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From YouTube: Board of Commissioners' Regular Meeting (May 19, 2022)
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This is the regular meeting of the Board of Commissioners for May 19, 2022. You can find the agenda for this meeting and all others at buncombecounty.org/commissioners.
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In
accordance
with
the
code
of
ethics
adopted
by
the
board,
all
county
commissioners
have
a
duty
to
obey
all
applicable
laws
regarding
official
actions
to
uphold
the
integrity
and
independence
of
the
office,
to
avoid
impropriety
in
the
exercise
of
official
duties
to
faithfully
perform
the
duties
of
the
office
and
to
conduct
the
affairs
of
the
governor
of
the
governing
board
in
an
open
and
public
manner.
Is
there
any
item
on
the
agenda,
the
outcome
of
which
would
have
a
direct,
substantial
and
readily
identifiable
financial
impact
for
any
board?
Member?
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Does
any
board
member
have
a
financial
interest
in
any
public
contract
coming
before
the
board?
Today,
there
being
none
all
board.
Members
have
a
duty
and
obligation
to
vote
on
any
matters
voted
on
by
the
board.
At
our
meeting
this
evening,
commissioners,
we
come
to
the
consent
agenda.
Are
there
any
items?
Are
there
any
questions
about
any
items
on
the
consent
agenda.
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A
We
have
a
list
of
folks
that
have
signed
up
and
I
will
go
through
the
list
and
then,
if
there's
anybody
else
who
didn't
sign
up,
who
would
like
to
speak,
you'll
have
an
opportunity
for
that
as
well.
Everyone
gets
three
minutes
to
speak
to
the
board.
You'll
get
an
orange
light
when
you've
got
about
20
seconds
left
and
a
red
light
when
your
time's
up-
and
we
do
ask
that
you
wrap
up
your
comments
once
your
time's
up,
because
we
want
to
give
everyone
the
same
amount
of
time
board.
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B
Good
evening,
I've
worked
for
buncombe
county
since
2005
for
the
library
system,
and
in
that
time
I
can
tell
you.
I've
heard
lots
of
things.
People
that
work
in
the
library
have
an
easy
job
that
couldn't
be
further
from
the
truth.
I've
watched
through
the
years
as
the
staff
has
worked
ceaselessly
to
plan
events,
help
the
children
share
their
knowledge.
They
have
a
passion
to
to
help
everyone,
and
we
have
never
been
so
close
to
having
just
compensation
for
our
services,
and
I
just
wanted
to
bring
that
to
let
you
know
how
hard
they
work.
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I
am
a
bus
driver
and
a
instructional
assistant
at
harmony
valley,
elementary
school,
and
I
wanted
to
talk
to
you
about
the
wages
that
we
have.
It
is
impossible
to
live
on
our
currently
hourly
wage.
I've
worked
at
several
schools
and
I
have
not
met
a
single
hourly
employee
at
any
school.
I've
ever
worked
at
who
doesn't
either
have
a
second
job
to
make
the
ends
meet
or
live
off
the
income
of
a
spouse,
a
loved
one,
a
roommate,
something
like
that
it
is.
C
There
are
other
jobs
available
in
this
area
that
pay
far
far
more
and
require
far
less
instructional
assistants
in
every
elementary
school,
except
for
glenn
arden,
I
believe,
require
a
two-year
associate's
degree
because
they're
all
title
one
schools,
you
can
work
at
target
and
make
more
and
you
don't
need
an
associate's
degree,
and
if
somebody
pees
their
pants
at
target,
you
don't
have
to
help
them
clean
it
up.
They
just
leave.
C
I
saw
the
recycling
truck
job
that
pays
50
000
a
year
and
it
requires
less
of
a
license
than
what
is
required
for
a
school
bus
driver
because
it
doesn't
need
the
passenger
endorsement
or
the
school
bus
driver
endorsement.
50
000
a
year
to
me
is
a
wild
fantasy.
It
might
as
well
be
50
billion
dollars
a
year.
It's
something
that
I
feel
would
never
be
attainable
to
me.
C
The
way
things
are
currently
going
with
the
wages
in
our
county,
and
so
of
course
it
would
be
irresponsible
of
me
to
my
family
to
not
look
for
other
opportunities
like
that,
and
I'm
not
the
only
one,
this
staff
shortage
that
we're
talking
about.
It's,
not
speculation.
It's
not
something!
That's
coming!
It's
not
in
the
distance
it's
happening
now.
There
are
no
bus
drivers.
C
I
have
there's
three
buses
at
harmony
valley.
Every
single
one
has
had
at
least
one
day
where
it
sat
parked
and
those
kids
didn't
get
to
school
that
day,
because
there
was
nobody
to
pick
them
up
because
there's
nobody
to
fill
in
when
we
can't
make
it
in.
I
gave
two
months
advance
notice
for
a
sick
day
and
I
still
had
to
come
in
not
a
sick
day.
It
was
a
vacation
day
and
I
still
had
to
come
in
on
that
day.
C
Two
months,
advance
notice
and
drive
in
the
morning,
because
there's
nobody
to
do
it.
There
was
a
full
week
where
I
was
sick
and
I
had
to
come
in
and
drive
in
the
morning
and
then
take
the
middle
of
the
day
off,
to
try
to
rest
and
cover
and
then
come
in
and
drive
in
the
afternoon,
because
there's
just
not
anybody
else
to
do
it
and
other
people
are
leaving
and
we're
not
getting
them
back,
they're
not
being
replaced.
C
D
Just
economics
is
recognized
as
a
national
leader
on
living
wages
and
have
set
a
wage
floor
of
17.70
an
hour
as
a
more
just
minimum
than
the
minimum
wage.
Our
numbers
are
based
on
the
cost
of
housing
and
we
all
know
how
housing
has
risen
drastically
in
our
community
and
has
even
continued
to
rise.
Since
we
published
our
2022
living
wage
rate
of
1770
in
january.
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E
Thank
you,
commissioners,
for
taking
the
time
to
listen
and
consider
the
many
requests
you
have
received
here
today.
My
name
is
brian
mcewen.
I
am
a
teacher
for
buncombe
county
schools,
I'm
also
the
treasurer
elect
for
county
association
of
educators.
As
you
may
know,
the
state
of
education,
north
carolina
has
been
at
a
tipping
point
and
it
may
be
considered
to
be
in
crisis.
School
staff
and
teachers
are
at
the
breaking
point,
with
less
and
less
resources,
staff
have
been
doing
more
and
more
especially
following
the
cove
pandemic.
E
Students
and
staff
are
struggling
to
return
to
normalcy
and
to
support
our
students
through
learning
loss
and
mental
health
issues
such
as
stress
and
trauma
brought
on
by
the
pandemic.
The
current
system,
as
it
is
funded,
is
simply
not
sustainable
for
the
staff
who
feed
transport
teach
and
keep
our
students
safe
and
our
buildings
clean.
E
E
This
puts
a
greater
strain
on
the
teachers
and
creates
a
poor
learning
environment
for
our
students.
Our
children,
us
commission,
as
a
commission,
are
now
facing
the
difficult
task
and
opportunity
on
deciding
on
a
budget
for
the
county.
This
is
an
important
and
vital
activity
of
the
buncombe
county.
Commissioners.
E
You
are
choosing
where
the
county
will
invest
its
resources
and
in
doing
so,
choosing
the
priorities
of
our
community.
So
I
ask
you:
where
are
our
priorities
in
our
community?
Where
do
we
invest
in
our
future?
Your
school
systems
are
begging
for
more
funding
at
the
local
level,
because
the
politicians
in
raleigh
continue
to
defund
public
education.
E
Do
not
look
at
this
request
from
your
school
system
as
a
cost.
It
is
an
investment
and
by
prioritizing
the
schools
in
our
area,
you
are
investing
in
our
children
and
our
community's
future.
Our
children
deserve
the
best
education
available
and
without
the
local
community
coming
together
to
fund
our
schools.
We
cannot
recruit
and
retain
the
best
talent
and
the
most
skilled
employees
to
serve
our
children,
and
don't
we
want
that
as
a
community?
E
F
Good
evening,
commissioners,
my
name
is
cassandra
and
I'm
a
librarian
in
buncombe
county,
I'm
here
this
evening
to
share
personal
stories
about
how
librarians
can
no
longer
afford
to
live
in
asheville
after
teaching
for
15
years
most
of
those
years
spent
in
buncombe
county
schools.
I
got
a
master's
degree
in
library
science
to
vary
my
career
path.
F
I
was
hired
by
buncombe
county
as
a
children's
librarian,
and
I
love
my
job,
but
my
salary
has
become
completely
unsustainable.
I
had
no
idea
what
a
drastic
pay
cut.
It
would
be
to
work
through
my
local
government
compared
to
working
through
the
school
system
which
didn't
pay
well
to
begin
with,
and
since
my
higher
date,
I've
had
to
take
on
multiple
side
jobs
to
pay
for
my
basic
needs.
F
I
tutor
babysit
pet
sit
and
have
now
had
to
rent
out
my
home
in
order
to
make
all
of
my
ends
meet,
and
all
of
this
is
in
addition
to
working
full-time
in
the
library
system.
I
am
not
alone
in
my
financial
stress,
a
fellow
youth
services
colleague,
who
has
been
in
the
system
for
seven
years,
said
I've
been
in
my
home
that
I
helped
build
through
mountain
housing
opportunities
since
the
fall
of
2018..
F
My
loan
has
a
term
of
33
years
low
interest
in
a
subsidized
monthly
mortgage
payment
based
on
my
income,
which
is
still
below
80
of
the
area
median
income.
Despite
all
of
the
extra
support,
I
still
struggle
to
pay
my
bills.
My
mortgage
and
basic
utilities
alone
are
at
least
60
percent
of
my
income.
I
have
sought
out
government
assistance
via
ebt
and
other
programs,
but
didn't
qualify,
and
I
have
no
expendable
income
and
rely
on
my
credit
card
anytime.
Any
unexpected
expense
comes
up.
F
A
manager
who's
worked
for
buncombe
county
libraries
for
six
years
said:
I'm
a
branch
manager
and
a
bartender.
My
husband
runs
his
own
business.
We
live
paycheck
to
paycheck
and
treat
ourselves
rarely.
We
can't
enjoy
the
town
we
live
in
because
it
costs
more
than
we
make
to
live
in
it.
Librarians
are
hard
workers
and
passionate
employees,
but
don't
feel
appreciated,
recognized
or
respected.
F
F
A
librarian
who
has
been
in
the
system
for
over
30
years
said
it
has
become
increasingly
difficult
to
achieve
a
living
wage
here
in
buncombe
county
in
the
last
10
to
15
years.
Unless
you
have
other
significant
income
coming
into
your
household,
it
would
be
impossible
to
survive
a
loan
on
a
bunker
county
library
salary.
This
is
evidenced
by
statistics
from
pay
equity
studies
showing
how
shockingly
far
below
state
and
national
wages
we
are
for
librarians
and
other
county
positions.
F
Librarians
are
full
of
workers
who
love
their
jobs.
We
didn't
take
on
a
library
career
to
get
rich.
We
work
in
our
helping
profession
because
we
care
about
people,
culture
and
accessibility.
However,
we
need
more
morale
is
low,
pay
is
low
and
eventually
we're
going
to
fizzle
out.
If
change
doesn't
happen,
please
consider
all
of
this
when
voting
tonight.
Thank
you.
G
Hello,
everyone,
my
name,
is
lissa
patterson
and
thank
you
for
everyone
showing
up.
