HomeMy WebLinkAboutC.054.93009_1692IREDELL COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
NOVEMBER 18, 1997
MINUTES
The Iredell County Board of Commissioners met in Regular Session on November 18, 1997,
7:00 p.m., in the Commissioners' Meeting Room of the Iredell County Government Center, 200 South
Center Street, Statesville, NC.
Present were: Sara K. Haire, Chairman
Steve Johnson, Vice Chairman
David A. Boone
Alice T. Fortner
Alice S. Stewart
Staff present: Joel Mashburn, County Manager
William P. Pope, County Attorney
Susan Blumenstein, Finance Director
Jean Moore, Clerk to the Board
ADJUSTMENTS OF THE AGENDA: MOTION by Chairman Haire to:
Delete: Request for an Amendment to the Solid Waste Ordinance (Determination of Application
Fee for Disposal of Solid Waste - Biosolids)
Add: Request for Appropriation of Funds for the Transfer of DSS Offices located in the Old
Health Building into the Iredell County Health Facility (Hwy. 21)
VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - O.
APPOINTMENTS BEFORE THE BOARD
♦ MR. ROBERT HIBBITTS, SEDGWICK JAMES OF THE CAROLINAS, INC.:
Hibbitts said his agency wanted to express appreciation to the counties participating in the self-funded
insurance pool. The program is engineered toward the needs of counties, e.g., landfills, OSHA, jails,
etc. He mentioned the overall goal of the program was to provide stable and reliable insurance
coverage that saves county governments money. Around 446/o of the revenues received by the
program goes back into the commissioner's association, which is then used for lobbying, seminars,
commissioner schools, etc Since the program was created, no counties have been canceled from the
pool.
Mashburn mentioned that recently an Iredell County Sheriffs Dept. canine was injured and had
to be replaced. The insurance from this program covered the animal's replacement costs.
♦ MRS. JANE SRAIL, PRESENTATION OF NATURAL INVENTORY AREAS
STUDY: Srail presented a copy of this study which was done by the Iredell County Natural Heritage
Inventory group (volunteer) through a grant. She mentioned the finished product was professionally
done by a researcher/botanist from Raleigh, N.C. Iredell County has a total of 13 natural community
types and all of them, except for one, are privately owned. Srail said that "broad corridors of space"
should be set aside for the protection of the natural areas.
♦ MRS. JUDY CLINE - RE: WIRELESS COMMUNICATION TOWERS: (Cline
was on the agenda for this meeting; however, she did not attend.
ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS
REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION IN OPPOSITION TO FEDERAL
PREEMPTION OF LOCAL LAND USE REGULATIONS OF BROADCAST TOWERS:
MOTION by Commissioner Boone to approve the following resolution:
RESOLUTION IN OPPOSITION TO FEDERAL PREEMPTION