HomeMy WebLinkAboutC.054.93010_0352IREDELL COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
REGULAR MINUTES
FEBRUARY 20 2001
The lredell County Board of Commissioners met in Regular Session on Tuesday,
February 20, 2001, at 7:00 p.m., in the Iredell County Government Center (Commissioners'
Meeting Room), 200 South Center Street, Statesville, NC 28677.
Present: Chairman Sara Haire Tice
Vice Chairman Steve D. Johnson
Tommy E. Bowles
Karen B. Ray
R. Godfrey Williams
Staff Present County Manager Joel Mashburn, County Attorney Bill Pope, Financc
Director Susan Blumenstein, and Clerk to the Board Jean Moore.
CALL TO ORDER by Chairman Tice.
MOMENT OF SILENT PRAYER OBSERVED IN HONOR OF DALE:
EARNHARDT, SR.: The board and audience members observed a moment of silent prayer in
honor of Dale Earnhardt, Sr., a National Association of Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) Winston
Cup driver killed while racing at the Daytona 500 on Sunday, February 18, 2001. Earnhardt, a
native of Cabarrus County, had resided in Iredell County (Mooresville, NC) for the past 15 years.
During Mr. Earnhardt's racing career, he achieved numerous awards, honors, and titles. Most
notable were: winning the Winston Cup Point Championship seven times, being listed as the
American Driver of the Year two times, winning a record nine races at the Talladega
Superspeedway, and holding the record of 34 victories (in all forms of racing) at the Daytona
Speedway.
INVOCATION by Commissioner Bowles.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: Boy Scout Troop 607, sponsored by Concord Presbyterian
Church, led the pledge. The scouts attended the meeting as a requirement in achieving their
citizenship in the community merit badge.
ADJUSTMENTS OF THE AGENDA: MOTION by Chairman Tice to approve the
following agenda adjustments.
Deletion: • Closed Session for the Purpose of Discussing an Attorney -Client Matter
G.S. 143-318.11 (a) (3)
Additions: • Closed Session for the Purpose of Discussing a Property Acquisition Matter
G.S. 143-318.11 (a) (5)
• Request for the Chairman to Sign a Public School Building Capital Fund
Application Regarding Third Creek Elementary
• Announcement of Mr. Roy Lester's Resignation from the Adult Care Home
Community Advisory Committee
PRESENTATION OF SPECIAL RECOGNITIONS & AWARDS
RECOGNITION OF JANET BLAUFUSS, A RETIREE FROM THE HEALTH
DEPT: Ms. Blaufuss, the former nursing director for the health department, was presented a plaque
commemorating her 12 years of county service. Health Director Ray Rabe cited numerous
achievements that had occurred during Blaufuss' employment. Most notable were her -
accomplishments in lowering the infant mortality rate and reducing the number of Acquired
Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) cases in the county.