HomeMy WebLinkAboutC.054.93010_1283 (2)IREDF.LL COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
REGULAR MINUTES
DECEMBER 16, 2003
The lredell County Board of Commissioners met in Regular Session on
Tuesday, December 16, 2003, at 7:00 p.m., in the lredell County Government Center
(Commissioners' Meeting Room), 200 South Center Street, Statesville, NC.
Present were:
Chairman Steve D. Johnson
Vice Chairman Godfrey Williams
Doug Madison
Sara Haire Tice
Absent: Commissioner Marvin Norman was absent due to illness.
Staffpresent: County Manager Joel Mashburn, Finance Director Susan
Blumenstem, and Clerk to the Board Jean Moore.
Absent: County Attorney Bill Pope was absent due to another commitment.
CALL TO ORDER by Chairman Johnson.
INVOCATION by Commissioner Madison.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG
ADJUSTMENTS OF THE AGENDA: OTIO by Chairman Johnson to
revise the agenda by the following adjustment.
Addition: Request for Approval of a Letter of Endorsement for Third Creek
Elementary School's US EPA Environmental Educational Grant
VOTING: Ayes — 4; Nays — O.
PRESENTATION OF SPECIAL RECOGNITIONS & AWARDS
Presentation of a Plaque to Health Department Retiree Faye Brincefield:
Mrs. Brincefield retired on December 1, 2003, after 20 years of county service. Health
Director Ray Rabe praised Mrs. Brincefield's work performance. He said Brincefield
was one of the most professional and caring employees that he had ever observed in his
30 years of employment in the health-care field.
Chairman Johnson presented Brincefield with an appreciation plaque and
expressed thanks for her years of service.
Presentation of a Plaque to EMS Department Retiree Donnie Perry: Mr.
Perry retired on November 28, 2003, after 30 years of service. EMS Director Lee
Darnell said Mr. Perry was a "pioneer" in the EMS profession, as well as a leader in the
community, and his services would be greatly missed.
Chairman Johnson presented Perry with an appreciation plaque and expressed
thanks for his years of service.
APPOINTMENTS BEFORE THE BOARD
R.B. Bryan, the Clinical Manager for Counseling Insights, Inc., Speaks in
Reference to the Distribution of Alcoholism Funds (ABC Bottle Tax) and the Need
in lredell County for the Establishment of a Spanish Speaking Counselor
Position for the Purpose of Providing Treatment, Counseling, and Education in
the Latino Community Concerning North Carolina Alcohol and Traffic Laws: Mr.
Bryan said G.S. 1813-804(b)(6) stipulated that a charge of one cent on each bottle