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BRIEFING MINUTES
Briefin9
The Iredell CountBoard
f5co1995flenter Street,
s1south Wingin met
conference
Session at 5:00 p.m., September
Room, Iredell County Government Center, 200 South C
Statesville, NC. 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
Susan Blumenstein, Dir. of Finance & Adm. Services
Jerry Lundy, Dir. of Services & Development
Evie Caldwell, County Purchasing Agent
Don Wall, Director of Social Services
Lisa York, DSS Program Administrator
Jean Moore, Clerk to the Board
,ALL TO ORDER: Chairman Haire
RBVIEM OF AGISRDA: The county manager advised that a bid opening
for the Lake Way Road Improvements had to be re -advertised due to
not receiving enough bids. A new bid opening date has been
scheduled for September 6, 1995 at 2:00 P.M. In order for this
theBoard meeton
jcompleted
Septembera7, 1995 formanner
thelbidaawarduested that
Chairman Haire stated that Mr. John York had called
her and ing about
requested to address the board at the 7:00 p.
m. junked vehicles in his neighborhood.
FDELZC RRARINS MATTER$= Mr. Jerry Lundy briefed the group on the
rezoning request (9507-2) and the proposed amendment to the land
development plan. At the July 18, 1995 meeting of the Board, it
was requested that the planning staff review R-20 zoning in an
effort to allow churches. Commissioner Madison said that, be
"Churches should be in government, but government should
tthe
in churches." Commissioner Stewart reminded the group
term "church" could encompass many different definitions.
DSB BOR 71PPROV T OF FAMILY FOR RIDS GRAN1t Mr. Don
Wall, DSS Director, advised that Iredell County was one of eight
North Carolina counties selected to receive this grant in the
amount of $265,000 over a three-year period. He said there was
no county match involved. A summary of the major
responsibilities of the lead sites will be:
Accept community eccourntabuity for Saoklog S System Outcomes through activities that Include:
1) create two now full-time Positions: a "PerlomUnce coordinator" (must be DSS position) errd a backlog
reduction specialist
2) coordinate and support an interagency assessment tesm and a perlormance(advocecy team
9) develop and Impleawnt a sRrspecSlc backlog reduction Plan that:
has extensive consumer Involvement
• incorporates specific steps to achieve the 6 system atcomss
. hares adoption s and other lin reducon In aadoption* services
wW to the corrununItY
other backlog reduction services
brake down h oYlProSn nn s
.
Involves strengthened community atfotat tires critical points in the foster care eontirwum (prevention,
reunBbation, and backlog) seS•ewluatbn ft Improvement Process
q coordinate an annual county plan
5) participate in the Parnilies For Kids public awareness and evaluation OdIvhles
Commissioner Madison asked Mr. Wall what happened in three years.
He asked if it will be the County's decision as to whether or not
the program continues after the money is exhausted. Mr. Wall
answered that if the grant is successful it will, hopefully, be
relicaed in of the
programtprobably lwill cnot toccur until laround July implementation
NC Of 1996.
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