HomeMy WebLinkAboutC.054.93009_2328 (2)IREDELL COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
BRIEFING MINUTES
JANUARY 4.2000
The Iredell County Board of Commissioners met in Briefing Session on Tuesday, January
4,2000,5:00 p.m., in the Iredell County Government Center (South Wing Conference Room), 200
South Center Street, Statesville, NC 28677.
Present: Chairman Sara Haire Tice
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, Sheriffs Department Sgt. Neil Hayes, DSS Director Don
Wall, and Clerk to the Board Jean Moore.
CALL TO ORDER by Chairman Tice.
PLANNING MATTERS: Planning Supervisor Allison described three public hearing
matters and two bond releases. In reference to one of the public hearing matters, the Lookout Shoals
watershed item, Allison said the proposed revisions would not impose anymore regulations than
what was already in place.
Pertaining to the Pam Navey rezoning matter, Commissioner Johnson asked if the zoning
ordinance had time limits for the stipulated conditions (removal of a temporary mobile home).
Allison said there were no time limitations in the ordinance, and the planning office would have to
tag the file to insure the conditions were being followed.
REQUEST FROM SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT FOR THE APPROVAL OF
THREE REQUESTS: Sgt. Hayes explained the following three items.
1. Call for a Public Hearing on February 1, 2000 Regarding the Usage of a $30,747
Block Grant & Approval of Budget Amendment #26 for the Acceptance of the Funds: Hayes
said his department was given permission in September to apply for this grant. The grant requires
a $3,416 match and this money will be taken from seized funds. A budget amendment will be
needed and the funds will be used to purchase vehicle equipment (in -car cameras and mobile -data
units).
2. Request for Permission to Apply for a Governor's Crime Commission Grant in the
Amount of $83,699.82 (county's match will be $27,899.94 to be taken from drug -seized funds
for a total of $111,599.76): Hayes said the sheriff's department was requesting to apply for a grant
identical to the one the county applied for in 1998 entitled B.U.S.T.E.D. He said that if the funds
were awarded, the department would purchase 12 additional mobile data units. All vehicles in the
force (civil/narcotics/patrol/detectives), then, would have the mobile units. Hayes said an advantage
to having this type of equipment was that if the radios were malfunctioning, the officers could still
communicate.
3. Request for Permission to Apply for a Governor's Highway Safety Program Grant
in the Amount of $86,000 (county's match will be utilization of existing personnel/salaries):
Hayes said this grant was different from the ones his department had applied for in the past. He said
he had been informed that Iredell County would have a better chance of obtaining the funds if it
teamed up with other counties or municipalities. With this being the case, seven counties will apply
and Rowan County will be listed as the lead county. If the funds are awarded, a radar trailer
(approximate cost $12,000) along with in -car cameras, radar units, traffic cones, check point signs,
and Vascar units will be purchased. The intent of the grant is to make highways and roads safer.