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January 7, 1986, Agricultural Center Conference Rooms 1 and 2, Statesville, NC.
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IREDELL COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
MINUTES
JANUARY 7, 1986
The Iredell County Board of Commissioners met in Regular Session on Tuesday evening, January 7,
1986, Agricultural Center Conference Rooms 1 and 2, Statesville, NC. Present for the meeting were:
Larry S. Hedrick, Chairman
Jessie S. Crosswhite
Frances L. Murdock
Alice M. Stewart
Absent: William A. Mills, Vice Chairman
Others present: J. Wayne Deal, County Manager
William P. Pope, County Attorney
Jerry Lundy, Planning Director
Alice Fortner, Clerk to the Board
CALL TO ORDER: By Chairman Hedrick
INVOCATION: By Chairman Hedrick
PRESENTATION OF SPECIAL RESOLUTION: Motion from Commissioner Crosswhite to present the follow-
ing special resolution:
SPEC IAL RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, Martin Luther King, Jr. was a leader in the Equal Rights
Movement in the 1960's, and
WHEREAS, he is remembered for his outstanding contributions to
his fellowman and was the 1964 recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize for his
contributions to our Black American Society, and
WHEREAS, January 15th has been set aside by the United States
Government as a day of commemoration of Martin Luther King, Jr.,
NOW, THEREFORE, the Iredell County Board of Commissioners, in
session on January 7, 1986, hereby acknowledges January 15th as a
Special Day of Recognition and a National Holiday to honor Martin Luther
King, Jr.,
AND FURTHER commends this Special Day to the citizens of Iredell
County and asks that all citizens pause on this day to reflect on the
progress that has been made in Civil Rights and to recommit themselves
to continue peaceful pursuance of Equality Among All Citizens.
IREDELL COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
ADOPTED 7 January 1986.
VOTING: Ayes - 4; Nays - 0.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES - DECEMBER 23, 1985 FLEETING: MOTION from Commissioner Crosswhite to ap-
prove the minutes from the December 23, 1985 meeting, with a correction indicated. '
VOTING: Ayes - 4; Nays - 0.