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HARNETT COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
Minutes of Regular Meeting
January 17, 2006
The Harnett County Board of Commissioners met in regular session on Tuesday, January
17, 2006, in Courtroom 6, Harnett County Courthouse, 301 West Cornelius Harnett
Boulevard, Lillington, North Carolina.
Members present: Teddy J. Byrd, Chairman
Beatrice B. Hill, Vice Chairman
Dan B. Andrews
Walt Titchener
Tim McNeill
Staff present: Neil Emory, County Manager
Wm. A. (Tony) Wilder, Assistant County Manager
Dwight W. Snow, County Attorney
Kay S. Blanchard, Clerk to the Board
Chairman Byrd called the meeting to order and Commissioner Andrews led the pledge of
allegiance and prayer.
Vice Chairman Hill moved to approve the agenda as published with the addition of the
following items to the consent agenda:
- project ordinance for Public Utilities-Davis tract
- change order for Agriculture Center and Animal Control building project
Commissioner Andrews seconded the motion and it passed unanimously.
Upon motion by Commissioner McNeill and seconded by Commissioner Titchener, the
Board unanimously approved the following items on the consent agenda:
1. Minutes: Regular Meeting, January 3, 2006
Special Meeting, January 13, 2006 (work session)
2. Budget amendments:
222 Harnett-Fuquay Wastewater Project (Fund 551-“PU012B”)
Code 551-9100-431.45-38 Park Const.-Contract A1 12,479,429. increase
551-9100-431.34-39 Park Const.-Contract A2 5,594,576. increase
551-9100-431.34-41 T.A. Loving Contract B1 13,568,000. increase
551-9100-431.45-42 Temple Grading-Contract A3 798,215. increase
551-9100-431.45-80 Contingency 2,194,465. increase
551-0000-353.90-03 Town of Angier Contribution 2,167,330. increase
551-0000-344.90-06 NC State Bond Grant
Harnett/Fuquay 3,000.000. increase
551-0000-370.76-00 State Revolving Loan 15,000,000. increase
551-0000-353.90-04 Town of Lillington 1,334,000. increase
551-0000-353.90-05 Town of Fuquay 17,500,000. increase
551-9100-431.60-57 Miscellaneous Expense 2,000,000. increase
551-9100-431.45-70 Interest During Construction 150,000. increase
551-9100-431.45-20 Legal & Administrative 100,000. increase
551-9100-431.90-30 Interfund Transfer-Pub. Utilities 1,707,520. increase
551-9100-431.45-33 Materials & Supplies 409,125. increase
223 Rural Internet Access (Fund 110-General)
Code 110-0000-334.49-01 E-Communities Grant 4,200. increase
110-4920-410.60-33 Materials & Supplies 2,700. increase
110-4920-410.41-11 Telephone & Postage 1,000. increase
110-4920-410.30-04 Professional Services 500. increase
229 Health (Fund 110-General)
Code 110-7600-441.32-26 Incentives 300. increase
110-7600-441.55-12 Printing & Binding 400. increase
110-7600-441.60-46 Medical Supplies & Drugs 12,961. increase
110-7600-441.64-25 Books & Publications 500. increase
110-0000-331.76-19 TANF Birth Prevention 12,161. increase
110-0000-331.76-12 Family Planning 2,000. increase
230 Health (Fund 110-General)
Code 110-7600-441.11-00 Salaries & Wages 4,000. increase
110-7600-441.12-00 Group Insurance Expense 258. increase
110-7600-441.22-00 FICA Tax Expense 306. increase
110-7600-441.23-00 Retirement 196. increase
110-7600-441.23-01 Supplemental Retirement 80. increase
110-7600-441.58-14 Travel 160. increase
110-0000-334.76-15 Healthy Carolinians 5,000. increase
231 Solid Waste (Fund 580-Solid Waste)
Code 580-0000-399.00-00 Fund Balance Appropriated 38,000. increase
580-6600-461.60-31 Gas, Oil & Auto Supplies 38,000. increase
232 Sheriff (Fund 110-General Fund)
Code 110-0000-336.15-00 Controlled Substance Tax 511. increase
110-5100-420.32-27 Drug Program 511. increase
235 Various (Fund 110-Gneral Fund)
Code 110-0000-399.00-00 Fund Balance Appropriated 10,519. increase
110-4700-410.44-21 Pub. Bldgs-Bld. & Equip. Rent 19, 550. increase
110-5400-420.44-21 EMS-Bldg. & Equip. Rent 9,788. decrease
110-5401-420.44-21 EMS Transport – Bldg. &
Equipment Rent 757. increase
236 Emergency Medical Services (Fund 110-General)
Code 110-5400-420.31-17 Ad Valorem Tax-Rescue 107,000. increase
110-0000-399.00-00 Fund Balance Appropriated 107,000. increase
239 Agricultural Center/Animal Shelter Capital Project (Fund 370-“CP0501”)
Code 370-8302-420.45-01 Animal Shelter-Construction 747. increase
