HomeMy WebLinkAboutC.054.93009_1023 (2)IREDELL COUNTY BOARD OF COM91081ONERS
MINUTES
AUGUST 15, 1995
The Iredell County Board of Commissioners met in Adjourned
Regular Session on Tuesday, August 15, 1995, at 7:00 P.M.,
Commissioners' Meeting Room, Iredell County Government Center, 200
South Center Street, 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
Staff present: Joel Mashburn, County Manager
Jean Moore, Clerk to the Board
Joe Ketchie, Iredell Tax Collector
Bill Mashburn, Health Director
CALL TO ORDER: Chairman Haire
INVOCATION: Commissioner Johnson
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
SPECIAL RECOGNITION OF VISITORS:
Recognition was given to Mr. William Jones, Statesville
Postmaster who attended the meeting as well as several other
African-American citizens of the county.
In addition, David Blankenship, a boy scout with Troop 363,
attended the meeting.
ADJUSTMENT OF AGENDA: The county manager advised the audience
that the request for a county -wide transportation committee had
been deleted from the agenda but would be added at another time.
The pay plan for Tri -County Mental Health had been added. Also, a
Closed Session in concordance with G.S. 143.318.11 (a) 3 (Attorney -
Client) had been added to the agenda.
MOTION by Chairman Haire to accept the agenda adjustments.
VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0.
REOUEST FOR APPROVAL OF 1994 ANNUAL TAX SETTLEMENT AND
APPROVAL OF 1995 ORDER FOR COLLECTION OF TAXES: Mr. Joe Ketchie,
Tax Collector, explained these requests and advised that the
collection percentage for 1994 was 96.21%.
MOTION by Commissioner Johnson to accept the 1994 Annual
Settlement and recharge the Delinquent Taxes back to the Tax
Collector for collection.
VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0.
MOTION by Commissioner Madison to approve the Order for
Collection for the 1995 taxes.
VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0.
DISCUSSION OF ENVIRONMENTAL PERSONNEL STUDY: The county
manager mentioned that the environmental specialist positions have
been studied recently because of some problems the health
department has had in recent months in recruiting and retaining
qualified people. As a result of a recommendation from the Board
of Health to adjust some salaries, the personnel department did an
analysis of counties of similar size and those counties that we
AUG 1 1995 197