HomeMy WebLinkAboutC.054.93011_1102Cooperative Extension Director Ken Vaughn said at the briefing session that
support from the local legislative delegation would be needed to obtain the land use
initiative, and an endorsement from the board of commissioners was also needed.
(The following resolution was approved through the consent agenda)
Transfer of Development Rights Program Resolution
WHEREAS, the county commissioners are in support of the preservation and
protection of Iredell County's rural agricultural farmland, and
WHEREAS, the agricultural farmland in Iredell County contributes to the county by
consistently ranking high in production of many agricultural commodities in North Carolina;
and
WHEREAS, Iredell County already has a well-established Voluntary Farmland
Preservation Program; and
WHEREAS, Iredell County has recently established a Purchase of Development
Rights Program; and
WHEREAS, a transfer of development rights program would serve as an additional
tool for the protection and preservation of agricultural farmland in Iredell County; and
WHEREAS, funding for the conservation of agricultural farmland would come from
private developers.
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Board of County Commissioners
of Iredell County, North Carolina, supports the Farmland Preservation Board pursuing
special legislation to establish a Transfer of Development Rights Program.
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2. Request from Ms. Linda Parker (148 Ervin Road, Mooresville, NC) &
Mr. Willis Stutts (152 Ervin Road, Mooresville, NC) for the Release of Zoning
Jurisdiction to the Town of Mooresville for Approximately 1.68 Acres oil River
Highway, northwest of Mooresville, NC: At the five o'clock briefing, Planning
Supervisor Steve Warren said the two property owners desired the release of zoning
jurisdiction for their properties. He said Ms. Parker's land was adjacent to the Town's
jurisdictional boundary, and it was designated in the Highway 150 Future Land Use
Plan as commercial; while Mr. Stutts' property was planned for low-density
residential development. Warren said the Town approved the extension of utilities to
the properties (PIN#s 4647-18-9269 & 4647-18-7295) on March 6, 2006.
3. Request for Approval of a Restructuring Plan for the Emergency
Communications Operations Management Office and the Office of Emergency
Management & the Resulting Reclassifications/Grade Changes: Assistant County
Manager Tracy Jackson said there was a vacant Deputy Emergency Management
(EM) Coordinator position, and discussions had recently occurred about the most
effective organizational structure for the department. He requested that the Office of
Emergency Management be merged into the Emergency Communications Operations
Management (ECOM) Department and for the ECOM Director to assume the
responsibilities of the EM Coordinator. In addition, he requested that a current
Telecommunicator 1I position be reclassified as a Deputy ECOM Coordinator and that
an existing EM Program Assistant IV position be transferred to ECOM. The
recommended reclassifications/grade changes that will occur effective May 1, 2006,
are as follows:
• ECOM Director (Grade 73) to ECOAf Director/EM Coordinator (Grade 76)
• Change one ECOM Telecommunicator II (Grade 65) to Deputy ECOM
Coordinator/Telecommunicator II (Grade 70)
• Move Deputy EM Coordinator and Program Assistant X positions under ECOM
and place under ECOMDirector/EM Coordinator (no grade change)
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