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i THE CHRONICLE, Clinton, S. C., Sept 3, 1970—7-B County Annual Financial Report LAURENS COUNTY, LAURENS, S. C. This is the Laurens County financial report submitted by the Board of County Connissioners for the 1969 - 70 fiscal year. This covers the period from July 1, 1969 through June 30, 1970. ITEM APPROPRIATION « RECEIPTS EttktfDtrtR* Make 11. ITEM APPROPRIATION & RECEIPTS EXPENDITURE 1. BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS: A & B. Salaries and Travel: C. D. E. F. (1. Salaries (including land fill operator) (2. Maintenance of roads, bridges & supplies (3. Road Improvement-equipment & supplies G. County Home: 1. Salaries 2. 3. 5. 6. 7. 9. 10. BALANCE 1. Supervisor - Salary 9000.00 9000.00 Supervisor - Travel 3300.00 3300.00 2. Commissioners (2) 3700.00 3700.00 3. Clerk 4800.00 4800.00 4. Assistant 4300.00 4300.00 Office Supplies 1500.00 1487.39 12.61 1. Rental of 10 American flags 250.00 250.00 Courthouse: 1. Water, lights, fuel, telephone, janitor supplies, cleaning grounds 12,500.00 12,480.08 19.92 2. Beautifying the lawn and building walks 100.00 100.00 Insurance for county buildings 3234.60 2180.42 1054.18 Supervisor: (Items 1, 2 and 3 below) 248,810.17 248,806.71 3.46 a. Superintendent 3350.00 3350.00 b. Assistant Superintendent 675.00 675.00 c. Additional helpers to care for inmates 5000.00 4903.86 96.14 2. Food, clothing, fuel, lights, etc, for inmates 21,172.30 21,171.88 .42 3. New roof on old part of inmate quarters 1000.00 1000.00 H. S. C. Retirement System for county employees 23,873.82 23,448.82 425.00 1. County's part of Social Security 20,702.31 20,702.31 I. S. C. Industrial Commission - Premium for Workmen's Compensation Insurance 4781.06 2502.22 2278.84 J. County Attorney 600.00 600.00 K. S. C. Police Officers' Retirement System 11,311.26 9299.48 2011.78 L. Sanitation: 1. Machinery for Land Fill Operation 35,000.00 28,080.00 6920.00 M. 1. & 2. Janitor for Courthouse 4360.00 4360.00 CLERK OF COURT: A 6 B. Salaries and Travel: 1. Clerk of Court 9330.00 9330.00 2. Deputy Clerk 4800.00 4800.00 3. Clerical Assistant 4300.00 4200.74 99.26 4. Second Assistant 4300.00 4300.00 C. Office Supplies 5350.00 5085.99 264.01 1. Photostat machine supplies 3000.00 2662.39 337.61 D. Circuit Court and Civil and Domestic Relations Court 20,000.00 19,643.81 356.19 AUDITOR: A & C. Salaries and Travel 1. Auditor 4590.00 4590.00 2. First Assistant 4800.00 4800.00 3. Second Assistant 4300.00 4300.00 4. Third Assistant 4300.00 4300.00 5. Extra Helpers 4000.00 2398.01 1601.99 B. Office Supplies 2500.00 2497.70 2.30 TAX ASSESSMENT OFFICE: 1 ft 3. Salaries and Travel a. Tax Assessor 10,200.00 10,200.00 b. Fieldmen (5) 34,308.00 33,921.16 386.84 c. Clerk 4645.99 4645.99 d. Assistant 4246.02 4246.02 2. Office rent, equipment and supplies 6280.00 5254.83 1025.17 4. Board of Assessment Control and Board of Assessment Appeals 3185.64 579.20 2606.44 TREASURER: A 4 B. Salaries and Travel: 1. Treasurer & Supervisor of Tax Collector's Office 4885.72 4885.72 2. Assistant 4800.00 4800.00 3. Extra Help 550.00 550.00 C. Tax Collector: 1. Salaries b. Deputy Delinquent Tax Collector 5735.96 5735.96 D. Office Supplies 3738.58 3738.58 COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION: A & D. Salaries and Travel: 1. Secretary 4800.00 4800.00 2. Attendance Teacher 1125.80 1125.80 3. Supervisor of School Lunch Program 1047.80 1047.80 B. Office Supplies 350.00 350.00 C. County Board