HomeMy WebLinkAboutC.054.93011_0737 (2)IREDELL COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
REGULAR MINUTES
NNE 7, 2005
The Iredell County Board of Commissioners met in Regular Session on
Tuesday, June 7, 2005, at 7:00 p.m., in the Iredell County Government Center
(Commissioners' Meeting Room), 200 South Center Street, Statesville, NC.
Present were:
Vice Chairman Godfrey Williams
Steve D. Johnson
Marvin Norman
Ken Robertson
Absent: Chairman Sara Haire Tice (due to illness)
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 Vice Chairman Williams.
INVOCATION by Commissioner Robertson.
ADJUSTMENTS TO THE AGENDA: OTIO by Vice Chairman
Williams to approve the agenda with the following revisions:
Additions: • Approval of an Amended Capital Project Fund for the Tax Administration &
Land Records Facility
• Closed Session Pursuant to G.S. 143-318.11(a) (3) — Attorney/Client
VOTING: Ayes — 4; Nays — 0.
PUBLIC HEARINGS
Vice Chairman Williams declared the meeting to be in a public hearing.
Comments Regarding the Proposed FY 2005-06 Iredell County Budget
Harry Tsumas, the Vice Chairman for the Greater Statesville Development
Corporation (GSDC), read a letter explaining a strategic planning project. The letter
indicated an assessment of the GSDC was planned to ensure that economic efforts were
being done in a thorough and complete manner. Tsumas said a key element in the
process would be to focus on existing industry assistance, along with (1) targeting
marketable areas (2) obtaining collateral marketing materials (3) achieving GIS
integration with the city and county networks, and (4) continuing with lobbying efforts
at the state level. Mr. Tsumas requested a one-time funding of $50,000 to provide
"seed" funds for the strategic plan.
Amy Eisele, spoke on behalf of the Exchange Club's Stop Child Abuse Now
(SCAN) Program. Eisele said the program had existed since 1987, and its purpose was
to work with families in an effort to stop child abuse. Mrs. Eisele said an additional
$1,000 had been recommended for the program during 05-06, but she was asking for an
extra $1,610 which would make SCAN's full appropriation at $5,000.
Gary Thomas, the Chairman of the Iredell Museums. Inc., said an
appropriation of $10,000 had been requested and $6,000 had been recommended.
Thomas said the former Children's Museum and the Arts and Science Museums had
merged to represent a "more centralized and efficient" program along with an effort to
raise funds for the arts. He said three sites (heritage site, children's museum, and the
Court Street Gallery) were open to the public. Thomas said 18,000 people, mostly
students, were served last year. He said Catawba County planned to give $1 per capita