HomeMy WebLinkAboutC.054.93010_0115Summers said $6,000 had been paid to trap the animals. He said there was an on-going
beaver problem.
REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF BIDS FOR TAX FORMS Ar SERVICES: Mrs.
Caldwell said the request of $64,213.61 was already in the 2000-01 budget. She said an
encumbrance could be entered into the computer system for the new year. Caldwell said the county
had to begin the process now for the tax billing and listing process to be ready.
On May 8, 2000, one bid from Southern Systems, Inc., was received in the amount of
$64,213.61. No other company sent a bid. The forms include: real property tax bills, solid waste
stickers, abstracts, appraisal notices, tax scrolls, vehicle tax bills, and delinquent tax bills for one
year. There is an option to renew the contract for two more years. Caldwell said South Systems
had the capability of inserting multiple bills into a single envelope.
REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF A LETTER OF AGREEMENT WITH MITCHELL
COMMUNITY COLLEGE CONCERNING USAGE OF A COUNTY OWNED VAN: Mr.
Mashburn said the vehicle policy was written where only employees could drive county vehicles.
Several months ago, Mitchell Community College sponsored an event that required the transporting
of visiting officials. The college asked to use the recreation van. Mr. Mashburn said he was
recommending that a letter of agreement be written to allow the college to use the van(s)
occasionally. He added the recreation department would always have first priority over the vans,
and the recreation director would have to make the decision on the vehicle loaning.
REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF A DISPOSITION METHOD CONCERNING THE
SURPLUS TRANSFER STATION SITE IN MOORESVILLE, NC: Support Services Director
Jim Vernon said the surplus transfer station had about 10.61 acres. He gave an estimate of $400,000
for the engineering, surveying and placement of fly ash over one section of the tract. Vernon
recommended for the county to not attempt to improve the site. He recommended that the county
sell the site "as is." Mashburn said that basically the county would dismantle what could be taken
apart, but would leave the concrete. He suggested that a "for sale" sign be placed at the site and for
display ads to be placed in newspaper classified sections.
Commissioner Fortner asked if the sale proceeds would have to go into the enterprise fund.
Blumenstein said the property was listed as a fixed asset in the enterprise fund; however, the
property could be transferred into the general fund. This would enable the sale proceeds to be used
as the county deemed most appropriate.
Vernon asked if a minimum amount should be used in the sale.
Commissioner Johnson said $750,000. (The other commissioners agreed.)
It was then decided to place a "for sale" sign on the property with the purchasing agent's
telephone number. She will tell any/all callers that the starting price for the property is $750,000.
Once an offer is made, the county will begin the upset bid process.
REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF A MANAGING UNDERWRITER FOR SCHOOL
FINANCING: Mrs. Blumenstein reviewed the past history on the school financing. In January,
First Union was approved as the underwriter. Later, Wachovia and BB&T were added as co -
managers. Recently, Blumenstein was notified that First Union had made a decision to delete public
finance underwriting from its package ofservices. Blumenstein, along with the county attorney, and
the bonding attorney, recommend that Wachovia Securities be named the senior managing
underwriter and that Bank of America be named as a co -manager. If approved, the change would
be as follows:
Wachovia Securities senior managing underwriter 70% of bonds
BB& T co -manager 15% of bonds
Bank of America co -manager 15% of bonds