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HomeMy WebLinkAboutC.054.93011_0565NOW, THEREFORE, the Iredell County Board of Commissioners proclaims Friday, February 25, 2005, as a day to recognize the many achievements of the Mooresville Graded School District and to encourage all Iredell County citizens to participate in the centennial events that have been organized to celebrate this prestigious milestone and accomplishment. Dr. Bruce Boyles, the Superintendent for the Mooresville Schools, accepted the proclamation. ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS Request for Approval of the January 2005 Refunds and Releases: County Manager Mashburn requested approval of the January refunds and releases. OTIO by Commissioner Johnson to approve the following refunds and releases. VOTING: Ayes — 5; Nays — 0. JANUARY 2004 TAX RELEASES & REFUNDS Releases Refunds County $ 4,793.80 $22,512.54 Solid Waste Fees 416.00 273.00 East Alexander Co. Fire #1 5.79 54.96 Shepherd's Fire # 2 149.62 60.97 Mount Mourne Fire # 3 1.00 171.58 All County Fire # 4 366.27 967.90 Statesville City 463.45 2,695.85 Statesville Downtown 10.06 1.04 Mooresville Town 732.08 9,677.62 Mooresville Downtown 0 0 Mooresville School 369.65 1,118.06 Love Valley 0 0 Harmony 0 0 Troutman 0 57.66 Total $7,307.72 $37,591.18 A complete list, of the individual tax releases and refunds, is hereby incorporated into the minutes by reference. Request for Approval to Apply for Two Library Services & Technology Act Grants Through the State Library of North Carolina: Library Director Steve Messick asked permission to apply for two grants. He said an EZ -Basic Equipment grant would be used to purchase nine notebook computers and a wireless access point to provide computer -training classes. Messick said the $10,500 grant would have an 85/15 split with $8,925 coming from the state and $1,575 being a local match. Pertaining to the second grant, Messick said the funding would be used for a marketing plan for the new library. He said one grant goal would be to encourage the county's citizenry to become a "community of readers." Mr. Messick said the total project cost would be $25,000.00, and this included a ten percent ($2,500) local match that would be provided by the Friends of the Library organization. He said the funding would be used to purchase (1) two heavy-duty color printers along with supplies that would be used to produce newsletters and other promotional materials (2) postage (3) printing company services to help in the newsletter's design and creation (4) staff training in computer graphic design programs and (4) speaker honoraria. OTIO by Commissioner Norman to approve the two grant requests as presented. VOTING: Ayes — 5; Nays — 0.