HomeMy WebLinkAboutC.054.93009_1591MOTION by Commissioner Johnson to issue Budget Amendment #3
which will allow the final sale of the old health building on
Hartness Road and to authorize permission for the Chairman and
Clerk to the Board to sign the legal documents.
VOTING: Ayes - 4; Nays - 0.
REQUEST FOR VOTING DELEGATE TO BE DESIGNATED FOR THE 1997
NCACC ANNUAL CONFERENCE (GREENSBORO, N.C.): Chairman Haire
nominated Alice M. Stewart. Commissioner Johnson nominated Alice
T. Fortner as an alternate voting delegate. Chairman Haire moved
that the nominations be closed and appoint Alice M. Stewart as the
1997 voting delegate to the NCACC Annual Conference and Alice T.
Fortner as an alternate.
VOTING: Ayes - 4; Nays - 0.
REQUEST FOR THE APPROVAL OF A RESOLUTION IN REFERENCE TO
WELFARE REFORM: Commissioner Boone said he felt most people would
agree the present welfare system was a failure and had encouraged
dependency. The N.C. House of Representatives has passed a plan
that would give something similar to block grants to the counties.
This would give some control over eligibility standards and benefit
levels. Boone said that since some people feel this may impose
unfunded mandates or extra work for counties; the resolution had
been worded to say that support was given as long as additional
mandates were not imposed. House Speaker Harold Brubaker is
supportive of the plan along with House Representatives Cherie
Berry (Catawba County) and Julia Howard (Davie County). The Senate
has passed a plan that is endorsed by Governor Hunt. The two
General Assembly bodies are now deadlocked.
Commissioner Stewart said the House version stated that each
county should have the duty to provide temporary assistance for its
poor residents. This places the responsibility solely on the
counties as an unfunded mandate. Stewart said the language could
be interpreted as an entitlement.
MOTION by Commissioner Boone to approve the following
resolution.
RESOLUTION
ON
WELFARE REFORM
WHEREAS, our goal should be that all able-bodied persons be
off welfare and gainfully employed; and
WHEREAS, the present welfare system has been a failure.
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that we, the Iredell County
Board of Commissioners, endorse legislation, such as the N.C. House
Welfare Reform Plan, which would allow counties to set eligibility
standards and benefit levels, provided that such legislation not
impose additional unfunded mandates on the counties.
VOTING: Ayes - 4; Nays - 0.
REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF MINUTES: JUNE 17, 1997 (BRIEFING AND
REGULAR) AND JUNE 23, 1997: MOTION by Commissioner Boone to
approve the referenced minutes.
VOTING: Ayes - 4; Nays - 0.
APPOINTMENTS TO BOARDS i COMMISSIONS
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(oommiesioner appointee): Chairman
Haire nom"iia ecce M. Stewart. Chairman Haire moved that the
nominations be closed and elect Stewart by acclamation as the
commissioner appointee to this board.
VOTING: Ayes - 4; Nays - 0.
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