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IREDELL COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
MINUTES
MARCH 12, 1986
The Iredell County Board of Commissioners met in Adjourned Regular Session on Wednesday, March
12, 1986, 12:00 Noon, County Annex Conference Room, Statesville, NC. Present for the meeting were:
Larry S. Hedrick, Chairman
William A. Mills, Vice Chairman
Jessie S. Crosswhite
Frances L. Murdock
Absent: Alice M. Stewart
Staff present: J. Wayne Deal, County Manager
William P. Pope, County Attorney
Lois Troutman, Tax Supervisor
Howard Vanderford, Tax Appraiser
Alice Fortner, Clerk to the Board
CALL TO ORDER: By Chairman Hedrick
IREDELL COUNTY SCHOOLS - BUDGET AMENDMENT: Dr. Don Williams and Mr. Franklin Ivey from Iredell
County Schools came before the board regarding a recent bid for renovations and new construction to
Ebenezer School. Dr. Williams and Mr. Ivey showed the plans to the board members who discussed the
plans and asked questions of Dr. Williams and Mr. Ivey.
An additional $30,000 is needed in order to award the bid, Dr. Williams said. They have funds
in Contingency which were not needed during the heating season. In addition to this Contingency
they have earned $24,000 to $25,000 in interest. Dr. Williams asked the board to amend the school
budget to shift $40,000 from these two sources, Contingency and Interest, to Capital Expenditures so
that the bids could be let.
MOTION from Chairman Hedrick to transfer $40,000 within the current school budget to meet the
needs of the construction bids. These funds are to come from the schools' Contingency with the
balance coming from their Accrued Interest.
VOTING: Ayes - 4; Nays - 0.
TAX SUPERVISOR'S OFFICE - RAILROAD CASE: Mrs. Lois Troutman, Tax Supervisor, made a report to
the board on the status of the legal suits with the railroad companies.
Mrs. Troutman said the County has picked up $4.6 million in assessed value for the 1980 fiscal
year. They do not have the assessments for 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, and 1985. In order for the
County to get these assessments, Mrs. Troutman said it would be necessary to notify Raleigh that the
County is not going to fight the case any more. Mrs. Troutman said the County's attorneys in this
matter recommend that the County not fight the assessments any more.
MOTION from Chairman Hedrick to accept the recommendation not to proceed with the legal battle,
and authorize Lois Troutman to notify the Ad Valorem Division of the Department of Revenue to this
effect.
VOTING: Ayes - 4; Nays - 0.
DATES SET FOR BOARD OF EQUALIZATION AND REVIEW HEARINGS: The following dates are set for the
Equalization and Review Hearings:
April 7, 14, 21 at 7:00 p.m.
April 28 at 5:00 p.m.
May 19 at 7:00 p.m. (adjourn)
REPORT ON THE ENGINEERING BIDS FOR THE I-77 AND NC 150 PROJECT: Mr. Deal, County Manager,
reported on the status of the engineering bids for the captioned project. The staff has been
reviewing these bids and, accompanied by Mr. Troy Scoggins and Mr. Homer Faulk, has interviewed the
four low bidders. Plans are to make a recommendation to the board on Tuesday evening, March 18th.
PAYMENT OF INSURANCE PREMIUM FOR VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENTS: Mr. Deal presented a statement
from the insurance carrier covering the insurance for the fire departments. He said the County
would be paying the entire premium and it would be charged back to the individual departments, which
would result in a savings to all the volunteer fire departments.
No action was required on this matter.
PROPOSED 1986-87 BUDGET DISCUSSED: Mr. Deal discussed the upcoming budget preparation and '
asked the board for any suggestions they wished to make regarding a format for the new budget.