HomeMy WebLinkAboutC.054.93010_0920IREDELL COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
REGULAR MINUTES
OCTOBER 15, 2002
The Iredell County Board of Commissioners met in Regular Session on
Tuesday, October 15, 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, EMS
Director Tracy Jackson, and Clerk to the Board Jean Moore.
CALL TO ORDER by Chairman Tice.
INVOCATION by Commissioner Johnson.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG: The pledge was led by
Boy Scout Troop 174 of Troutman, NC. The scouts attending were: Daniel
Knox, Amos London, Edward Haley, Ryan Sherrill, Matt Joyner, Casey Hoover,
and Kyle Brome. The scout leaders accompanying the boys were: Dennis
Hoover, Tom Sherrill, Harold Haley, and Mark London.
ADJUSTMENTS OF THE AGENDA: OTIO by Chairman Tice to
adjust the agenda by:
Deletions: Request from the Shepherd's Volunteer Fire Department to Either
Drawdown Fund Balance or to be Given Permission to Borrow
Additional Funds for the Completion of a new Building
Additions: Request for Approval to Waive Tipping Fees when the County
Demolishes Structures near the Current Library and Debris Fees
Associated with the Renovations of the Iredell County Government
Center -South
-Request for Approval of Budget Amendment #14 for the
Recognition of a S 10,000 Grant from the State for the Harmony
Library and County Funding of 5150,000
VOTING,: Ayes — 5; Nays — 0.
RECOGNITION OF LARRY DICKERSON: Larry Dickerson, the
county's former Director of Emergency Communications and Emergency
Management, retired on September 30, 2002. Chairman Tice presented
Dickerson with a plaque and thanked him for his many years of service. Tice also
thanked Dickerson for agreeing to remain as the county's emergency management
consultant on an "as needed basis."
County Manager Joel Mashburn presented an "Order of the Long Leaf
Pine" award to Mr. Dickerson. Mashburn said the award was presented to
individuals who had a proven record of service to the State of North Carolina.
Dickerson, an employee of the county since 1973, was accompanied to the
meeting by his wife, Cynthia.
PRESENTATION OF THE TAXPAYER FRIEND AWARD FROM
MR. BUDDY HEMRIC, A REPRESENTATIVE OF THE IREDELL
CITIZENS FOR INTEGRITY ORGANIZATION: Hemric presented the
2002 Taxpayer Friend Award to Commissioner Steve Johnson.