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IREDELL COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
BRIEFING MINUTES
JULY 18 1295-- 5:00 P.M.
The Iredell County Board of Commissioners met in Briefing Session in the County
Commissioners' Meeting Room, Iredell County Government Center, 200 South Center,
Statesville, NC. Those present for the meeting were:
Sara K. Haire, Chairman
David A. Boone, Vice Chairman
Stephen D. Johnson
C. Douglas Madison, Jr.
Alice M. Stewart
Others present: Joel Mashburn, County Mgr.
Jean Moore, Clerk to the Board
Jerry Lundy, Dir. of Srvs. & Development
Evie Caldwell, Purchasing Director
Rodney Proctor, Sheriff's Dept.
Carolyn Harris, Personnel Officer
CALL TO ORDER: By Chairman Haire
RECYCLING: Mr. Mashburn read the General Statutes pertaining to recycling and
mentioned an article recently that appeared in the CountyLines. The county manager said he
felt we needed someone to work with the Solid Waste Department in the County and State to
establish goals and implement plans for waste reduction. Currently, Keep Iredell Clean
(KIC) has a plan to add a part-time staff person. This employee could go full time if the
County contracted with KIC for recycling needs.
Mr. Mike White and Mr. John Robertson, representatives of KIC, advised that they
would like to work with the county in this proposal. White mentioned that former county
engineer, Carson Fisher, had been very active and still was active in his position with the
Town of Mooresville. Area businesses will be encouraged to join in the recycling effort.
Commissioner Stewart asked about the cost of the proposal, and the county manager said
it would be around $8000 - $10,000. He also mentioned that KIC would seek private
contributions and grants.
Commisioner Stewart asked the KIC representatives if they were receiving adequate
donations to pay a part-time person. Mr. White said they had about $8,000 in the bank.
Wal-Mart recently presented them a $2,000 grant. He said the person hired would have to
be knowledgeable in grant writing. They would budget about $18,000 for this position; plus
social security, etc.
Commissioner Boone said he was unclear as to what the person would be doing. Mr.
Mashburn said the person would be looking at our waste stream at the landfill to locate
where the waste was coming from. They would be seeking ideas to reduce the waste stream.
Mr. White added that recycling needs a person to coordinate everyone's efforts, e.g., he
mentioned that the Junior Service League recently obtained 20 tons of phone books in their
recycling efforts. Also, some schools have educational programs; however, they vary from
school to school. Naturally, the person hired would need to be self -motivated.
Commissioner Boone said he didn't feel the 40% mandate would be met. Mr. White
said it was important to have a goal. Recycling will pay a dividend; however, it will be hard
to measure. He stressed again that businesses need to be involved.
The county manager said he was not seeking an immediate contract -- he just wants
permission to work with KIC and come back with a proposal in the future.