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MOTION from Commissioner Madison to approve Budget Amendment
$33, which is a loan of $40,000 to the 911 Fund from the County's
Fund Balance. These funds are to be repaid to the County's Fund
Balance when received into the 911 Fund.
VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0.
RELEASE ON INTEREST FOR LATE PAYMENT OF TAXES: Mr. Joe
Ketchie was present to discuss this late payment of taxes from
Hubbard Farms. Mr. J. D. Barnes, controller at Hubbard, stated the
taxes were mailed on time. There was an affidavit from the Hubbard
home office stating that the payment had been made in a timely
manner. However, Mr. Ketchie said the payment for the taxes did
not get to the County Tax office on the date the taxes were due.
The penalty of $256.78 is the amount from which the Hubbard Farms
officials were asking to be released. According to recent
revisions in State laws, this is allowable.
MOTION from Commissioner Madison to release the Hubbard Farms
Company from the $256.78 late payment penalty.
VOTING: Ayes - 4; Nays - 1 (Stewart).
PRESTIGE CABLE TELEVISION REQUESTS TO USE THE COUNTY'S
PROPERTY: Mr. Larry Dickerson, Emergency Communications Director,
came before the board to discuss this request. Prestige Cable
Television Company has requested permission to store some of their
fiber optic equipment at the County's Rinehardt radio tower in
Mooresville. Mr. Dickerson said it would not hamper the County's
operation in any way to have this Prestige equipment store there.
He said it had the potential to actually enhance the County's
capabilities in the future. In a proposal from Prestige Cable, the
company said they would be willing for the County to use their
cable facilities in the event of a citizen alert and warning.
He was requesting the board's permission to pursue this with
Prestige and bring back a proposal to the board.
Commissioner Stewart said she had a problem with a privately
owned company locating in a government-owned facility.
Mr. Mashburn said that he thought that the County could derive
public benefit from the request. At this time, the staff was
asking for permission from the board to pursue this and bring back
an agreement to the board for the board to act upon.
The board concurred that Larry Dickerson should bring back a
formal proposal to the board from Prestige Cable Company.
EQUITABLE FUNDING OF AGING FUNDS - CENTRALINA COUNCIL OF
GOVERNMENTS: Chairman Haire asked Alice Fortner to discuss this
matter with the board. The state has allocated at this time two
full-time ombudsmen in the Region F COG. These two persons oversee
140 volunteers in the region and advocate for 9,841 residents in
the nursing homes and domiciliary homes of the region. The Region
F allocation for ombudsmen is far less than some of the other
regions. Mrs. Lottie Massey of Centralina Council of Governments
is asking the county commissioners to adopt a resolution to assist
in getting a more equitable funding for the ombudsmen program from
the state.
MOTION from Commissioner Stewart to adopt the following
resolution:
WHEREAS, the Centralina Ombudsman program began in 1983 and
Region F has grown to 9,871 beds with 730 nursing home beds
scheduled to be built; and
WHEREAS, the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1987 has
placed additional responsibilities on the Ombudsman program; and