370-8302-420.45-80 Contingency 747. decrease
3. Tax Refunds (Attachment 1.)
4. Authorized purchase of LaserFiche document management system, entry level
(Phase I) and scanning services from One Source Document Solutions, Inc., Greensboro.
Technology now exists that would permit the county to develop board meeting minutes in
a format that is searchable in the same manner as the internet. In the proposal from One
Source, the county will receive the software necessary to implement this process as well
as scanning of minutes back to 1990 (Cost: $7,500.). This means that internally we will
have searchable minutes for the last fifteen years. During the upcoming budget process
we will also be considering whether to submit to the Board upgrades (Phase II) that
would permit minutes to be searched by the public through the web.
5. Write-off of delinquent Public Utilities accounts for the fourth quarter of 2005. All of
these accounts have been in a delinquent status for more than 3 years and total
$12,859.89. Public Utilities continues to use the Local Government Debt Setoff Program
and On-Line Collections, Inc. to help collect the delinquent accounts. Over $80,000 in
bad debt previously written off has been received.
6. Modification of existing Wellons Utility Acquisition agreement originally executed on
September 27, 1999. The modification consists of extending a timeline in which the
County was supposed to reimburse the Wellons Corporation for unused capacity fees as
of December 31, 2005. The original agreement allowed the County to provide a credit of
$710,000 in water and sewer capacity fees to the Wellons Corporation in exchange for
such a deduction in the actual cash outlay at the time of the acquisition. Currently
approximately $200,000. of this credit has been used by the Wellons Corporation leaving
approximately $500,000. due them per the original contract. This modification extends
the previous deadline by a year until December 31, 2006.
7. Authorization for the Health Department to submit an application for a grant in the
amount of $10,000. from the North Carolina Institute of Public Health to assist with
Community Assessment. This Assessment is due in December, 2006 and is a major
component of the Health Promotion/Education Program as well as the Accreditation
Program.
8. Project Ordinance for Public Utilities – Davis Tract (Attachment 2)
9. Change Order for Agriculture and Animal Control building project (Attachment 3)
Dwight W. Snow, County Attorney, reviewed changes in the N. C. General Statutes that
became effective January 1, 2006, regarding “Comprehensive Plan” as it relates to zoning
change requests. G.S. 153A-341 provides that a statement from the planning board that
the proposed amendment is inconsistent with a plan does not preclude the governing
board from adoption of the amendment. This governing board is then required to adopt a
statement on plan consistency before adopting or rejecting any zoning amendment. This
statement must also explain why the board believes the action taken is (1) reasonable and
(2) in the public interest.
Mark Locklear, Senior Planner, presented a zoning change request for Clyde Patterson
and Douglas Wayne Mangum, applicant: Allan Casavant, from RA-20R to Commercial
Zoning District, 4 tracts totaling 11.33 acres, Hwy. 27, Johnsonville Township. The
Planning Board recommends approval of the zoning change request. Chairman Byrd
called to order a public hearing on the matter and opened the meeting for comments from
the public. Allan Casavant, P. O. Box 12, West End, NC, stated that there are plans to
build a Dollar General store on the property. There being no further comments,
Chairman Byrd closed the public hearing. Commissioner McNeill stated that the
requested zoning change is reasonable and in the public interest. He moved to approve
the zoning change for Clyde Patterson and Douglas Wayne Mangum as requested.
Commissioner Andrews seconded the motion and it passed unanimously.
Mark Locklear, Senior Planner, presented a zoning change request for James Mark
Currin, from RA-30 to Commercial Zoning District, 1.0 acre, US 421, Upper Little River
Township. The Planning Board recommends approval of the zoning change request.
