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HomeMy WebLinkAbout08171981HARNETT COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS MEETING, AUGUST 17, 1981 CALL TO ORDER PRAYER MINUTES APPROVED M. H. BROCK ELECTED OUTSTANDING COMMIS- SIONER OF THE YEAR AT THE NCACC CONFER- ENCE CABLEVISION BIDS FOR INDUSTRIAL TRAINING CENTER The Harnett County Board of Commissioners met in regular ses- sion on Monday, August 17, 1981, in the Commissioners Room, County Office Building, Lillington, North Carolina, with the following members present: Lloyd G. Stewart, Bill Shaw, M. H. Brock, Rudy Collins, and Chairman Jesse Alphin presiding. Vanessa W. Young, Clerk to the Board, and Holt Felmet represent ing the law firm of Woodall & McCormick 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 3, 1981, were approved as read. Chairman Jesse Alphin informed the persons present that Commissioner M. H. Brock at the 1981 North Carolina Association of County Commissioners Conference held in Winston -Salem was given the award of The Outstanding Commissioner of The Year on Saturday night, August 15. Chairman Jesse Alphin stated that it was obvious by the response of the group at the con- vention that this award was well deserved. The Board expressed their appreciation to Mr. Brock for the excellent contributions he has made to the County and congratulated him as being the recipient of this award. Holt Felmet, Attorney with Woodall and McCormick, presented to the Board and Ordinance Amending the County ordinance entitled "An Ordinance Providing for the Method of Franchising the Construction, Operation, and Maintenance of a Cable Television System in the County of Harnett, State of North Carolina" for the Board to review. Mr. Felmet stated that this amendment will also be distributed to the Cablevision Company which has submitted a proposal to the County for a franchise. Mr. Wayne Faircloth, Acting Director of the Harnett County Department of Human Resources -- Manpower, appeared before the Board and informed the Commissioners that on August 7, 1981, bids were received by the County for equipment for the Indus- trial Training Center. A committee consisting of Mr. Elbert Price, Dean of Administrative Services from CCTC; Mr. Don Buie, Director of Continuing Education with CCTC; and Mr. Elton Strickland, Lead Machinist Instructor of the Harnett County Industrial Training Center, evaluated all bids and prepared a report on its selections, and a statement of justification for its selections from the bids submitted. Mr. Faircloth distri- buted a copy of this report to each of the Board members for their study. Mr. Faircloth recommended that the Board award the bids as submitted in the proposal prepared by the Commit- tee, consisting of Buie, Strickland, and Price, contingent upon the availability of CETA funds. Commissioner Shaw made a motion that the Board award the bids for the Industrial Train- ing Center as follows contingent upon the availability of CETA funds. Commissioner Collins seconded the motion and it carried: Item A - 2 Engine Lathes accept the bid of $38,334.40 from the Wrenn Tool Company Item B - 2 Vertical Milling Machines & Accessories accept the bid of $15,830.42 from the Bridgeport Textron Company for the Series I Vertical Milling Machine Item C - 1 Drill Grinder accept the low bid of $3,012.41 from the Tidewater Supply Company Item D - 2 Surface Grinders 6 -12 Hydraulic accept the low bid of $14,443.78 from the Bridgeport Textron Company Item E -1 Vertical Metal Cutting Band Saw accept the low bid of $5,263.44 from Tidewater Supply Company Item F - 1 20" Drill Press accept the low bid of $2,760.71 from the Tidewater Supply Company Item G - 1 Cutoff Band Saw accept the low bid of $3,336.32 from the Wrenn Company Item H - 1 Surface Plate (24 x 48) and stand accept the low bid of $819.52 from the Smith - Courtney Company Item I - 1 Gage Block Set accept the low bid of $696.80 from the Smith- Courtrwy Company Item J - 4 Angle Plates accept the low bid of $249.60 from the DoAll Carolina Company Item K - 4 Combination Set 12" accept the low bid of $219.44 from the Smith - Courtney Company Item L - 4 Combination Set 6" accept the low bid of $81.12 from the Smith - Courtney Company Item M - 1 Rotary Table 12" accept the low bid of $946.40 from the Smith - Courtney Company 0 PETITION TO PAVE ROAD IN COATS GRANT BUIES WATER OFFER FOR CREEK -COATS DISTRICT APPOINTMENT TO THE JURY COM- MISSION EXPENDITURE REPORT 4 -D PROGRAM CONTRACT CHARGE TO THE TAX COLLECTOR Item N - 3 Work Benches with lockers under top accept the low bid of $1,079.52 from the Tidewater Supply Company Item 0 - 4 Vises for workbenches accept the low bid of $686.40 from the Tidewater Supply Company. Item P - 2 Indicators .200" range accept the bid of $135.20 from the Smith - Courtney Company Item Q - 1 Horizontal Milling Machine and Accessories accept the low bid of $21,551.30 from the J. H. Elliott M.H. Brock, County Manager, informed the Board that the County had received a petition from the Town of Coats to add a road in Coats to the Secondary Road System for Maintenance. Commissioner Brock made a motion thatthe County forward this petition to the North Carolina Department of Transportation. Commissioner Collins seconded the motion and it carried. Commissioner Stewart made a motion that the Board adopt the follow- ing resolution accepting a grant offer for the Buies Creek -Coats Water and Sewer District. Commissioner Collins seconded the motion and it carried. WHEREAS, the Buies Creek -Coats Water & Sewer District has submitted an application for grant assistance from County Allocated Funds under the Pollution Control Account of the Clean Water Fund to aid in the cost of construction of approximately 29,500 lineal feet of 8 inch thru 10 inch collection sewer to serve the area within the corporate limits of Buies Creek, and WHEREAS, the Enfironmental Management Commission in a meeting on July 9, 1981, by resolution assigned priority certification for State grant funds to the project from the County Allocated Funds in the amount of $148,613. