HomeMy WebLinkAboutC.054.93009_2323IREDELL COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
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DECEMBER 21,1999
The Iredell County Board of Commissioners met in Regular Session on Tuesday, December 21,
1999, 7:00 p.m., in the Iredell County Government Center (Commissioners' Meeting Room), 200
South Center Street, Statesville, NC 28677.
Present: Chairman Sara Haire Tice
Vice Chairman Steve D. Johnson
Tommy E. Bowles
Alice T. Fortner
Absent: Alice M. Stewart
Staff Present: County Manager Joel Mashburn, County Attorney Bill Pope, Finance Director
Susan Blumenstein, and Clerk to the Board Jean Moore.
CALL TO ORDER by Chairman Tice.
INVOCATION by Vice Chairman Johnson.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
ADJUST'MENT'S OF THE AGENDA: MOTION by Chairman Tice to approve the
following agenda adjustments.
Additions:eUpdate on Y2K Compliancy
*Closed Session for the Purpose of Discussing a Personnel Matter-G.S. 143-318.11(a)(6)
VOTING: Ayes - 4; Nays - 0.
PRESENTATION OF SPECIAL RECOGNITIONS & AWARDS
RECOGNITION OF IREDELL COUNTY RETIREES
Louise McDaniels was recognized for her 23 years of county service. McDaniels will retire
on December 31, 1999, as the Elections Supervisor.
Barbara Plyler retired on December 15, 1999, after 27 years of service. Plyler retired from
the sheriff's department.
Both women were presented with plaques and wished the very best in their retirement.
APPOINTMENT BEFORE THE BOARD
REPRESENTATIVES) FROM THE IREDELL-STATESVILLE SCHOOL SYSTEM
IN REFERENCE TO A REQUEST FOR A LETTER OF SUPPORT IN CONJUNCTION
WITH A REQUEST TO THE NCDOT FOR FUNDING OF SCHOOL TRANSPORTATION
NEEDS: Dr. Julia Williams, Assistant Supt. of Planning, and Steve Lane, the Executive Director
for School Operations, requested a letter of endorsement pertaining to a request to the N.C.
Department of Transportation. Williams said the school system was not competing for highway funds,
but would be in competition with other school systems in the state. The requests presented by the
school officials were broken down into new site construction projects and existing site construction
projects. Specifically the projects were:
New site construction:
#1 Request reimbursement for paving the Lakeshore Elementary and Lakeshore Middle bus
parking lot, driveway, and turn lane.
#2 Request advanced payment for paving the Lake Norman High School bus parking lot and
driveway.
#3 Request reimbursement for paving the Mulberry School parking lot and driveway.