I
am
a
school
teacher
in
the
buncombe
county
school
system.
I
have
been
teaching
since
2005.
When
I
got
out
of
graduate
school,
I
made
a
lot
more
money
in
the
state
where
I
was
working
than
I
would
ever
make
in
north
carolina.
Normally,
I
advocate
for
everyone,
but
right
now
I'm
advocating
for
the
classified
positions.
G
People
have
been
saying,
you
know
it's
not
a
living
wage.
I
have
to
tell
you.
I
talked
to
a
friend
of
mine
who
works
in
the
classified
position
at
my
school
she's
been
there
for
21
years,
and
I
was
joking
with
her
because
we're
about
the
same
amazon,
like
you,
gave
your
youth
to
this
system.
She's
like
yes,
I
have
she
makes
she
doesn't
clear,
a
thousand
dollars
after
two
weeks,
full
time,
not
a
thousand
dollars
after
they
take
out
her
insurance
and
her
everything
else.
She
clears
just
over
six
hundred
dollars
for
two
weeks.
G
G
H
G
G
It
hurts
my
heart,
the
people
we
ask
to
work
with
our
children.
I
mean
it's
not
just
working
with
our
children.
We
we
care
for
them.
We
talk
to
them.
We
we
work
through
problems
with
them.
Everything's
increased
because
of
the
pandemic,
and
the
epidemic
has
put
on
our
children
in
the
stress
we
they
function
as
counselors.
They
function
as
parents
in
in
lieu
of
parents
in
when
they're
at
our
school.
They
do
so
much
and
they're
bringing
home
twelve
hundred
dollars
a
month,
and
I'm
just
I
I
I
could
go
on,
but
I'm
not.
I
I
It
is
a
vocation
and
in
the
library
we
are
more
than
books,
we
help
people
apply
for
jobs,
find
housing,
connect
to
emergency
resources,
find
tax
and
legal
forms
and
vote.
We
teach
people
about
technology,
support
early
literacy
for
children,
provide
cultural
and
informational
programs,
create
educational
materials
and
support
local
authors,
musicians
and
artists.
I
I
We
work
hard
to
cultivate
a
sense
of
peace,
safety
and
fun,
so
many
people
feel
when
entering
our
spaces
being
a
librarian
can
be
hard
physically
and
psychologically.
I
have
been
in
physical
therapy
multiple
times
for
chronic
pain.
From
a
shoulder
injury,
I
am
threatened
yelled
at
insulted
and
sexually
harassed.
As
many
people
in
front
line
service
work.
Are
I
help
people
navigate
issues
such
as
domestic
violence,
mental
health
and
homelessness?
I
I
mediate
disputes
between
patrons
and
de-escalate
situations,
which
can
and
do
become
violent.
I
am
trained
to
administer
narcan
and
safely
dispose
of
needles,
because
the
opioid
epidemic
has
hung
heavy
over
our
work.
For
years
now,
library
staff
have
also
endured
two
years
on
the
front
lines
of
public
service.
During
covid
we
pitched
in
to
work
at
food
distribution
centers
the
911
call
center,
the
vaccine
clinic
the
emergency
operations
center,
in
addition
to
maintaining
library
services.
I
I
I
J
J
This
past
october,
the
county
moved
to
change
the
cola
increase
every
year
from
will
to
may
and
also
change
the
increase
date
from
april
to
july.
On
top
of
this,
in
the
first
year
of
rampant
inflation
2021
the
county
changed
the
formula
to
look
back
two
years
and
divide
the
resulting
increase
by
two.
J
J
Since
the
time
period
for
this
increase
last
year
ended
in
december
2020.
We
need
to
look
at
inflation
since
then,
cumulatively,
right
now
it
is
at
12
percent.
That
bears
repeating
right
now,
since
the
last
raise
was
calculated,
we
have
had
12
percent
inflation
by
the
time
the
possible
4.69
increase
happens
in
july.
That
number
will
more
than
likely
be
15
percent.
J
Also
in
the
county
are
departments
with
employees
paid
well
below
the
scale
of
their
position
in
this
state.
This
impacts
them
not
only
now,
but
also
in
retirement.
As
this
salary
level
is
the
basis
for
state
pension,
401k
and
social
security.
This
is
actually
a
lifetime
problem.
I
have
watched
the
budget
work
sections
and
heard
that
this
is
being
addressed.
We
will
obviously
need
to
see
it.
J
I
noted
the
county
website
has
a
pictorial
called
the
county
organization
chart
the
salary
of
almost
half
of
these
staff
is
over
the
midpoint
for
their
grade,
a
majority
of
them
with
less
than
five
years
service
with
the
county.
The
average
for
this
group
overall
is
30
percent
above
the
minimum
for
their
pay
grade
and
taking
out
the
one
fifth
with
over
20
years
seniority.
J
The
average
term
of
service
is
less
than
five
years
with
the
county.
In
closing,
I
analyzed
the
entirety
of
county
staffing
by
average
pay
and
pay
grade,
and
the
inequities
were
glaring
you're
talking
about
putting
in
place
a
new
method
of
addressing
salaries.
I've
been
speaking
to
you
all
about
this
for
four
years
and
looking
at
the
one
department
I
know
so
well.
If
the
right
logical
moves
are
made
a
month
from
now,
we
may
have
a
totally
different
outlook
from
some
of
these
people.
J
K
Good
evening
I
work
for
buncombe,
county
schools.
I
work
in
the
technology
department
and
I'm
a
field
tech.
I
wanted
to
tell
you
something
really
quick.
This
is
what
I
do.
On
average
every
day,
repair
laptops,
repair,
desktops,
set
up
ipads
set
up
macbooks
work
through
software
issues,
software
smart
board
issues,
troubleshoot
projectors,
help
with
account
issues,
so
they
can
get
into
their
computer
to
take
attendance
teachers
figure
out
why
a
computer
isn't
hitting
a
network
figure
out.
K
Why
why
an
entire
class
is
not
hitting
a
network,
try
and
help
the
engineers
figure
out
why
an
entire
school
doesn't
have
internet.
We
set
up
z-scaler
on
phones
for
people
that
don't
aren't
even
employed
by
buncombe
county
schools.
We
set
up
desktops,
we
re-image,
not
hundreds
but
thousands
of
computers.
K
We
learn
new
software,
teach
and
teach
the
basics
to
the
teachers,
so
the
blc's
can
come
behind
us
and
teach
the
teachers
everything
a
basic
printer
issues.
Troubleshooting,
knowing
when
to
discard
a
computer,
explain
why
any
cable
cannot
be
run
from
one
side
of
the
room
to
another:
explain
why
a
cable
cannot
go
up
through
the
ceiling
across
and
back
down
to
the
floor.
K
K
K
K
Is
that
the
right
word?
So
I
googled
it
because
I'm
a
tech
empathy
is
the
word
I
want
all
of
you
to.
Please
have
for
us
there's
three
types:
cognitive,
simply
knowing
how
the
other
person
feels
and
what
they
may
be
thinking.
I've
done
told
you
that
emotional,
when
you
feel
the
physical,
along
with
the
other
person
and
their
emotions,
are
contagious.
A
M
I'm
melanie
allen
and
I
work
for
buncombe,
county
schools
and
technology.
Also
I
am
at
the
central
office,
so
I
support
the
philtex
marine
and
all
them
we
I
deal
mainly
with
ipads
and
macs.
We
have
8000
ipads
out
there
in
the
schools
right
now
and
445
max
this.
The
pcs
are
in
the
20
000
or
30
000
more.
We
work
hard.
Every
day
I
have
been
with
the
system
for
26
years.
The
last
race
I
got
was
50
cents
it's
hard
on
us.
M
I
just
ask
you
guys
to
look
at
our
plight
and
vote
and
help
us
to
do
better.
Our
morale
is
low.
We
have
people
leaving.
We
have
positions
all
across
our
department
that
can't
be
filled.
Nobody
wants
to
work
for
starting
pay
of
14
an
hour,
the
state
they
think
one
percent
raise
here.
There
would
be
okay,
that's
less
than
50
cents.
M
M
We
kept
all
these
devices
running.
We
were
doing
help
desk
24
7
just
about
we
had
to
just
cut
our
phones
off,
because
parents
would
call
they
were
like.
We
can't
do
this
help
us
and
we
would,
we
would
have
them
bring
them
by.
We
would
meet
them
at
the
door.
We
would
do
what
we
could
to
keep
these
kids
going,
and
sometimes
it
feels
like
we're
working
for
nothing,
but
we
love
our
jobs.
We
love
the
county,
we
love
our
students.
L
Good
evening,
I'm
joan
hoffman
I'm
the
upcoming
secretary
for
buncombe
county
association
of
educators.
I've
worked
in
buncombe
county
schools
since
2005,
and
I
have
children
in
buncombe
county
schools
as
well.
A
lot
of
these
people
who
have
talked
before
me
have
already
made
a
lot
of
my
points.
So
I'm
going
to
tell
you
my
points
from
this
week.
On
tuesday
night
at
7
pm,
I
received
a
text
message
from
my
student
school
saying
that
the
bus
would
not
be
running
the
next
day,
thursday
and
monday.
L
That
is
unacceptable.
There
has
been
two
bus
drivers
the
whole
year
and
they
need
four
my
kids
need
to
get
to
school.
There
are
parents
in
my
parenting
group
who
get
calls
from
the
school
because
they
don't
bring
their
children
to
school.
They
don't
have
cars
or
their
husband
leaves
at
five
in
the
morning.
L
They
get
in
trouble
for
not
getting
their
kid
to
school.
It
is
our
responsibility
to
provide
a
free
and
safe
public
education.
People
need
to
be
paid
a
living
wage.
I
set
up
my
first
computer
lab
with
melanie
in
2005
and
at
the
time
my
brother,
who
has
the
same
credentials
as
melanie
made
three
times
as
much
money
as
she
does,
and
at
this
point
he
probably
makes
five
times
what
she
makes
and
she's
an
awesome,
human
and
miss
mathers.
L
L
My
custodian
has
three
jobs.
She
went
out
on
leave
because
she
hurt
herself
and
we
all
had
to
donate
leave.
So
she
wouldn't
go
off
payroll,
so
she
could
survive.
This
happens
all
the
time
it
is
not
safe.
My
other
friend
had
her
friend
was
assaulted
at
school
because
there
wasn't
an
intervention
specialist
and
when
she
told
dr
baldwin
about
that,
he
said
there
were
seven
open
positions
for
that
same,
and
that
means
there
are
seven
kids
out
there
who
don't
have
their
specialist.
L
That
means
there's
unsafe
practices
happening.
It
is
not
safe.
When
we
don't
have
enough
bus
drivers,
it
is
not
safe.
When
we
don't
have
enough
staff.
My
front
office
staff
there's
been
six
new
people.
Training
happens
once
a
year.
Are
those
people
trained
when
they
come
in
over
and
over
every
month,
with
all
the
new
safety
procedures?
How
to
let
people
into
the
building?
What
to
do?
Is
that
happening?
I
don't
know,
but
kids
need
to
have
people
there
for
them.
They
need
that
bus
driver
to
say
good
morning
to
them.
L
They
need
that
person
in
the
office
who
loves
them.
My
daughter
loves
miss
peterson
at
glen
arden,
and
she
knows
her
name,
and
she
knows
my
email
and
she
calls
me
my
students
deserve
that
at
my
school
we
cannot
continue
to
depend
on
retired
people
coming
back
to
work.