of Education Fund 1500.00 1500.00 E. Attendance Teacher - Aid for needy children 200.00 200.00 SHERIFF: A & B. Salaries and Travel: 1. Sheriff - Salary 9000.00 9000.00 Sheriff - Travel 3300.00 3300.00 2. Three Lieutenant Deputies 26,100.00 26,100.00 3. Deputy Sheriffs (10) 2 Process Servers 82,100.00 81,246.24 853.76 4. Deputy for day work 7580.00 7580.00 5. Deputy for night work 8300.00 8300.00 6. Jailer 7250.00 r , 7250.80 7. Deputy Sheriffs for mills: a. Lydia Mill 2635.00 2635.00 b. Week-end Deputy, Lydia Mill 2330.00 2330.00 c. Joanna - one-half salary 8300.00 8300.00 C. Uniforms add Overcoats 4562.66 4174.79 387.87 D.. Office Supplies 1721.16 1345.66 375.50 F. Radio System: 1 & 2. Maintenance and Supplies 2389.50 2361.88 27.62 3. Payment on Sheriff's Radios 3513.77 2464.11 1249.66 G. Equipment 1122.00 969.76 152.24 H. Boat, maintenance and expense 326.74 15.47 311.27 I. Jail: Water, lights, fuel, disinfectants, plumbing, mileage & dieting of prisoners 16,180.78 16,180.78 J. Police Training Academy expense (5 men) 350.00 153.00 197.00 JUDGE OF PROBATE: A & B. Salaries and Travel: 1. Judge of Probate 9990.00 9990.00 2. Clerk 4800.00 4800.00 3. Assistant 4300.00 4300.00 4. Second Assistant 4300.00 3445.OB 854.96 C.‘Office Supplies 2000.00 1724.55 275.45 HEALTH DEPARTMENT: 1. County's part of salaries and travel allowance, office supplies and maintenance of building 29,335.88 29,335.88 2. X-Ray Machine 1200.00 1185.40 14.60 MAGISTRATES: A. Salaries: 1. Laurens 2500.00 2500.00 2. Clinton 2100.00 2100.00 3. Cross Hill 475.00 475.00 4. Waterloo 475.00 475.00 5. Gray Court 475.00 475.00 6. Youhgs 475.00 475.00 7. Scuffletown 475.00 277.08 197.92 8. Sullivans 475wOO 475.00 9. Jacks 475.00 475.00 10. Joanna ■ 475.00 475.00 11. Steno. for inquests & preliminaries 600,00 520.00 80.00 B. Office Rent - Clinton 144.00 144.00 C. Office Supplies 600.00 586.33 13.67 1. Stamps and stationery 100.00 95.00 5.00 D. For payment of jurors in criminal cases, and for miscellaneous expenses 1 3000.00 2995.49 4.51 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. AGRICULTURE: A. County supplement to State inc 1. County Agent 1008.00 1008.00 2. Secretary to County Agent 800.00 667.69 132.31 3. Steno. for Home Demonstration Agent 415.80 415.80 4. Assistant County Agent 630.00 630.00 5. Second Assistant County Agent 508.00 508.00 6. Extension Home Economist Salary Supplement 500.00 500.00 7. Demonstration materlals-Home Dea. Agent Agriculture Building-Janitor supplies, plumbing and other minor repairs, fuel, water, lights. 120.00 119.82 .18 and postage Club Work: 1513.88 1446.48 67.40 1. Club Work 300.00 300.00 2. F. F. A. 175.00 175.00 3. Future Homemakers Rent: 175.00 175.00 1. ASCS Office 600.00 600.00 2. F.H.A. Office (Includes telephone extension) 540.00 539.03 .97 Laurens County Farm Bureau 100.00 12.65 87.35 B. C. D. E. Department of Public Welfare: A. For maintenance, including office expense and mileage for child welfare worker 12,919.00 B. Emergency Assistance 1700.00 C. Child Welfare Fmnd 2400.00 D. Aid for indigent aged 500.00 E. Office worker's travel 300.00 F. Homemakers' Fund 360.00 G. Food Stamp Program 500.00 H. Part-time worker whose primary responsibility shall be to work with children and faallies under the jurisdiction of the Civil and Domestic Relations Court of Laurens COUNTY SERVICE OFFICER: Secretary to County Service Officer Office supplies and travel DOMESTIC RELATIONS COURT: A. Salaries: 1. Judge 2. Stenographer 3. Office