HomeMy WebLinkAboutC.054.93011_0581 (2)IREDELL COUNTY BOARD OF
BRIEFING MINUTES
MARCH 1, 2005
The Iredell County Board of Commissioners met in Briefing Session on
Tuesday, March 1, 2005, at 5:00 p.m., in the Iredell County Government Center (South
Wing Conference Room), 200 South Center Street, Statesville, NC.
Present were:
Chairman Sara Haire Tice
Vice Chairman Godfrey Williams
Steve D. Johnson
Marvin Norman
Ken Robertson
Staff present: County Manager Joel Mashburn, Finance Director Susan
Blumenstein, Planning & Code Enforcement Director Lynn Niblock, Planning
Supervisor Steve Warren, Planner Emily Jackson, Health Director Donna Campbell,
Chief Deputy Rick Dowdle, Recreation Director Robert Woody, Athletic Director
June Tutterrow, Tax Administrator Bill Doolittle, and Clerk to the Board Jean Moore.
Call to Order by Chairman Tice.
Planner Emily Jackson Announces Her Resignation: Emily Jackson, an
employee in the planning department, advised that she would be resigning effective
Friday, March 11. Jackson, in her third year of employment with the county, said she
was leaving to work for former Iredell County Planting Supervisor Ron Smith at CMR
Consulting in Kannapolis, NC.
The board members thanked Jackson for her county service and wished her the
best in her future career endeavors.
Request from the Centralina Workforce Development Board for Adoption
of a Resolution to Approve the Articles of Association & Agreement for the
Centralina (COG) Workforce Development Consortium: David Hollars, the
Executive Director for the COG Workforce Development Board, requested a two-year
renewal of the consortium agreement. Hollars said the purpose of the consortium was
to receive and utilize federal and state workforce development and training funds. He
said the consortium consisted of seven counties, and it served as the funding applicant.
Request for Approval of an External Auditing Services Contract: Finance
Director Susan Blumenstein introduced Brian Starnes with the Martin Starnes &
Associates Company. She recommended that the external auditor services contract for
years FY 04-05, 05-06, and 06-07 be awarded to Martin Starnes. Blumenstein said only
two firms, out of eight that received a request for proposals, had submitted a fee
proposal.
Starnes said additional continuing education requirements were necessary for
CPAs to provide governmental services. He said the added cost of acquiring the
educational credits was steering some firms away from governmental auditing.
Request for Approval of a Resolution Seeking Support from the North
Carolina General Assembly for Establishing Adequate and Reliable Funding of
Public Schools in Iredell County And Throughout the State: Iredell-Statesville
Board of Education Chairman Dr. David Cash along with Superintendent
Dr. Terry Holliday requested approval of a resolution regarding school funding. Dr.
Holliday said the resolution would be adopted by other school systems and counties
across the state and then sent to the various North Carolina General Assembly members.
He said the resolution requested that the state "reverse the ongoing trend of insufficient
operational and capital funding for schools and to provide adequate and reliable funding
that matches needs, resources and mandates."