That's
what's
happening
right
now
in
my
front
office,
two
people
retired
coming
back
to
work
for
pennies.
L
N
N
I
don't
have
a
lot
of
energy,
even
though
my
voice
kind
of
sounds
different
with
that.
However,
I
decided
like
it's
really
important
for
me
to
just
be
super
real
and
let
you
know
I
haven't
had
a
day
off
in
a
month,
because
the
way
things
have
shifted,
especially
with
gas,
I've
had
to
pick
up
other
jobs.
I
mean
I've
always
had
a
couple
side
things,
I'm
a
fire
dancer
with
unifier
theater.
N
O
Good
afternoon
I
am
mary
jaco.
I
am
the
lea
coordinator
for
buncombe
county
schools.
I,
as
you
all
know,
we
have
45
schools
and
I
oversee
the
data
for
each
of
the
schools
and
the
non-border
schools
for
buncombe
county.
I
have
data
managers
at
those
schools
that
I
oversee,
and
they
have
asked
me
to
be
a
voice
for
them
this
evening.
O
Our
data
managers
in
the
elementary
right.
Now,
let
me
clarify
this.
There
are
around
42
data
managers.
We
have
one
school
that
doesn't
even
have
a
data
manager
at
this
time
because,
as
everyone
has
said-
and
I
I
don't
I'm
not
going
to
repeat-
because
I
think
you
you're
hearing
and
you're
listening,
there's,
not
anyone
applying
and
there's.
You
know-
and
it's
been
very
sad
now,
of
course,
my
office
and
myself.
We
take
care
of
the
schools
and
we
help
them
in
any
way
they
can.
O
I
do
want
you
to
know
that
our
elementary
data
managers
and
our
intermediate
data
managers
they
start
out,
which
has
been
a
huge
turnover
this
year
at
a
level
57.
a
57
is
a
12.88,
an
hour
pay,
my
middle
schools
and
my
high
schools
data
managers.
They
are
level
59
and
they
start
out
at
13
and
60
cents,
and
most
of
them
have
stayed
at
this
this
wage
for
a
long
time.
O
I'm
just
playing
to
you
tonight
to
please
take
into
consideration.
You
have
what
everyone
has
said,
and
I
just
I
just
pray
that
for
us,
our
students
and
our
staffs,
because
our
data
managers,
as
she
brought
up
our
glenard
data
manager,
they're,
not
only
the
data
people,
they
are
the
nurse
they
hold
the
they
are
there.
When
a
child
is
sick,
they
help
them
with
their
epipens.
They
give
out
medicines.
They
also
are
out
in
the
bus
lines
helping
kids
get
on
the
buses.
O
They
are
the
people
on
the
security
they're,
helping
to
see
that
that
people
are
safe.
Coming
coming
into
the
schools
are
not
going
to
be
a
problem,
they
they
do
anything
and
everything
to
because
they
love
their
jobs
and
they
are
there
for
the
children,
and
so
once
again,
I
do
thank
you
for
your
time,
and
I
do
appreciate
that
you
will
take
this
into
consideration
and
I'll
pray
that
you
make
the
right
decision
and
giving
a
good
salary
wage
for
them.
Thank
you
again.
A
P
P
I
sit
here
and
I
listen
and
I
listen
and
I
listen
and
I
listen
and
I've
been
coming
up
here
and
listening
for
35
years.
You
don't
accomplish
nothing.
When
you
sit
up,
there
can't
talk
to
you,
you
can't
answer.
They
got
three
minutes
to
say
their
piece.
You
send
them
now.
You
just
about
broke
your
gavel.
A
minute
ago
now
I'm
telling
you
folks,
where
you're
headed
they're
going
to
be
floating.
The
70
million
dollar
bond.
P
That's
going
to
be
paid
for
by
taxes,
so
you
know
where
that
money
is
going
to
come
from.
You
think
you
got
it
hard
now
they're
expecting
gas
to
go.
These
will
probably
go
to
ten
dollars
a
gallon
when
it
gets
to
ten
dollars
a
gallon.
What's
going
to
happen
to
your
groceries,
if
you
check
and
see
your
school
gourd,
we
got
a
pretty
good
raise
this
year,
much
bigger
than
you
per
hour
figure
it
out
now.
What's
gonna
happen,
they're
gonna
float
the
70
million
bond
you're
going
to
pay
for
it
with
taxes.
P
P
Vote
the
same
way:
you've
been
voting
and
you're
gonna
have
what
you
got
change
the
way
you
voted
and
you
might
get
something
different,
that's
open
and
transparent
and
will
tell
you
the
truth.
That's
what
we
need,
somebody
to
tell
you
the
truth
and
expose
the
numbers,
but
that's
not
going
to
happen
yet
until
enough
of
you
come
up
here
on
a
regular
basis
and
that's
what
we
need
to
do
and
that's
what
you
folks
need
to
do.
Q
Q
I
would
take
the
time
to
come
up
and
acknowledge
that
they
did
take
time
to
out
of
their
schedules,
and
I
and
I
speak
for
the
other
board
members
that
you
know
were
not
able
to
be
here
or
did
not
get
a
chance
to
sign
up
to
speak
to,
but
you
know
so
so
we
have
a
packed
room
and
you've
heard
and
you've
heard
a
lot.
And
you
know
these
are.
These
are
real
stories
and
I
think
the
money
that
we're
talking
about
is
pass-through
money.
Q
Q
I
was
out
of
town,
and
so
commissioner
sloan
was
the
first
person
I
first
and
only
one
I
was
able
to
get
to
so
that
was
on
me,
but
I
am
really
looking
forward
to
the
opportunity
to
work
with
all
of
y'all
to
right
this
wrong
and
I'll.
Take
my
responsibility
as
a
board
member
for
buncombe
county
schools.
Q
We
should
have
been
looking
at
this,
but
we've
been
dealing
with
some
budget
crisis
for
years.
As
you
all
know,
and
I
think
we
were
just
kind
of
praying
and
hoping
that
we'd
be
able
to
get
by
well.
I
think
the
paper
mentioned
the
tsunami,
and
here-
and
here
we
are,
but
I
know
where
y'all
are
what
y'all
would
like
to
see.
Q
R
Hello,
I'm
donor
justice.
I
appreciate
you
all
listening
to
me
tonight.
I
work
at
in
bengal
county
schools.
I
work
at
leicester
elementary,
I'm
an
ec
assistant
and
we
have
to
work
really
hard
at
our
job.
We
do
duties
that
for
our
own
duties,
plus
everybody
else's
because
nobody
wants
to
work.
I
know
y'all
have
heard
this.
R
I've
been
there
for
17
I'll,
be
finishing
my
17th
year
in
october,
and
I'm
not
even
making
I'm
just
now
making
13
dollars
an
hour,
and
I
had
to
have
associates
degree
and
all
that
to
get
there
and
I
love
my
job.
I've
loved
working
with
the
ec
stands
for
exceptional
child
and
it's
special
needs.
Kids,
kids,
that
have
learning
disabilities.
R
I've
been
bit
hit
tripped
because
that
I
mean
you,
you
name
it,
but
I
still
love
my
job
and
I
still
get
up
every
morning
and
go,
but
I
would
ask
y'all
please
if
y'all
could
some
way
and
somehow,
if
there
any
way
that
y'all
could
give
all
the
assistants
and
teachers
and
all
the
ones
that
work
in
buckingham
county
a
pay
raise,
it
would
be
very
helpful.
I
thank
you
for
your
time.
S
Good
evening,
commissioners,
the
governor's
volunteer
service
award
honors
the
true
spirit
of
volunteerism
by
recognizing
individuals,
groups,
businesses
that
make
a
significant
contribution
to
this
community
community
through
volunteer
services.
The
award
program
created
by
the
office
of
the
governor
in
1979
recognizes
north
carolina
most
dedicated
volunteers.
Through
the
years
this
award
has
honored
thousands
who
have
shown
concern
and
compassion
for
their
neighbors
by
volunteering
in
their
own.
S
Lin
leader
for
being
for
part
of
manas
food
bank,
food
access
and
support
team
helpline
which
assists
individuals
in
western
north
carolina
with
federal
snap,
then,
is
one
of
the
veteran
volunteers
who
helped
build
the
helpline
program
and
has
served
as
helpline
application
assister
for
the
last
eight
years,
where
she
guides
clients
facing
financial
crisis
through
the
snap
application
process.
Step
by
step.
Lynn
is
friendly
and
easy
to
talk
and
she
goes
the
extra
mile
for
every
client.
Thank
you,
lynn.
S
S
James
stillwood
for
his
commitment
of
service
for
the
veterans
at
our
western
north
carolina
va
health
care
system.
He
distinguished
himself
immediately
as
a
volunteer
filled
with
passion,
excitement
for
our
veterans,
mr
steele
6,
new
and
innovative
ways
to
meet
the
needs
of
our
veterans.
His
commitment
to
our
veterans
during
the
pandemic
is
showcased
by
his
pledge
to
provide
veterans
opportunities
of
healing
through
art.
Jim
has
also
created
online
workshops
for
veterans
being
served
through
our
community
living
center
and
mental
health
program.
Thank
you.
James.
S
Edith,
walker,
unfortunately,
is
not
here
with
us
today.
She
will
be
receiving
hers
by
mail,
but
for
she
has
been
a
volunteer
for
the
under
armour
neathy
umc
bear
closet,
baby
equipment
and
resources.
This
community
faith-based
mission
has
been
operating
for
a
number
of
years
as
the
drop-in
services
for
women
and
children
providing
needed
supplies
to
families
of
young
children.
S
Hannah
is
the
founder
and
president
of
home
for
black
cats.
They
specialize
in
saving
cats
and
kittens
and
advocating
for
the
rights
to
a
happy
healthy,
forever
home.
They
offer
rescue
and
tnr
services
in
buncombe
county
area.
They
work
with
the
rescuer
to
increase
their
impact
and
educate
the
public
on
public
cat
statistics
and
how
they
can
help
their
cause.
Their
mission
is
to
spread
the
magic
of
black
cat
and
foster
a
community
that
loves
and
protects
them.
Thank
you
and
finally,
dr
greg
lentz.
S
Dr
gregg's
leadership
skills
with
hearts
of
hands
a
disaster
response
are
going
organization
organization
located
in
buncombe,
county
hearts
with
hands,
has
responded
to
disasters
by
providing
mass
feeding
and
a
huge
variety
of
supplies
and
disasters
across
the
country,
notably,
the
organization
has
responded
to
hurricanes
in
eastern
north
carolina,
as
well
as
to
the
recent
flooding
in
western
north
carolina,
dr
lentz.
He
stepped
up
to
the
job
hosting
daily
coordination
calls
for
volunteer
agencies
participating
in
the
disasters.
His
preparation
was
impressive.
He
opened
the
calls
with
complete
and
comprehensive
situation
briefing.
S
A
All
right,
thank
you,
jennifer
and
congratulations
to
all
of
the
folks
who
are
recognized
for
their
great
work
all
right.
Next,
we
have
a
couple
of
different
presentations.
The
first
one
is
a
proclamation
for
asian
american
and
pacific
islander
heritage
month
and
commissioner
sloan
will
read
the
proclamation
and
I
think
rachel
edens
is
here
to
address
this
item
as
well.
Thanks
for
being
with
us.
