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IREDELL COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
MINUTES
JULY 1, 1986
The Iredell County Board of Commissioners met in Regular Session on Tuesday evening, July 1,
1986, 7:30, Agricultural Center Conference Rooms 1 and 2. Present for the meeting were:
Larry S. Hedrick, Chairman
William A. Mills, Vice Chairman
Jessie S. Crosswhite
Frances L. Murdock
Alice M. Stewart
Staff present: J. Wayne Deal, County Manager
William P. Pope, County Attorney
Alice Fortner, Clerk to the Board
Jerry Lundy, Planning Director
Sheriff J. D. Benfield
Philip Redmond, Chief Deputy
Members of the Sheriff's Department
CALL TO ORDER: Chairman Hedrick
INVOCATION: The Reverend Weese, Pastor of Hebron Baptist Church
PRESENTATION OF SPECIAL RESOLUTIONS:
HONORING THE LATE SHERIFF LEROY REAVIS: MOTION from Chairman Hedrick to adopt the following
resolution:
THE HONORABLE LEROY REAVIS
SHERIFF OF IREDELL COUNTY
December 1966-1974; December 1978 -May 1986
WHEREAS, LeRoy Reavis served as Sheriff of Iredell County for nearly
sixteen years, and
WHEREAS, during his tenure as Sheriff, he became a legend in Iredell
County, known and remembered for his outgoing personality, the professionalism
he instilled at the Iredell County Sheriff's Department, and his ability to
make friends with everyone he met, and
WHEREAS, LeRoy Reavis died on May 23, 1986 while on duty at the Iredell
County Sheriff's Department,
NOW, THEREFORE, the Iredell County Board of Commissioners, in session on
July 1, 1986, hereby goes on record to pay tribute to the life of Sheriff
LeRoy Reavis and to honor his memory by adopting this proclamation to be
spread upon the Minutes of the Iredell County Board of Commissioners as a
historic record of his life.
IREDELL COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
Larry S. Hedrick, Chairman
ADOPTED 1 July 1986.
VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0.
Members of Sheriff LeRoy Reavis' family, friends, and members of the Sheriff's Department,
including the new sheriff, J. D. Benfield, were present at the meeting to share in the presentation
of this resolution.
RESOLUTION HONORING TAMMY ELIZABETH WILLIAMS, N. C. CHAMPION SPELLER:MOTION from Chairman
Hedrick to adopt the following special resolution:
IN RECOGNITION
WHEREAS, the Iredell County Board of Commissioners desires to recognize
its citizens who achieve excellence, and
WHEREAS, Tammy Elizabeth Williams has achieved excellence and has brought '
fine recognition to herself, Brawley Middle School, the Iredell County School
System, and the entire county through her competition in the 46th Annual