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HomeMy WebLinkAboutC.054.93008_1399 (2)952 2. There is hereby appropriated to said Industrial Training Program the sum of $225,000 per year for each of the next five years; 3. Eligibility for participation in the Industrial Training Program shall be upon the following basis: a. The Qualifying Company must commit to add at least $50 million to the tax base of Iredell through its investment in real property and personal property including the full value of leased property. b. The Qualifying Company must be involved in production processes and techniques different from those commonly in use in the County such as to require substantial training of its work force. c. The Qualifying Company must have an investment to employee ratio of at least $150,000 per employee. d. The Qualifying Company will be eligible to receive a maximum of $3,000 per year per employee or a maximum total of $200,000 in any one year, and a maximum lump sum total of $1,000,000 over a five-year period commencing with the first qualifying year. e. Funds available under this program will be available only for jobs located in Iredell County. f. Funds available under this program will be used only after the new Industrial Training Program of North Carolina Department of community Colleges have been exhausted or for training beyond the scope of the state program. g. Funds will be available to Qualifying Company in the order in which the companies qualify. Once qualified, a company may participate for up to a maximum period of five years. Training expenses incurred by a Qualifying Company in any one year in excess of the maximum amount allowed for reimbursement hereunder may be carried over to subsequent years. h. In the event this program is terminated or modified after a company is qualified and approved, that company will be deemed to be vested for the benefits created hereunder and shall continue to receive the training benefits approved herein for so long as eligible. I. In determining whether a company will qualify, the Commissioners shall determine that the plant, its processes and products, will be environmentally acceptable, that adequate water and sewer and other utilities are available or can be made available, and that it will not be detrimental to the quality of life in the area, not engage in the handling, storage or treatment of hazardous or low-level nuclear waste. j. Funding approved hereunder will be terminated at any time it is determined the company fails to materially meet its asset investment commitment or the investment to the employee ratio required hereunder. k. Funds will be provided to Mitchell Community College as needed upon the submission of vouchers. This the 19th day of April 1988. s/Larry S. Hedrick Chairman, Board of County Commissioners - I VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0. DISCUSSION OF DISTRICT VOTING SYSTEM: Members of the Iredell Political Action Coalition and the Statesville Branch of the NAACP were present to continue a previous discussion of a proposed district voting system. Mr. Willie Beatty, president of IPAC, began the discussion. He addressed the letter dated April 8, 1988, addressed to the Iredell County Board of Commissioners, wherein a request was made that the Board of Commissioners "at least approve the concept of district representation at your next meeting." The board members discussed their concerns about district representation, about approving the concept of district representation, and about making a decision prior to seeing the information that the Centralina Council of Governments was to have available on April 28th. Mr. Beatty asked if a statement could be made stating that the at large election process is "unfair, discriminatory, and perhaps unconstitutional." The county commissioners believed it would be in the best interest of the county to wait until they received the information from COG, and at that time, a decision could be made. During the course of the presentation to the board, Mr. Skip McCall, Mr. J. C. Harris, and Mr. Walter Marsh spoke regarding their concerns of district voting. Chairman Hedrick thanked the group for attending the meeting and stated that the board of commissioners would proceed to the April 28th meeting at 5:30 p.m., County Annex Conference Room.