HomeMy WebLinkAboutC.054.93011_1749 (2)IREDELL COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
REGULAR MINUTES
DECEMBER 4, 2007
The Iredell County Board of Commissioners met in Regular Session on Tuesday,
December 4, 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, Deputy
County Manager Susan Blumenstein, Planning & Development Director Ron Smith, and Clerk to
the Board Jean Moore.
CALL TO ORDER by Chairman Norman
INVOCATION by Commissioner Johnson
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
ADJUSTMENTS OF THE AGENDA: OTIO by Commissioner Johnson to
approve the following agenda adjustments.
Addition: Call for a Public Hearing on December 18, 2007 at 7:00 PM Regarding an Economic
Development Incentive for NGK Ceramics
Deletion: Request for a Decision Regarding an Attempt to Enter into a Lease with the North
Carolina Department of Transportation for the Usage of Former Prison Property
VOTING: Ayes — 5; Nays — 0.
APPOINTMENT BEFORE THE BOARD
Presentation by Dr. Kathy Kramer, on behalf of the Friends of the Animals
Organization, Regarding an Animal Adoption and Education Center for Iredell County:
Dr. Kathy Kramer, a local veterinarian, said the Friends of Animals group was established in
August 2006, and it was a private nonprofit organization. She the group had a long-term goal to
build an animal adoption center, and once completed, for the county to assume the management.
Kramer mentioned five short-term goals and said her group would underwrite the $60,128.46
estimated cost. She also said the group would consider the same funding for next year. Kramer
then reviewed the group's proposal as follows:
Friends of the Animals Iredell County Animal Shelter Endowment Proposal
Long term Goal. To build an Adoption and Education Center in South Iredell County to be managed by
Iredell County.
Short tern: Goal: To work with Iredell County to improve animal welfare by bringing current county
services up to national standards.
Short Term Goal Target Areas:
1) Animal Shelter Public Hours
2) Adoption Kennels
3) Microchip Scanning
4) Shelter Cleaning Methods
5) Humane Euthanasia by Injection
1) Public Hours: Our Animal shelter is open to public 34.5 hours. Alexander, Catawba & Rowan
average 42 hours. These shelters have a lower percentage of euthanasias then Iredell County.
Increased public hours results in a higher percentage of animal redemptions and adoptions, thus
increased revenue.