Office. An NC Department of Transportation grant pays a portion of these salaries. Three drivers have CDLs. The starting pay for drivers is $13 an hour. CARES Act money was used to increase pay from $10 to $13 an hour. Drivers have to go to specific trainings to comply 1