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AGENDA BRIEFING MINUTES
MAX 4, 1999
The Iredell County Board of Commissioners met in Briefing Session on Tuesday, May 4,
1999, 5:00 p.m., in the Iredell County Government Center (South Wing Conference Room), 200
South Center Street, Statesville, NC 28677.
Present: Chairman Sara K. Haire
Vice Chairman Steve D. Johnson
Tommy E. Bowles
Alice T. Fortner
Alice M. Stewart
Staff Present: County Manager Joel Mashburn, Finance Director Susan Blumenstein,
Planning Supervisor William Allison, Health Director Ray Rabe, Nursing Director Janet Blaufuss,
and Clerk to the Board Jean Moore.
Chairman Haire called the meeting to order.
REQUEST FROM HEALTH DEPARTMENT FOR PERMISSION TO SERVE AS
A HOST AGENCY FOR THE NATIONAL AIDS FUND AMERICORPS PROGRAM AND
TO APPLY FOR A "LIVING GRANT": Janet Blaufuss said the health department was
requesting to become a host agency for the AmeriCorp organization. This agency would allow
one of its employees ("living grant") to be based in Iredell County to work with clients identified
as having AIDS/HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases (STDs). The employee would be
allowed to work up to one year. Ray Rabe, the health director, said there was a specific need in the
Mooresville area for a person to work with syphilis and AIDS patients. Rabe said Iredell County
continued to have high STD statistics. He continued by saying the individual would be an employee
of AmeriCorp, but would follow all of the policies and guidelines of the health department.
Commissioners' Bowles and Johnson stressed the need to encourage abstinence as the first
option in any treatment or counseling program. Blaufuss agreed and said this was being done.
REQUEST FROM THE NORTH CAROLINA ASSOCIATION OF COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS FOR CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF
COUNTIES' ANNUAL MEETING TO BE HELD IN MECKLENBURG COUNTY ON
JULY 14-18, 2000: Commissioner Bowles asked the benefits of the conference being held in
Charlotte. He was told the primary benefit was just in bringing national attention to this region.
Also, it was educational to talk with other elected officials from different areas of the U.S., and the
North Carolina representatives would not have to spend as much money to attend (airfare). The
county manager said the registration did not cover all of the costs, and that NCACC
representatives recently suggested each county contribute $.03 per capita. The NCACC currently
uses a population base of 109,261 for Iredell County. Using the NCACC's suggestion, Iredell
County's contribution would be $3,278.
The county manager said additional money could be budgeted with the NCACC annual
dues for the upcoming budget year. It was the consensus of the board to delete the item from the
agenda, and to accept the manager's recommendation.
ADJOURNMENT: Chairman Haire adjourned the briefing session at 6:20 p.m.
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