HomeMy WebLinkAboutC.054.93009_1959 (2)IREDELL COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
BRIEFING MINUTES
SEPTEMBER 15, 1998
The Iredell County Board of Commissioners met for a Briefing Session on Tuesday,
September 15, 1998, 5:00 P.M., in the Iredell County Government Center (South Wing
Conference Room), 200 South Center Street, Statesville, NC 28677.
PIgML Chairman Sara K. Haire
Vice Chairman Steve Johnson
David A. Boone
Alice T. Fortner
Alice M. Stewart
Staff Present: Joel Mashburn, County Manager; Susan Blumenstein, County Finance
Director; William Allison, Planning Supervisor; Evie Caldwell, Purchasing Agent; Jeff Frazier,
Maintenance Director, Kelly Sheeks, Environmental Health Supervisor; Don Wall, DSS Director;
Larry Dickerson, ECOM & Emergency Management Director; and Jean Moore, Clerk to the Board.
Chairman Haire called the meeting to order.
REQUEST FROM IREDELL-STATESVILLE SCHOOL SYSTEM FOR
APPROVAL OF A CAPITAL PROJECT ORDINANCE FOR PHASE I, K-8 EDUCATION
COMPLEX, IN THE AMOUNT OF $8,800,000: William Bamard, the school system finance
officer, explained this request.
Wilson Lake Road Educational Complex: Chairman Haire shared a letter she had received
from the Lake Norman Airpark Owners' Association. A site plan and traffic pattern were also
received. The association requested that everyone working on the construction of the new school
complex become familiar with the airpark operations. Barnard advised that concerned members of
this association recently attended a school board meeting. He said it was his understanding the
school complex would not be in the "fly zone."
REQUEST FROM CROSSROADS AREA MENTAL HEALTH,
DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES & SUBSTANCE ABUSE AUTHORITY FOR A
RESOLUTION APPROVING THE CONVEYANCE OF CERTAIN REAL PROPERTY
(BAGNAL HOUSE) & LEASES FOR THE HWY 21 BUILDING AND THE TWIN OAKS
ROAD PROPERTY: The county manager said Crossroads was seeking a resolution in support
of the mental health organization holding real property. The referenced property is the Bagnal
House located at 1103 West Front Street, Statesville, NC. Sung and Yadkin Counties approved the
resolution on September 8, 1998.
Susan Blumenstein explained the two leases. Commissioner Boone asked about a
termination clause, especially since the leases were for an extended period of time (10 years). Mrs.
Blumenstein said she would work with the attorneys and have the wording inserted.
Consensus of the board to delay approval of the leases until a future meeting date.
REQUEST FROM DSS FOR ESTABLISHMENT OF SEVEN (7) SOCIAL WORK
POSITIONS: Don Wall, the DSS Director, was accompanied by Lisa York, Program Administrator,
and Norma Morrison, Supervisor and Social Worker 1I. Wall expressed a need for additional social
workers in the Child Protective Services (CPS) Unit. He said state laws had changed, and if a
complaint came to the office about one child, then all the children in the same family unit had to be
investigated.
Morrison said the Child Protective Services Department worked using a team approach,
and each team had the following configuration.