HomeMy WebLinkAboutC.054.93010_0834 (2)IREDELL COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
BRIEFING MINUTES
AUGUST 6, 2002
The Iredell County Board of Commissioners met in Briefing Session on Tuesday,
August 6, 2002, at 5:00 p.m., in the Iredell County Government Center, 200 South Center
Street, Statesville, NC.
Present: Chairman Sara Haire Tice
Vice Chairman Karen B. Ray
Tommy E. Bowles
Steve D. Johnson
R. Godfrey Williams
Staff Present: County Manager Joel Mashburn, Finance Director Susan
Blumenstein, Planning Supervisor Ron Smith, Jail Administrator Rick Dowdle, Social
Services Director Don Wall, Income Maintenance Administrator Lynn Deal, Social Work
Supervisor Linda Bledsoe, Library Director Steve Messick, Tax Collector Joe Ketchie,
and Clerk to the Board Jean Moore.
CALL TO ORDER by Chairman Tice
REQUEST FOR ACCEPTANCE OF THE 2001 TAX SETTLEMENT FOR
REAL & PERSONAL PROPERTY TAXES & APPROVAL OF THE
COLLECTION ORDERS FOR THE TAX COLLECTOR & SHERIFF: In
accordance with G.S. 105-373, Tax Collector Joe Ketchie presented a printout containing
the 2001 Iredell County real and personal property tax settlement. Ketchie said the
settlement had been significantly affected by the number of increased bankruptcies. He
said there had been 444 bankruptcies with 283 being Chapter I 1 filings and 161 Chapter
7s. He requested acceptance of the settlement, and approval of the 2002 tax collection
orders for himself and the sheriff.
REQUEST FROM THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT FOR APPROVAL
OF A CONTRACT WITH SMITH, ROGERS & STRICKLAND, PLLC, FOR
LEGAL CONSULTATION AT $14,355 A YEAR: Jail Administrator Rick Dowdle
requested approval of a contract that would retain a law firm to provide 24-hour, 7 -days -
a -week, legal consultation services. Dowdle said the annual amount of $14,355 covered
the retainer, legal consultation by telephone, and it included the preparation of court
documents, if needed. Mr. Dowdle said the contract amount was included the sheriffs
budget for 2002-03.
REQUEST FROM THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT FOR APPROVAL
OF BUDGET AMENDMENT #2 FOR:
1. The transfer of $10,000 in commissary funds for the purchase of
a new filing system.
2. The transfer of $7,200 from seized funds for the purchase of
15 weapons (Giock Pistols).
3. The transfer of $32,725 in seized funds for the purchase of hand-held
radios.
Dowdle said a roll type filing system was being purchased for the sheriffs office.
In reference to the hand-held radios, Dowdle said the sheriff was concerned about the
radio system and desired to improve communications and safety for the officers.
REQUEST FOR A DECISION REGARDING STANDARD OR ELECTING
COUNTY STATUS FOR THE WORK FIRST PROGRAM EXTENDING FROM
OCT. 1, 2003 — SEPT. 30, 2005: Social Services Director Don Wall said the county,
since 1997, had chosen an electing status for the implementation of the Work First Block
Grant Program. Wall said that federal regulations governing Temporary Assistance for
Needy Families (TANF) required states and counties to submit work plans every two
years, and he recommended that the electing status continue through the 2003-2005
cycle. (Electing status is described in G.S. 108A-27.4, and standard status is described
in G.S. 108A-27.6).