U
Okay,
asian
american
and
pacific
islander
heritage
month,
whereas
buncombe
county
is
committed
to
reflecting
the
concerns
and
needs
of
the
asian
american
and
pacific
islander
communities,
and
whereas
asian
american
and
pacific
islander
heritage
month
seeks
to
honor
and
recognize
the
contributions
of
pacific
islanders.
East
asians,
south
asians,
southeast
asians
and
west
asians,
and
whereas
asian
americans
and
pacific
islanders
have
played
a
significant
role
in
america's
history,
with
their
enormous
contributions
to
science,
arts,
industry,
government
and
commerce.
U
V
Thank
you
everyone
again.
It
is
my
pleasure
to
receive
this
proclamation,
particularly
as
the
asian
american
and
pacific
islander
communities
comprise
a
full
hemisphere
of
our
world
and
noting
how
incredibly
deep
their
roots
run
in
our
american
history.
It
is
absolutely
wonderful
to
see
this
proclamation
being
made,
particularly
when,
unfortunately,
our
asian
american
pacific,
islander
population
in
the
county
is
so
low
that
we
can
recognize
their
high
incredible,
deep
running
contributions
to
all
sectors
of
our
community
by
giving
this
proclamation
so
it
is,
it
is
a
pleasure.
A
W
Now,
therefore,
the
buncombe
county
board
of
commissioners
do
hereby
proclaim,
may
2022
to
the
older
americans
month.
We
urge
every
resident
to
recognize
the
contributions
of
our
older
neighbors,
help
to
create
an
inclusive
society
and
join
efforts
to
support
all
the
americans
choices
about
how
they
age
in
their
communities.
X
Thank
you.
I
just
want
to
take
a
minute
to
recognize
and
be
honestly
be
grateful
for
folks
that
work
in
this
area.
Every
day
we
have
an
amazing
group
of
aging
providers
in
buncombe
county
that
make
up
what's
called
the
basa,
the
buncombe
aging
services
alliance
and
I'm
amazed
at
their
dedication
every
day
to
show
up
and
really
provide
wonderful
services
to
our
to
our
aging
community.
X
I
also
feel
very
grateful
for
the
staff
at
buncombe
county
adult
in
aging
services
under
the
direction
of
gen
teague,
again
incredible
dedication,
leaders
in
this
field
in
western
north
carolina-
and
I
really
be
remiss
not
to
thank
you
as
our
public
body.
So
I
appreciate
you
recognizing
older
americans.
I
appreciate
your
long
history
of
supporting
these
services.
You
were
pioneers
in
helping
buncombe
county
to
become
in
the
early
process
of
being
named
as
an
age
friendly
community.
X
Also,
you
have
a
long
track
record
of
supporting
and
enhancing
the
federal
aging
dollars
so
that
we
can
provide
much
needed
support
to
our
aging
partners.
And
finally,
I
applaud
you
for
your
vision
to
include
active
aging
and
strong
aging
and
aging
in
place
as
a
part
of
the
buncombe
county
strategic
plan,
and
I
just
want
you
to
know
that
hhs
stands
ready
to
partner
with
you
in
those
efforts
in
the
years
to
come,
as
our
population
continues
to
grow.
X
A
H
H
So
just
to
remind
you,
we've
completed
phase
one
phase.
Two
was
a
tad
bit
longer
because
we'd
extended
it
due
to
covid,
because
we
wanted
to
have
those
in-person
meetings,
phase
3
will
begin
in
late
spring
and
continue
out
to
fall
of
this
year
and
then
phase
four,
which
is
where
the
planning
board
starts
their
work
and
where
the
board
of
commissioners
start
their
work
will
start
in
fall.
2022
and
you
guys
can
take
as
long
as
you
want
we're
going
to
try
to
get
it
done
by
spring.
H
2023,
though,
so,
just
to
remind
you
phase
two
was
our
vision
and
goals
phase.
It
is
currently
in
progress.
We've
assessed
existing
conditions,
that's
complete.
We've
held
our
first
input
opportunity,
which
was
our
vision
and
goals
and
that's
complete
and
where
we
are
now
is
the
steering
committee
is
helping
us
develop.
H
We
had
about
1
300
people
complete
a
portion
or
all
of
the
activities
we
had
347
people
attend
meetings,
we're
really
proud.
We
had
592
kids
participate
in
some
way.
We
had
127
stakeholder
surveys
submitted,
we
had
1300
community
engagement,
participate
in
the
community
engagement
word
cloud
and
we
had
20
meetings
and
events.
H
So
those
are
really
short
events
where
we
go
where
people
are
there's
a
picture
of
our
intern
griffin
at
unca
trying
to
get
students
to
engage
with
us
regarding
the
comp
player
we
did.
We
did
a
great
job
with
outreach.
Cape
and
community
engagement
really
helped
us
with
that,
but
we
we
want
to
target
on
some
geographic
areas
and
some
of
our
communities
that
we
feel
we
didn't
get
enough
input
on
in
the
next
phase.
H
So
just
three
questions
from
our
survey
and
some
answers.
What
do
you
like
most
about
buncombe
county
residents
said
they
like
the
natural
environment
and
the
people?
The
most?
Those
are
the
two
most
prolific
answers.
What
your
biggest
transportation
needs
wants:
better
access
to
sidewalks,
walking
trails
and
greenways.
H
What
should
be
the
county's
priority
for
creating
a
more
sustainable
future
for
its
people
and
businesses,
support
the
development
of
housing,
affordable
for
all
residents
and
local
workers,
so
the
consultants
are
busy
taking
the
more
taking
the
the
data
from
the
residents
that's
specific
to
each
residence
when
we
ask
them
specifically
specifically
about
what
what
we
wanted
them
to
address,
or
what
policies
and
actions
they
wanted
the
board
to
take
and
sort
of
the
themes
that
have
come
out
of
that.
But
this
isn't
all
the
themes
again.
H
H
If
we
follow
that
schedule,
we
will
have
a
draft
plan,
probably
in
november,
and
we
will
bring
it
back
out
to
the
public
for
a
shorter
input
opportunity
for
us
to
sort
of
say
to
the
public.
This
is
what
you
told
us
in
june
through
september.
Did
we
get
it
right?
So
that's
when
residents
would
be
reviewing
the
actual
draft
plan.
We'd
have
a
draft
plan
in
hand
so
for
option,
one,
which
is
the
staff
recommendation,
we're
gonna
we're
gonna
propose
one
all-day
drop-in
meeting
we're
gonna
propose
as
many
intercepts
as
we
can
do.
H
Between
mid-june
and
through
the
beginning
of
september,
we
have
14
tentatively
scheduled
we're
going
to
propose
two
virtual
meetings:
we're
going
to
try
a
text
option
where
you
sign
up
to
receive
a
text
message
every
few
days
and
answer
a
question
for
us
and
we're
going
to
try
to
get
posters
in
public
buildings
with
qr
codes.
So
you
can
scan,
go
directly
to
public
input
and
provide
us
with
that
input.
That
way
again,
this
would
be
by
county
staff.
H
H
U
H
So
the
one
all
day,
drop-in
meeting
will
be
a
specific
meeting
for
the
comp
plan.
We'll
do
it
drop
in
style
because
we
found
that
worked
best
in
the
last
phase,
where
we'll
have
stations
and
people
can
go
through
the
stations
and
give
us
input
that
way.
Intercept
events
is
we
go
where
people
are?
For
example,
we've
started
talking
to
the
farmers
markets
about
setting
up
a
booth
at
farmer's
markets.
H
We've
started
talking
to
some
festivals
and
sort
of
events
during
the
summer
shindig
on
the
green
goombae,
the
olaf
festival
and
having
a
booth
there
we're
gonna.
If
that's
the
way
the
commissioners
want
to
go,
we're
gonna,
reach
out
to
our
community
centers
and
say
hey:
when
are
you
having
an
event?
Y
So
I'll
I'm
supportive
of
option
one.
I
think
that
that's
a
good
idea
and
based
on
what
I
saw
during
the
other
round,
I
think
the
having
those
intercept
events
and
going
out
into
the
community
is
a
great
idea,
and
I
just
one
question
about
the
all-day
drop-in
meeting.
I
just
say
if
we
can
have
it
somewhere
that
that
is
easily
accessible
for
people.
A
That's
my
other
questions
on
this.
Are
there
going
to
be
additional
opportunities
during
this,
this
phase
from
spring
through
fall
in
terms
of
how
the
commission
can
give
input
on?
So
this
is
the
phase
I
mean
this
seems
like,
like
the
really
substantive
part
of
this
whole
process,
right
like
we've
gotten,
this
input,
big
picture
vision,
and
so
this
is
the
part
where
there
are
the
specific
policies
and
strategies
to
implement.
A
You
know
what
we
want
to
see
in
terms
of
new
direction
in
the
comp
plan
so
and
obviously
our
main
job
really
is
kind
of
a
policy
setting
body.
So
this
is
the
kind
of
part
where
we
start
to
you
know
have
it
starts
coming
back
to
what
we're
going
to
be
interested
in.
So
how
do
you
give
any
thoughts
on
that?
Or
is
there
a
plan
on
that?
We.
AB
Sure
do
so
you're
right,
so
the
first
part
is
kind
of
like
conducting
a
trial
where
both
sides
conduct
discovery.
So
we
had
to
go
out.
We
had
to
find
out
what
the
issues
are
and
we
largely
knew
what
a
lot
of
the
issues
are,
but
you
got
to
make
sure
you
capture
everything.
So
now
we
have
all
that
data.
Now
we
start
talking
goals,
objectives
and
policies.
So
here's
where
the
rubber
starts
meeting
the
road
in
terms
of
what
it
looks
like
this
is
our
plan.
It's
up
to
us.
AB
It
can
look
like
many
different
things.
Our
thoughts
were,
have
staff,
take
a
stab
at
crafting
some
goals,
objectives
and
policies
based
on
what
we
know.
What
we've
learned
then
start
talking
about
what
does
it
look
like
to
then?
Have
the
steering
committee
talk
with
us
as
well
as
the
planning
board
and
have
some
inputs
from
commissioners
in
terms
of
what
that
structure
looks
like?
AB
I
think
what
we'd
probably
like
to
do
is
put
out
a
few
options
for
you
and
let
you
choose
what
those
could
look
like
and
then
we
all
come
to
a
consensus
but
you're
right.
This
is
the
opportunity
now
we're
getting
so
close
to
where
we're
going
to
really
start
refining
those
goals,
objectives
and
policies,
and
not
only
just
within
the
silo
of
this
plan,
but
for
all
the
work,
we're
already
doing
say
through
the
affordable
housing
subcommittee
say
through
the
environmental
subcommittee.
A
That
sounds
great.
You
know
because
it's
I
mean
this
is
a
comprehensive
plan
and
I'm
sure
it'll
be
you
know,
there'll
be
a
lot
in
it
right,
but
still
any
plan
can't
do
everything
right.
So
at
some
point
I
just
want
to
make
sure
that
the
different
you
know
policy
ideas
that
the
commissioners
have
there's
things
in
our
head
right
and
there's
stuff
in
every
you
know
in
the
staff
planning
set
the
head
and
ideas
out
there.
A
So
I
just
feel,
like
we
kind
of
need
to
kind
of
compare
notes,
like
you
know,
based
on
the
public
input
process.
So
far
you
know
here's
kind
of
the
preliminary
list
of
policy
issues
and
goals
that
I
think
we
all
want
to
hear
are
emerging
as
focus
areas
and
make
sure
there's
an
opportunity
for
the
commissioners
to
you
know,
review
that,
and
you
know
if
there
are
things
that
are
on
the
commissioner's
minds.
