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HomeMy WebLinkAbout0421198633 HARNETT COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS MEETING, APRIL 21, 1986 1 1 CALL TO ORDER PRAYER The Harnett County Board of Commissioners met in regular session on Monday, April 21, 1986, in the Commissioners Room, County Office Building, Lillington, North Carolina, with the following members present: Lloyd G. Stewart, Bill Shaw, Rudy Collins, M. H. Brock, and Chairman Jesse Alphin presiding. Vanessa W. Young, Clerk to the Board; John Phelps, representing the County Attorney's Office; Hollie J. Wade, Recording Secretary; and Dallas Pope, Assistant County Manager, were also present. Chairman Jesse Alphin called the meeting to order at 7:20 p.m. Commissioner Bill Shaw led the evening prayer. MINUTES APPROVED Commissioner Collins made a motion that the minutes from the Harnett County Board of Commissioners meeting of April 7, 1986, be approved; Commissioner Shaw seconded the motion and it carried with a unanimous vote. HOME HEALTH AND HOSPICE CARE, INC. PUBLIC UTILITIES FUNDS PROVIDED FOR INDUSTRIAL SITE N. E. METRO BOARD, COLEMAN REAPPOINTED ACTION ON ABOVE RESOLUTION SOUTH CENTRAL WATER AND SEWER WATER SERVICES REQUEST BY BOONE TRAIL COMMUNITY Beverly Withrow, Director of Professional Services with Home Health and Hospice Care, Inc., appeared before the Board and introduced the firm she represents, stating that Home Health and Hospic Care, Inc. is now operating in Harnett County. She also gave a brief description of the services they provide. Following comments and questions from the Commissioners and Henry Thompson, Health Director; Chairman Alphin thanked Ms. Withrow for coming before the Board. Rodney Tart, Director of the Harnett County Public Utilities Department, appeared before the Board and requested that the County provide $30,000 in funds to extend the County's water system to an industrial site on SR 1440. He explained that the project would cost approximately $68,000. He anticipates other sources of revenue in addition to the county's $30,000 to be as follows: grant funds in the amount of $30,000; cus- tomer participation in the amount of $7,000; and Northeast Metro will assume the diff- erence in the cost of the project. He provided copies of a letter from the proposed industry indicating their plans to construct a 25,000 square foot manufacturing plant on SR 1440 and expressing their need for water service. It was stated that it is consistent with the County's policies to participate in the construction of a water line to an industry. Following a discussion of this request, Commissioner Collins made a motion that the County provide funding in the amount of $30,000 for a water line extension on SR 1440 (James Norris Road) to the proposed industrial site; Commissioner Shaw seconded the motion and it carried with a unanimous vote. Rodney Tart, Director of Public Utilities, requested the Board to adopt the following resolution reappointing Halford Coleman to the Northeast Metropolitan Water District Board: R E S O L U T I O N WHEREAS, Chapter 162A, Article 4, as amended, provides that the Board of Commissioners shall appoint three board members of a duly created Metropolitan Water District; and WHEREAS, the term of Halford Coleman expired on April 14, 1986; NOW, THEREFORE, be it resolved by the Board of Commissioners for the County of Harnett that Halford Coleman be and he is hereby reappointed to the District Board for a term expiring April 14, 1989. Upon Motion of Commissioner Collins, seconded by Commissioner Stewart, the foregoing resolution was adopted by the following vote: Yeas 5; Nays 0; Absent 0; Abstained 0. HARNETT COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS s /Jesse Alphin Chairman ATTEST: s /Vanessa W. Young Clerk Commissioner Collins made a motion that the foregoing resolution be adopted; Commis- sioner Stewart seconded the motion and it carried with a unanimous vote. Rodney Tart, Director of Public Utilities, presented a progress report to the Board on the number of users that have signed up for the South Central Water and Sewer District. Harrington Morrision, President of the Boone Trail Ruritan Club, appeared before the Board on behalf of the Ruritan Club and the citizens of the Boone Trail Community, and requested the Board's authorization for a feasibility study to be conducted for the establishment of the proposed West Central - -Boone Trail Water and Sewer District. Mr. Morrision continued to state that contingent upon a favorable feasibility study, 34 he would like to request that the County proceed with the proper steps to create the West Central - -Boone Trail Water and Sewer District and call for a bond referendum. Following a discussion, Commissioner Stewart made a motion authorizing the County to proceed with a feasibility study on the proposed West Central - -Boone Trail Water and Sewer District; Commissioner Shaw seconded the motion and it carried with a unanimous vote. BUDGET AMENDMENT Following a request from Henry Thompson, Health Director, for a- budget amendment to HEALTH his department; Commissioner Stewart made a motion that the following budget amendmen be approved; Commissioner Collins seconded the motion and it carried with a unanimous vote: Code 10- 7600 -002, Salaries & Wages, be decreased by $9,669 Code 10- 7600 -013, Utilities, be decreased by $545 Code 10- 7600 -074, Capital Outlay - Equipment, be increased by $17,985. BUDGET AMENDMENT Commissioner Collins made a motion that the Budget for the Social Services Department, SOCIAL SERVICES Code 10- 7710 -151, Crisis Intervention, be increased by $1,633 