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HomeMy WebLinkAbout05011978225 HARNETT COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS MEETING, MAY 1, 1978. CALL TO ORDER PRAYER APPROVAL OF MINU- TES DON DUPREE, DOT OLDER AMERICANS WEEK IN HARNETT COUNTY APPOINTMENT MRS. BEAMAN KELLY TO SERVE ON REGION "M" ADVISORY COM. SURPLUS-- STUDE- BAKER TRUCK MANAGEMENT TEAM FOR COMPREHENSIVE SERVICES TO CHILD- REN The Harnett County Board of Commissioners met in regular session on May 1, 1978, in the Commissioners Room, County Office Building, Lillington, North Carolina. Chairman Jesse Alphin called the meetin to order at 9:15 a.m. Commissioners W. J. Cotton, Jr., M. H. Brock, Lloyd Stewart, Bill Shaw, and Chairman Jesse Alphin were present. H. D. Carson, Jr., Clerk to the Board, and Edward H. McCormick, County Attorney, were also present. Commissioner M. H. Brock led the morning prayer. The minutes from the April 17, 1978, meeting were read and approved. Don Dupree, District Engineer with the Department of Transportation, appeared before the Board to discuss road matters and situations in Harnett County. Commissioner Cotton moved that the following proclamation declaring the week of May 21, through May 27, 1978, as OLDER AMERICANS WEEK IN HARNETT COUNTY be adopted. Commissioner Stewart seconded the motion and it carried unanimously. It has been said that how a society treats its older citizens is indicative of the health or degeneracy of that society. If society sees them as surplus stock, older persons become unproductive and the society is poorer. If society stimulates their activities, the community benefits from all the skills and knowledge older persons have accumulated in their lifetimes. Sometimes it surprises us, here in this country where we make so much of youth, to realize that the most dramatic changes taking place in our society are happening at the other end of the aging scale. The greatestprportionate increases in population are occurring in the 60, 70, and 80 age groups. We now have more than 71 hundred persons over 60 years of age in Harnett County, and each year adds more. Meanwhile, we are witnessing a steady uptrend in the educational level. financial status, and occupational background of those who are crossing the threshold into their later years. They have a wealth of capabilities and many of them ask nothing better than to continue to put their knowledge at the service of the community. These are the older people who will "undertake the tasks that youth shirks because they would take too long." as W. Somerset Maugham once wrote What Community can afford to turn its back on such resources? One of the major challenges each of us faces at this time is how to help create the conditions most conducive to the role of older adults in our homes, our families, and our community. NOW, THEREFORE, WE PROCLAIM the week of May 21 through May 27, 1978, OLDER AMERICANS WEEK IN HARNETT COUNTY and call on all citizens to reach out to our older persons to bring them more effectively into our families, neighborhoods, and community life. THIS DONE THE 1ST DAY OF MAY, 1978. BY: s/ Jesse Alphin, Chairman Commissioner Shaw made a motion that the Board appoint Mrs. Beaman Kelly to serve on the Region "M" Advisory Committee for the Aging. Commissioner Stewart seconded the motion and it passed with a unanimous vote. Commissioner Brock moved that one 1952 Studebaker truck, Motor No. 331- 18211M24144, be declared surplus property. Commissioner Cotton seconded the motion and it passed unanimously. Mr. Thomas D. Schumacher, Chairman of the Harnett County Management Team for Comprehensive Services to Children appeared before the Board to discuss the purpose and goals of this Management Team and also to explain how the Team could be of service to Harnett County as it plans and implements services to citizens of the County. Mr. Schumacher requested the Board to endorse the Management Team so they would have some authority to deal with state and county officials toward the improvement of services to Harnett County Citi- zens. Commissioner Cotton made a motion that M. H. Brock, County Manager, met with Mr. Schumacher and that an extensive study be made 226 RESOLUTION OF APPRECIAT- TION FOR MR= :!.EARL JONES— JUVENILE TASK FORCE PROPOSED BUDGET FOR THE FY 1978- 79 - -DR. MILLARD BROWN of the services the Management Team plans to provide in order to clarify the duties of this team as opposed to the duties a and responsibilities of the County Manager. Also, that a report of this meeting be brought back to the Board at the mid -month meeting. Commissioner Shaw seconded the motion an it carried unanimously. Commissioner Cotton moved for the adoption of the following resolution of appreciation for Mr. Earl