HomeMy WebLinkAboutC.054.93008_1150 (2)Ayes - 5; Nays - 0.
FARM -CITY WEEK: MOTION from Chairman Hedrick to adopt the following resolution:
FARM CITY WEEK
WHEREAS, the growth and well-being of this county are dependent upon cooperation and exchange
between the two essential environments of our society: farmers and city people, and
WHEREAS, the complexities of their individual problems and divergence of their activities have
led to a widening gap of misunderstanding, and
WHEREAS, this gap of misunderstanding must be eliminated, and each group must understand the
other if our American Way of Life is to endure, and
WHEREAS, Farm -City Week provides an unparalleled experience for farm and city people to become
reacquainted.
NOW, THEREFORE, the Iredell County Board of Commissioners does hereby proclaim the period of
November 21 through November 27 to be Farm -City Week; and further calls upon all citizens of this
county to participate to the limit of their capabilities in the joint visits, the seminars, the
pageants, fairs, civic and social events associated with a successful Farm -City Week in Iredell
County.
IREDELL COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
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VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES: MOTION from Commissioner Crosswhite to approve the minutes from the
November 4, 1986 meeting.
VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0.
EXECUTIVE SESSION: MOTION to adjourn to executive session from Chairman Hedrick.
Ayes - 5; Nays - 0.
MOTION to adjourn from executive session from Chairman Hedrick.
VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0.
RESOLUTION HONORING CARL SMITH, RETIRING CLERK OF COURT: MOTION from Chairman He
to adopt
the following special resolution to be presented to Mr. Carl Smith, retiring Clerk of Court, at the
Hall of Justice on Wednesday, November 19, 1986.
VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0.
I N A P P R E C I A T I O N
WHEREAS, Carl Graham Smith has been Iredell County Clerk of Court for fifty years, being first
elected to office in 1936 and serving continuously until the present, and
WHEREAS, during his tenure as Iredell County Clerk of Court, he has been widely recognized,
some of the recognitions being: Named Man of the Year by the Democrat Party, Given the Liberty Bell
Award by the Iredell County Bar Association, Serving as President of the North Carolina Clerks of
Court Association, and Serving as Chairman of the Democrat Party, and
WHEREAS, he served on the Court Reform Committee that changed the office of Clerks of Court
from a County Office to a State Office, which became effective in 1966, and
WHEREAS, during his tenure as Iredell County Clerk of Court the staff has increased from four
to twenty, as the workload of the office greatly increased, and
WHEREAS, Carl Graham Smith has announced his retirement and will retire from the Office of
Clerk of Court on December 1, 1986,
NOW, THEREFORE, the Iredell County Board of Commissioners, representing all the citizens of
Iredell County, hereby expresses its deepest gratitude to Carl Graham Smith for a job well done,
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