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HomeMy WebLinkAbout10041982160 HARNETT COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS MEETING, OCTOBER,4, 1982 The Harnett County Board of Commissioners met in regular session on Monday, October 4, 1982, in the Commissioners Room, County Office Building, Lillington, North Carolina, with the following members present: Lloyd G. Stewart, M. H. Brock, Bill Shaw, Rudy Collins, and Chairman Jesse Alphin presiding. Vanessa W. Young, Clerk to the Board and Holt Pelmet, Attorney were also present. CALL TO ORDER Chairman Jesse Alphin called the meeting to order at 9:15 a.m. PRAYER Commissioner Lloyd Stewart led the morning prayer. MINUTES APPROVED The minutes from the Harnett County Board of Commissioners meeting of September 20, 1982, were approved as read. DISASTER DRILL Dan Gardner, Captain of the Harnett County Ambulance Service, appear before the Board and extended, an invitation for the Board members to attend a disaster drill at 6:45 p.m. Wednesday, October 6, 1982, at Harnett Central High School. OSCAR CLARK, DOT Oscar Clark, District Engineer with N. C. Department of Transporta- tion appeared before the Board to discuss road matters and situa- tions in Harnett County. RESOLUTION - CAROLINA LAKES RD. Commissioner Stewart made a motion to pass a resolution declaring SR1293 to be known as Carolina Lakes Road. Commissioner Shaw seconded the motion and it carried. CABLEVISION FRANCHISES NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Harnett County Board of Commissioners designate State Road 1293 to be known as Carolina Lakes Road with appropriate highway signs to identify it. Done this 4th day of October, 1982. d s/ Jesse Alphin Jesse Alphin, Chairman Harnett County Board of Couuuissioners Holt Felsrtet reported that the Cableon Committee would meet Monday, October 4, 1982, to consider proposals: received for Cablevision franchises. The committee will then recommend their choice to the County and to the towns. INDUSTRIAL TRAIN- Sam Miriello, President of the Advisory Board for the Harnett County ING CENTER Industrial Training Center, appeared before the Board to present for their approval the Rules & Regulations for the Advisory Board and also the terms of office for the members. Commissioner Collins made a motion to adopt the Rules & Regulations and record in the minutes the members of the Advisory Board's terms of office. Com- missioner Stewart seconded the motion and it carried. Sam Miriello One year Donald H. Damon Three years Nelson Currin Three years Donald Kelly Two years Jack Marley Two years Bill Shaw Two years Steve Carver Two years Fred McCall One year Charles "Chuck" B @idler One year Harrington Morrison One year RULES and REGULATIONS for ADVISORY BOARD FOR THE HARNETT CO. INDUSTRIAL TRAINING CENTER SECTION1. Membership and Vacancies The Harnett County Industrial Training Center Advisory Board shall con- sist of ten members which shall be recommended to the Board of Commis- sioners as follows: -1. Each County Commissioner will submit one person from his district; 2. The Board of Commissioners will select one repre- sentative from its- Bbard; :3. The Harnett County Development Commission will select one inember of its Board and submit the names of two other individuals that have an interest in the industrial development of the County; and 4. The PIC Council will submit the name of one individual The Board of Commissioners will accept these recommenda- tions and will make the final appointments in the month of September. 15i DISSOLVING THE HARNETT COUNTY PLANNING & DE- VELOPMENT COM- MISSION 1 Four of the initial members shall be appointed for a term of 1 year, four for a term of 2 years and 2 for a term of 3 years on a staggered basis; any person reappointed shall serve a subsequent term of three years. Vacancies occurring for reasons other than expiration of terms shall be filled as they occur for the period of the unexpired term by the Board of County Commissioners. SECTION 2. Officers The officers of the Harnett County Industrial Training Center Advisory Board shall be a chairman, vice - chairman and secretary- treasurer, who shall be elected annually from among the members of this Board and who shall serve for a period of one year and until his successor has been elected and qualified. Each officer so elected shall be eligible to succeed himself. Elections are to be held in September following appointments by Board of County Commissioners. SECTION 3. Quorum There shall be a quorum of six members for the purpose of taking any official action required by this Board. SECTION 4. Meetings Meetings of this Board shall be held as often as called by the Chairman. At least one regular meeting quarterly. All meetings shall be at the place desig- nated by the chairman. Notice of both regular meetings and special meetings shall be given by phone or mail to each member of the Board. Regular meetings of the Board may be cancelled by proper notice. No meeting of the Board shall be valid (either a regular or special meeting) unless every member of the Board has had notice of such meeting. Special meetings of the Board may be called by the chairman or at the request of four members of the Board at any time. SECTION 5. Absenteeism Absence from three (3) consecutive meetings, without a valid excuse, which is recorded by the Board, shall be construed as a resignation. The Board shall direct the Chairman to request the Harnett County Board of Commissioners to appoint a new member to serve out the unexpired term at their next regular meeting. SECTION 6. Objectives and Purpose SECTION 7. Minutes It shall be the duty of