HomeMy WebLinkAboutC.054.93010_0154Mr. Johnson accepted Mrs. Former's amendment.
VOTING: Ayes - 4; Nays - I (Stewart)
Commissioner Stewart said the planning board and staff had worked diligently on the
amendments. She said that if the commissioners were not going to follow their recommendations
that she didn't know what good it would do to appoint another committee unless the appointees
were told what to recommend at the beginning. Stewart said that if the board members didn't have
the courage of their convictions to vote in support of the committee's recommendations that the
process would hit a "brick wall again" She said it made no sense to keep appointing committees.
Chairman Tice declared the meeting to be in a public hearing.
REQUEST IN REFERENCE TO THE PROPOSED USAGE OF ELDERLY &
DISABLED TRANSPORTATION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (E&D TAP) FUNDS,
NCDOT WORK FIRST TRANSPORTATION FUNDS, AND RURAL GENERAL
PUBLIC (RGP) FUNDS: Ben Garrison, the Chairman oftheIredell Transportation Authority,said
the hearing was for the purpose of allowing the public to speak about the proposed usage of Elderly
& Disabled Transportation Assistance Funds, North Carolina Department of Transportation Work
First Transportation Funds, and Rural General Public Funds. He said the funds would supplement
funds already available. The Work First funds ($11,694) are to be used to provide transportation to
individuals not eligible to receive Temporary Assistance for Needy Families. The Elderly and
Disabled funds ($64,078) are to be used for the disabled or for persons 60 years of age or older.
Rural General Funds ($22,345) are for individuals not being served by other human service agencies.
Brian Summers. President of Statesville Transit Systems, said he planned to operate a public
transportation program for the residents of Statesville and Iredell County. The hours of general
public operation will be 8 a.m. - 9:30 p.m. Another set of hours will be used for employment
transportation. He said he was willing to provide a private for profit system to aid in transportation.
Commissioner Johnson asked how the new private transit system would work with the Iredell
Transportation Authority.
Garrison said the Rural General Program Funds had to be funneled to a community
transportation program. The state does this to insure the private transportation systems are in
compliance with drug free workplace policies and the other federal standards involved in
transportation systems.
No one else spoke and Chairman Tice adjourned the public hearing.
MOTION by Commissioner Johnson to approve the proposed usage of the E & D TAP
funds, the NCDOT Work First funds, and the RGP funds as presented by Mr. Garrison.
VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0.
REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF THE FY 2000-01 IREDELL COUNTY BUDGET
ORDINANCE: MOTION by Commissioner Johnson to approve the FY 2000-01 Iredell County
Budget with the inclusion of the revisions made during the budget sessions.
VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0.
BUDGET ORDINANCE
2000-2001
IREDELL COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA
Be it ordained by the Board of Commissioners of Iredell County, North Carolina:
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