HomeMy WebLinkAboutC.054.93010_0577IREDELL COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
REGULAR MINUTES
OCTOBER 16, 2001
The Iredell County Board of Commissioners met in Regular Session on Tuesday,
October 16, 2001, at 7:00 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 (Arrived at the meeting at approximately 7:15 p.m.)
Staff Present: County Manager Joel Mashburn, County Attorney William P. Pope.
Finance Director Susan Blumenstein, and Clerk to the Board Jean Moore.
CALL TO ORDER by Chairman Tice.
INVOCATION by Commissioner Ray.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG
ADJUSTMENTS OF THE AGENDA: OTIO by Chairman Tice to approve the
following agenda adjustments.
Additions: Request for Approval of Budget Amendment #12 for the Recognition of
Additional Funds from the North Carolina Department of Transportation for the
Rural Operating Assistance Program (pass-through grant for the Iredell
Transportation Authority)
• Request for the County Manager and Library Director to Develop a Policy
Regarding Branch Libraries
• Closed Session Regarding Personnel/G.S. 143-318.11 (a) (6)
VOTING: Ayes - 4; Nays -- 0.
APPOINTMENTS BEFORE THE BOARD
Presentation and Approval of a Resolution to Recognize the Problem of Child Abuse
(Candlelight Vigil to be Held on October 22, 2001): OTIO by Chairman Tice to approve
the following resolution.
VOTING: Ayes - 4; Nays - 0.
RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING THE PROBLEM OF
CHILD ABUSE
WHEREAS, abuse and neglect of children is a family and societal probhan of local, state, and
national significance; and
WHEREAS, it is important to recognize that children are abused at the hands of their parents
and caregivers; and
WHEREAS, 30 children are known to have died in North Carolina in the year 2000 due to abuse
or neglect that was inflicted upon thein by their parents or caregivers; and
WHEREAS, it is important to remember the 30 known innocents who died in North Carolina
during the year 2000.
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Iredell Board of Con:missionens calls upon
Iredell County communities to dedicate October 22, 2001, as a day of remembrance for the unknown
number of children who have died as a direct result of abuse and neglect and for the 30 innocent children
known to have died due to abuse and neglect in North Carolina during the year of 2000.