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Community -Based Alternatives Task Force. VOTING: Ayes - 5; Noes - 0.
DEPUTY FINANCE OFFICERS APPOINTED: The county manager, J. Wayne Deal, and
finance officer, F. William Furches, Jr., advised the board that deputy finance
oficers needed to be appointed in certain departments because of holding county
receipts. These denartments are social services and the agricultural extension
service, and recommended for deputies were:
Agricultural Extension Service
Elizabeth Weaver
Kenneth Vaughn
Pe artment of Social Services
�3ora Deal
Don Wall
It was also recommended the the county manager, Mr. Deal, be appointed deputy finance
officer.
Commissioner Bill Mills recommended that all checks reouire double signatures if
written in an extraordinary amount.
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MOTION from Commissioner Mills to designate Elizabeth Weaver, Kenneth Vaughn,
Nora Deal, and Don Wall as denuty finance officers to sign checks in their respective
departments of social services and agricultural extension service, and that all
checks will require double signatures. Also the county manager, J. Wayne Deal, will
be designated as deputy finance officer to sign checks in the absence of the county
finance officer. VOTING: Ayes - 5; Noes - 0.
UTILITY LEGAL SUITS: The count y attorney, Robert N. Randall, gave the board a
report on the legal suits involving, the utility companies over the companies' taxa-
tion values. Mr. Randall made a recommendation to that board that the freight
carriers' offer be accepted, that being the freight carriers offered to settle by
paying 1/3 of the controversial amount.
MOTION from Commissioner Mills to accent the settlement as recommended by the
county attorney because it is not worth pursuing, in court. VOTING: Ayes - 5; Noes -.
0.
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LEGAL COUNSEL FOR THE RAILROAD UTILITY SUIT: The county attorney, Robert N.
Randall, recommended to the board that Hamilton Wade, who has been representing the
North Carolina counties in the railroad suit, continue to be retained to challenge
the railroad suit, and that Iredell Countyoaythe $3,000 legal fee charged by Mr.
Wade and $200 costs incurred in representing the county.
MOTION from Commissioner Mills that the county take Mr. Randall's recommendation
to continue to employ Mr. Wade to challenge the railroad suit and to pay the $3,200
as recommended by the county attorney. VOTING: Ayes - 5; Noes - 0.
PENDING LEGISLATION: The county attorney, Robert N. Randall, informed the
board of pending legislation before the General Assembly, the Water Well Construction
Act. This act is to control well drilling, for the purpose of eliminating, surface
water. The board accepted this as information.
PUBLIC HEARING: Chairman Troutman adjourned the meeting to a public hearing.
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