HomeMy WebLinkAboutC.054.93009_1126IREDELL COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
MINUTES
DECEMBER 19, 1995
The Iredell County Board of Commissioners met in Regular
Session on Tuesday, December 19, 1995, 7:00 p.m., Commissioners,
Meeting Room, Iredell County Government Center, 200 South Center
Street, Statesville, NC.
Present were:
Sara K. Haire, Chairman
David A. Boone, Vice Chairman
Steve Johnson
Doug Madison
Alice M. Stewart
Staff present: Joel Mashburn, County Manager
Bill Pope, County Attorney
Jerry Lundy, Dir. of Serv. & Development
Susan Blumenstein, Dir. of Fin. & Adm. Serv.
Jean Moore, Clerk to the Board
Chairman Haire called the meeting to order. (There were no
adjustments to the agenda.)
D88 FOOD STAMP EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING AWARD: Commissioner
Stewart presented a plaque received from the North Carolina
Department of Human Resources for excellent performance in the
Iredell County DSS Food Stamp Program. Mr. Don Wall, Mrs. Lisa
York, and Mrs. Donna Rufty of the DSS department accepted the
plaque. A letter from the State office advised that, "the 1994
award was given for having the highest rate of entered employment
of the 58 counties that participated in the program. The
standard for the county was to have 70 participants enter
employment during the year. One -hundred seventeen (117)
participants entered employment. This is almost twice as many as
the standard for this size county."
REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF BUDGET AMENDMEET 014 FOR TWO FIRE
COMKISBION: Mr. Tommy Bowles, Fire Commission Chairman, said he
was seeking this budget amendment in order to move $27,500 from
unappropriated fund balance to restricted for a truck purchase
(pumper tanker). This money will be used for the Wilkes-Iredell
VFD. About 503 of this VFD's district is in Iredell County.
Bowles stated this VFD has said this is the only appropriation
they will need for this truck.
Commissioner Boone moved to approve Budget Amendment #14 in
the amount of $27,500 for the Wilkes-Iredell VFD truck.
VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0.
REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF CRA FUNDING PROPOSALSs Mr. Greg
LeTourneau said he had two revisions from the Youth Services
Advisory Committee. A total of five programs were funded this
year and Home Based Services (Exchange Club) and the Iredell
County Youth Home were both seeking additional CBA money. The
home-based caseworker's hours are requested to be increased from
30 to 40. The caseworker provides intensive home-based
counseling services for six to ten families that are directly
linked to juvenile court. The increase requested is $6,093.
The Iredell County Youth Home is requesting an additional
$7500 ($2500 for a new copier and $5,000 for two additional
employees).
Chairman Haire moved to approve these two CBA funding
revision requests and to authorize Budget Amendment /15.
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