HomeMy WebLinkAboutC.054.93011_1492 (2)IREDELL COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
BRIEFING MINUTES
APRIL 17, 2007
The Iredell County Board of Commissioners met in Briefing Session on Tuesday,
April 17, 2007, at 5:00 P.M., in the Iredell County Government Center (South Wing Conference
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, Deputy County Manager Susan
Blumenstein, Acting Planning Director Steve Warren, Solid Waste Director David Lambert,
Planner William Allison, Planner Rick Hurley, Assistant County Manager Tracy Jackson, Fire
Marshal Lloyd Ramsey, and Clerk to the Board Jean Moore.
CALL TO ORDER by Chairman Norman
PRESENTATION(REQUEST FROM REPRESENTATIVES OF THE SHEPHERDS
VFD REGARDING THE FY 07-08 BUDGET: Town of Mooresville Fire Chief Wes Greene,
Shepherds VFD Chief Kelly Robinson, along with Shepherds VFD firemen Jamie Barrier and
Tim Connolly requested permission to proceed with the joint operations agreement between the
VFD and Mooresville. Robinson said the department had not anticipated the 2007 revaluation
figures to be as high as they were, and a one and one-half cent increase would be sufficient to
pay the Town's $200,000 a year annual payment.
The firemen said Shepherds was due to be evaluated by the Insurance Services Office this
year, and it was hoped that a six rating would be achieved for the district's residential areas.
Robinson said the department was ready for the inspection, and documentation and records were
readily available.
Commissioner Tice asked if the department currently had a five -cent -tax rate.
Robinson said yes, on the $100 valuation. He said one cent brought in $123,800.
Commissioner Johnson asked if any changes had occurred in the joint operations
agreement since the proposal was first discussed with the board (March 6, 2007).
Connolly said nothing had changed, the agreement was just "fine tuned."
The firemen said they would be requesting the one and one-half cent increase in the FY
07-08 budget. They said a decision from the commissioners was needed now, however,
regarding the Mooresville agreement.
�Aonsensu from the board of commissioners to allow the Shepherd's VFD to proceed
with the joint operations agreement with Mooresville.
Request for Review/Consideration of Information Pertaining to the Status of
Insurance Services Organization (ISO) Inspections of Volunteer Fire Departments in
Iredell County: Assistant County Manager Tracy Jackson said that as requested by the board
at the Winter Planning Session, information had been obtained about the VFDs and insurance
ratings. He said the departments most prepared for a Fire Rating Inspection were:
Ebenezer VFD
South Iredell VFD
Trinity VFD &
Troutman Fire & Rescue.
Jackson said the departments with the highest priority to prepare for an inspection were: