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HomeMy WebLinkAbout01021973o MINUTES OF MEETING OF TUESDAY, JANUARY 2, 1973. The Harnett County Board of Commissioners convened on Tuesday, January 2, 1972, for the regular meeting for January 1973. Those attending the meeting were M. H. Brock, D. P. Ray, Jr., C. E. McLamb, W. J. Cotton, Jr., and Gilbert Brown. Also present was H. D. Carson, Jr., Clerk to the Board and County Attorney Edward H. McCormick. CALL TO ORDER The Chairman called the meeting to order at 9:15 a.m. and Commissioner Brown led the morning prayer. MINUTES The minutes from the December meetings were read and approved. DONALD COOPER Highway Comm. Donald Cooper, Resident Engineer, State Highway Commission, was pres- ent at the meeting. The following road petitions were presented for the pleasure of the Board. 1. SR 1153, .01 mile, 4 occupied homes, request for addition to the system. 2. SR 1143, 1 mile, 17 occupied homes, request for black top. 3. Road in Barbecue Township, .9 mile, 8 occupied homes, request for addition. JAMES GOFF MR. PILAND The foregoing road petitions were approved by a motion of Comm. Cotton, a second by Commissioner Ray and a unanimous vote. James Goff, Chairman of the Extension Department and State Chairman, Dr. Piland, came before the Board to present a resume for Miss Doris Binder for a position as an agent in the Extension Department. The Action was tabled temporarily. W. EARL JONES Tax Coll. W. Earl Jones, Tax Collector, presented the report for his department although it was incomplete and the written report will be delayed for a short time in order to clear all December mail. THOMAS ALLEN Tax Super. Thomas Allen, Tax Supervisor was not present. Commissioner Ray made a motion to allow an extension of listing date for personal and real property to the effect that when the tax books are brought in from the various precincts with the listing as of February 15 therein contained, the public be allowed to list only in the office of the Tax Supervisor through March 2, 1973, without penalty. Commissioner Cotton seconded the motion and it passed. TAX & WELFARE LIEN REPORT Edward H. McCormick presented the Tax & Welfare Lien report for E. Marshall Woodall, and it is as follows: Date January 2, 1973 COLLECTION ON TAXES: John Bennie Johnson Case No. 3583 Lill. Twp. $1,097.67 $30.00 atty Paul Hodges 3365 Lill. Twp. 519.07 10.00 $1,616.74 $40.00 Note: Suit against O.H. Lewis Heirs dismissed pursuant to resolution heretofore past by Board of Commissioners (error made in list- ing). Attorney's fee for conference with taxpayer and prepar- ing resolution for County Board to adopt - $20.00. COLLECTION ON WELFARE LIENS: Vive D. Canady Eugene H. Moore $919.17 23.15 $942.32 $95.96 Atty fee. 3.47 99.43 DISTRICT MEETING OF NCACC Chairman Brock announced a district meeting of the NCACC to be held January 19, 1973, 1:00 p.m. at the Ramada Inn in Fayetteville. Comm- issioner Brown moved that C. E. McLamb be named as a voting delegate to this meeting, Commissioner Ray seconded the move and it passed. MEETING WITH ARCHITECT The Chairman announced a meeting with an architect scheduled for Jan- uary 5, 1973, 11:00 a.m. for discussion purposes only. Commissioners interested in attending the meeting were invited to do so. EXECUTIVE SESSION The Board went in to Executive Session. SALARY ADJUSTMENT FOR DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION The matter of salary change for the Director of Harnett Development Commission was brought to the attention of the Board. Commissioner Cotton moved that the Board allow a 5% salary increase, J 111 SALARY CHANGE FOR DIRECTOR OF DEV. COMMISSION - Continued- ACTION: Commissioner Cotton moved that the Board allow a 5% salary increase, effective January 1, 1973, to Tony M. Tucker, Director of Harnett Development Commission. Commissioner McLamb seconded the motion and it carried. CLOTHING ALLOWANCE FOR DEPUTIES Commissioner Cotton made a motion to provide a clothing allowance, up to but not exceeding, $150.00 per deputy per year for the officers in the Sheriff's Department; disbursement to be made upon the presentation of an itemized paid account. Commissioner McLamb seconded the motion and it carried unanimously. RE: REQUEST FROM JAMES GOFF TO HIRE DORIS BINDER The following is an extraction of a letter to Mr. James Goff, Chairman of the Extension Department, in regard to his appearance before the Board pertaining to a request to hire Miss Doris Binder: "After a lengthy discussion and after taking many factors under consid- eration, we feel that it would be in the best interest of the county and in the best interest of Miss Binder, that we do not accept her application for employment for this position ". Notification was made to Mr. Goff of the action stated above. The Board authorized Chairman Brock to act for the Board in the canvassing ADJOURNMENT of the votes for the Jan. 9, 1973 election. Meeting adjourned at 12:00 noon. %c7 Secretary airman of the Board Clerk to the JANUARY 11, 1973 CANVAS THE VOTES M. H. Brock, Chairman of the Board of Commissioners and Dougald McRae Chairman of the Board of Elections met on January 11, 1973 to canvass the votes of the School Bond Election of January 9, 1973. This was in accordance with the will of the Board of Commissioners as recorded in the minutes of the regular meeting of IINNKMXNX January 2, 1973. Statement of Result of Special Bond Election held in the County of Harnett, North Carolina on January 9, 1973 At a special bond election held through the County of Harnett, North Car- olina on January 9, 1973, 24,603 voters were registered and qualified to vote. At said election 3130 votes were cast for the order authorizing the County of Harnett to contract a debt and in evidence thereof to issue not exceeding $7,000,000 School Building Bonds for the purpose of providing funds, with any other available funds, for erecting addition- al school buildings and other school plant facilities, remodeling, en- larging and reconstructing existing school buildings and other school plant facilities, and acquiring necessary land and equipment therefor, in order to provide additional school facilities in the County of Harnett to maintain the nine months' school term in said County as required by Section 2 of Article IX of the Constitution, and authorizing the levy and collection of a sufficient tax for the payment of the principal of and the interest on said bonds, and 3276 votes were cast against such order, that a majority of the qualified voters of said County who voted thereon at said election voted against said order and that said order was thereby disapproved. This statement is given by order of the Board of Commissioners for the County of Harnett, this llth day of January, 1973. /s/ M.H. Brock Chairman