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HARNETT COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS: Section 1. That the Commissioners hereby accepts the offer for State Grant Project No. WC -441 for the Rules Creek -Coats Water & Sewer District in the amount of $148,613. Section 2. That the Commissioners do hereby makes the assurances as described in Section II-- Assurances of the Offer and Acceptance Agreement for State Project No. WC -441. Section 3. That M. H. Brock, County Manager, is hereby authorized to execute this Offer and Acceptance. Done this Seventeenth Day of August, Nineteen Hundred and Eighty -one. Commissioner Collins made a motion that A. D. Arnold, Rt. 2, Fuquay Varina, be appointed to the Harnett County Jury Commission, Commissioner Shaw seconded the motion and it carried. The expenditure report for the month of July, 1981, was filed with the Board. Commissioner Brock made a motion that the Board adopt the following resolution concerning the 4 -D program. Commissioner Collins seconded the motion and it carried. BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of Commissioners of Harnett County that a contract of employment between the County of Harnett and Woodall & McCormick, P. A. be and the same is hereby approved. The County Manager, M. H. Brock, is hereby authorized to execute the same on behalf of the County. The Harnett County Board of Commissioners issued the following charge to Thomas Allen, Tax - Collector: COUNTY OF HARNETT STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA TO: The Tax Collector of Harnett County You are hereby authorized, empowered, and commanded to collect the taxes set forth in the tax records filed in the Office of the Tax Supervisor and in the Tax Receipts herewith delivered to you, in the amounts and from the taxpayers likewise therein set forth. Such taxes are hereby declared to be a first lien upon all real property of the respective taxpayers in the County of Harnett, and this order shall be a full and sufficient authority to direct, require, and enable you to levy on and sell any real or personal property of such taxpayers, for and on account thereof, in accordance with law. Witness my hand official seal this Seventeenth Day of August, Nineteen Hundred and Eighty -One. PROCLAMATION Commissioner Collins made a motion that the Board adopt the RSVP following resolution proclaiming the week of September 6 - 12, 1981, HARNETT COUNTY RSVP WEEK. Commissioner Stewart seconded the motion and it carried. Whereas, the Nation will be observing the Tenth Anniversary of the Reitred Senior Volunteer Program; and Whereas, there are over 300 senior citizens in Harnett County who serve as RSVP volunteers; and Whereas, the effective and efficient delivery of services by many agencies and institutions in the County is dependent upon their volunteer aid; and Whereas, the RSVP volunteers are giving their time, talents, experiences, and energies to accomplish these ends; and Whereas, the services rendered are making a tremendous impact on the welfare of the county's citizenry; and Whereas, all citizens of the county are deeply appreciative of the services these volunteers provide; Therefore, as an expression of their appreciation, the Harnett County Board of Commissioners hereby proclaims the week of September 6 through September 12 to be HARNETT COUNTY RSVP WEEK and commends this observance to its citizens. MEDICAID DEBT M. H. Brock, County Manager, informed the Board that the County has received a letter from John A. Williams, Jr., Executive Assistant to the Governor and State Budget Officer, that the County has an outstand- ing Medicaid debt of $87,724.08 for the period FYE 1979, 1980, and that if the County does not make arrangements with the Division of Medical Assistance before September 15, 1981, to repay this indebtedness, the State will withhold the intangibles, beverage, sales and /or franchise taxes owed to the County. The Board stated that the reason the County had not paid this indebtedness was to illustrate their displeasure in the change of the formula by the legislation, whereas it was mandated upon Counties to pay a larger share of the mediciad costs. It was stated that even though their portest has received some attention, the formula has not been changed, and the County's share of the costs is continuing to rise. Mr. Brock stated that in 1979 the County's praticipation in medicaid was $202,887. In 1982, the County has budgeted $475,000 as its share. It was stated that Governor Hunt did get the General Assembly to appropriate $5,000,000 to be distributed among the counties to help relieve them from some of the additional costs incurred by the counties because of the change in the formula. Mr. Shaw stated that when the formula changed, it hurt the smaller counties. M. H. Brock, County Manager, recommended that the County pay this indebtedness. Following a discussion of this matter, Commissioner Brock made a motion that the Medicaid Budget, Code 611 -182, be amended by $87,724.00 and that the County Finance Officer be directed to pay this outstanding debt. Commissioner Stewart seconded the motion and it passed upon the following vote: AYES: Commissioners Stewart, Brock and Alphin Noes: Commissioners Shaw and Collins JURY COMMISSION Commissioner Stewart made a motion that compensation for the jury commissioners be set at $40 per eight -hour day plus 21¢ per mile reimbursement. Commissioner Shaw seconded the motion and it carried. ADJOURNMENT There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 8:55 p.m. ;JL'7 L SECRETARY CHAIRMAN Clerk