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HomeMy WebLinkAbout02051968120 The Harnett Dainty Board of Commissioners meet in Regular Session on Monday, February 5, 1968, at 10:00 o'clock A.M. at the County Courthouse in Lillington, N. C., attended as follows: M. H. Brock, Chairman of the Board; W. J. Cotton, Jr., J. E. Womble, C. E. Mclamb and Gilbert Brown, Commissioners; Wiley F. Bowen, County Attorney; H. D. Carson, Jr., Clerk of the Board and County Auditor; and Mildred Dobbins, Recording Secretary. The meeting was called to order by the Chairman, Mr. Brock. Commissioner Womble lead in prayer. Item 1. The minutes of the Regular Meeting held in January were read and approved. Item 2. Mr. E. Marshall Woodall, Tax Lien and Welfare Case Attorney, appeared before the Bo; rd and filed his report as follows: COLLECTIONS ON TAXES: Name Civil n McLean Earl G. Harris *Nellie Jean Haak John H. Tart, Jr. Pauline Tart Total *Suit commenced by Mr. Ross TAX SUITS COMMENCED: Name Famine Tart Vernon E. Parrish Mavis B. Flemming Hubert Peay Abraham Cameron Walter Dafford, Jr. H. I. Lee R. C. Lawrence Joseph R. Overby J. Woodrow Gregory Willie John Holder Gilbert Burgress Neill M. Moore William H. McNeill John Curtis Byrd Henry J. Sultan J. Carlton Currin Total COLLECTION ON WELFARE LIEN: Name Bertha B. Lanier REPORT TAX AND WELFARE LIEN ATTORNEY FEBRUARY 5, 1968 Township Stewart Cr. Averasboro Averasboro Averasboro Grove S.D. # 3472 3451 3404 3485 3489 1TUkTownship e Grove Johnsonville Lillington Johnsonville Averasboro Averasboro Neill's Creek Grove Grove Upper Little River Upper Little River Upper Little River Duke Grove Stewart's Creek Upper Little River Amount Received Total omit Collected $ 213.41 124.35 1276.78 917.45 140.74 $ 2672.73 $1500.00 13433-1 3491 3492 3493 3494 3495 3496 3497 3498 3499 3500 3501 3502 3503 3504 3505 3506 Attorney Fee $ 30.00 30.00 10.00 30.00 30.00 $130.00 Amount $ 24lyans 4328.17 180.81 292.85 219.93 818.34 13.77 241.57 442.37 160.39 469.24 1271.36 135.96 80.47 472.59 74.56 182.39 $7803.88 Attorney Fee $75.00 FURTHER REPORT: 1. Jamey Franklin Altman Case - Property sold on auction sale for $1025.00; bid was raised and now stands at $1126.25. Property will be re -sold during the month of February, 1968. 2. C. E. Denning Case - Property sold on auction sale for $750.00; bid was raised and now stands at $1000.00. Property will be re -sold during the month of February, 1968. Mr. Bowen, County Attorney, asked Mr. Woodall if the tax liens were up -to -date, and /the number of tax liens. Mr. Woodall stated that he was not up -to -date on the tax liens and that the actual number would have to be determined in the Tax Collector's office. Mr. Brock, requested the Tax Collector, Mr. Zarl Jones to furnish this information for Mr. Woodall. Mr. Jones stated that he would be glad to do this, and the list would include all taxes delinquent over three years. Mr. Bowen asked Mr. Woodall to give to the Board the number and a projective date when they will be up -to -date. Item 3. Mr. Earl Jones, appeared before the Board and filed his report. He stated that as time permitted he was endeavoring to personally contact or tract down the delinquent taxpayers, but pointed out that in many instances this was a very time consuming job. Item 4. Mr. Tom Alien, Tax Supervisor, appeared before the Board and filed his report. He also presented to the Board two requests for refunds as follows: 1. Payee: Icon Stone Route 2, Lillington, N. C. Lillington Township Refund on Fire Tax. 1967 - Summerville Fire Tax Charged in Error $20.06 121'. 2. Payee: Joseph Norris Box 171 Dunn, N. C. Averasboro Township Refund For 1964- 65 -66 -67 1 lot 411 N. Magnolia listed 50 X 90 should be listed 48 X 90. 1 house at 101 E. Bay St. priced siding on sheeting and should have been priced single siding. 1 house 409 N. Magnolia priced siding on sheeting and should have been priced single siding. Total assessed value for above property 1964 $166. Amount of refund for 1964 2.11 Total assessed value for above property 1965 $179. Amount of Refund 2.34 Total assessed value for above property 1966 $179. Amount of Refund 2.34 Total assessed value for above property 1967. Assessed value $179. Amt. of Refund 2.40 Total amount of all Refund $ 9.19 Mr. Cotton made the motion that these refunds be approved, seconded by Mr. Brown and the motion carried. Item 4. Mr. Allen stated that Mr. C. T. Iattimon had asked him to go with him and check a lot where the appraisers had valued it on the basis of$30.00 a front foot when in reality the lot had no street frontage. He recommended that the appraiser go back and check the lot and give it a correct value. Mr. Brock instructed Mr. Allen to take the appraiser and go out and make a correct appraisal of said lot. Item 5. Mr. Vernon Porter appeared before the Board and stated that request for funds for Head Start Program had been submitted and he saw no reason why they would not be forthcoming. He stated that three M.D.T.A. programs are approved. He further stated that planning is underway for the "Pace Program" starting in June where. the County can use these students for three months and pay each of them at the rate of $15.00 per month. Mr. Brock stated that he would discuss this with Mr. Porter before June. Item 6. Mr. H. D. Carson, Jr., Clerk of Board and County Auditor, filed the following reports with the Commissioners: Clerk of Superior Court - Elizabeth F. Matthews Clerk of Recorder's Court - Kyle Harrington Register of Deeds - Inez Harrington Veteran's Service Officer - Jean M. Irvin Electricians - B. H. Sellars and L. Perry Cameron Sheriff - W. H. Stewart Dog Warden - Ken Black Item 7. Mr. Brock stated that he had been contacted by the new corporal from the highway patrol about a place to put a gas pump. He stated that he was informed the county would be permitted to use this. Mr. Bowen pointed out that the insurance rates could be increased on the property where the pump would be located. Mr. Brock stated that he would check and see what could be worked out. Item 8. Mr. Brock stated that it coud be arranged for the Board to make a tour of Seymour Johnson or Pope AF Base if they would like. The members of the Board decided they would like a tour of Seymour Johnson since some of the mmbers who had been there in the past had enjoyed it so much. Mr. Brock stated that he would work out the plans and notify the members of the time. Item 9. Dr. Bruce Blackmon appeared before the Board on behalf of the Mental Health Advisory Board and stated that the Executive Board of Harnett County Mental Health Association recommends to to the Board that Miss Irene Lassiter be placed on the Advisory Board to fill the place left vacant by the resignation of Dr. Eyreman. Dr. Eyreman was also Medical Director of Mental Health Advisory Board. The law requires that this be a local resident and the Executive Board recommends that Dr. J. K. Williford be appointed as d'ficial Director. Mr. C. E. Mclamb made a motion that Miss Lassiter be placed on said Advisory Board and that Dr. J. K. Williford be appointed as official Director. The motion was seconded by Mr. Cotton and it carried. Item 10. Dr. BlaCkmon reported to the Board the status of the joint county Mental Health Unit. In order to get federal funds for building programs there must be a population of at least 75,000, he stated, and the combined population of Lee and Harnett County would meet this requirement. The funds are now available,he stated, until July 1st, and application would have to be made before that time. It is proposed that a facility'. be located in Lee County and one in Harnett County to cover the needs of the two counties. This will be treated as one project in order to meet federal requirement of 75,000 population. If funds are available it will be possible to build both facilities, but a priority basis will have to be dg ided upon by the two counties and shown on the application. Dr. Blackmon stated that this probabl 8IsHe used, but is required to be shown. The Raleigh office adiised that there would have to be avails le at least two acres of land and that the Local Mental Health Authority from Harnett and Lee Counties must meet together and the two appoint a local county Board to handle Mental Health problems of the two areas. He stated that Campbell College would grant a deed with reversionary clause for approximately two acres of land for a Mental Health Clinic in Buis Creek and also give $1000 for purchase of additional land. The Executive Committee of Harnett County Mental Health Advisory Board met and went over site and approved it unanimously, and later tie entire Harnett Board met and bring the following recommendations to the Board, he stated: 1. To move forward in efforts with Lee County to Build facility in both counties. 2. Harnett County Board of Commissioner accept land offered by college Trustees and accept money offered by College Trustees with which to purchase additional land. 122 3. The Commissioners seriously consider hiring architect used by Lee County so as to utilize and profit from experience of this firm 4. Commissioners plan for an early February meeting with Lee County Board of Commissioners for purpose of appointing Mental Health Authority Board. 