HomeMy WebLinkAboutC.054.93011_1701IREDELL COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
REGULAR MINUTES
OCTOBER 2. 2007
The Iredell County Board of Commissioners met in Regular Session on Tuesday,
October 2, 2007, at 7:00 P.M., in the Iredell County Government Center (Commissioners'
Meeting Room), 200 South Center Street, Statesville, NC.
Board Members Present
Chairman Marvin Norman
Vice Chairman Sara Haire Tice
Steve Johnson
Ken Robertson
Godfrey Williams
Staff present: County Manager Joel Mashburn, County Attorney Bill Pope, Deputy
County Manager Susan Blumenstein, and Clerk to the Board Jean Moore.
CALL TO ORDER by Chairman Norman
INVOCATION by Commissioner Johnson
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: Boy Scout Troop 174, affiliated with First United
Methodist Church in Troutman, NC, assisted with the pledge. The scouts attending were Nick
Holland, Alex Hall, Tre Reid, Carson Foster, Dustin Clonz, Kendell Cook, David Earl, Matthew
Holbrook, Adam Murray, and Colin Murray. Assistant Troop Leaders Gary- Cook, David
Foster, Trent Holbrook, and Frank Hall accompanied the boys to the meeting.
ADJUSTMENTS OF THE AGENDA: OTTO by Commissioner Johnson to
approve the agenda adjustments as follows:
Addition: • Call for a Public Hearing on Tuesday, October 16, 2007 at 7:00 P.M. Regarding the
Release of Zoning Jurisdiction to the Town of Mooresville for LCB Properties
located at 357 Mazeppa Road, Mooresville, NC
VOTING: Ayes — 5; Nays — 0.
APPOINTMENTS BEFORE THE BOARD
The Candlelight Vigil Committee Req nests the Adoption of a Resolution
Recognizing the Problem of Child Abuse: OTIO by Commissioner Robertson to
approve the following resolution.
VOTING: Ayes — 5; Nays — 0.
RESOL UTION RECOGNIZING THE PROBLEM OFCHILD 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, children are known to have died in North Carolina during 2006 due to abuse or
neglect that was inflicted upon them by their parents or caregivers; and
WHEREAS, it is important to remember the innocent children who died in North Carolina
during the year 2006.
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Iredell County Board of Commissioners
calls upon Iredell County communities to dedicate Thursday, October 18, 2007, as a day of
remembrance for the unknown number of children who haw suffered as a direct result of abuse and