HomeMy WebLinkAboutC.054.93008_1466 (2)ments to study our jail overcrowding and come up with some alternatives to pre-trial incarceration
and any other information that would be beneficial.
VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0.
EXCHANGE OF SURPLUS PROPERTY: Mrs. Caldwell, purchasing agent, informed the board at the
briefing meeting that the county has two older vehicles in its possession, a 1971 Ford and a 1979
Oldsmobile, each worth approximately $250, if sold at auction. Both vehicles are in poor condition
and have been driven over 100,000 miles or more. These vehicles are used by the sheriff's depart-
ment. Toyota West, Inc. has offered an exchange for another car for these two vehicles. No cash
would be involved.
Chairman Hedrick announced that he would like to abstain from voting because of a possible
conflict of interest.
MOTION from Commissioner Crosswhite to approve the exchange for the two vehicles for one
vehicle with Toyota West, Inc., with no money involved in the exchange.
VOTING: Ayes - 4; Nays - 0; Abstaining - 1 (Hedrick).
APPROVAL OF MINUTES, SEPTEMBER 6, 1988 MEETING: MOTION from Commissioner Stewart to approve
the minutes from the September 6, 1988 meeting.
VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0.
MANAGER'S REPORT: Mr. Joel Mashburn, county manager, reported on the following:
WORKSHOP ON PROPOSED SUBDIVISION ORDINANCE: This date has been set for October 10, at 1:00
p.m., County Annex Conference Room.
NEW COUNTY RANGER FOR FORESTRY SERVICE: Mr. Tim Pickett has been appointed forest ranger in
Iredell County. Mr. Mashburn announced that Mr. Pickett has been the assistant ranger for some
time. He will be at a future board meeting to be introduced.
CLARIFICATION OF LAKE NORMAN ZONING: It was announced that some comments were made recently by
one of the VISIONS committee members to the effect that there was no zoning on Lake Norman. This
statement was also reported in the newspaper. Chairman Hedrick asked that this statement be correc-
ted in order not to mislead the public. Mr. Lundy, planning director, said there was zoning of the
Lake Norman surface as well as zoning on the lake shores.
ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION HONORING JUDGE ROBERT COLLIER: MOTION from Chairman Hedrick to adopt the
following resolution:
WHEREAS, Judge Robert A. Collier, Jr, was appointed to the position as Senior Residanf Sunerivr
Court Judge of the 22nd Judicial District on February 23, 1968, and
WHEREAS, he has represented Iredell County and the 22nd Judicial District well during his
twenty-year tenure in office, being instrumental in the planning and construction of the Iredell
County Hall of Justice, past president of the Conference of Superior Court Judges of North Carolina
and past president of the North Carolina Bar Association, and
WHEREAS, he has been recognized for his outstanding achievements by the North Carolina Academy
of Trial Lawyers for the Outstanding Trial Judge in North Carolina in 1979, and was named Young Man
of the Year in Statesville in 1961-62, and presently serves as chairman of the Morehead Scholarship
Selection Committee of the University of North Carolina for Iredell County, to cite only a few of
his many contributions, and
WHEREAS, Judge Robert A. Collier, Jr, has tendered his resignation from the position of Senior
Resident Judge of the Superior Court for the 22nd Judicial District,
NOW, THEREFORE, the Iredell County Board of Commissioners, in session on September 20, 1988,
hereby goes on record as expressing deepest gratitude for the many contributions Judge Collier has
made to Iredell County and North Carolina,
AND FURTHER, extends to Judge Collier and his family very best wishes for good friends, good
health, and the utmost happiness in his retirement years.
IREDELL COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
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VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0.
This resolution is to be presented to Judge Collier at a retirement dinner that is to be held
on Thursday evening, September 22, 1988.
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