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IREDELL COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
MINUTES
JANUARY 27, 1987
The Iredell County Board of Commissioners met in Adjourned Regular Session on Tuesday evening,
January 27, 1987, 7:30, Mooresville Town Hall, Mooresville, NC.
Present for the meeting were:
Larry S. Hedrick, Chairman
Alice M. Stewart, Vice Chairman
Jessie S. Crosswhite
Frances L. Murdock
Samuel L. Ostwalt
Staff present: J. Wayne Deal, County Manager
William P. Pope, County Attorney
Alice Fortner, Clerk to the Board
John Fleming, Emergency Medical Services Director
Members of the Emergency Medical Services Dept.
CALL TO ORDER: By Chairman Hedrick
INVOCATION: By Vice Chairman Stewart
Chairman Hedrick welcomed the people to the meeting and recognized Mayor Joe Knox, who spoke
briefly. Mayor Knox also introduced others from the Mooresville Town Board, Mayor Pro Tem Nantz,
Councilmember Bob Randall, and Town Manager Troy Scoggins.
Chairman Hedrick also recognized Dr. Sam Houston, Superintendent of Mooresville Graded Schools
and current Mooresville/South Iredell Chamber president. Chairman Hedrick also introduced the
county commissioners and staff members who were present and recognized members of the press.
IREDELL COUNTY HAZARDOUS WASTE AND LOW-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTE MANAGEMENT ORDINANCE: Chairman
Hedrick announced that the board would consider the captioned ordinance at this time. The ordinance
was introduced on October 21, 1986, and a public hearing was held on November 2, 1986. Following
that time several recommended changes had been incorporated into the original document. Chairman
Hedrick called upon the County Attorney, Mr. Bill Pope, to discuss the changes that were made since
the original ordinance.
Mr. Pope said the ordinance was designed to require special permits to operate a hazardous
waste and low-level radioactive waste landfill in the county. Since the original document was
presented on October 21, 1986, he had been given a copy of an ordinance from Mitchell County which
imposed additional valid conditions. Mr. Pope has now added Subsection D to Section 9 of the
original ordinance. Mr. Pope said he believed that this new subsection strengthened the ordinance
very substantially and recommended that the board approve the ordinance with this addition.
MOTION from Commissioner Stewart, second from Commissioner Murdock to approve the "Iredeil
County Hazardous Waste and Low-level Radioactive Waste Management Ordinance."
VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0.
DISCUSSION OF THE IREDELL COUNTY EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICE IN THE MOORESVILLE AREA: Chairman
Hedrick gave a history of the ambulance service, going back to the time when the funeral homes were f
transporting patients and when the county originally began the service. He also addressed the
County taking over the Mooresville ambulance service, effective July 1, 1986, in order to give a
higher level of emergency care to the Mooresville citizens.
Chairman Hedrick said North Carolina law does not require counties to furnish ambulance ser-
vice; however, the county has made a commitment to give this service to the citizens.
Chairman Hedrick also spoke of the fare -A -Van service which provides transportation in non-
emergency situations. He then introduced Mr. John Fleming, director of the emergency medical
services, and said that the board was in Mooresville to correct any problems that can be corrected,
to straighten out any misunderstandings and misinformation.
Chairman Hedrick then opened the floor to allow the citizens to speak:
Speaking were:
Cecilia Barnes: Questioned the funding of the Mooresville Ambulance Service and the Iredell
County Ambulance Service.
Chairman Hedrick answered that the County purchased equipment in excess of $100,000 for the
Mooresville area to bring the service up to the standards that the county has in other areas.
Service was elevated from EMT to paramedic level by the County's assuming the service.
Mrs. Barnes questioned why her father could not be transported to Charlotte Memorial Hospital
when they called for the ambulance.
Mr. John Fleming said the ambulance service was obligated legally and morally to transport to