HomeMy WebLinkAboutC.054.93010_1134IREDELL COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
REGULAR MINUTES
JUNE 3. 2003
The Iredell County Board of Commissioners met in Regular Session on
Tuesday, June 3, 2003, at 7:00 p.m., in the Iredell County Government Center
(Commissioners' Meeting Room), 200 South Center Street, Statesville, NC.
Present were:
Chairman Steve D. Johnson
Vice Chairman Godfrey Williams
Doug Madison
Marvin Norman
Sara Haire Tice
Staffpresent: County Manager Joel Mashburn, County Attorney Bill Pope,
Finance Director Susan Blumenstein, Planning Supervisor Ron Smith, Animal Control
Supervisor Sidney Weisner, and Clerk to the Board Jean Moore.
CALL TO ORDER by Chairman Johnson.
INVOCATION by Vice Chairman Williams.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
ADJUSTMENTS OF THE AGENDA: OTION by Chairman Johnson to
adjust the agenda by the following actions.
Additions: • Request for Approval of Budget Amendment #45 in the Amount of
$53,000 for the Purpose of Transferring Unspent Funds in the General
Fund to the Capital Project Fund for HVAC (Chiller) Modifications at the
Iredell County Government Center -South
• Request for Permission to Rescind the Board Action Made on May 20, 2003
to Accept the Low Bid and Award the Contract for a 12" Waterline
Extension for the Millard Refrigeration/West Farm Development Project
in the Amount of $126,620
• Closed Sessions for the Purpose of Discussing two Economic Development
Projects: G.S. 143-318.11(a)(4).
VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays — 0.
Note: During the agenda briefing, the EMS Director gave a brief update on the
Emergency Medical Services Plan that will be presented for adoption at the June 17
meeting. No action was needed regarding the item.
PUBLIC HEARINGS
Chairman Johnson declared the meeting to be in a public hearing.
Public Comments in Reference to the Iredell County Budget for FY 2003-2004
Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Southern Piedmont Executive Director J.C.
Byers said his agency had 319 volunteers, and he was requesting $5,000 on an annual
basis for the next five years to assist in the mentoring program. Mr. Byers said it was
important to have adequate funds to insure the volunteer/child matches were carried out
appropriately. He said the summer Primetime program started Monday, June 2 with
106 volunteers.
Buddy Hemric said the size and scope of the government from the county to the
federal level continued to grow. He said this was a revaluation year and property
values were up 25%. Hemric said the 25% increase should be enough for the county