HomeMy WebLinkAboutC.054.93009_2111 (2)IREDELL COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
AGENDA BRIEFING MINUTES
ARIL 6,1999
The Iredell County Board of Commissioners met in Agenda Briefing Session on Tuesday, April
6,1999,5:00 p.m., in the Iredell County Government Center (South Wing Conference Room), 200 South
Center Street, Statesville, NC.
Present: Chairman Sara K. Haire
Vice -Chairman Steve D. Johnson
Tommy E. Bowles
Alice T. Fortner (Arrived at the Meeting at 6:00 p.m.)
Alice M. Stewart
Staff Per sent: County Manager Joel Mashburn, Finance Director Susan Blumenstein, Director
of Planning & Enforcement Lynn Niblock, Planning Supervisor William Allison, Solid Waste Dept.
Administration Officer Susan Cornell, Recycling Coordinator Thomas Rhodes, Register of Deeds Brenda
Bell, Health Director Ray Rabe, Allied Health Director Norman Rife, and Planning Technician Katrina
Hewitt.
ADJUSTMENTS OF THE AGENDA: Mr. Mashburn explained that Jean Moore was on
vacation and that Wendy Workman's mother had experienced a heart attack earlier in the day. Katrina
Hewitt, Planning Technician, has consented to take the minutes. Mr. Mashburn stated the Board would
need to appoint Ms. Hewitt as Acting Clerk to the Board at the regular meeting at 7:00 p.m.
Mr. Mashburn stated the following adjustments needed to be made to the agenda.
Addition : Item "K" - Budget Amendment #40 — to transfer lapsed funds from DSS Salaries line item
to Capital Outlay -Equipment for purchase of equipment for a computer firewall. Susan Blumenstein will
present this to the Board.
Item "V" - Joe Parlato will be speaking to the Board in regard to the proposed exotic animal
ordinance. Mr. Parlato will need to be added to the Appointments Before the Board after Mrs. Katie
Patterson. Chairman Haire stated that Mrs. Patterson had asked if students would be allowed to speak.
(They would not speak longer than the allotted 15 minutes.)
Item IX (D) — Announcement of Vacancies Occurring on Boards & Commissions -Exit 42
Land Use Study Committee.
Deletions: Item "G" — Request for approval of an easement agreement for Harry Tsumas involving
property located on Hwy. 70.
ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS: William Allison stated the Town of Troutman and Iredell
County were ready to proceed with the Exit 42 Land Use Study Committee. Mr. Allison further stated
the committee would consist of 13 members. They are: Iredell County Planning Supervisor William
Allison, Town of Troutman Zoning Administrator A. J. Bargothi, Iredell County Planning Board
Members Jackie Grigg & Marvin Norman, one Town of Troutman board Member, two Town of
Troutman Planning Board Members, one Iredell County Commissioner, and five members from the
general public (3 from within Iredell County & 2 from Troutman). Mr. Allison presented the Board with
a list of property owners in the designated area who could be contacted to serve. it was mentioned that
Commissioner Fortner resides in the area and might consider serving.
REQUEST FROM SOLID WASTE DEPARTMENT FOR PERMISSION TO WRITE-OFF
CURRENT UNCOLLECTIBLE ACCOUNTS & PERMISSION TO WRITE-OFF FUTURE
DELINQUENT ACCOUNTS ($25 or less/90-days old): Susan Cornell, Solid Waste Administration
Officer, presented the Board with a list of delinquent accounts dating back to 1 I /30/94. Attempts have
been made to collect the accounts, but they have been deemed uncollectible.
Ms. Cornell explained that harmony was the only facility that still had a $6 fee. She noted the
Town of Harmony needed to be deleted from the list which would leave a revised total of $3,845.19.
Commissioner Johnson asked how this situation could be prevented in the future. Mr. Mashburn said
the matter would be addressed in the upcoming budget - - there would be an increase in availability fees.
The Board requested to receive a monthly report for the first quarter to monitor the situation. (This item
was placed on the consent agenda.)