A
That
may
not
be
on
the
list
to
be
able
to
just
talk
that
through
and
you
know,
is
it
possible
to
look
at
that
or
you
know,
are
some
things
you
know
at
some
point
again.
You
can't
do
everything
in
one
process,
even
a
comp
plan
process,
but
I
just
that
kind
of
I
want
to
have
the
opportunity
that
kind
of
a
dialogue
around
that.
AB
T
So
commissioners,
I'll
win
and
make
sure
I
hear
correctly
so
I'm
hearing
two
things:
we
were
planning
as
a
staff
to
bring
you
some
ideas
and
you
can
help
flesh
that
out
put
some
items
on
the
table,
but
I'm
also
hearing
some
upfront
planning.
So
maybe
we
have
an
intercept
meeting
with
the
commissioners.
A
A
I
think
I
feel
like
having
one
opportunity
kind
of
in
this
phase.
Three
one
opportunity
for
us
to
kind
of
hear
the
you
know
hear
the
the
highlights
on
what
the
staff
are
seeing
coming
out
of
the
first
two
phases
and
and
provide
input
on
yeah
if
there's
any
goals
or
policies
that
don't
seem
like
they're
they're
kind
of
currently
spoken
to
in
what
the
staff
are
recommending
to
have
a
chance
to
weigh
in
on
that
and
say
you
know,
is
there
a
chance
to
look
at
this
issue
or
this
policy
issue?
A
B
A
A
T
T
Before
we
get
into
the
details
of
the
budget,
I
want
to
recognize
the
artwork
of
some
of
our
employees
and
their
families.
In
recognition
of
our
230th
anniversary,
the
budget
department
held
an
art
contest
to
solicit
artwork
for
the
annual
budget
document
from
employees
and
their
families.
To
show
what
does
buncombe
county
230th
anniversary
mean
to
you,
we
had
seven
submittals.
T
T
Brad
watt,
I'm
not
sure
if
brad
was
here,
I
didn't
see
him
and
we
had
three
siblings,
so
I'm
gonna
make
those
little
kids
come
up
front
because
they're
kind
of
bashful,
so
august
sercia
and
cormac
asinbrenner,
oh
wow,
yeah,
all
right,
they're
being
bashful,
but
those
three.
So
thank
you
so
much
for
taking
the
time
to
do
this
and
the
winner
of
the
art
contest
was
joyce.
Knebel
from
our
elections
department,
she
submitted
an
acrylic
poor,
painting,
utilizing
the
collars
from
our
county
seal.
T
T
For
fiscal
year
23,
I
am
recommending
a
general
fund
budget
of
399
million,
two
hundred
and
twelve
thousand
two
hundred
and
twenty
two
dollars.
The
tax
rate
remains
flat.
At
forty
eight
point:
eight
cents,
our
budget
planning
spends
almost
seven
months.
We
begin
in
december
with
a
board
retreat,
where
you
outline
top
priorities
within
the
strategic
plan
department,
then
take
those
priorities
and
generate
requests
and
initiatives.
T
T
T
T
This
includes
a
two
percent
growth
required
by
the
enable
resolution
we're
adding
one
hundred
and
fifty
four
thousand
seven
hundred
and
eighty
eight
dollars
to
create
an
arts
and
culture
grants
and
funding
for
actual
museum
of
science
to
advance
our
investment
in
in
environmental
and
energy
stewardship.
I'm
recommending
1.6
million
dollars
for
alternative
fuel
vehicles.
T
In
addition,
in
the
capital
fund,
four
million
dollars
is
budgeted
for
a
new
phase
of
solar
on
public
buildings
and
one
hundred
and
twenty
thousand
dollars
for
electric
vehicle
charging
infrastructure
in
a
resident
well-being
focus
area.
I'm
recommending
564
thousand
dollars
in
various
investments
to
improve
our
recreational
assets
across
the
county.
T
T
Later
this
evening,
our
hr
director
will
present
for
your
consideration
the
results
of
an
employee
compensation
study.
This
budget
includes
funding
the
compensation,
study
and
associated
benefits
at
5.1
million
dollars,
as
the
joint
reparation
committee
begins
their
work
and
we
await
recommendations.
I'm
including
an
allocation
of
two
million
dollars
for
reparations,
also
included,
is
650
000
for
new
information
technology
needs.
T
We
are
estimating
the
current
fiscal
year.
2022
year-end
projected
fund
balance.
Minimum
by
policy
is
58.3
million
dollars
with
a
2023
appropriation
of
16.9
million
dollars
in
fund
balance.
We
remain
4.3
percent
above
the
15
minimum
establishing
policy,
so
we
will
be
at
4.3
percent
above
that
minimum,
by
using
16.9
million
in
fund
balance,
the
general
fund
revenue
budget
is
adopted
by
source
type
for
2023
revenue.
Budget
totals
382.4
million
dollars
with
an
appropriated
fund
balance
of
16.9
million
for
a
total
amount
of
399.2
million,
highlighting
our
three
largest
resources
revenue
sources.
T
Property
tax
revenue
makes
up
63
percent
of
the
total
revenue
budget
at
240
million.
The
second
largest
source
is
projected
to
be
sales
tax
at
12
and
an
estimated
47
million
closely
behind
that
is
intergovernmental,
which
represents
the
third
largest
revenue
source,
12
percent
or
45.5
45
million
dollars.
T
T
With
our
education
partners,
we
have
established
a
growth
rate
in
our
unrestricted
revenues
as
our
target
for
our
increase
in
funding
year
over
year
for
fiscal
year
23.
That
growth
rate
is
point
two
two
percent
for
buncombe
county
schools.
The
six
point
two
two
percent
equates
to
additional
five
million.
T
I
am
recommending
an
increase
of
8.7
million
for
buncombe
county
schools.
This
provides
funding
for
locally
funded
non-certified
staff
to
bring
them
to
the
15
dollars
per
hour.
It
adjusts
compression
and
it
pays
salaries
for
staff
previously
covered
by
esther
federal
funds
into
that
covers
that
as
well.
I'm
also
recommending
funding
one
half
of
the
operating
expenses
and
no
funding
for
fund
balance
replenishment.
T
This
local
funding
for
buncombe
county
schools
for
fiscal
year
2020
is
81.9
million
for
fiscal
year.
2023
will
be
81.9
million,
as
the
county
is
required
to
fund
schools
at
the
same
per
pupil,
expense.
Funding
to
asheville
city
schools
is
based
on
the
average
daily
membership
as
a
proportional
share.
T
T
T
T
T
T
T
As
you
know,
jennifer
is
retiring,
and
today
is
her.
Last
day
with
us,
john
hudson
has
been
selected
to
be
our
next
budget
director.
I
want
to
thank
them
both
and
the
budget
team
for
their
work
on
the
fiscal
year
2023
budget
and
commissioners.
Thank
you
for
the
opportunity
to
present
the
recommended
budget
for
fiscal
year.
2023.
A
As
the
county
manager,
just
articulated,
we've
had
a
process
we've
been
going
through
had
multiple
budget
work
sessions
and
planning
sessions.
Tonight's,
the
presentation
of
the
proposed
budget
from
the
manager
next
step
will
be
our
public
hearing
at
our
next
meeting
and
then
our
intention
is
to
then
vote
at
the
subsequent
county
commission
meeting
on
the
third
tuesday
in
june.
So
this
is
an
important
part
of
the
process
and
we
appreciate
all
the
work
the
staff
have
put
into
this
and
the
county
manager's
recommendations,
but
we
don't
see
this
as
a
process.
A
That's
finished
until
our
final
deliberations
on
this,
so
we're
still
gathering
information,
we're
looking
at
a
lot
of
the
issues
that
have
been
raised
through
this
budget
process
and
that
process
will
continue
as
we
move
forward
over
the
next
30
days.
So,
commissioners,
are
there
any
questions
or
comments
at
this
time?.
Z
T
Z
W
Ronnie,
I
think,
before
we
move
away
from
the
budget,
we
need
to
officially
thank
jennifer
barnett
for
her
years
of
service
as
budget
director
and
jennifer.
We
appreciate
what
you've
done
and
some
of
it
started
with
not
the
best
of
times,
but
thanks
to
you,
we
survived
and
you've
made
it
happen
along
with
aval
and
everyone
else.
But
thank
you
for
your
years
of
service
and
I
don't
want
us
to
take
that
for
granted.
U
T
And
yes,
sir,
and
when
tony
baldwin
was
here,
superintendent
vol
was
here
he
shared
with
you
that
they
haven't
had
an
increase
in
15
years,
nor
had
they
really
requested
an
increase.
We
had
focus
with,
along
with
our
state,
on
teacher
pay
more
so
than
outside
the
classroom,
so
everyone
that
said
tonight
it
is
time
for
us
to
consider
that,
and
this
budget
does
contemplate
that
we
have
worked
with
the
superintendent
and
his
staff
to
bring
forward
the
numbers
that
you
see
tonight.
T
A
And,
and
just
and
this
this
is
the
sort
of
thing
that
for
a
lot
of
these
kind
of
processes,
you
know
there's
what
we
can
accomplish
this
year.
Some
of
these
things
that
require
moving
the
needle
a
lot
might
take
a
couple
of
years
right.
I
think
the
consultants
with
the
that
the
schools
retained-
you
know
kind
of
articulated
that
in
the
presentation
of
the
school
board
too,
that
this
is
probably
a.
A
We
probably
need
to
think
about
going
from
where
we
are
now
to
where
we
want
to
be
need
to
be,
as
you
know,
a
two
or
three
year
process
and
then
of
course,
it'll
it'll
be
something
that
gets
looked
at
every
year,
but
having
that
plan
and
coming
up
together
with
the
schools
working
towards
a
an
agreed-upon
plan
that
we
can,
we
can
get
there.
I'm
glad
I'm
glad
we're
focusing
on
cause.
I
think
you're
right.
A
I
think
the
so
much
of
the
attention
rightly
is
focused
on
teacher
compensation
and
things
like
that,
but
there,
but
it
takes
a
much
bigger
team
to
run
the
schools.
So
it's
past
time
for
us
to
focus
on
those
who
have
not
gotten
the
support
that
they
they
need
to
attract
and
retain
good
people
to
our
to
our
schools.
T
A
So
right
so
the
state
the
state
has
established
the
policy
that
every
the
15
should
be
the
floor
for
all
the
all
the
personnel
and
they
are
providing
the
funding
to
accomplish
that
for
the
state-funded
school
personnel
positions.
But
we
have
about
20
something
percent
of
the
staff
are
locally
funded
and
we
need
to
provide
the
funding
to
get
all
of
those
staff
to
15..
T
And
then,
looking
at
the
breakdown
that
the
schools
provided,
they
told
us
to
bring
all
locally
funded
positions
to
15
an
hour
or
give
a
2.5
increase,
would
be
2,
248,
385
and
that
is
recommended
to
address
salary.
Compression
for
locally
funded
staff
is
one
million
six
hundred
and
fifty
one
thousand
eight
hundred
and
sixteen
dollars,
and
that
also
is
recommended.
T
T
Right
as
we
move
the
folks
that
were
below
15
to
15
dollars,
they're
now
that
much
closer
to
someone
that
was
at
15
or
16.,
so
the
amount
of
funding
that
we
have
would
to
move
the
first
person
that
was
at
15
or
16
to
keep
that
spread
the
same.
