HomeMy WebLinkAboutC.054.93011_1771 (2)IREDELL COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
REGULAR MINUTES
DECEMBER 18, 2007
The Iredell County Board of Commissioners met in Regular Session on Tuesday,
December 18, 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, and Clerk to the Board Jean Moore.
CALL TO ORDER by Chairman Norman
INVOCATION by Commissioner Williams
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
ADJUSTMENTS OF THE AGENDA: by Commissioner Johnson to approve
the following agenda adjustments:
Deletion: *Request to Apply/Receive a United Way Adult Dental Grant
Additions: *Request for Approval to Remove an Exception to the Health Department's
Operation Manual Pertaining to the Debt Setoff Program for the
Collection of Family Planning Clinic Fees
*Closed Session Pursuant to G.S. 143-318.11 (a) (5) Property Acquisition
VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0.
APPOINTMENTS BEFORE THE BOARD
Request from the MLK Partners Organization for the Adoption of a Proclamation
Proclaiming the week of January 17-21, 2008 as "Many Cultures -One Community" in
Honor of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.: Commissioner Tice read the following proclamation:
WHEREAS, the Greater Statesville Chamber of Commerce, Iredell Museums, Priority
House, IMPACT, Inc., Mi Familia Institute, Mitchell Community College, Mt. Pleasant AME.
Zion Church, American Red Cross, Statesville Branch NAACP, Statesville Housing Authority,
Statesville Human Relations Council, YMCA of Iredell County, Teen Health, WHEEL, Piney
Grove A.M.E. Zion Church, Boys and Girls of the Piedmont, and the South Statesville Weed and
Seed Committee collectively known as the MLK Partners, have joined together to provide
community activities over five days, so that residents of Iredell County can join together in
fellowship and in the spirit of unity; and
WHEREAS, the community activities will include programs celebrating and
commemorating the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., a Health Fair, a Cultural
Fair, a Community Worship Service, a Community Prayer Breakfast with Rev. Joe A. Jackson,
as featured speaker, along with a Make a Difference Day, and an open reception at the Court
Street Gallery; and
WHEREAS, the inspiration for the five-day series of events designed to reach out and
make a difference in the lives of the residents of Iredell County came from the teachings of Dr.
Martin Luther King, Jr.
NOW, THEREFORE, the Iredell County Board of Commissioners PROCLAIMS the
week of January 17-21, 2008 as "Many Cultures -One Community" in honor of Dr. Martin
Luther King, Jr.