HomeMy WebLinkAboutC.054.93011_1333IREDELL COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
REGULAR MINUTES
OCTOBER 17, 2006
The Iredell County Board of Commissioners met in Regular Session on Tuesday,
October 17, 2006, at 7:00 P.M., in the Iredell County Government Center (Commissioners'
Meeting Room), 200 South Center Street, Statesville, NC.
Present were:
Chairman Sara Haire Tice
Vice Chairman Godfrey Williams
Steve Johnson
Marvin Norman
Ken Robertson
Staff present: County Manager Joel Mashburn, County Attorney Bill Pope, Deputy
County Manager Susan Blumenstein, Assistant County Manager Tracy Jackson, and Clerk to the
Board Jean Moore.
CALL TO ORDER by Chairman Tice
INVOCATION by Commissioner Johnson
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: Boy Scout Troop 603 affiliated with
Bethlehem United Methodist Church, 607 Bethlehem Road, Statesville, NC, led the Pledge.
Attending the meeting were scouts Chris Hatten, Josh Rumple, Matthew Jenkins, Scott Melton,
Chace Lambert, Troop Leader Rick Davis, and Asst. Scoutmaster Kimmy Lambert.
ADJUSTMENTS OF THE AGENDA: OTIO by Chairman Tice to approve the
following agenda adjustments:
Deletion: • Request for the Approval of an Updated Memorandum of Understanding Between
the Couniy, the NC Cooperative Extension Service, the NC State University, the
NC Cooperative Extension Program & NC A&T State University
• Request from NuCare Carolina for Approval of an Ambulance Service Franchise
Addition: • Request for Approval of the 2006 Firemen's Relief Fund Trustees
• Closed SEssion for Legal: G.S. 143-318.11(a)(3)
VOTING: Ayes — 5; Nays — 0.
APPOINTMENT BEFORE THE BOARD
Request from the Candlelight Vigil Committee for Adoption of a Resolution
Recognizing the Problem of Child Abuse: Chairman Tice read the following resolution:
RESOLUTION
RECOGNIZING THE PROBLEM
OF CHILD ABUSE
WHEREAS, the abuse and neglect of children is a family and societal problem of local, state,
and national significance; and
WHEREAS, it is important to recognize that children are abused at the hands of their parents
and caregivers; and
WHEREAS, 37 children are known to have died in North Carolina during 2005 due to abuse or
neglect that was inflicted upon them by their parents or caregivers; and
WHEREAS, it is important to remember the 37 innocent children who died in North Carolina
during the year 2005.
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Iredell County Board of Commissioners calls
upon Iredell County communities to dedicate Thursday, October 19, 2006, as a day of remembrance for
the unknown number of children who have suffered as a direct result of abuse and neglect and for the 37
innocent children known to have died due to abuse and neglect in North Carolina during the year of
2005.