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14. Mr. Espy Gregory - concerned tax payer. Not in favor of raisinq
taxes.
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15. Mr. Glen Mayes - Cool Springs Volunteer Fire Department. Not in
favor of cutting fire tax.
16. Cecil Maynard - Tri -County Mental Health Board. In favor of fundinq
mental health.
17. Johnny Lewis - Trinity Volunteer Fire Department. Don't decrease
fire budgets.
18. Dan Cook - Against tax increase.
19. Don Parker - supports volunteer fire departments.
Public hearing was closed at 8:55 p.m.
RESOLUTION TO ESTABLISH A VERIFIABLE PERCENTAGE GOAL FOR PARTICIPATION BY MINORITY BUSINESS IN
THE AWARDING OF BUILDING CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS AWARDED PURSUANT TO N.C.G.S. 143-128:
MOTION from Commissioner Stewart to approve the following resolution:
WHEREAS, the North Carolina General Assembly enacted Chapter 480 and Section 74.17 of Chapter
770 of the 1989 Session Laws, thereby rewriting North Carolina General Statute 143-128: and
WHEREAS, N.C.G.S. 143-128 (C) required each city, county, or other public body to adopt, after
'. notice and a public hearing, an appropriate verifiable percentage goal for participation by minority
business (asdefined in that statute) in the total value of work for building contracts, the costs
of which exceed one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) and which are awarded pursuant to N.C.G.S.
143-128: and
WHEREAS, N.C.G.S. 143-128 (C)(3) requires an authority awarding a building contract the cost of
which exceeds one hundred thousand dollars ($00,000) under a separate prime or separate specifica-
tion contract system to adopt written guidelines specifying actions that will be taken by the
awarding authority to ensure a good faith effort in the recruitment and selection of minority
business for building contracts awarded under the separate specification contract systems; and
WHEREAS, N.C.G.S. 143-128(b) requires that a public body choosing to use a single -prime con-
tract system must also seek bids for a building contract the cost of which exceeds one hundred
thousand dollars ($100,000) under a separate prime or separate specification contract system and
must award such building contract to the lowest responsible bidder or bidders for the total project;
and
WHEREAS, N.C.G.S. 143-128(d) requires the State and its political subdivisions to award public
building contracts the costs of which exceeds one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) without regard
to race, religion, color, creed, national origin, sex, age or handicapping condition, and
WHEREAS, notice of the public hearing was duly published in the Statesville Record & Landmark,
and the public hearing required by N.C.G.S. 143-128(c) was held June
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the Iredell County Board of Commisisoners:
1. That the County of Iredell shall have a verifiable ooal of ten percent (10X) for participa-
1 tion by minority businesses in building construction contracts awarded pursuant to N.C.G.S. 143-128.
2. That the official, employee, or agent responsible for advertising such contracts shall
compile a list of minority business within the bidding area, using information obtained from North
Carolina Department of Economic and Community Development, Minority Business Development Agency, or
from other institutions or agencies providing such information.
This list shall be updated on an annual basis and shall be opened for inspection and shall be
available so that minority businesses will have the opportunity to add their names to the list.
Copies of this resolution shall be transmitted to the businesses on the list as soon as practicable
along with the name of the official, employee or agent who shall serve as the contact person for
minority businesses and be responsible for answering project related questions posed by minority
businesses.
3. That for each building contract put out for bids under the separate specification or the
single prime contract systems, notice of the contract shall he transmitted to minority businesses on
the above list.
4. That for each such building contract put out for bids under the separate specification or
single prime contract system, documents related to the contract shall be available for inspection at
a convenient and accessible location of which minority businesses shall receive notice.
5. That for each building contract put out for bids under the separate specification or single
prime contract systems, the contact person designated pursuant to paragrpah 2 above shall hold a
pre-bid conference to orient contractors and subcontractors to the policy expressed in this resolu-
tion as well as bid procedures and regulations. Minority businesses on the list obtained and
maintained as provided herein shall be notified of and invited to these pre-bid conferences.
6. That for each such building contract put out for bids under the separate specifications or
single prime contract system, published notice of the contract shall include a summary of this
resolution.