HomeMy WebLinkAboutC.054.93011_0268 (2)IREDELL COUNTY BOARD OF
REGULAR MINUTES
NNE 1, 2004
The Iredell County Board of Commissioners met in Regular Session on
Tuesday, June 1, 2004, at 7:00 p.m., in the Iredell County Government Center
(Commissioners' Meeting Room), 200 South Center Street, Statesville, NC.
Present were:
Chairman Steve D. Johnson
Vice Chairman Godfrey Williams
Doug Madison
Marvin Norman
Sara Haire Tice
Staff present: County Manager Joel Mashburn, County Attorney Bill Pope,
Finance Director Susan Blumenstein, and Clerk to the Board Jean Moore.
CALL TO ORDER by Chairman Johnson.
INVOCATION by Chairman Johnson.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG
ADJUSTMENTS OF THE AGENDA: OTIO by Chairman Johnson to
adjust the agenda by the following actions.
Additions to Agenda: • Appointment of the Tax Collector
• Closed Session Pursuant to G.S. 143-318.11(a) 6 Personnel
VOTING: Ayes — 5; Nays — 0.
APPOINTMENTS BEFORE THE BOARD
Presentation from Anna Rice, Executive Director of the Council on Aging,
Regarding the FY 2004-2005 Home & Community Care Block Grant (HCCBG)
for Older Adults Funding Plan: Anna Rice, with the Council on Aging, said the
HCCBG funds were primarily from the federal government, and the 2004-05 funding
had been reduced by $8,500 on top of a $5,500 cut made in the FY 2003-04 grant. She
said the HCCBG Committee recently met to approve a funding proposal, and the group
chose to apply an across-the-board decrease to all of the services to accommodate for
the reduction in funds.
Mrs. Rice said that Iredell's 60+ population continued to grow, and it accounted
for 19.5% of the county's total population. She said the first "wave of baby boomers"
would be eligible for services funded through the Council on Aging in 2006, and these
individuals would be able to draw Social Security in 2008, along with
Medicare/Medicaid benefits in 2011.
OTIO by Commissioner Madison to approve the funding plan as presented
by Mrs. Rice.
VOTING: Ayes — 5; Nays — 0.
Presentation from Frankie Blohm Regarding School Funding: Mrs. Blohm
said the academic future of children in the county was in jeopardy due to inadequate
learning environments. She said the schools were diverse in age, design, and the
number of children attending them. Blohm said, "Try hiring a teacher to work in a
school that looks like Monticello or N.B. Mills after they've seen Lake Norman
Elementary." Blohm encouraged everyone to work together and use the information
that had already been collected to fund a plan to benefit the children for years to come.