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BRIEFING MINUTES
MAY 7, 2002
The Iredell County Board of Commissioners met in Briefing Session on Tuesday, May 7,
2002, at 5:00 p.m., in the Iredell County Government Center, 200 South Center Street,
Statesville, NC.
Present: Chairman Sara Haire Tice
Vice Chairman Karen B. Ray
Tommy E. Bowles
Steve D. Johnson
R. Godfrey Williams
Staff Present: County Manager Joel Mashburn, Finance Director Susan Blumenstein,
Planning Supervisor Ron Smith, Register of Deeds Brenda Bell, Social Services Director Don Wall,
Social Services Income Maintenance Administrator Lynn Deal, Human Resources Director Carolyn
Harris, Health Director Ray Rabe, Inspections/Planning Director Lynn Niblock, Solid Waste
Administrative Manager Susan Cornell, and Clerk to the Board Jean Moore.
CALL TO ORDER by Chairman Tice.
REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF A RESOLUTION AND AGREEMENT FOR THE
CABARRUS/IREDELL/ROWAN CONSORTIUM FOR THE HOME INVESTMENT
PARTNERSHIP ACT: Mooresville Assistant Town Manager Erskine Smith and Centralina Council
of Governments Planner Shelley Williamson said Iredell County had previously joined the consortium
to allow local municipalities to receive federal housing funds. Smith said Iredell and Rowan counties
had entered into the consortium in name only -- they did not receive any funds. Mr. Smith said that if
the county chose not to participate, Mooresville and Statesville would be ineligible to receive funds.
REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF THE JUVENILE CRIME PREVENTION
COUNCIL'S (JCPC) RECOMMENDATIONS REGARDING THE APPROPRIATION OF FY
2002-2003 JUVENILE JUSTICE FUNDING: Juvenile Crime Prevention Council Chairman Camille
Moore Hemphill said it was anticipated that $305,409 would be distributed to Iredell County during the
upcoming year for agencies working to reduce juvenile crime. Mrs. Hemphill said the FY 02-03
funding amount was the same as FY 2001-02, and the council recommended the same level of funding
for each agency (Barium Springs $134,461; Counseling Center $35,504; SCAN/Exchange Club
$58,124; Project Challenge $35,000; Psychological Services $6,820; VisionsWork $25,000; and JCPC
training/administrative costs $10,500 for a total of $305,409).
Commissioner Johnson said some individuals had complained about the lack of supervision at
the juvenile structured day program operated by VisionsWork Youth Services.
Mrs. Hemphill said she would talk to the VisionsWork staff. She asked Mr. Johnson if he
would also like to visit with the staff.
Johnson said he would visit the center with Mrs. Hemphill.
(See regular minutes for action taken on the FY 2002-03 funding package.)
REQUEST FROM PROJECT CHALLENGE FOR THE APPROVAL TO USE OFFICE
SPACE AT THE JUVENILE COURT COUNSELOR'S FACILITY ON STOCKTON STREET
IN STATESVILLE, NC: County Manager Mashburn said a non-profit juvenile restitution agency
(Project Challenge) had been using a small section of space at the Juvenile Probation Office on
Stockton Street. Mashburn requested clearance from the board of commissioners to allow Project
Challenge to use the space.
Project Challenge Executive Director Gordon Keith said the Department of Juvenile Justice and
Delinquency Prevention had invited his program to offer services in Iredell County. Keith said the
program was headquartered in Spruce Pine, NC. Mr. Keith said his program, statewide, had a
recidivism rate of eight percent. He said Iredell County's rate was a little higher (12%); however, the
statistics were showing that his program was helping to reduce juvenile crime.