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PECIAL MEETING
A special meeting of the Board of Commissioners convened on Thursday,
July 1, 1971, 10:00 A. M. in the Commissioners Room, Courthouse, Lill -
ington, N. C., with all members of the Board present. Also attending the
meeting was H. D. Carson, Jr., Clerk to the Board, Edward H. McCormick,
County Attorney, Lonnie Small of Campbell College and W. A. Johnson,
Attorney.
The following resolution was read to the Commissioners by the instructio
of the Chairman:
C SEWAGE FACILITY
WHEREAS, the bids submitted for the construction of the sewage treatment
faciltiy at Buie's Creek, North Carolina; Project WPC -NC -280, were
received and opened at 2:00 P. M. on June 15, 1971, in accordance with
the terms and provisions of the notice to bidders published as by law
required; and
WHEREAS, Brown Construction Company of Concor, North Carolina, submitted
the low bid in the amount of Two Hundred Twenty -Eight Thousand Six Hundre
Dollars ($228,600.), which bid was submitted in accordance with all of
the conditions and requirements set forth in the notice to bidders; and
WHEREAS, on June 16, 1971, the Board of Commissioners of Harnett County
adopted a resolution reciting its intention to award the contract for
the construction of said sewage treatment facility at Buie's Creek, North
Carolina, to Brown Construction Company of Concord, North Carolina, at
and for the lump sum contract price of $228,6b0., subject to the avail-
ability of funds and to the approval of said proposed contract by all
governmental authorities and agencies whose approval of said contract
is required; and
WHEREAS, the bid of Brown Construction Company and the proposed award
of the contract for the construct -on of said sewage treatment facility
to Brown Construction Company at and for the contract price of $228,600.
has now been approved by all governmental authorities and agencies re-
quired to approve the same and said governmental authorities and agencies
have authorized this Board of Commissioners to award said contract to
Brown Construction Company; and
WHEREAS, th -i Board has now determined that all funds required to pay
and discharge in full the contract price are available and that said
contract should now be awarded to the end that the construction of said
sewage treatment facility may proceed;
NOW, THEREFORE, be it resolved by the Board of Commissioners of Harnett
County that the contract for the construction of the sewage treatment
facility at Buie's Creek, North Carolina, Project No. WPC -NC -280, be
and the same is hereby awarded to Brown Construction Company of Concord,
North Carolina, at and for the lump sum contract price of $228,600.
And be it further resolved that the Chairman and the Clerk to this
Board be and they are hereby authorized and directed to execute for
and on behalf of the County of Harnett the contract documents and such
other documents and instruments of writing as may be necessary in con-
nection with the award of said contract to Brown Construction Company
of Concord, North Carolina.
Upon motion of Commissioner W. J. Cotton, Jr., seconded by Commissioner
D. P. Ray, Jr., the foregoing resolution was adopted by unanimous vote.
GREEMENT BETWEEN HARNETT COUNTY
ND CAMPBELL COL.
It was brought to the attention of the Board that some type of written
agreement be drawn up between the County of Harnett and Campbell College.
Commissioner McLamb moved that Chairman Brock, Attorney Edward H. McCormi
Lonnie Small and Attorney W. A. Johnson be authorized to draw up a contr
that could exist between Campbell College and the County of Harnett per-
taining to the structure, use, lease and operation of the Buies Creek
Sewage Treatment Facility.
Commissioner Ray seconded the motion and it carried by unanimous vote.
GARBAGE DISPOSAL HEAVY EQUIPMENT
BIDS: By way of comparison, North Carolina Equipment Company's bid for the
heavy equipment necessary to the operation of the garbage disposal pro-
gram was acceptable to the Board of Commissioners. The bid was awarded
to North Carolina Equipment Company, pending a delay in receipt of a
letter from Mr. Usrey, State Board of Health. The Chairman informed the
the representative from North Carolina Equipment Company that he would
send him a letter of awarding the bid. )A letter of that sort was mailed
on July 2, 1971)
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PURCHASE OF TRUCK
GARBAGE PRO.
RES. TO SELL LOT
SAMPSON AVE.
1971 -72 BUDGET
The Board was made aware of the need for a truck necessary to the op-
eration of solid waste disposal program. Commissioner Ray moved that
authority be granted for the preparation of a purchase order allowing
the purchase of a truck from the Raleigh surplus for $600.00.
