HomeMy WebLinkAboutC.054.93009_0778 (2)IRRDRLL COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
JANUARY 15, 1998
MEETING WITH THE NC LEGISLATORS
The Iredell County Board of Commissioners met with the NC
Legislators on Sunday evening, January 15, 1995, 6:00 p.m., Fat
Boy's Restaurant, Exit 36 off I-77, at Mooresville. Those present
for the meeting were:
Sara K. Haire, Chairman
David A. Boone, Vice Chairman
Steve Johnson
Douglas A. Madison, Jr.
Alice M. Stewart
Staff present:
Joel Mashburn, County Manager
Alice Fortner, Clerk to the Board
Chairman Haire called the meeting to order following the
dinner.
Commissioner Madison said he hoped that the legislators would
be able to get rid of a lot of government down there and hold the
school boards accountable for doing the things they need to be
doing.
Representative Brawley said they hoped to have more
flexibility for the spending in the classrooms and more
responsibility for the local boards of education.
There was discussion about changing the positions of the
Raleigh leadership in the public school system. They would like to
see a 12 -member board appointed by the Governor and that 12 -member
board would hire a state superintendent.
Commissioner Boone thought the terms of the superintendent's
contract should be limited. He thought the years under contract
should be lowered.
Commissioner Madison said public education in North Carolina
is 48th or 49th in the country, and we are striving in Iredell
County to get to the state average. We have a problem, he said.
We have got to have some competition in the school system. He
mentioned private schools and a voucher system. He thinks the
monopoly education held by the state system is putting out "junk."
Dr. Forrester mentioned the powerful NCAE and its affiliation
with the AFL/CIO.
Representative Mitchell said they were working to get
liability insurance for the teachers. The teachers now receive
this insurance through the NCAE. If they could get this insurance
from another source, it might make a difference in the NCAE
membership, Mitchell thinks.
Commissioner Stewart brought up the criteria for purchasing
vans for the elderly. Presently they can only purchase the large
vans which are not always needed and are not the most economical
when they are used for only a few passengers. Not all of the vans
are fitted with the handicapped facilities. Smaller vans would
sometimes be put to better use.
Commissioner Stewart also discussed recommendations from the
Child Protection Team regarding adoption procedures. They also
discussed the screening process.
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