HomeMy WebLinkAboutC.054.93008_21551-014
IREDELL COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
MINUTES - REGULAR MEETING
AUGUST 18, 1992
The Iredell County Board of Commissioners met in Regular Session on Tuesday evening, August 18,
1992, 7:30 p.m., County Commissioners' Meeting Room, Iredell County Government Center, 200 South
Center Street, Statesville, NC. Those present for the meeting were:
R. B. Sloan, Jr., Chairman
Sara K. Haire, Vice Chairman
Doug Madison
Frank Mitchell
Staff present: Joel Mashburn, County Manager
William P. Pope, County Attorney
Alice Fortner, Clerk to the Board
Susan Goodman, Finance Director
Jerry Lundy, Director of Services & Development
CALL TO ORDER: Chairman Sloan
INVOCATION: The Reverend Walter O'Neal, Pastor
Yokefellow Ministries
Statesville, NC 28677
SPECIAL RECOGNITIONS
REVEREND EARL A. COOK - FOR SERVICE ON THE CHILD PROTECTION TEAM: MOTION from Commissioner
Mitchell to present a special resolution honoring Reverend Earl Cook.
VOTING: Ayes - 4; Nays - 0.
SUSAN GOODMAN - FOURTH YEAR TO RECEIVE CERTIFICATE OF EXCELLENCE FOR FINANCIAL REPORTING: Mr.
Greg Allison, Director of Finance for the City of Morganton and member of the Board of Directors of
N. C. Public Finance Officers, made this presentation to Ms. Goodman. He said 2,000 out of 82,000
finance officers received this award. This is Ms. Goodman's fourth year to receive the award.
Chairman Sloan thanked Ms. Goodman on behalf of the Iredell County Board of Commissioners for
her efforts.
PUBLIC HEARING
PROPOSED FINANCING OF CONSTRUCTION AND RENOVATION OF SCHOOL FACILITIES FOR IREDELL-STATESVILLE
SCHOOLS AT AN ESTIMATED COST OF $14,200,000. CERTIFICATES OF PARTICIPATION AS PERMITTED BY N. C. G.
S. 160A-20. Ms. Goodman explained this financing. Counties must issue the bonds. School boards
are not permitted to issue these bonds since they are not a taxing authority.Sepcial legislation
ratified on July 21, 1992 permits the sale of the bonds. Ms. Goodman said the sale of the bonds
will take place on December 2, 1992, and the closing will be held on January 5, 1993.
Chairman Sloan inquired if anyone in the audience wished to speak concerning these bonds.
No one present spoke for or against the financing.
Chairman Sloan closed the public hearing.
SPECIAL GUESTS RECOGNIZED: Chairman Sloan recognized Mayor John Ray Campbell from Harmony.
APPOINTMENTS BEFORE THE BOARD
IREDELL-STATESVILLE SCHOOLS: Dr. Register and staff were present regarding the receipt of bids
for Statesville Middle School and West Middle School renovation and addition projects. Dr. Register
said the they were well pleased with the bids. The finance officer said the $43 per square foot
price was very acceptable to them.
MOTION from Commissioner Madison to approve the bids as presented.
VOTING: Ayes - 4; Nays - 0.
CONSENT AGENDA
MOTION from Commissioner Haire to approve the Consent Agenda as follows:
TAX ASSESSOR - RELEASES AND REFUNDS - JULY 1992: MOTION from Commissioner Haire to approve the
following releaes and refunds for the month of July 1992 as follows:
Hager, Dennis Lee 3.00
Dickens, David Lee 6.00
Jo Ann Young Sharpe 10.00 '