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IREDELL COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
MINUTES
JUNE 4, 1991
The Iredell County Board of Commissioners met in Regular Session on Tuesday evening, June 4,
1991, 7:00 p.m., County Commissioners Meeting Room, Iredell County Government Center, 200 South
Meeting Street, Stateville, 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
William P. Pope, County Attorney
Alice Fortner, Clerk to the Board
Susan Goodman, Finance Officer
Jerry Lundy, Planning Director
CALL TO ORDER: By Chairman Sloan
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
INVOCATION: The Reverend Grant Sharp, Pastor
First Presbyterian Church
Statesville, NC
PUBLIC HEARING
Chairman Sloan adjourned the meeting to a public hearing.
MINORITY BUSINESS ENTERPRISE: Mrs. EvieCaldwell, purchasing agent, discussed this at the
public hearing. A ten percent quota of minority contracts are to be actively sought through this
resolution, although the ten percent does not have to necessarily have to be complied with if
minority businesses are not available.
No one else spoke for or against this resolution.
AMENDMENT TO THE ZONING ORDINANCE: Mr. Jerry Lundy discussed this amendment to the code of
ordinances with the board and the public. No one present spoke for or agains the amendment.
PROPOSED BUDGET FOR 91-92: The following persons spoke at the budget hearing:
1. Ben Garrison - Iredell County Vocational Workshop
There are seving 77 handicapped adults. State is cutting their
funds. Their business is falling off because of the economy. They
need additional funds to keep on.
2. Johnny Lewis - Chairman of Iredell County Vocational Workshop, also
spoke and requested additional funds.
3. Dan Bradshaw - Tri -County Mental Health. Requested a 5% increase
that was in their budget. The county manager cut out the increase.
4. Kent Gaither - Pressiy Elementary School. Strongly supports school
budget. Looks forward to their school's pairing with East Iredell.
5. Balloon Rally - Danny Hearn. Requesting $3,000 that did not get in
to the county on time for the budget preparation.
6. Schools - David Pope. Supports the budget as presented by the county
manager.
7. Emergency Child Care - Bill York and David Minor. Referred to his
6/4 letter to the board regarding the two Emergency Child Care homes in the
county. They need $50,000 to relocate the home on West Front Street to a
better location.
8. David Boone - spoke regarding the budget. Wants the commissioners to
hold the tax rate down.
9. Renegar - Iredell Rescue Squad. Requested the board not reduce their
budget. They made 563 calls last year.
10. Alice Absher, president NCAE. For schools' current expense spending.
11. Troutman VFD - Dale Walker. Spoke for the fire departments. Not in
favor of reducing the fire tax funds.
12. Dan Lowrance - Spoke regarding the volunteer fire departments.
Alice Stewart requested that the fire tax commission get a print-out
of funds each month.
13. Wayne Mayberry - Monticello VFD, presented a resolution and petition.
13A. Dale Tutor. Easter Seals. Requested $6,000 for respite care.
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