Jones, Tax Collector, who was nominated President of. the North Carolina Associatio of Tax Collectors. Commissioner Stewart seconded the motion and it carried with a unanimous vote. THAT, WHEREAS, Walter Earl Jones, is an employee of Harnett County and has served as Tax Collector for the County since August 1, 1964; and WHEREAS, the North Carolina Association of Tax Collectors recognized his outstanding leadership and accomplishments in this field and nominate hims President of this association on April 13, 1978, in Chapel Hill, N North Carolina; and WHEREAS, in his fourteen years of devoted services, his determinatio for excellency in_performance, his impartial judgment, his good humor and friendship have exalted him to a position of honor, respect, and esteem by his fellow workers and all who know him. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of Commissioner of Harnett County: 1. That Walter Earl Jones be and he is hereby thanked, on behalf of all the citizens of Harnett County, for his commendable efforts and contributions to the betterment of mankind. 2. That he be given an executed copy of this resolution. 3. That a copy of this resolution be made available to the news media of the County, so that all who read and hear may know of his works and accomplishments. DONETHIS 1ST DAY OF MAY, 1978. BY: s7 Jesse Alphin Harnett County will be appropriated approximately $30,000 for community -based alternative juvenile program from North Carolina State funds for the fiscal year, July 1, 1978, through June 30, 1979. Dr. Millard R. Brown appeared before the Board as reppesentative for the Harnett County Juvenile Task Force for Juveniles and requested that the following proposal be accepted: 1. That a director of volunteer probation and counseling services be employed for the purpose of enlisting, scree ing, and training volunteers who will work with, super- vise, and counsel status offenders committed to them by the Juvenile Court or diverted by some other corrective agency charged with the responsibility of finding ways o dealing with status offenders other than having them committed to training schools. It is also recommended that a secretary be employed by the same funds to work with the director in operating a functioning office. It i is further recommended that a director be placed under the supervision of a responsible official charged with correctional function, preferably the chief juvenile court counselor for this judicial district; and that the County match the funding of the position in question by providing office space and equipment. 2. That the remaining portion of the state grant be used to employ a fourthepolice - liason officer to work with the middle schools of the County and that he be placed under the supervision and direction of the County Sheriff's Department and the Board of Education in the same manner as the three such officers now at work. The Board accepted the proposals for consideration and will notify Dr. Brown of the action taken. 227\ FAX ATTORNEY REPORT hdward McCormick, County Attorney, presented the following Tax Attorney's report for the month of April. TAX SUITS COLLECTED: DISMISSALS OR CANCELLATIONS FILED: Anderson Creek Township: Suit No. Amount Coll. Attorney's Fee Kenneth Earl Moore 78CVD0186 $768.77 $ 40.00 Watson Sanders 78CVD0188 198.83 40.00 Duke Township: Aaron Mason 77CVD0375 446.64 20.00 William H. $ Clara J. 75CVD0592 348.82 55.00 McNeill Stewart's Creek Township 78CVD0219 218.76 40.00 Wellon's Inc. Upper Little River Township Mernella J. Gaines 77CVD0777 197.06 40.00 $2,178.88 $ 235.00 TAX SUITS COMMENCED: Anderson Creek Township: James W. Griffin Maxie Ray Taylor Averasboro Township: A. C. Bennett Arnetha T. Bethea Ezra Brewington Viola Carter Brewington George Edward Coxum James Eason Marjorie M. Edens Barbecue Township: Jasper Gillis EXPENSES: $ 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 $ 100.00 Sheriff of Mecklenburg County 74CVD1625 2.00 (Service of Summons) $337.00 TAX COLLECTOR'S REPORT Earl Jones, Tax Collector, filed the report of his department for the month of April and his plans for the month of May. TAX SUPERVISOR Thomas Allen, Tax Supervisor, appeared before the Board and requested the follow ing refund to Mr. Jasper West, Stewart's Creek Township, in the amount of $286.34 be granted. Mr. West was listed in the Summerville Fire District from 1967 through 1977, but was not within the district. Commissioner Brock made a motion that this refund be granted. Commissioner Shaw seconded the motion and it carried with a unanimous vote. STATEMENT OF INVEST - M. H. Brock, County Manager, presented the statement of investments to the MENTS Commissioners. ADJOURNMENT The meeting adjourned at 11:15 a.m. 46271,c_ cc- ClerY