HomeMy WebLinkAboutC.054.93011_0242IREDELL COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
REGULAR MINUTES
MAY 4, 2004
The Iredell County Board of Commissioners met in Regular Session on Tuesday,
May 4, 2004, 7:00 p.m., in the Iredell County Government Center (Commissioners'
Meeting Room), 200 South Center Street, Statesville, NC.
Present were:
Chairman Steve D. Johnson
Vice Chairman Godfrey Williams
Doug Madison
Marvin Norman
Sara Haire Tice
Staff present: County Manager Joel Mashburn, County Attorney Bill Pope,
Finance Director Susan Blumenstein, Planning Supervisor Ron Smith, County Planner
Emily Jackson, and Stephanie Whitlock, a Planning Support Technician, filling in for
Clerk to the Board Jean Moore.
CALL TO ORDER by Chairman Johnson.
INVOCATION by Commissioner Madison.
ADJUSTMENTS TO THE AGENDA: OTIO by Chairman Johnson to
adjust the agenda by:
Deletion: • Request from the Iredell-Statesville School System for Approval of a 2003-
2004 Capital Outlay Amendment Request for Year -End Maintenance
Projects (This item was postponed to a future board meeting.)
Additions: • Request for Approval of Budget Amendment #38 for the Transfer of Funds
from Contingency to the Social Services Capital Project Fund for a Sewer
Line Project and Other Costs
• Request for Approval to Change the Roof of the new Library
• Request from the Public Service Company of North Carolina (PSNC) for
Approval of an Easement at Scotts School for the Installation of a Pressure
Regulator/Gas Line
• Closed Sessions to discuss a legal matter/G.S. 143-318.1l(a) (3) and a
property acquisition item/G.S. 143-318.11 (a) (5)
VOTING: Ayes — 5; Nays — 0.
Chairman Johnson Issues a Statement Regarding the $124 Million Proposal
Submitted by the Iredell-Statesville School System: Chairman Johnson said there had
been a great deal of discussion in the community about the $124 million school proposal,
and he felt some media sources had not sufficiently expressed the board members'
concerns regarding the matter. He said that for this reason, the following prepared
remarks had been written.
"During the past 12 years, $202,949,718 has been spent renovating and
constructing school buildings in the Iredell-Statesville System. Remember that figure
when someone tells you the commissioners have done nothing for the schools, or when
people complain about the condition of the school buildings.
"The current $124 million proposal is unworkable. Why? Rather than consulting
with the commissioners and our staff, an outside financial consultant was hired who was
unfamiliar with the most current revenue projections for the county. The revenue
projections in the plan are far too optimistic. The plan calls for sales tax revenues