Chairman Byrd called to order a public hearing on the matter and opened the meeting for
comments from the public. No comments were offered and Chairman Byrd closed the
public hearing. Commissioner Andrews stated that the requested zoning change is
reasonable and in the public interest. He moved to approve the zoning change request for
James Mark Currin as requested. Commissioner McNeill seconded the motion and it
passed unanimously.
Mark Locklear, Senior Planner, presented a zoning change request for Paul Barbour,
from RA-30 to Commercial Zoning District, 3.94 acres, US 401N, Hector’s Creek
Township. The Planning Board recommends approval of the zoning change request.
Chairman Byrd called to order a public hearing on the matter and opened the meeting for
comments from the public. No comments were offered and Chairman Byrd closed the
public hearing. Commissioner Andrews stated that the requested zoning change is
reasonable and in the public interest. He moved to approve the zoning change for Paul
Barbour as requested. Vice Chairman Hill seconded the motion and it passed
unanimously.
Mark Locklear, Senior Planner, presented a zoning change request for Pentagon
Holdings, LLC, from RA-20R to Commercial Zoning, 40.10 acres, Hwy 87, Anderson
Creek Township. The Planning Board recommends approval of the zoning change
request. Chairman Byrd called to order a public hearing on the matter and opened the
meeting for comments from the public. Margaret Gray, 243 N. Front Street, Wilmington,
representing Pentagon Holdings presented conceptual plans for the area. The rezoning
will expand the existing commercial corridor along Highway 87 to allow for
neighborhood business uses. Gregory Smalls, 279 Sawyer Road, who lives in a housing
development adjacent to the property asked general questions about the proposed use.
There being no further comments, Chairman Byrd closed the public hearing.
Commissioner McNeill stated that the requested zoning change is reasonable and in the
public interest. He moved to approve the zoning change for Pentagon Holdings, LLC, as
requested. Commissioner Titchener seconded the motion and it passed unanimously.
Bill Randall, Chairman, Board of Elections and Sherre Toler, Board of Elections
Director, presented for the Board’s consideration a recommendation for purchase of new
voting equipment. Vice Chairman Hill moved to adopt a resolution to approve the
recommendation of the Board of Elections to purchase elections equipment from Election
Systems & Software. The motion is contingent upon final review of the contract by the
county attorney and the chairman of the Board of Commissioners. Commissioner
Titchener seconded the motion and it passed unanimously. (Attachment 4)
Neil Emory, County Manager, discussed the distribution of funds from the Angier Rescue
Squad. Commissioner Andrews moved to authorize sale of the former Angier Rescue
building to the Town of Angier for the amount of $190,000. which is an adjusted price
from the formerly agreed on price of $200,000. The proceeds of this sale will be
transferred to the Angier & Black River Fire Department and will be used to pay down
the principal on the station. In addition, the cash assets from the rescue squad will be
transferred to the fire department to pay off the note on a fire truck (approximately
$70,000). Commissioner Titchener seconded the motion and it passed unanimously.
Departmental reports were filed with the Board from Veterans Affairs, Animal Control
and Changes in Fund Balance from Finance Office (Attachment 5)
Dwight W. Snow, County Attorney, presented for the Board’s consideration a resolution
authorizing sale of real property, 4.6 acre tract with buildings and other improvements
located at 2082 Arrowhead Road, Dunn, NC, by Harnett County to Faith Education
Academy, Inc. Commissioner Titchener moved to adopt the resolution. Commissioner
McNeill seconded the motion and it passed 4 to 1 with Vice Chairman Hill casting the
dissenting vote. County Attorney Snow noted that Rule 25 of the Rules of Procedure for
the Harnett County Board of Commissioners requires that the consideration and majority
vote of the proposed resolution be carried over until the next regular meeting of the
Board for subsequent consideration and action. Therefore, in keeping with Rule 25 and
instructions of the Board, Mr. Snow asked that this resolution be placed on the next
opened meeting agenda of the Board which is scheduled for Monday, February 6, 2006 at
9:00 a.m.
There being no further business, Vice Chairman Hill moved to adjourn. Commissioner
Titchener seconded the motion and it passed unanimously. The Harnett County Board of
Commissioners regular meeting, January 17, 2006 adjourned at 8:15 p.m.
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Teddy J. Byrd, Chairman
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Kay S. Blanchard, Clerk to the Board