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HomeMy WebLinkAboutC.054.93008_1027582 IREDELL COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS MINUTES MARCH 12, 1986 The Iredell County Board of Commissioners met in Adjourned Regular Session on Wednesday, March 12, 1986, 12:00 Noon, County Annex Conference Room, Statesville, NC. Present for the meeting were: Larry S. Hedrick, Chairman William A. Mills, Vice Chairman Jessie S. Crosswhite Frances L. Murdock Absent: Alice M. Stewart Staff present: J. Wayne Deal, County Manager William P. Pope, County Attorney Lois Troutman, Tax Supervisor Howard Vanderford, Tax Appraiser Alice Fortner, Clerk to the Board CALL TO ORDER: By Chairman Hedrick IREDELL COUNTY SCHOOLS - BUDGET AMENDMENT: Dr. Don Williams and Mr. Franklin Ivey from Iredell County Schools came before the board regarding a recent bid for renovations and new construction to Ebenezer School. Dr. Williams and Mr. Ivey showed the plans to the board members who discussed the plans and asked questions of Dr. Williams and Mr. Ivey. An additional $30,000 is needed in order to award the bid, Dr. Williams said. They have funds in Contingency which were not needed during the heating season. In addition to this Contingency they have earned $24,000 to $25,000 in interest. Dr. Williams asked the board to amend the school budget to shift $40,000 from these two sources, Contingency and Interest, to Capital Expenditures so that the bids could be let. MOTION from Chairman Hedrick to transfer $40,000 within the current school budget to meet the needs of the construction bids. These funds are to come from the schools' Contingency with the balance coming from their Accrued Interest. VOTING: Ayes - 4; Nays - 0. TAX SUPERVISOR'S OFFICE - RAILROAD CASE: Mrs. Lois Troutman, Tax Supervisor, made a report to the board on the status of the legal suits with the railroad companies. Mrs. Troutman said the County has picked up $4.6 million in assessed value for the 1980 fiscal year. They do not have the assessments for 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, and 1985. In order for the County to get these assessments, Mrs. Troutman said it would be necessary to notify Raleigh that the County is not going to fight the case any more. Mrs. Troutman said the County's attorneys in this matter recommend that the County not fight the assessments any more. MOTION from Chairman Hedrick to accept the recommendation not to proceed with the legal battle, and authorize Lois Troutman to notify the Ad Valorem Division of the Department of Revenue to this effect. VOTING: Ayes - 4; Nays - 0. DATES SET FOR BOARD OF EQUALIZATION AND REVIEW HEARINGS: The following dates are set for the Equalization and Review Hearings: April 7, 14, 21 at 7:00 p.m. April 28 at 5:00 p.m. May 19 at 7:00 p.m. (adjourn) REPORT ON THE ENGINEERING BIDS FOR THE I-77 AND NC 150 PROJECT: Mr. Deal, County Manager, reported on the status of the engineering bids for the captioned project. The staff has been reviewing these bids and, accompanied by Mr. Troy Scoggins and Mr. Homer Faulk, has interviewed the four low bidders. Plans are to make a recommendation to the board on Tuesday evening, March 18th. PAYMENT OF INSURANCE PREMIUM FOR VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENTS: Mr. Deal presented a statement from the insurance carrier covering the insurance for the fire departments. He said the County would be paying the entire premium and it would be charged back to the individual departments, which would result in a savings to all the volunteer fire departments. No action was required on this matter. PROPOSED 1986-87 BUDGET DISCUSSED: Mr. Deal discussed the upcoming budget preparation and ' asked the board for any suggestions they wished to make regarding a format for the new budget.