HomeMy WebLinkAboutC.054.93010_1276IREDELL COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
BRIEFING MINUTES
DECEMBER 2. 2003
The Iredell County Board of Commissioners met in Briefing Session on
Tuesday, December 2, 2003, at 5:00 p.m., in the Iredell County Government Center
(South Wing Conference Room), 200 South Center Street, Statesville, NC.
Present were:
Chairman Steve D. Johnson
Vice Chairman Godfrey Williams
Doug Madison
Marvin Norman
Sara Haire Tice
Staff present: County Manager Joel Mashburn, Finance Director Susan
Blumenstein, Chief Deputy Rick Dowdle with the Sheriffs Department, Planning
Supervisor Ron Smith, Planning and Code Enforcement Director Lynn Niblock, and
Clerk to the Board Jean Moore.
Cali to Order: Chairman Johnson called the meeting to order, and the business
items listed on the agenda were described by the department heads. (A summary of
these comments may be found in the 7:00 p.m. minutes.)
Establishment of an Open House Date for the Iredell County Government
Center South (ICGC-S) Facility: The board members agreed to hold an ICGC-S
Open House on Tuesday, January 20, 2004, from 4:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m. At the same
location (Courtroom - 613 East Center Avenue, Mooresville, NC), the 7:00 p.m.
business meeting will be held. There will not be a briefing session.
Announcement of the NACo Legislative Conference in Washington, D.C.:
The county manager said the NACo Legislative Conference was scheduled for
February 27, 2004 through March 2, 2004, in Washington D.C. Mashburn said the
housing at the conference site usually booked up early, and he encouraged any
commissioners desiring to attend to let the staff know as soon as possible.
Update on the 2003 Certificates of Participation: Finance Director
Blumenstein said that over half of the bonds had been sold at the retail level. She
mentioned that the institutional sales would be held on December 3. Blumenstein said
the true interest cost for the sold bonds was between 4.26% and 4.29%. She said the
refinancing for the Iredell County Government Center -South loan had been completely
deleted from the 2003 transaction.
Adjournment: Chairman Johnson adjourned the briefing at 5:50 p.m.
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Clerk to Board