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!r ~.. 4 1 r•_INU~Es 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 y Blythe, Clerk. Chair Willhoit announced that several departmental budgets would be discussed at this budget session. L. ~ 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.