08181980HARNETT COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS MEETING, AUGUST 18, 1980
CALL TO ORDER
PRAYER
APPROVAL OF
MINUTES
HARNETT COUNTY
WORK- EDUCATION
COUNCIL
The Harnett County Board of Commissioners met in regular session
on Monday, August 18, 1980, in the Commissioners Room, County
Office Building, Lillington, North Carolina, with the following
members present: M. H. Brock, Lloyd G. Stewart, Bill Shaw,
Rudy Collins, and Chairman Jesse Alphin presiding. H. D. Carson,
Jr., Clerk to the Board, and Edward H. McCormick, County Attorney,
were also present.
Chairman Jesse Alphin called the meeting to order at 7:30 p.m.
Commissioner Bill Shaw led the evening prayer.
The minutes from the Harnett County Board of Commissioners meeting
of August 4, 1980, were approved as read.
Sam Mirello, president of the Harnett County Work- Education
Council, appeared before the Board and briefly defined the
purpose and goals of this newly created council.. Mr. Mirello
informed the Commissioners that the Council had made an applica-
tion to incorporate so it would be independent of any political
body. Mr. Mirello continued to explain that it would be approxi-
mately six months before the council would be incorporated, and
the Work- Education Council would like for the Harnett County F
Board of Commissioners to serve as the sponsoring agent during
this interim period. Commissioner Shaw made a motion that Harnett
County serve as the interim sponsoring agent until the Council
is incorporated. Commissioner Collins seconded the motion and
the issue carried.
PUBLIC LIABILITY M. H. Brock, County Manager, informed the Commissioners that
INSURANCE INCREASED James F. Jackson and Associates, Inc., the insurance firm
which handles Harnett County's public officials and employees
professionaly liability insurance program, was now offering
additional limits of liability of $1,000,000. Mr. Brock continued
to explain that the county currently has a policy with James F.
Jackson and Associates, Inc., with limits of liability of
$300,000. Commissioner Stewart made a motion that Harnett
County increase its public officials and employees professional
liability insurance with James F. Jackson and Associates, Inc.,
from $300,000 per incident to $1,000,000 per incident.
Commissioner Shaw seconded the motion and the issue carried.
Mrs. Randall, Harnett County Librarian, appeared before the
Board and informed the Commissioners that funds had been set
aside on the state level to aid counties in the construction of
libraries. Mrs. Randall stated that she would like to make an
application on behalf of Harnett County for $100,000 for the
construction of a library facility. But prior to making this
application, she requested that the Harnett County Board of
Commissioners consider making a commitment to appropriate
$100,000 as the county's match. The Commissioners informed
Mrs. Randall that they were interested in this project, but they
would need to obtain some additional information before they
could appropriate any county money for the construction of a
new library facility.
CONSTRUCTION OF
LIBRARY FACILITY
I.V. PROGRAM FOR
COUNTY AMBULANCE
SERVICE
FIRST MONDAY
MEETING IN AUGUST
RESCHEDULED
Dan Gardner, Captain of the Harnett County Ambulance Service,
appeared before the Board and apprised it that the Ambulance
Service was now prepared to begin its I.V. Program in cooperation
with Good Hope Hospital. Mr. Gardner requested the Board's
endorsement of this project. Commissioner Collins made a motion
that the Harnett County Board of Commissioners endorse the
concepts ama intent of the I.V. program; support the goals of
the program; ensure that the Harnett County Ambulance Service
will comply with the rules and regulations as stated in North
Carolina General Statute 143 -514; and commit the resources of
Harnett County to the success of this program. Commissioner Shaw
seconded the motion and the issue carried.
Commissioner Stewart made a motion that the first Monday meeting
of the Harnett County Board of Commissioners which is to be held
on Labor Day, September 1, 1980, be rescheduled for Tuesday,
September 2, 1980. Commissioner Collins seconded the motion
and the issue carried.