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HomeMy WebLinkAboutC.054.93008_17851334 IREDELL COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS MINUTES SEPTEMBER 4, 1990 The Iredell County Board of Commissioners met in Regular Session on Tuesday evening, September 4, 1990, 7:30 p.m., Commissioners Meeting Room of the Iredell County Government Center, Statesville, NC. Those present at the meeting were: Alice M. Stewart, Vice Chairman C. Chandler Bryan Larry S. Hedrick Frances L. Murdock Staff present: Joel Mashburn, County Manager William P. Pope, County Attorney Alice Fortner, Clerk to the Board Joe Ketchie, Tax Collector Jerry Lundy, Planning Director Susan Goodman, Finance Officer Richard Franklin, Staff Engineer CALL TO ORDER: Vice Chairman Stewart INVOCATION: The Reverend Robert Howard, Pastor First Presbyterian Church Statesville, NC PUBLIC HEARING: MOTION from Commissioner Stewart to adjourn the meeting to public hearing. VOTING: Ayes - 4; Nays - 0. CLOSING OUT OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT GRANT #85-C-7093, I-77/NC 150, UTILITY EXTENSIONS PROJECT: Mr. Jack Kiser, Centralina Council of Governments, Charlotte, NC, was grant administrator for the captioned project. He came before the board to conduct the public hearing for the closing out of this grant and returning a portion of the grant money to the State. Mr. Kiser said all the condi- tions of the grant have been met; and based upon the amount of funds expended, the cost per job is actually in line with the proposed cost per job in the grant application. No one present spoke for or against the project or the grant. MOTION from Chairman Hedrick to close the public hearing. The following resolutions were made in connection with the closing out of this grant: MOTION from Commissioner Murdock to authorize the County Manager, Joel Mashburn, and the Finance Officer, Susan Goodman, to sign the signature cards for the last drawdowns on this grant. VOTING: Ayes - 4; Nays - 0. MOTION from Commissioner Murdock to authorize the chairman to sign the form to de -obligate the remaining $189,649.77 funds for this grant. VOTING: Ayes - 4; Nays - 0. Commissioner Hedrick extended appreciation to Mr. Jack Kiser for his work on this grant in behalf of Iredell County. PETITION FOR SEWER DISTRICT FORMATION: Mr. Dick Brolin, citizen, came before the board with a petition for sewer development in southern Iredell County. He said there is interest in development and the people are committed to pay for the project. The district encompasses some 2100 acres; however, the number of signatures on the petition were only a small portion of the landowners involved in the acreage. After considerable discussion by the board, the board recommended Mr. Brolin to go back to the citizens and landowners and find out how much support there is for a sewer district. Commissioner Hedrick said the board should establish some criteria for a project such as this. He suggested the staff come up with a check list. TAX SETTLEMENT: Mr. Joe Ketchie came before the board with the 1990 tax settlement. He said the goal of collections for the year is 97%. They have 500 accounts that have made arrangements for payments. MOTION from Commissioner Murdock to charge back to the tax collector the collection of the remainder of 1990 taxes. VOTING: Ayes - 4; Nays - 0. PROPOSED LEGISLATIVE GOALS FOR 1991 SESSION: Mr. Mashburn said the board should be ready at the next meeting to suggest any legislative goals they had in mind for the 1991 session of the General Assembly. A letter from the North Carolina Association of County Commissioners asks any ,