HomeMy WebLinkAboutC.054.93009_2255 (2)IREDELL COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
MINUTES
SEPTEMBER 21,1999
The IredelI County Board of Commissioners met in Regular Session on Tuesday, September
21, 1999, 7:00 p.m., in the Iredell County Government Center (Commissioners' Meeting 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, County Attorney Bill Pope, Finance
Director Susan Blumenstein, and Clerk to the Board Jean Moore.
CALL TO ORDER by Chairman Sara K. Haire
INVOCATION by Commissioner Johnson
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
ADJUSTMENTS OF THE AGENDA: MOTION by Chairman Haire to approve the
following agenda adjustments.
Deletion: • Request for Full -Time Position at the 901 Transfer Station (This will be on the
October 5, 1999 agenda.)
Additions: • Appointment Before the Board for Mr. Doug Madison in Reference to the Chamber
of Commerce's Request for the County to Pursue a Study on Voting Districts for
the Election of County Commissioners
• Request from Welfare Reform Committee for Approval of Changes to the
Welfare Reform Plan
• Request for a Statement of Intent Regarding First Refusal Rights on the Purchase
of Mulberry Street School Property
• Request for Approval of a Mutual Aid Policy Regarding Law Enforcement
Assistance in Other Counties
VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0.
APPOINTMENTS BEFORE THE BOARD
GREATER STATESVILLE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE'S REQUEST FOR
IREDELL COUNTY TO CONTRACT WITH AN AGENCY FOR THE PURPOSE OF
DEVELOPING VOTING DISTRICT PLANS IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE
ELECTIONS OF IREDELL COUNTY COMMISSIONERS AND FOR THE MATTER TO
BE PLACED ON EITHER THE MAY OR NOVEMBER 2000 VOTING BALLOT: Bill
Brater, the current Chairman of the Board for the Greater Statesville Chamber of Commerce,
thanked the commissioners for the opportunity to speak about this matter. He then introduced
Dwaine Menscer, advertising director for the Record & Landmark newspaper, and chairman -elect
for the chamber board.
Menscer said the 30 -member board of directors for the chamber had voted unanimously to
request that Iredell County contract with an outside agency to develop several sample voting district
plans for the election of county commissioners. The chamber board suggested two sample plans
of five districts, and two sample plans of seven districts. The chamber board agreed to pay for 25%