the secretary- treasurer to record minutes of all meetings and maintain all records of the commission. SECTION 8. Reports Regular reports will be made bi- monthly to the Harnett County Board of Commis- sioners during the preliminary planning and construction of the Industrial Training Center; and annually, in April of each year, following the completion of the construction of the Training facility. SECTION 9. Amendments Members of the Board, by a two - thirds vote may alter, amend add to or repeal these rules and regulations. Commissioner Brock moved that the Board adopt the following Resolution Dissolving the Harnett County Planning and Development Commission. Commissioner Shaw seconded the motion and it passed unanimously. RESOLUTION DISSOLVING THE HARNETT COUNTY PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION THAT WHEREAS, by resolution duly adopted on the 16th day of June, 1975, the Board of Commissioners of Harnett County created the Harnett County Planning and Development Agency pursuant to N.C.G.S. 153 -76 which statute authorizes the Board of Commissioners to create boards, consolidate offices and positions and impose ex- officio the duties of more than one officer on a single Board and generally organize and reorganize county government in order to promote orderly and efficient administration of County affairs; and 152 SUBDIVISION PLAT WHEREAS, by said resolution the offices of the Harnett County Planning Board and the offices of the Harnett County Agri - Business Development - Commission: were merged for administrative purposes as the offices of Planning and Development Agency; and WHEREAS, the duties of these two statutory agencies, i.e. the Planning Board established in June of 1966 and the Harnett Agri - Business Development Commission organized in 1970, have increased greatly and one director cannot effectively handlt the administrative duties of each NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT- RESOLVED. BY THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF BARNETT COUNTY that the Harnett County Planning and Development Agency be and the same is hereby dissolved immediately,: except that the Harnett, County Planning and Development Agency may continue to function for the purpose of winding up its affairs and for the. purpose of handling the affairs of Harnett County Planning Board and the Harnett County Agri- Business Development Commission until each hires its own Director or Administrator. This the 4th day of October, 1982. ATTEST: BOARD OP COMMISSIONERS' OF HARNETT COUNTY BY: s. /_Jesse Alphin Chairman BY: s /Vanessa W. Young Clerk, Clenton Smith, Director of Planning and Development Comniission, appeared before the Board and presented for the Board's approval, a subdivision plat for Calvin McNeil property, Barbeque Township, located at the intersection of SR1210 and SR1209. Commissioner Stewart moved the Board approve the plat. Commissioner Shaw seconded' the motion and it carried. Mr. Smith also presented for the - Board's approval, a plat for the Spring Hill Subdivision, Upper Little River Township, located on SR1244. Commissioner Brock made a motion that Commissioner Stewart be excused from voting on that issue because of .a conflict of interest. Commissioner Collins seconded the motion and it carried. Commissioner Shaw moved that the Board approve the Spring Hill Subdivision plat. Commissioner Collins seconded the motion and it carried. SOCIAL SERVICES Helen - Crews, Director of-Social Services appeared before the Board BUDGET AMENDMENT and requested that Social Services budget, Code 10- 611 -188, Crisis Intervention Program be increased in the amount of $25,400. This request involves no County money. Commissioner Stewart made a motion to approve the budget amendment. Commissioner Shaw seconded the motion and it passed. Mrs. Crews informed` the Board that recent Congressional budget action resulted in a reduction in the federal matching rate for IV -D administrative costs form 75% to 70% effective October 1, 1982. The incentive rate will be reduced from 15% to 12% effective October 1, 1983. Counties will need to adjust their budgets accordingly to match 30% of total IV -D administrative costs rather than the previous 25 %. SHERIFF''S DEPT. AGREEMENT Mrs. Crews, also requested that her budget, Code 10 -611 -183 County Initiated Checks - AFDC be increased by $50,000. Commissioner Brock moved the Board approve the budget amendment. Commissioner Shaw seconded- the motion and it passed. Larry Knott, Operations Officer with the Harnett County Sheriff's Department appeared before the Board and presented for their approva. an Agreement whereas the County of Harnett, municipalities (includ- ing Angier, Coats, Dunn, Erwin, Lillington, and Campbell University) and the State of North Carolina` become involved in a cooperative program to enforce the drug laws of the State of North Carolina. After a discussion period, Commissioner Collins made a motion to enter into -the Agreement. Commissioner Shaw seconded the motion. and it passed unanimously., 150 AGREEMENT THIS AGREEMENT, made and entered into this the 4th day of October, 1982, between Harnett County and the city of , North Carolina; W I T N E S S E T H WHEREAS, that the County of Harnett, municipalities (including Angier, Coats, Dunn, Erwin, Lillington, and Campbell University) and the State of North Carolina become involved in a cooperative program to enforce the drug laws of the State of North Carolina. WHEREAS, that the combined agencies, hereinafter referred to as "City County Bureau of Narcotic and Dangerous Drugs" unit, will operate under an informal agreement, whereby the