Finance Committee Meeting Minutes

Glynn County Board of Commissioners

4:00 P.M., Monday, March 9, 2004

Third Floor Conference Room

W. Harold Pate Courthouse Annex

Brunswick, Georgia

 

Present:

                        Committee Members:  M. Bedner, J. Chapman, C. Fendig

Staff:  D. Chunn, M. Doering, J. Durden, J. Hegstrom, P. McNicoll, S. Schaeffner, C. Stewart, M. Tindale 

Press: 

Others:   Dr. Mark Hanley, Tony Kriemborg, and Bill Tipton

 

1.      Consider approval of the Consent Agenda.

 

a)   Approve the February 24, 2004 Finance Committee Minutes.  

 

b)   Approve the real and personal property corrections to the 2001, 2002 and 2003 Digests as recommended by the Board of Assessors and/or the Chief Appraiser at their February 18, 2004 meeting. 

 

c)   Award a contract for Copier Machine Services to Herrin Document Systems, Brunswick Ga., at the cost of $.017 per copy with funding to be provided by each user department’s operating budget. 

 

The following motion made by Commissioner Chapman and seconded by Commissioner Fendig passed unanimously. 

 

Recommend approval of the Consent Agenda.  (Vote: 3-0-0)

 

2.      Consider increasing the funding of medical fees post mortem by $11,000 and transport by $1,000 for FY 04. 

 

Mr. Jimmy Durden, Coroner, presented this item and stated that he had utilized the Savannah GBI Crime lab for thirteen cases but had almost depleted the budget.  Commissioner Chapman questioned who mades the call for an autopsy and Mr. Durden stated that the Medical Examiner makes the decision on a case by case basis.  Dr. Mark Hanley, Medical Examiner, spoke and informed the Committee that the going rate for an autopsy is $2,300 but the County is charged only $800 because the hospital doesn’t charge the County for the autopsy room.  Chairman Bedner asked if the County would be breaking a state law by not providing adequate funding for autopsies.  Police Chief Matt Doering said that O.C.G.A. 45-16-24 is the state law requiring this.  The following motion made by Commissioner Chapman and seconded by Commissioner Fendig passed unanimously. 

 

Recommend increasing the funding of medical fees for O.C.G.A. 45-16-24 required post mortems by $11,000 and transport by $1,000 for FY 04.  (Vote: 3-0-0)

 

3.      Consider increasing the FY04 Pauper Burial budget by $2,000 with funding to be provided from the Contingency fund in the County Administration budget. 

 

The following motion made by Commissioner Chapman and seconded by Commissioner Fendig passed unanimously. 

 

Recommend increasing the FY04 Pauper Burial budget by $2,000 with funding to be provided from the Contingency fund in the County Administration budget.  (Vote: 3-0-0) 

 

4.      Consider adopting the proposed FY 04-05 contract between the County and Visitors Bureau as presented by staff and authorize the Chairman to sign. 

 

Ms. Phyllis McNicoll, Finance Director, stated that the proposed contract is basically the same as the current contract.  Mr. Bill Tipton, Golden Isles Visitors’ Bureau, gave the Committee a brief description of how he is projecting the impact of the G8 Summit on bed tax revenue.  The following motion made by Commissioner Chapman and seconded by Commissioner Fendig passed unanimously. 

 

Recommend adopting the proposed FY 04-05 contract between the County and Visitors Bureau as presented by staff and authorize the Chairman to sign.  (Vote: 3-0-0) 

 

5.      Request that Chairman Bedner identify the Finance Committee items which should be included as consent items in the Commission’s Meeting Agenda.

 

Chairman Bedner identified all items as consent.