So
we
adjust
we're
adjusting
the
folks
that
were
at
15
to
the
next
level
and
the
ones
that
were
below
15
to
the
15th
floor.
Y
T
We're
looking
at
our
pay
schedules
because
the
pay
schedules
are
set
by
the
state
so
we're
looking
at.
How
do
we
keep
them
from
being
stagnant?
Have
they
have
been
for
somewhere
had
15
years
before
you
got
a
raise,
and
then
you
got
from
15
to
18
before
you
got
your
next
raise,
so
we're
working
with
our
school
system
to
take
a
look
at
those
salary
schedules.
A
All
right-
and
we
appreciate
two
of
our
school
board
members
being
with
us,
pat
bryant
and
amy
churchill,
thanks
to
both
of
you
for
being
with
us
this
evening
and
for
your
work
on
the
school
board.
We
look
forward
to
talking
further
about
all
of
these
issues
and,
as
you
know,
following
up
on
the
comment
in
question
from
from
jasmine,
you
know
we
are.
We
are
interested
in
understanding
more
how
the
county
schools
plan
to
invest
the
essers
funding
over
the
next
two
years.
A
A
That
will
be
our
responsibility
in
the
long
term,
but
in
the
context
of
the
request
being
such
a
large
request,
you
know
candidly,
I
mean
it's
three
or
four
typical
years
of
budget
requests
in
in
a
single
year
right,
so
to
think
about
getting
from
where
we
are
to
where
we
want
to
be,
even
though
those
are
not
recurring
funds.
You
know
my
sense
from
the
commissioners
and
talking
to
the
staff
is
that
some
combination
of
increased
funding
from
the
county
and
investment
of
some
of
the
esther's
funding
is
probably
essential
to
me.
A
A
A
AC
Good
evening,
commissioners,
we'll
wait
for
the
presentation
to
be
posted.
We'll
do
the
presentation,
then
we'll
ask
for
a
public
hearing
so
good
evening,
always
a
pleasure
to
talk
to
you
all
about
the
personnel
ordinance.
This
is
their
second
time
coming
to
you
also.
So
I
always
like
to
start
by
reminding
individ
reminding
everyone
of
why
we
are
talking
about
the
personnel
ordinance
and
I'd
like
to
tell
this
story
the
other
day
I
asked
myself
the
question
as
a
full-time
employee
of
bunking
county.
AC
Am
I
eligible
for
health
insurance
per
the
personnel
ordinance
36
references
and
seven
pages
later?
I
am
relatively
sure
that
I
am
eligible
for
health
insurance.
I
am
the
director
of
strategy
and
innovation.
Part
of
my
job
is
to
understand
policies
for
the
county.
If
that
is
difficult
for
me
to
understand,
that's
a
challenge.
The
personnel
ordinance
is
outdated.
It's
long
and
conflicted
itself.
AC
Our
goal
is
to
get
to
a
place
where
we
have
a
shorter,
easier
to
read
ordinance
policies
that
provide
complete
transparency
to
employees
that
make
us
allow
us
to
do
consistent,
hr
operations
and
to
create
a
one
bunker
approach
to
personnel.
More
management,
so
the
process
we've
undertook
is
over
a
year
ago
we
started
reviewing
the
personnel
ordinance
for
conflicts
and
potential
edits.
AC
We
researched
the
other
organization's
personnel,
ordinance,
looked
at
state
statutes
and
federal
laws.
We
identified
potential
changes
to
the
personnel
ordinance
and
started
communicating
those
to
the
board
into
our
workforce,
and
ever
since
we've
been
working
in
the
systematic
approach
to
update
the
personnel
ordinance,
we've
been
very
intentional,
while
bringing
items
to
the
board
in
a
matter
of
which
of
taking
a
third
at
a
time.
The
idea
being
is
when
we
do
small
less
amount
of
policies
at
one
time.
We
do
them
better.
AC
So
we
start
in
the
fall.
Looking
the
cost
of
living
adjustment
and
some
policies
today
we'll
be
talking
about
the
leaf
policy.
Compliance
with
federal
and
state
legal
statements
benefits
policy,
grant
funded
positions,
an
employee
pay
policy.
This
will
not
be
a
board
of
proof
policy.
This
is
a
management
approved
policy
that
will
implement
the
pay
study
that
you
all
will
be
talking
about
later
in
implementing
it
in
practice
and
a
supplemental
pay
policy.
At
the
end
of
this
presentation,
we
will
also
be
discussing
our
drug-free
workplace
and
drug
screening
policy
for
employees.
AC
So
what
is
at
a
high
level
changing
with
the
policy
we're
taking
items
from
the
ordinance,
putting
them
standalone
policies,
providing
supplemental
pay
and
bilingual
pay
incentives
to
employees,
creating
greater
clarity,
around
employee
compensation
benefits
and
leave
and
providing
clarity
on
the
benefits
for
grant
funded
positions.
So,
let's
dig
into
the
policies.
AC
The
benefits
policy
is
the
first
one.
There
is
no
actual
changes
to
polit
to
benefits
being
proposed
as
this.
What
we're
doing
is
taking
it
out
of
the
ordinance
and
putting
in
a
standalone
policy
and
updating
the
language
to
reflect
changes
in
federal
law.
Since
the
personnel
ordinance
was
last
updated
several
years
ago.
AC
The
leave
policy
is
also
being
removed
from
the
ordinance
to
a
standalone
policy.
It
creates
greater
clarity
and
consistency
for
how
leave
is
calculated
for
employees,
work,
12
and
24
hour
shifts.
It
creates
clarity
around
bank
holiday
hours,
so
those
employees
who
do
have
to
work
on
holidays,
ensuring
they're
treated
equally
and
consistently,
and
we're
proposing
adding
community
service
or
volunteer
leave
for
employees
at
16
hours
a
year
for
them
to
serve
in
the
community.
AC
Supplemental
pay
is
a
new
proposed
policy.
It
does
take
a
couple
items
out
of
the
ordinance,
but
the
primary
things
within
supplemental
pay
policy
is
creating
a
set
consistent
standard
for
on-call
pay,
regardless
of
which
department
you
work
in
within
buncombe
county
there'll,
be
one
compensation
approach
for
hours.
AC
This
means
that
for
employees
who
work
between
7
p.m
and
7
a.m
and
24
7
operations
they'll
receive
the
shift.
Differential
ming
is
more
competitive
for
some
of
our
hardest
jobs
to
recruit.
For
I
always
like
to
go
back
to
this
slide
of
what
is
taking
taken
out
of
the
ordinance
but
remaining
board
approved.
Those
would
be
your
benefits,
your
grant,
funding
positions,
your
supplemental,
supplemental
pay
and
your
leave
policies,
so
everything
we've
taken
out
of
the
ordinance
will
remain
board
approved.
AC
AC
All
right,
all
right
so
drug
screening
policy
just
to
provide
some
context.
What
is
currently
in
the
ordinance
it
states
that
employees,
individuals
who
apply
for
a
job
with
us
before
we
extend
the
final
offer
they
have
to
get
drug
tested.
If
they
fail
the
drug
test,
we
don't
offer
the
position
and
they're
ineligible
for
employment
with
buncombe
county
for
one
year,
regardless
of
where
in
the
county
they
want
to
work.
It
prohibits
drugs
and
alcohol
in
the
workplace.
AC
AC
So
when
reviewing
this
policy,
we
had
a
couple
considerations
in
mind.
One
is
that
major
national
employees
are
moving
away
from
random
drug
testing
and
applicant
screening
examples
normally
be
including
amazon
and
walmart.
In
the
last
year,
research
indicates
that
drug
testing
disproportionately
affects
employ
people
of
color.
AC
AC
AC
AC
The
second
part
of
the
draft
policy
relates
to
testing.
There
are
two
notable
changes
here.
We
are
removing
random
drug
testing
and
proposing
a
change
in
applicant
drug
testing.
Suspicion
based
post
entry
and
post-action
drug
testing
do
not
change
under
the
draft
policy
with
applicant
drug
testing.
What
we
are
suggesting
now
is
that
any
position
in
which
the
ability
to
operate
a
vehicle
or
motorized
equipment
is
essential
to
perform
an
essential
function
of
the
job.
AC
AC
All
right,
so
we
have
three
recommended
actions
tonight,
for
you
on
the
personnel
ordinance
recommended
action.
Number
one
is
that
you
hold
a
public
hearing
on
the
personnel
ordinance
as
required
by
the
ordinance
when
reviewing
it.
We
recommend
that
you
approve
the
proposed
changes
to
the
personnel
ordinance
and
we
recommend
that
the
following
policies
be
adopted.
The
leave
policy
benefits
policy,
grant
funded
employee
position,
policy,
drug
screening
policy
and
supplemental
pay
policy.
A
A
P
A
P
P
Okay,
it
was
remain,
not
make
okay
all
right.
I
just
want
to
be
sure
that
the
other
is
on
on
the
drug
testing,
I'm
all
for
it,
but
is
there
any
prescribed
procedure
for
how
you're
going
to
test
in
terms
of
okay
we're
going
to
see
everybody
using
drugs?
We
go
out
to
do
a
test.
Is
there
any
you
got
any
procedure
in
mind?
Are
you
gonna?
I
mean,
I
don't
believe
you
want
to
tell
everybody
hey.
A
AC
Of
course,
so
generally,
the
way
it
works
is
that
we
have
to
have
other
people
within
the
workforce
that
identified
that
an
employee
appears
to
be
under
an
influence.
Once
that's
done,
human
resources
is
called
in
they
check
in
with
the
employee.
They
certified
that
they
believe
that
employee
might
be
under
influence,
and
then
we
do
send
them
to
a
certified
lab
to
either
get
a
breathalyzer
trust
if
we
assume
alcohol
or
a
drug
test,
if
we're
suspecting
drugs
and
there's
set
procedures
to
ensure
that
we're
testing
accurately
and
protecting
employees
privacy
in
those
elements.
A
AD
Good
evening,
our
current
policy
right
now
is
any
applicant
that
is
required
to
have
testing
they
report
to
our
testing
site
within
48
hours
of
us,
notifying
that
they
will
be
offered
a
position
and
based
on
that
right,
now,
they're
taking
a
urinalysis
test
and
we're
working
with
our
vendor
to
have
a
follicle
test.
So
that
way
it
will
pick
up
the
other
opioids
and
heroin
and
cocaine
and
stuff.
AD
AA
A
T
T
As
you
know,
buncombe
county
voters
showed
up
in
record
setting
midterm
primary
numbers
on
may
17th,
a
total
of
53
707
people
voted
in
buncombe
counties,
2022
midterm
as
which
is
an
increase
of
20
000
people
from
the
2018
midterm.
So
more
than
27
000
people
voted
early
and
more
than
2500
mail-in
ballots.
T
We
are
proud
to
say
that
buncombe
county
registered
voters
turned
out
26.37
percent
compared
to
the
state
20
voter
turnout,
okay,
so
just
a
point
of
pride
for
election
services,
and
I
also
want
to
thank
our
buncombe
county
staff
who
volunteered
to
work
at
the
polls
along
with
our
community
members,
who
heard
the
call
to
serve
that's
a
long
day.
The
polls
opening
from
6
30
to
7,
30
and
you're
there
before
and
you're
thereafter.
T
AE
AE
So
point
in
time
count
is
first,
what
is
a
point
in
time
count?
This
is
the
way
that
our
community
and
communities
across
the
country
assess
the
volume
of
people
who
are
homeless,
and
this
happens
on
one
evening
in
our
community.