County, City, (Cities) and State will pro- vide manpower for the proposed "City- County Bureau of Narcotics and Danger- ous Drugs" unit. WHEREAS, the County of Harnett, hereinafter referred to as "County" and its municipalities (including Angier, Coats, Dunn, Erwin, Lillington and Campbell University) hereinafter referred to as City" and, WHEREAS, in consideration of the benefits accruing to State, County, and City, it is agreed as follows: A. The name of the combined agencies shall be the City- County Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs (CCBN). B. The state will provide the CCBN its director, (including salary and fringe benefits), technical and other investiga- tive assistance. C. The county will provide at least two sworn full time officers (including salaries and fringe benefits) to the CCBN. D. Each city (cities) will provide at least one (or as many as possible) sworn officer (including salary and fringe benefits) or: 1. Combined efforts and support a full time sworn officer(s) (including salary and fringe benefits) or; 2. Make a contribution toward the following: a. Special Funds b. Equipment c. Personnel (Full time - sworn) E. All personnel be operationally responsible to the CCBN Director. F. All personnel for administrative purposes be responsible to their respective political and corporate entities. G. The CCBN for communication purposes will be linked with both Central dispatcher centers, the city (ies) and the county, and after complete construction of CCBN, the budget shall be pre- sented and incorporated within the city (ies) and county's budget on their regular fiscal year cycle. H. The budget of the CCBN shall be shared by the city (ies) and the county, and after complete construction of CCBN, the budget shall be presented and incorporated within the city (ies) and county's budget on their regular fiscal year cycle. I. Thereafter, the director shall be the departmental budget officer for day to day operational financial control. The finance direc- tor of the county shall have overall budget supervision and management during the fiscal year. J. The territorial jurisdiction of the CCBN will be primarily the county of Harnett, inclusive of the cities of Lillington, Dunn, Erwin, Coats and Angier, and the State of North Carolina through inter - local assistance programs. WHEREAS, it is felt that to adequately combat the ever increasing problems of drugs, and to adequately enforce the drug laws of North Carolina, the participation of every law enforcement agency in Harnett County is an absolute necessity. It is further felt that with a closer working relation- ship and a binding city- county and state input (including efforts and resource drug problems can be combatted and the county as a whole will create a safer environment. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the formation of a "City- County Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs" be formally approved by the Board of Commissioners of Harnett County, North Carolina, and that the Chairman of the Board of County Commissioners (or County Manager) of this county be and they are hereby empowered to sign and execute the required Agreement between this County and , North Carolina. This Resolution was passed and adopted the 4th day of October, 1982. 154 SHERIFF'S DEPT. BUDGET AMENDMENT SHERIFF'S DEPT. REPORT A motion was made by Commissioner Collins to amend the Sheriff's Department's budget, Code 10 -510 -022, Salaries and Wages to show an increase of $15,000. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Shaw and it carried. Larry Knott, Operations Officer with the Harnett County Sheriff's Department appeared before the Board and reported on the activities of this department for the month of September, 1982. BOARD OF ELECTIONS BUDGET AMENDMENT Virginia Warren appeared before the Board and requested that the Board of Elections budget Codesn10 -430 -014 be amended by $2,000., Code 10- 430 -016 by $200., Code 10- 430 -021 by $500., Code 430 -026 by $500., and Code 430 -033 by $200.00. Commissioner Collins made a motion to approve this budget amendment and Commissioner Shaw seconded the motion. It carried with a unanimous vote. TAX COLLECTOR TAX SUPERVISOR Thomas Allen, Tax Collector, appeared before the Board and reported on the activities of his department for the month of September and his plans for October. Thomas Allen, Tax Supervisor, asked that the Board grant relief from penalty for late payment of taxes to R. A. & Eva Adams, $43.29 for one tract, and .96 for one tract. A motion was made by Com- missioner Shaw and seconded by Commissioner Brock to excuse the Adams' from the penalty. The motion carried. Mr. Allen also asked releif from late penalty for Ida & John Kilpatrick. Commissioner Brock moved that the $39.97 penalty be excused. Commissioner Collins seconded the motion and it carried. Thomas Allen, Tax Supervisor, requested a tax refund to D. W. Johnson, Heirs because of an error made in computing market value on 16.40 acres sold to the County of Harnett. It was figured at $6,740, and should have been $5,238. difference in value $1,502. Commissioner Collins moved the $30.64 refund be made. Commissioner Shaw seconded the motion and it carried. EXPENDITURE REPORT A copy of the expenditure report for the period ending September 30, 1982, was filed with the Board for their information. • STATEMENT OF The Statement of Investments report for the period ending October 4, INVESTMENTS 1982, was filed with the Board. ADJOURNMENT There being no further business, the Harnett County Board of Commissioners meeting of October 4, 1982, duly adjourned at 11:45 a. /1 Secr ary a.