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VOTING: Ayes - 4: Nays - 0.
MOTION from Commissioner Madison to adjourn to regular session.
VOTING: Ayes - 4; Nays - 0.
ADJOURN: Chairman Sloan adjourned the meeting at 8:00 p.m. Next meeting at 4:00 p.m. on
Tuesday, October 15, 1991, South Wing Conference Room, Iredell County Government Center,
Statesville, NC.
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APPROVED: ✓ /
IREDELL COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
MINUTES
OCTOBER 15, 1991 - BRIEFING
The Iredell County Board of Commissioners met in Briefino Session on Tuesday, October 15, 1991,
4:00 p.m., South Wing Conference Room, Iredell County Government Center, Statesville, NC. Those
present for the meeting were: "
R. B. Sloan Jr., Chairman
Alice M. Stewart, Vice Chairman
Sara K. Haire
Doug Madison
Frank Mitchell
Staff present: Joel Mashburn, County Manager
Alice Fortner, Clerk to the Hoard
Carson Fisher, Engineer
Susan Goodman, Finance Officer
Jerry Lundy, Plannino Director
Don Wall, DSS Director, and DSS staff members
Chairman Sloan called the meeting to order. The followino announcements were made:
12/1/91 (Sunday) Harmony Christmas Parade
12/6/91 (Friday) Christmas Tree Lighting, County Government Center Lawn
ANNOUNCEMENT OF RECREATION DIRECTOR FOR IREDELL COUNTY: Mr. Joel Mashburn announced the
appointment of Ms. Susan Simpson as Recreation Director. She is presently employed by the Town of
Selma. She holds a bachelor's degree in human services and a master's degree in recreation. The
interviews were conducted by a committee comprised of Mr. Mashburn, the chairman of the recreation
advisory committee, Carolyn Harris who is personnel director, and Doug Moon, a recreation director I
from Henderson County. Ms. Simpson will report to work on November 1, 1991,
COUNTY LINE BOUNDARIES: Mr. Mashburn asked Mr. Lundy to give a report on the county line
boundaries project. Mr. Lundy and Mr. David Orren from the Mappino Office, showed maps of the
county's boundaries with its surroundina counties. They showed lines where there are discrepancies
between the two counties' boundaries and discussed the possibility to getting together with the
surrounding counties and permanently establishing the boundaries.
Commissioners Doug Madison and Frank Mitchell volunteered to work with the mappino department
and Mr. Lundy on this project.
SOCIAL SERVICES, IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS: Mr. Don Wall, Director of Social Services, and two
staff members came before the board to discuss a recent $36,000 sanction the State Department of
Social Services has placed on the county's DSS office. Mr. Wall explained the situation has arisen
because of the Alexander vs. Flagherty court case that was filed in 1974, which requires oreater
expediency in resolving cases that are filed with the DSS department, Mr. Wallsaid last year
Iredell County was monitored and made the best score of any county the size of Iredell. However
this ,year's sanctions are because of the lower score, which came about, he believed, because of
inaccurate instructions from the state on how to process certain DSS claims. The department was
found negligent because of not processing a certain form that was unknown to be reouired by the
local agency. However, when the department was checked for accuracy, it was stated that these
reports should be in the file.
A ouestion was raised about who would receive the money from the sanctions. Mr. Wall said this
would be distributed to the Low Income Energy Program. Commissioner Alice Stewart, member of the
DSS state and local boards, said the money collected for the sanctions had to be 100% county money.
It could not come from the present DSS budget.
UPDATE ON WATER SERVICE TO THE SOUTHERN END OF THE COUNTY: Mr. Carson Fisher, staff enoineer,
reported on a meeting he and two of the commissioners attended with the Charlotte Mecklenburg