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September 15, 1983
The Iredell County Board of Commissioners met in Regular Adjourned Session on
Thursday evening, September 15, 1983,. 7:30 P.m., Agricultural Center Conference
Rooms 1 and 2. Present for the meeting were:
Joe H. Troutman, Chairman
Frances L. Murdock, Vice Chairman
B. W. Campbell
William A. Mills
Samuel L. Ostwalt
Staff Present: Robert N. Randall, County Attorney
J. Wavne Deal, County Manager
Alice Fortner, Clerk to the Board
John Fleming, Emergency Medical Services Director
Others present at invitation of the board:
Sgt. Snraqg and
Lt. Cochran, N. C. Highway Patrol
LeRoy Reavis, Iredell County Sheriff
Loren Powell, Mayor of Troutman
Reverend Roman, NAACP
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John Kurfees, Mayor of Statesville
Ralph Kurfees, mayor of Harmony
Joe Knox, Mavor of Mooresville
Troy Scoggins, Mooresville Town Manager
CALL TO ORDER: By Chairman Troutman
INVOCATION: By Chairman Troutman
Chairman Troutman introduced the special guests and read the following state-
ment from the Iredell County Board of Commissioners:
"In early July, Reverend Charles Roman wrote me requesting that the Iredell
County Board of Commissioners enact laws or in some way stop the acts of violence
and intimidation that have been occurring in Iredell County. County commissioners
do not have the power to enact or legislate laws, and, unlike municipal governments,
do not have direct management or supervision of the county law enforcement agency,
the sheriff's department. The county commissioners could very easily dodge this
issue by saying we don't have a direct voice in this type affair. Some criticism
of this reaction would be levied, but this would probably be short lived.
"The question the commissioners must ask themselves is what is best for our
community and are we doing our sworn duty to uphold the laws of our state and
nation if we do nothing? There is really no answer other than the commissioners
should do everything in their power to see that all people can live freely under the
law. In this type case the commissioners should use their influence to see
that all available law enforcement is used to enforce the existing laws. But more
imoortantly the commissioners should use their influence and reputation to appeal
to all Iredell County citizens to nuestion the violent acts of a few and take a
moral stand on the issue. No one wants his house shot at or his family verbally or
physically abused.
"When the rights and freedoms of a few are in jeopardy, the rights and freedoms
of us all are also threatened. So the Iredell County Board of Commissioners hereby
,
appeals to everyone in this county to look at what is happening to our community