HomeMy WebLinkAboutC.054.93011_1218 (2)IREDELL COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
BRIEFING MINUTES
JUNE 20, 2006
The Iredell County Board of Commissioners met in Briefing Session on
Tuesday, June 20, 2006, 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 Johnson
Marvin Norman
Ken Robertson
Staff present: Acting County Manager Susan Blumenstein, Code Enforcement
& Planning Director Lynn Niblock, Planning Supervisor Steve Warren, Planner
Rebecca Harper, Tax Administrator Bill Doolittle, Health Director Donna Campbell,
Mike Phillips, with the Sheriff's Dept., Assistant County Manager Tracy Jackson,
Register of Deeds Brenda Bell, and Clerk to the Board Jean Moore.
CALL TO ORDER by Chairman Tice.
REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF BUDGET AMENDMENT #50 TO
APPROPRIATE SEIZED FUNDS OF $40,000 FOR THE CIVIL AIR PATROL
AIRCRAFT HANGAR & TO APPROPRIATE $10,000 FOR CRIME
PREVENTION ("CONFIDENTIAL OPERATIONS"): Mrs. Blumenstein said the
sheriff was requesting that $40,000 in seized funds be transferred to the $100,000
already appropriated for the Civil Air Patrol hangar. She said the sheriff had also
requested that seized funds of $10,000 be appropriated to the Crime Prevention line
item.
Commissioner Johnson said previously, there was a request to use $3500 for
hangar ramp repairs. He said the Civil Air Patrol had now been offered a larger hangar
not requiring the repairs. Johnson said the agency desired to use the $3500 towards the
equipping of a hangar conference room that would be available for use by the sheriff
and other emergency personnel.
PRESENTATION FROM ASSISTANT COUNTY MANAGER TRACY
JACKSON REGARDING THE COUNTY VISIONS PROJECT (SCOPE OF
WORK, PROCESS, & ESTIMATED COST): Assistant County Manager Tracy
Jackson said a strategic planning project was discussed at the Winter Planning Session,
and a consultant had been contacted. He said Strategy Support Associates had offered a
$50,000 proposal for the development of a "comprehensive strategic plan presenting a
vision of Iredeil County in the future and a roadmap for achieving that future." Jackson
said the board would need to appoint 5 to 10 members who would be responsible for
selecting and recruiting a planning group (20-25 individuals). He said the group would
identify four to six key areas for review and then goals would be established. Jackson
said it was estimated the finished document might possibly be available in September.
Commissioner Robertson asked what the county would do with the final
product.
Jackson said it would be up to the board members.
Robertson asked if a commitment was being implied by pursuing the project.
Jackson said there would be recommendations. He said the board would be kept
up-to-date about the project, and a presentation would be given upon completion.
Commissioner Johnson said, "They propose and we dispose"