HomeMy WebLinkAboutC.054.93010_0513IREDELL COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
BRIEFING MINUTES
AUGUST 21. 2001
The Iredell County Board of Commissioners met in Briefing Session on Tuesday,
August 21, 2001, at 5:00 p.m., in the Iredell County Government Center, 200 South Center
Street, Statesville, NC.
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, Finance Director Susan Blumenstein,
Purchasing Agent Fvie Caldwell, County Assessor Brent Weisner, Social Services Director Don
Wall, Social Services Income Maintenance Administrator Lynn Deal, Health Director Ray Rabe,
Public Health Nurse Supervisor Donna Ricciardi, Health Services Coordinator Norma Rife,
Solid Waste Director Ron Weatherman, Solid Waste Administrative Officer Susan Cornell, and
Clerk to the Board Jean Moore,
CALL TO ORDER by Chairman Tice.
INFORMATION EST FROM THETMENT OF MOORESVILLENTOWN TRANSPORTATION
OR OTO
REGARDING 3 REQ
RENAME NC 136 TO NC 3: The county manager said he had received a telephone call from a
DOT official asking if Iredell County was in agreement with a road name change regarding NC
136. County Manager Mashburn said the Mooresville Mayor wanted the name change to honor
NASCAR driver Dale Earnhardt, now deceased. The numerical change would reflect the
number three (3) used on Earnhardt's racing vehicle.
It was the consensus of the board members to place this request on the September 4
agenda for review and/or action.
RECOGNITION OF ATTORNEY THOMAS R. YOUNG, WITH THE:
DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES, FOR AN EMPLOYEE SUGGESTION: Mr.
Mashburn said Social Services Attorney Thomas Young had submitted an idea to the Employee
Suggestion Committee pertaining to the negotiation of a bulk publication rate with the Statesville
Record & Landmark. Mashburn said Young's suggestion was reviewed by the committee in the
last fiscal year and found it to be worthy of a $500 award. Mr. Mashburn said the $500 was
transferred into this year's budget; however, due to the program being discontinued,gno other
funds
un s were b d would be subbm tied to the boa d on a yees casecby casame e basis cost-saving su c tions,
' Purchasing Agent Evie Caldwell said she had met with the newspaper staff about a rate
reduction. Caldwell said she had to commit to 100 inches of publication in a year's time, but she
said this wouldn't be a problem since the tax collector's office, alone, would need this much
space. Mrs. Caldwell negotiated a rate decrease from $9.65 to $6.58 per inch, and she said the
county should realize about a $2,500 savings per year. (The rate decrease does not apply to legal
notices or help -wanted advertisements.)
Request from the West Iredell Water Corporation for the County to Purchase 15
Water Hydrants at a Cost of $19,500 ($1,300 ea.) in Conjunction with the Corporation's
Water Line Extension into the Wood Bridge/Cannon Road Area: The county manager said
, and this could cover the cost of the water hydrants needed
the fire tax budget had $100,000.00
t by the West Iredell Water Corporation.
Commissioner Williams said there were three water corporations operating in the county,
and he was glad to see their services expanding.
Request from the County Assessor's Office for Approval of the July Refunds &
Releases: County Assessor Weisner explained the refunds and releases. He then announced
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