It
was
on
january
25th
of
2022,
and
it
follows
the
federal,
the
housing
and
urban
development
or
hud
criteria
for
what
happens
in
a
point
in
time.
Count
it's
led
by
the
city
of
asheville
who's,
the
lead
entity
for
our
area's
continuum
of
care.
That's
the
hud
word
for
our
homeless
service
area.
AE
Our
point
in
time
count
this
year
was
a
comprehensive
count,
including
shelters
people
who
reside
in
transitional
housing
as
well
as
people
who
are
unsheltered
living
outside,
and
there
were.
There
was
a
great
community
involvement.
This
year,
16
teams
participated
over
50
volunteers
that
happened
in
january,
and
it's
now
may
and
since
then,
we've
been
going
through
our
data
verification
process.
AE
These
results
were
announced
on
may
10th
to
the
city
council
and
wanted
to
make
sure
that
the
board
of
commissioners
had
a
similar
opportunity
to
hear
the
update.
So
here's
a
snapshot
of
what
the
data
show
over
the
past
few
years.
A
key
takeaway
here
is
that,
while
homelessness
overall
is
up,
unsheltered
homelessness
is
up
significantly.
AE
AE
The
point
in
time
count
has
a
lot
more
depth
of
data
in
it
that
I'm
not
bringing
forward,
but
we
do
have
and
are
analyzing
information
like
the
demographics
of
people
who
are
homeless
their
race,
their
gender,
their
ethnicity,
age
status
such
as
people
who
are
veterans,
people
who
are
impacted
by
mental
illness
or
substance,
use
disorders,
etc.
So
this
is
just
a
high
level
snapshot.
AE
AE
AE
So
it
it's
not
there's
not
one
reason
causing
unsheltered
homelessness
and
it's
therefore
difficult
to
find
one
easy
solution,
so
we're
getting
together
with
other
major
institutional
partners
in
our
community
to
try
to
work
on
what
can
be
done.
We've
reported
to
you
prior
about
this
and
wanted
to
come
back
and
give
you
a
status
update.
We
as
buncombe
county,
are
working
with
city
of
asheville
I
mentioned
before.
They
are
our
lead
entity
for
homelessness.
They
are
the
recipient
of
federal
homelessness,
funding
into
our
community
and
dogwood
health.
AE
The
selected
firm
is
the
national
alliance
to
end
homelessness
or
naeh.
We're
really
excited
about
the
expertise
and
perspective
that
this
this
firm
will
be
bringing
to
the
process
they're
a
non-profit
organization
based
out
of
washington,
d.c
that
works
with
communities
across
the
state
and
country
with
a
focus
on
policy
and
research
and
implementation
of
programs.
AE
So
the
scope
of
their
work
is
two
parts.
The
first
part
is
the
needs
assessment
and
the
second
part
is
the
solution.
Definition
feasibility
study
during
the
needs
assessment.
It
is
about
the
data,
it's
about,
assessing
the
breadth
and
depth
of
available
data,
and
it's
also
about
engagement
working
with
stakeholders.
So
that
means
to
us
people
who
work
in
the
system
as
providers,
people
who
experience
homelessness
themselves,
people
who
live
in
neighborhoods
or
have
businesses
that
are
impacted
by
behaviors
or
things
that
occur
as
a
result
of
people
living
unsheltered.
AE
So
a
lot
of
listening
a
lot
of
engagement,
a
lot
of
needs
assessment
leading
to
some
recommendations.
So
we
are
asking
them
to
provide
a
written
report
as
well
as
presentations
to
bodies
like
this
one.
So
you'll
hear
from
naeh
in
a
few
months
with
some
specific
recommendations
and
the
recommendations
are
to
include
multiple
options
and
implementation
plans
and
funding
scenarios
to
accompany
each
recommendation.
AE
The
work
will
occur
through
the
2022
calendar
year,
so
the
first
half
of
the
the
first
phase,
the
needs
assessment
phase
is
expected
to
be
completed
in
september
and
the
second
phase,
with
the
final
deliverable
is
expected
to
be
complete
by
the
end
of
december.
We'll
keep
you
posted
and
work
with
you
to
schedule
a
time
to
hear
back
as
the
as
the
work
of
naeh
and
the
homelessness
collaborative
continues.
AA
AE
Each
community
is
unique
and
what
we're
experiencing
is
part
of
some
trends
that
are
happening
nationally.
So
we
are
in
it
together
with
other
communities
and
there's
not
necessarily
a
success
rate
that
we
can
turn
to
with
our
current
set
of
issues
and
see
where
all
of
those
issues
have
been
solved.
AE
A
I
guess
one
other
question
I
have
is
you
know?
My
sense
is
that
you
know
working
with
the
consultants
can
be
looking
at
kind
of
a
longer
term
plan
right.
How
do
we
rest
with
these
complex
issues
around
homelessness
and
but
of
course,
the
you
know,
the
point
in
time
count
with
this
big
big
increase
in
the
number
of
unsheltered
homeless.
Individuals
in
the
community
is
concerning.
A
And
so
are
there?
Are
there
additional
conversations
going
on
maybe
separate
from
the
consultant
process
around
just
looking
at
that
right,
because
it's
spring
now
it's
going
to
be
summer
fall
and
then
it's
it's
gonna
be
winter
again
right
and
you
know
in
six
months,
and
so
the
particular
concerns
around
the
unsheltered
during
the
really
cold
parts
of
the
year.
AE
People
living
unsheltered
create
public
health
and
public
safety
concerns
community-wide
and
really
specific
health
and
safety
concerns
to
those
individuals
themselves
all
year
and
in
cold
weather
that
it's
exacerbated.
So,
yes,
I
would
expect
co-investment
in
the
availability
of
shelter
ramp
up
for
the
cold
weather
months.
A
Okay,
well,
as
we
move
forward,
I'd
certainly
appreciate
sort
of
hearing
more
about.
You
know
those
ideas
and
what
the
strategies
are,
what
the
options
are
around
that
so
that,
hopefully
we
have
some
good
community
plans
in
place
like
well
before
we
get
into
that
indeed,
that
time
of
year,
all
right,
any
other
questions
all
right.
Thank
you.
Rachel
appreciate
it.
Thank
you
for
the
update
avril,
any
other
items.
A
AF
There
is
a
bond
order
for
30
million
dollars
for
general
obligation,
open
space
bonds.
It's
to
raise
money
for
the
purposes
described
above
in
addition
to
fund
any
funds
which
may
be
available
for
such
purposes
for
any
source
of
general
litigation.
Bond.
Yeah,
sorry,
general
obligation,
open
space
bonds
of
the
county
are
hereby
authorized
and
shall
be
issued
pursuant
to
the
local
government
finance
act
of
north
carolina.
The
maximum
aggregate
principal
amount
of
such
general
obligation
open
space
bonds
authorized
by
this
order,
shall
be
30
million
dollars.
AF
AF
AF
A
A
AG
We
adopted
a
lead
policy
for
the
county
for
new
construction
and
major
renovation,
and
essentially
a
part
of
that
policy
that
we
we
put
in
place
was
to
do
life
cycle,
cost
analysis
and,
at
certain
decision
points
during
the
construction
process,
bring
that
information
to
the
board
to
to
make
certain
decisions,
and
that's
really
about
determining
not
just
the
upfront
cost
of
certain
measures
to
take.
But
the
life
cycle
cost.
What's
this
going
to
run
us,
for
you
know
the
entirety
of
the
of
of
the
life
of
the
building
right.
AG
So
what
we
have
tonight
for
you
is
sort
of
a
pared-down
slide
deck
from
last
meeting.
Scott
metcalf,
who
is
our
project
manager
from
general
services,
is
going
to
run
through
this
for
you
and
what
we're
hoping
tonight
is
that
we'll
get
some
guidance
on
the
board's
preference
moving
forward.
For
some
of
these
decisions.
AH
AH
The
storage
area
will
be
heated
and
cooled
with
a
ground
mounted
dx
unit
and
pending
the
outcome
of
our
decision
tonight,
we'll
use
either
natural
gas
or
electric
resistant
heat
strips
for
auxiliary
heat
during
low
ambient
conditions
in
the
garage
area.
This
is
this
area
becomes
a
little
more
challenging
just
due
to
the
nature
and
in
this
area,
we'll
utilize,
electric
resistance
or
gas-fired
air
handling
units
with
accompanied
by
ceiling-mounted
infrared
heaters.
AH
AH
The
first
two
options
have
the
highest
life
cycle,
cost
and
total
utility
cost,
while
the
remaining
two
options
have
a
higher
initial
installation
cost,
but
a
lower
life
cycle
cost
for
clarity.
We
use
the
same
number
of
solar
panels
for
each
option,
but
our
design
team
has
been
in
contact
with
duke
energy
and
under
the
net
metering
agreement
we
are
allowed
to
produce
one
megawatt
or
our
projected
peak
demand.
AH
AH
A
I
mean
first,
I
would
just
like
to
say
I
really
appreciate
this
analysis.
I
think
this
is
such
such
such
a
thoughtful
way
to
approach
a
project
you
know
in
terms
of
just
like
so
often
with
so
many
things
we
just
look
at
you
know:
what's
the
price
tag
to
buy
this
thing
off
the
shelf
and
we
don't
think
about
you
know,
we've
got
to
operate
this
thing
for
decades
to
come,
and
it's
really
so.
A
You
know
they're
both
important
ways
to
look
at
it,
the
upfront
cost,
but
but,
but
even
more
importantly,
what
is
that?
What
is
that
that
real
life
cycle
cost
to
take?
Take
it
all
in
and
look
at
all
those
numbers
together.
So
really
appreciate,
really
appreciate
the
approach
on
this
as
well
as
kind
of
looking
at
these
different
technology
technology
options
for
it.
So.
A
A
If
you
know
it's,
it's
those
those
two
are
very
close,
but
I
think
the
you
know
move
moving
ahead
there,
it's
just
more
and
more
recognition
of
the
benefits
of
going
to
an
all-electric
system,
the
main
one
being
I
mean
this
will
have
solar
panels
on
it.
So
it's
great
it'll
use
electricity
and
we'll
make
it
right
there
on
site
to
power
the
building,
but
even
for
buildings,
where
you
don't
necessarily
do
a
solar
or
other
renewable
energy
generation
system
on
the
building.
A
A
You
know
it
really
commits
the
state
to
a
transition
to
zero
carbon
future
energy
generation,
so
a
big,
a
big
shift
towards
overall
renewable
generation
so
for
buildings
that
are
all
electric,
even
if
you
don't
have
your
own
solar
array,
they're
powering
it
for
the
most
part.
Increasingly,
the
grid
itself
will
be
powered
by
renewables,
which
means
that
building
can
be
fully
powered
by
renewables.
A
So
that's
a
really
attractive
option,
because
if
we,
you
know,
if
we
locked
into
building
gas-powered
systems,
then
basically
it's
going
to
have
to
continue
to
run
off
of
gas.
For
you
know
the
whole
life
cycle
of
that
unless,
unless
we
stepped
in
and
paid
to
replace
that
which
we
wouldn't
want
to
do
so,
enabling
our
new
facilities
to
be
powered
by
renewables,
ideally
our
own,
but
secondarily
just
increasingly
as
the
grid
is
driven
by
renewables-
is
a
really
good
place
to
be
so.
For
those
reasons,
I
I
support
that
option.
