HomeMy WebLinkAboutC.054.93010_0775IREDELL COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
REGULAR MINUTES
JUNE 4 2002
The Iredell County Board of Commissioners met in Regular Session on Tuesday,
,lune 4, 2002, at 7:00 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, County Attorney Bill Pope,
Finance Director Susan Blumenstein, Planning Supervisor Ron Smith, and Clerk to the
Board Jean Moore.
CALL TO ORDER by Chairman Tice.
INVOCATION by Commissioner Johnson.
PLEDGE OF ALEGIANCE
APPOINTMENT BEFORE THE BOARD
DAN MCCLURE SPEAKS IN REFERENCE TO CAROLINA LAND &
LAKES, INC.: McClure said his organization was one of ten, nonprofit research,
conservation, and development groups in the state. He said Carolina Land & Lakes was
established in 2001, and it served the counties of Alexander, Burke, Caldwell, Catawba,
and Iredell. Mr. McClure said each county had three representatives; however, Iredell
County had not been requested to appoint anyone. He said the mission of the
organization was to aid in "conservation, development, and utilization of natural
resources, along with improving the general level of economic activity, and to enhance
the environment and standard of living."
(Note: McClure did not formally request any appointments at this time. He said
William Jones, a resident of Iredell County, served in an at -large position.)
PUBLIC HEARINGS
Chairman Tice declared the meeting to be in a public hearing.
Public Comments in Reference to the Iredell County Budget for Fiscal Year
2002-2003: Citizens that spoke regarding the proposed budget were:
Gerald Clodfelter, representing the Troutman Rescue Squad, said his agency
began service in 1956. He said Troutman had the first rescue squad in Iredell County and
the first state certified EMTs. Clodfelter cited many other awards and accomplishments.
Mr. Clodfelter said he understood that all of the agencies funded by the county (special
appropriations) had received 4.5% funding cut, but he felt his organization should be
given its entire request of $60,000. He mentioned that last year the squad had
experienced a financial cut from the United Way. Clodfelter said, "We are doing a lot,
with very little." He said it was expensive to maintain the level of expertise and training
needed to operate. Mr. Clodfelter said that due to receiving state grants for equipment
and signing mutual aid agreements, the squad had to be prepared to assist other counties
in North Carolina.
Gree Watson, representing Stop Child Abuse Now (SCAN), said his agency
began in 1987 with 789 reported child abuse cases in Iredell County compared to over
2,100 last year. Watson said that many services and enhancements had been added to
SCAN in the past 15 years. Mr. Watson mentioned that recently private donations had