supplies and rent LAURENS COUNTY LIBRARY: A. Salaries - ten persons B. Operating Expense C. Down payment on Bookmobile CORONER: A. Salary and Travel: 1. Coroner COUNTY PHYSICIAN: A. Salaries: 1. County Physician B. Medical Supplies FOREST FIRE CONTROL: A. Per diem and mileage for board members B. Ranger C. Wardens, three D. Tractor Operator E. Repairs to office 5639.76 7800.00 4800.00 1000.00 11,025.00 4500.00 900.00 35,350.00 10,716.00 3000.00 3500.00 1900.00 857.75 250.00 485.10 1091.49 262.50 50.00 MISCELLANEOUS: A. County Audit B. Secretary to delegation-office expense C. Lunacy Examinations D. Contingent * Appropriation for 1969-70 was actually $25,000.00 5,015.00 Supplemental Approp. & receipt $30,015.00 Total Appropriation Transferred to other accounts upon the authorization of the Laurens County Legislative Delegation: Telephone for Highway Patrolmen $ 900.00 Various salary accounts 1400.00 Process Servers Salary Account 170.00 Upper Laurens Co. Water District 4500.00 Domestic Relations Court Office Exp. 300.00 Lunacy Examinations 700.00 Courthouse maintenance account 2500.00 IBM typewriter-supervisor's Office_ 500.00 4000.00 600.00 1500.00 19,045.00 $10,970.00 E. F. G. H. I. J. Board of Registration, office expenses 1. Clerk Premium on Bonds Supplement for stenographer to Probatic 1. Office expense 2. Liaison office for Solicitor Secretary for Circuit Judge Planning and Development Comsilssion Tri-centennial Committee 20. NATIONAL GUARD UNITS: A. Laurens B. Clinton 21. CONTRIBUTIONS: A. Transportation and medicine for cancer pat B. Soil Conservation Office 1. Stenographer 22. MENTAL HEALTH CLINIC: Area No. 5 Mental Health Clinic - Laurens County's prorated contribution 23. LAURENS COUNTY RESCUE SQUAD: A. Gas, oil and supplies B. New Equipment C. Utilities and telephone 24. FOR NECESSARY EXPENSE OF COMPREHENSIVE SURVEY OF LAURENS COUNTY A. Per diem expense of water study committee 25. UPPER SAVANNAH RIVER DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION 26. MICROFILM EQUIPMHHL 27. NEW ROOF FOR COURTHOUSE Birth Certificate Fee Account Delinquent Tax Collection Fees Laurens District Hospital - Charity Patients Clinton District Hospital - Charity Patients N. Y. A. Office Rent Telephones for 13 Highway Patrolmen Library - State Aid Construction Of Airport For Laurens County Upper Laurens County Water District Repairs to Courthouse & Building Courthouee Annex Repairs to Air-Conditioning System - Library Black-topping Area at Gray Court-Owings School FURMAN E. THOMASON, CHAIRMAN BOARD OP COUNTY COMMISSIOMKRS 12,919.00 1700.00 2400.00 499.99 300.00 360.00 499.30 5639.76 7800.00 4800.00 998.43 11,025.00 4500.00 894.71 35,343.52 10,716.00 3000.00 3500,00 1900.00 857.75 250.00 485.10 10*1.49 262.50 4000.00 600.00 1259.00 18,369.68 .01 .70 1.57 5.29 6.48 50.00 241.00 675.32 450.00 297.40 152.60 4500.00 4500.00 1403.00 818.00 585.00 .cer 550.00 437.00 113.00 100.00 99.78 .22 1800.00 1800.00 600.00 600.00 5000.00 5000.00 500.00 500.00 765.00 765.00 765.00 765.00 ats 1800.00 1800.00 500.00 500.00 1212.75 1212.75 13,002.26 13,002.26 1300.00 1300.00 1000.00 1000.00 425.00 425.00 750.00 750.00 1500.00 1500.00 3332.63 3332.63 20,000.00 20,000.00 18,000.00 18,000.00 - PLY BILL 2441.75 785.17 1656.58 8895.35 8224.31 671.04 67,891.88 67,269.72 622.16 41,751.05 39,751.61 1999.44 300.00 300.00 900.00 900.00 14,394.13 14,394.13 18,355.09 9662.54 •692.55 5000.00 5000.00 515,362.37 55,050.00 460,312.37 3500.00 3500.00 3000.00 3000.00 . '