U
Yeah,
let's
jump
on
on
that
bandwagon
and
say
you
know,
by
by
2050,
we
have
to
disconnect
every
building
in
in
the
world
essentially
from
the
gas
system
and
stop
stop
using
natural
gas
and
methane
because
of
its
climate
impacts
and
13.2
percent
of
u.s
carbon
emissions
comes
from
buildings,
heating
and
cooling
mostly,
and
so
I'm
again
really
excited
and
happy
to
see
this
analysis
thoughtful
analysis
and
it's
cool.
We
can
think
about
this
this
way.
AI
AG
Essentially,
at
this
time,
gas
prices
are
still
fairly
low,
although
they're
continuing
to
rise,
and
there
is
some
instability
in
that
gas
market
and
so
long
term.
While
we
look
at
those
prices
today
and
say
that
gas
is
a
little
bit
cheaper,
it
is
very
difficult
to
predict
that
long
term,
whereas
with
some
of
the
legislation
that's
passed
at
the
state
level,
I
think
we
have
some
some
guidance
at
the
state
level
as
to
what's
going
to
happen
with
our
electrical
grid
over
the
next
10
to
15
years.
AG
AI
A
So
it'll
be
it'll,
be
the
the
heating
systems
will
be
electrical
but
it'll
still
be
grid
tied.
So
even
though
we've
got
solar
panels
on
the
array
at
night
time
or
on
days
when
it's
raining
or
cloudy,
we'll
just
procure
that
power
from
duke
right,
so
we'll
still
buy
power
from
duke,
especially
when
the
weather's,
not
good
or
or
it's
nighttime.
So
the
solar
will
do
a
lot
of
the
electricity,
but
we
still
can
buy
all
the
power
we
need
from
the
grid
for
the
for
the
difference.
A
AI
A
A
I'll
make
a
motion
I'll
make
a
motion
that
we
support
the
full
electrification
with
the
approximate
142kw
pv
system
on
it.
Okay,
second,
so
further
discussion
to
give
guidance
on
the
lead
design
for
the
project,
any
further
discussion,
all
right
all
in
favor
say
I
I
any
opposed
all
right
thanks.
Very
much
thanks,
appreciate,
y'all.
AJ
I
think
all
of
you
know
I
am
just
reading
off
the
script
here.
That's
right!
He
was
unable
to
join
us
this
evening.
So
for
those
of
you
don't
know,
I'm
william
high,
the
other
half
of
the
community
development
division,
I'm
here
to
submit
the
request,
on
behalf
of
the
city
of
asheville,
for
retention
of
funding
for
our
5307
federal
dollars
to
support
the
we1
route,
which
currently
serves
new
leicester
highway.
AJ
So
there
actually
has
been
relatively
robust,
daily
ridership
on
that
route.
If
you
compare,
for
example,
the
two
ridership
tables
that
we
supplied
the
route
extension,
which
is
not
very
long,
I
would
say
two
miles
or
less
has
roughly
60
passengers
a
day
that
are
using
it
as
opposed
to
the
route
170,
which
is
considerably
longer
and
only
has
about
40
percent
more
despite
its
much
longer
length.
So
those
are
out,
particularly
at
the.
A
AJ
AB
Also
like
to
point
out
on
the
170
route,
we're
seeing
significant
development
of
some
affordable
housing
projects
that
are
going
to
be
coming
online,
specifically
the
jasmine
apartments.
We
already
have
east
haven
online,
very
happy
to
report
that
sidewalk
and
pedestrian
infrastructure
is
now
being
installed
in
conjunction
with
dogwoods
out
there
there's
two
bus
shelters
in
swananoa
and
there's
another
affordable
housing
development
coming
online
through
the
community
oriented
development.
We
expect
to
see
that
trend
to
continue
also
to
note
on
new
leicester.
AJ
A
A
AD
All
right,
so
I'm
sure
you
have
seen
this
slide
once
or
twice
before,
and
so
I
know
I
I
thanked
the
team
and
when
I
say
team,
it
was
a
really
large
team
that
actually
helped
us
get
to
this
point.
It
was
a
two-year
project
and
so
once
again
I
want
to
thank
the
folks
in
strategy
and
innovation.
I
want
to
thank
the
entire
hr
personnel.
AD
AD
So
once
again
the
work
performed
is,
we
went
out
and
we
surveyed
16
different
locales
that
were
similar
to
us
and
of
those
16
agencies.
177,
benchmark
jobs
were
identified
and
reviewed.
We
looked
at
the
materials
that
they
in
the
survey
data
that
they
brought
forward
to
us.
We
compared
it
and
analyzed
the
information
by
normalizing
using
regional
price
parity,
so
we
truly
were
looking
at
apples
and
apples
from
there.
AD
Again,
this
is
just
one
more
view
of
what
the
compensation,
classification
or
compensable
factors
were
based
upon.
We
looked
at
complexity,
scope
of
knowledge,
problem,
solving
contact
with
others,
and
then
leadership
based
on
those
factors.
We
were
able
to
put
positions
or
classifications
into
certain
grades.
AD
AD
Now,
I'm
all
the
way
over
to
quick
facts,
so
quick
facts.
Once
again
we
looked
or
we
reviewed,
1199
full
and
part-time,
regular
employees
of
those
one
thousand
one
hundred.
Ninety
nine
six
hundred
and
forty
nine
employees
were
identified
for
salary
changes
and
five
hundred
and
fifty
were
found
that
they
didn't
need
a
salary
adjustment.
AD
AA
A
Further
discussion,
just
one
question
I
had
so
you
know
there
was-
and
I
think
I
think
this
was
discussed
in
some
of
the
earlier
meetings
been
since
we're
now
voting
on
this.
Just
to
maybe
kind
of
revisit
this
point
in
terms
of
the
living
wage
policy
with
just
economics
has
identified,
you
know
an
annual
salary
that
needs
to
be.
A
Thirty,
five,
four
hundred
sorry,
thirty,
five,
four
hundred,
not
thirty,
four
five
hundred
thirty
five
four
hundred,
and
so
our
policy
is
at
seventeen
dollars
an
hour.
But
we
have
the
county.
Employees
have
a
different
number
of
hours
that
they
work
per
year
and
that's
the
reason
that
the
17,
rather
than
the
1770,
was
where
the
staff
landed
in
terms
of
the
base
recommendation.
Am
I
understanding
that
correctly,
all
right?
Okay,.
AD
A
A
Y
So
item
me
get
pulled
up
here,
so
basically,
we,
the
recommended
conservation
goal,
is
that
buncombe
county
will
help
initiate
the
conservation
of
20
of
the
county's
total
acres
by
2030,
and
I
also
just
want
to
to
point
out
that
currently
we're
at
18
of
that
acreage.
That
is
already
protected
in
some
way,
whether
through
federal
lands,
conservation,
easements,
various
other
ways,
there's
about
a
little
over
1400
acres.
That
is
in
progress,
so
that
leaves
about
1.5
percent,
which
equals
out
to
6036
acres
needed
to
achieve
this
goal.
Y
Y
Y
A
Thank
you
so
much
appreciate
it,
so
we
have,
of
course,
a
resolution
supporting
reform
of
the
buncombe
county
hotel,
occupancy
tax
in
the
2020
and
one
of
the
things
I
want
to
do
when
we
vote
on
this.
So
I
want
to
make
sure
we're
clear
that
this
is
a
recommendation,
as
it
applies
to
the
2022
legislative
short
session
of
the
general
assembly,
which
just
started
and
will
probably
last
anywhere
from
six
weeks
to
three
months.
So,
although
you
never
know
so,
there's
been
a
lot
of
discussion
around
this
issue.
A
You
know
the
short
version
is
that
in
most
communities
across
the
state,
the
revenue
generated
by
the
hotel
taxes,
split
66
for
advertising
and
33
for
community
infrastructure
type
projects,
but
in
buncombe
county.
That
ratio
is
75
for
advertising
and
just
25
for
community
infrastructure
and
other
community
priorities.
A
The
current
legislation
is
just
highly
prescriptive
and
I
think
all
the
parties
that
have
worked
with
this
have
noted
that
it
would
be
beneficial
if
more,
if
there
was
more
flexibility
in
exactly
how
those
funds
could
be
invested
under
the
state
law.
Those
funds
are
invested
by
the
tourism
development
authority,
although
they
take
recommendations
from
local
from
the
city
council,
the
county
commission.
Other
organizations
can
have
input
on
that,
but
it
would
be
to
everyone's
benefit.
A
If
there
was
a
more
flexibility
in
the
different
kinds
of
ways,
those
funds
could
be
invested
like,
for
example,
right
now.
Funds
have
to
be
invested
just
in
new
capital
projects,
so
you
can
go
build,
something
which
sometimes
that's
great,
but
when
you
build
new
infrastructure
you
also
have
to
maintain
it
and
the
current
legislation,
you
know,
doesn't
allow
funds
to
be
used
to
actually
take
care
of
our
infrastructure.
So
so
things
like
that
and
again,
I
would
just
note
that
I'll
make
I'll
make
a
resolution.
A
I
make
a
motion
I'll
make
a
motion
to
support
this
resolution
and
just
to
again
clarify
this
is
a
resolution
for
the
action
that
we
are
requesting.
The
legislators
take
in
the
2022
legislative
short
session
and
we,
I
think,
based
on
feedback
from
our
legislative
delegation,
we've
gotten
feedback
that
there
is
a
good
likelihood
that
this
could
be
adopted
in
this
session.
So
we
hope
that's
the
case,
so
this
is
sort
of
a
short
term.
Is
there
a
short-term
goal
for
this
session
so
I'll
make
that
motion
further
discussion.
U
U
They
they
write
whatever
those
they
want.
They
ignore
president
sometimes,
and
sometimes
they
they
follow
it.
They
can
do
whatever
they
want.
They
write
local
bills
about
bunker
county
all
the
time.
So
I
just
encourage
us
to
think
about
this
more
holistically
and
think
about
what
it
is.
We
want
and
think
about
what
the
community
would
accept
when
we
move
beyond
the
short
session
into
the
future.
So
thank
you.
A
Yeah
and
just
you
know
just
to
kind
of
note
just
how
quickly
things
have
changed
around
this
I
mean
just
over.
It
was
less
than
10
years
ago
that
this
this
entire
revenue
source
generated
far
less
than
10
million
dollars
a
year.
You
know
we're
now
on
track
for
it
to
generate
more
than
30
million
dollars
a
year.
A
So
it's
just
you
know
it
has
just
exploded
in
terms
of
the
amount
of
revenue
that's
been
generated
here
beyond
what
I
think
you
know
anybody
anticipated
it
would
be
at
just
a
few
years
ago.
So
it's
it's
a
very
important
question.
These
are
these:
are
public
tax
tax
dollars
right?
So
what
is
in
the
public's
interest,
in
terms
of
how
those
are
invested
in
the
future
is
really
important
to
this
community.
A
A
Do
we
have
board
appointments?
Okay,
we
don't
have
any,
never
mind
it's
just
written
on
my
piece
of
paper
here,
all
right.
Commissioners.
We
have
a
couple
of
announcements
to
make
on
june
7th
at
3
p.m.
The
commissioners
will
hold
their
briefing
meeting
at
200
college
street
room
326
in
downtown
asheville
and
on
june,
7th
at
5
p.m.
The
commissioners
will
hold
the
regular
meeting
at
200
college
street
in
room
326
in
downtown
asheville.
We
do
have
a
need
for
a
closed
session.