HomeMy WebLinkAboutC.054.93009_1709 (2)IREDELL COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
BRIEFING MINUTES
DECEMBER 16. 1997
The Iredell County Board of Commissioners met in Briefing Session on December 16, 1997,
5',00 p.m., in the South Wing Conference Room, tredell County Government Center, 200 South Center
Street, Statesville, NC.
Present: Sara K. Haire, Chairman
Steve D. Johnson, Vice Chairman
David A. Boone
Alice T. Fortner
Alice M. Stewart
Staff: Joel Mashburn, County Manager
Susan Blumenstein, Finance Director
William Allison, Planning Supervisor
Brent Weisner, Tax Assessor
Steve Messick, Library Director
Allen Miller, Information Systems
Don Wall, DSS Director
Jean C. Moore, Clerk to the Board
Chairman Haire called the meeting to order.
REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF YOUTH SERVICES ADVISORY BOARD'S
RECOMMENDATION FORA RESTITUTION PROGRAM USING CBA FUNDS: Carl Duncan,
the Vice Chairman for the Youth Services Advisory Committee (YSA), advised that the State had
funded tredell County $17,809 for juvenile restitution. This amount will increase to $35,618 in FY 98-
99. The new money can only be used for restitution programs. The YSA Committee has approved a
program utilizing the Community Service Office. The project will provide a "symbolic" attempt
towards restitution that will have to be ordered by ajuvemle court judge. YSA has recommended the
program initially start with a $5,000 request. During the next six months, 25 cases/incidents can
potentially be done. Each incident will be limited to $200. The juvenile will never actually see the
actual reimbursement money. Instead the money will flow through the Clerk of Court's office to the
plaintiff. A 30% match will be needed and it will he in kind (secretarial/utilities).
REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF IREDELL-STATESVILLE SCHOOL SYSTEM'S
APPLICATION FOR PUBLIC SCHOOL BUILDING CAPITAL FUNDS: William Barnard, the
school system's finance officer, advised that an application for Public School Building Capital Funds
in the amount of $543,548.87 had been prepared. The funds requested are for five projects where
"significant" sewer upgrades are needed. All projects meet the 1:3 matching ratio.
The five projects were:
Public School Building Capital Fund
Allocation
Shepherd Elementary $ 181,000
Celeste Henkel (Land) 45,000
(New Construction) 120,000
Central (Land) 25,000
(Renovation) 88,400
Union Grove 79,880
Cool Spring 4.268.87
$ 543.548.87
Commissioner Stewart asked why a project wasn't created to relieve Sharon School's water
problems. Barnard said he did not know. Stewart said she had received several calls/complaints about
the situation.
Barnard mentioned that lredellrepresentatives would return toRaleigh inJanuary toseek fourth
year bond funding.
PRESENTATION BY BEN GARRISON: TRANSPORTATION DEVELOPMENT
PLAN UPDATE: Garrison, the Chairman of the tredell Transportation Authority