to reflect new monies received from Carolina Power and Light; Commissioner Stewart seconded the motion and it carried with a unanimous vote. BUDGET AMENDMENT Henry Johnson, Director of Emergency Management, appeared before the Board and inform - EMERGENCY ed the Commissioners that following the Shearon Harris Nuclear Power Plant Exercise MANAGEMENT on May 17 -18, it was determined that the County Office Building would serve more efficiently as the Emergency Operations Center for Harnett County in a nuclear power plant emergency than would the hallway of the Courthouse. An evaluation was conducted on the County Office Building to determine what the County's needs would be to make this building acceptable as the Emergency Operations Center. The Department of Crime Control and Public Safety stated that it would be necessary to have telephone and radio communications equipment installed and a diesel generator would be needed for back -up power. Mr. Johnson requested a budget amendment in the amount of $35,038 for these items and explained that Carolina Power and Light would reimburse the County for these expenditures. Following a discussion, Commissioner Collins made a motion that the Emergency Management Budget, Code 10 -5250 -074, Capital Outlay, be increased by $35,038; Commissioner Shaw seconded the motion and it carried with a unanimous vote. BUDGET AMENDMENT Commissioner Collins moved for the approval of the following budget amendment to the HUMAN RESOURCES Department of Human Resources; Commissioner Shaw seconded the motion and it carried with a unanimous vote: Code 7400 -136, Joint Account, increase by $28,751 Code 7400 -137, Title II -A (OJT), decrease by $14,649 Code 7400 -138, Title II -B (SYP), increase by $7,898 Code 7400 -139, Title II -A (Class), increase by $55,000 BUDGET AMENDMENT Commissioner Collins made a motion that the following budget amendment, as presented TAX OFFICE by Terry L. Wade, Tax Administrator, be approved; Commissioner Shaw seconded the motion and it carried with a unanimous vote: OSCAR N. HARRIS & ASSOCIATES, CONTRACT FOR AUDITING SERV. PROCLAMATION NATIONAL EXTENSION WEEK Code 10- 4500 -003, Salaries $ Wages- -Part Time, increase by $3,600 Code 10- 4500 -004, Professional Services, increase by $1,410 Code 10- 4500 -074, Capital Outlay, increase by $100 Code 10- 4500 -054, Insurance and- Bonds, increase by $800 Commissioner Shaw made a motion that the contract as presented by Oscar Harris & Associates, Inc., to the Board of Commissioners on April 7, 1986, to provide auditing services for Harnett County for the Fiscal Year 1985 -86 be approved; Commis- sioner Stewart seconded the motion and it carried with a unanimous vote. Commissioner Collins made a motion that the following proclamation declaring the week of May 4 - 10, 1986, as National Extension Homemaker's Week in Harnett County be approved; Commissioner Shaw seconded the motion and it carried with a unanimous vote: WHEREAS, the Harnett County Extension Homemaker's Association is observing National Extension Homemaker's Week, May 4 - 10, 1986; and WHEREAS, in recognition of the contribution Extension Homemakers have made to the leadership development and in improving the quality of life for millions of families in its more than 50 years of existence in the United States and through its association with and, contribution to other International groups around the world; and WHEREAS, the North Carolina Extension Homemaker's Association, organized in 1920, is North Carolina's largest volunteer, educational organization; and WHEREAS, the Extension Homemaker Association is an educational outreach of the North Carolina Agricultural Extension Service and is supervised on the County level by the Home Economics Extension Agents in partnership with the community and county Extension Homemaker leaders who provide valuable educational services and share the latest in research leased knowledge and skills for the improvement of the health, family life, prosperity and liveli- hood for their families and their community; and 35 TAX COLLECTOR TAX SUPERVISOR APPOINTMENT OF BOBBY WICKER, INTERIM ADJOURNMENT 1 WHEREAS, the objectives of the Association include strenthening families and home environment through the attainment and application of knowledge, the development of human skills and the application of technology needed to create a forward - looking and satisfying quality of life within available resources; and WHEREAS, the Extension Homemaker's Association in cooperation with the North Carolina Agriculture Extension Service strives to offer a means by which homemakers, may interpret and promote programs of State, National and International importance in the preservation of the home to provide opportunities for better International understanding; Now THEREFORE, we the Board of Commissioners of the County of Harnett, do hereby proclaim May 4 -10, 1986, as NATIONAL EXTENSION HOMEMAKER'S WEEK and urge all of our people to encourage and support the work of the Extension Homemaker's Association in Harnett County and North Carolina. Done this twenty -first day of April, Nineteen Hundred and Eighty -six. HARNETT COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS s/ Jesse Alphin Jesse Alphin, Chairman Commissioner Collins made a motion that Bobby Wicker be named as interim Tax Collector and Tax Supervisor of Harnett County until the first Board Meeting in May; Commissioner Stewart seconded the motion and it carried with a unanimous vote. There being no further business, the Harnett County Board of Commissioners meeting of April 21, 1986, duly adjourned at 9 :00 p.m. Secretary-- �tas� VV Clerk