5. County purcham additional and adjacent land so as to better utilize land offered by college. 6. Write college expressing appreciation for gift of land. 7. Incorporate in budget a budgetary item of $35,000 for county's share of construction. 8. To prepare and adopt resolution to Medical Care Commission in support of this joint endeavor between Lee and Harnett Counties to construct Mental Health Facility in each of the two counties. William Pittman, Attorney, appeared and outlined some requirements necessary for application for federal funds as follows: 1. Pass Resolution concerning construction and .providing construction funds. 2. Pass Resolution concerning provision of site for construction of the Harnett County Unit of the Mental Health Center. Site must be provided by county. 3. Pass Resolution concerning provision of local funds to operate clinic after it is built. 4. Pass Resolution concerning designation of Lee- Harnett Mental Health Advisory Board designating Board as agent to oversee out- patients. Prior to that a resolution creating the Board. 5. Meet with Commissioners from Lee County to agree on three other areas; 1. Number to make up the Advisory Board. 2. What percentage each of the Boards of Commissioners will put into the operating budget. 3. Priority. He stated further that it would be necessary that the two Boards agree that nobody who lives in either county would be denied the services of either facility. He stated that the Lee County Board of Commissioners had prepared their resolution in their morning session, February 5, and invited the Harnett County Board to meet with them on Thursday, Feb. 8, at the Palomino Restaurant Restaurant at 7:00 P.M. Dr. Mayberry, also present at the meeting, stated that the building would be about 10,000 square feet and outlined briefly the different offices that would be located in this building. Mr. Brock stated that the Board would prepare some resolution and meet with the Commissioners from Lee County on Thursday night as requested. Item 11. R. A. Gray, Supt. of School, appeared before the Board and invited the members to meet with Dr. Neil Rosser, Administrator of Governors Study Commission for Education, and the full committee in the Annex of the Lillington School on February 22 from 10 A.M. to 4:30 P. M. He explained that this committee had chosen Harnett County since many of the Members of the Committee do not know and understand rural education and they wanted to visit a typical rural county and discuss problems in Rural Education and how they may make recommendations for improvements. Item 11. Mr. Brock presented a request from Campbell College to abandon S. R. Road # 1527, 1528, 1529, and 1530 for a total of 0.43 of a mile. These street serve only Campbell College. Mr. Sam Wilson,District Engineer, stated that he had discussed this with the college and was in agteement with this request. Mr. Mclamb made a motion that this request be approved, seconded by Mr. Brown, and the motion carried. Item 12. Mr. Brock also presented for the Boardsconsideration the following Road Petitions: (1) Petition for addition of 1.7 miles in Black River Township road leading from 210 to Old State Road, (2) Petition for Maintenance of road which was constructed by State Highway Commission about twelve years ago. The road has been maintained by the Highway Commission until recently. The road intersects SR # 1409 about i mile North of the Old Oak Ridge School. Was previously maintained as neighborhood road Commissioner McLamb made the motion that these request be approved, seconded by Commissioner Cotton, and the motion carried. Item 13. Mr. Hubbard appeared before the Board and stated t hat Mr. Whittington had requested that he present to the Board three bills for ambulance service which he had been unable to collect. Mr. Brock stated that the Board had ruled on the action to be taken in such cases until July 1st. 4 on Item 14. Mr. H. D. Carson, Jr. appeared and filed his report with the Hoard. He asked the Commissioners to study carefully the quarterly reports he prepares which sets out the to dget and all expenditures of each department. He stated that there was not now a Hind set up to take care of expenditures not provided for in the budget, and that when one department overspent its budget this was taken from another department. He suggested that a contingency fund be set up in the next budget. Meeting adjourned at 4 :00 P.M. Respectfully submitted, Recording Secretary ad 'Lax Ore Clerk of the Board` z 1..24