HomeMy WebLinkAboutC.054.93011_1414 (2)IREDELL COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
REGULAR MINUTES
FEBRUARY 6, 2007
The Iredell County Board of Commissioners met in Regular Session on Tuesday,
February 6, 2007, at 7:00 P.M., in the Iredell County Government Center (Commissioners'
Meeting Room), 200 South Center Street, Statesville, NC.
Board Members Present
Chairman Marvin Norman
Vice Chairman Sara Haire Tice
Steve Johnson
Ken Robertson
Godfrey Williams
Staff present: County Manager Joel Mashburn, County Attorney Bill Pope, Acting
Planning Director Steve Warren, and Clerk to the Board Jean Moore.
CALL TO ORDER by Chairman Norman
INVOCATION by Commissioner Johnson
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
ADJUSTMENTS OF THE AGENDA: The following agenda adjustment was
made:
Deletion: Unfinished Business - Case No. 0611-3 (J.C. Faw Property) A Request to
Rezone Property from Residential Agricultural & Neighborhood Business -
Conditional Use District to Neighborhood Business (Location: Corner of
Brawley School Road and Drye Drive in Mooresville, NC). This case was
postponed from the December 5, 2006 & January 2, 2007 meetings. The public
hearing was adjourned at the December 5 meeting. Due to the applicant (Eric
Wood) not being ready to present additional information, the item was deleted
from the agenda. The applicant will be contacted by Acting Planning Director
Steve Warren and instructed to notify the county when the information is
available.
APPOINTMENT BEFORE THE BOARD
Presentation of Annual Reports from the Nursing and Adult Care Home
Community Advisory Committees: Centralina Ombudsman Cindy Kincaid recognized
Jayne De -Pointe Johns, Kathy Smith, Ruth Waters, Linda Piraino, and Janet Hall, all
members of the committees, along with Evie Caldwell, a prospective member. Kincaid said
Anna Rice (Council on Aging), Dan Stafford (Social Services), and Kelly McMillan (Social
Services), served as backup representatives. She said that in Centralina's nine -county area,
there were 250 volunteers advocating on behalf of the residents, and the members received
15 hours of initial training along with 8 on-going instructional hours.
Kincaid said the Ombudsman program provided assistance in the interpretation of
state laws, rules, and regulations for nursing/adult care homes, plus there was training,
technical assistance, and guidance in complaint resolution. She said the nine -county area
had 15,000 Iong-term care beds, the largest in the state, with Iredell County alone having 739
nursing home beds and 774 adult care home beds. Ms. Kincaid said committee activities
consisted of hosting a resident rights celebration, visitation of the homes, both as mandated
visits and "friendly" visits, and providing supplies and assistance in the coordination of other
community volunteers.
Mrs. Kincaid added that more appointees were needed for both committees.
PUBLIC HEARINGS
Chairman Norman declared the meeting to be in a public hearing.