Commissioner Cotton seconded the motion and it carried.
Upon a motion by Commissioner Brown and a second by Commissioner Cott n
the following resolution was adopted:
THAT WHEREAS, the County of Harnett acquired an interest in
that certain tract of land located in the Town of Dunn, Averasboro
Township, Harnett County, North Carolina, by deed from Neill McKay
Ross, Commissioner, said deed dated February 17, 1961, and recorded
in Book 403, page 168, Harnett County Registry, which said tract of
land was purchased by the County of Harnett on a public auction sale
held by the aforesaid Commissioner as ordered pursuant to a judgment
condemning the said property to be sold for taxes; and
WHEREAS, said property has been vacant for several years and
has not been and is not being used for any County purpose, and
WHEREAS, The City of Dunn has recently levied an assessment
for construction of water and sewer lines and the pavement of the
street upon which said property fronts, and
WHEREAS, The County of Harnett, through its tax and welfare
lien attorney, caused said property to be advertised and sold at
auction sale on the premises on February 22, 1971, at 11:00 am.m,
and that at said sale the high bid for said property was $750.00; and
WHEREAS, the Harnett County Board of Commissioners were of the
oponion that said high bid was an insufficient price for said propert
and thereupon the Harnett County Board of Commissioners declined to
sell said property for said sum and thereby rejected the offer of
$750.00 made on the auction sale, and
WHEREAS, the Harnett County Board of Commissioners, at the last
regular Board meeting, directed the Chairman of the Board and the tax
and welfare lien attorney to proceed to seek an offer on said propert
of not less than $1,000.00 and
WHERE,AS, Rosemond M. Godwin and wife, Jenny R. Godwin have offe ed
the sum of $1,000.00 for said property owned by the County of Harnett
and
WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners find the following fa -ts:
1. That the sale of the County's interest in said property is
in the best interest of the inhabitants of the County of Harnett sinc,:
a. The property is not used for County purposes and is not
income producing.
b. A sale would place money in the County Treasury.
c. A sale would transfer the property to private individual ,
and hence be taxable by both the County of Harnett and the
Town of Dunn.
2. That said property is not presently held for County purposes
or used and that its sale would not tend to embarrass or prevent the
performance of duties owed by the County of Harnett to the public sin e
other more suitable land is presently held by the County for county
purposes.
NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS RESOLVED AND ORDERED by the Board of Count
Commissioners of Harnett County that the aforesaid offer be accepted
and that a deed conveying said property described in that deed from
Neill McXay Ross, Commissioner of the County of Harnett dated Befruar
17, 1961 and recorded in Book 430, page 168, Harnett County Registry
be executed unto Rosemond M. Godwin and wife, Jenny R. Godwin upon
payment by them of the sum of $1,000.00 unto the County of Harnett
and the Chairman of the Board of Commissioners and the Clerk to the
Board is hereby authorized to cause a deed to be executed in the
County's name unto said parties as aforesaid.
This the 1st day of July, 1971.
Commissioner Cotton moved that the 1971 -72 budget be tentatively adop ed
at the tax rate of $1.31, based on an estimated 147 million valuation
Commissioner Brown seconded the motion and it carried unanimouly.
INTERIM APPROPRIATION
RESOLUTION Upon a motion by Commissioner Brown and a second by Commissioner McLa/b
the following interim appropriation resolution was carried unanimousl
INTERIM APPROPRIATION RESOLUTION
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF HARNETT COUNTY:
Section 1. That in order to operate the county and its sub-
divisions from July 1, 1971, to the date of the adoption of the
1971 -72 budget resolution, appropriations are hereby made for
the purpose of paying salaries, the principal and interest on'
indebtedness, and the usual ordinary expenses of the county and
its subdivisions at the same rate of expenditure as provided
for in the budget for the 1970 -71 fiscal year. This resolution
shall cease to be effective from and after the adoption of the
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1971 -72 budget resolution, and all expenditures made in accord-
ance with this resolution shall be chargeable to appropriations
made in the 1971 -72 budget resolution.
Adopted this the 1st day of July, 1971.
MENTAL HEALTH APPROPRIATION
Motion made by Commissioner D. P. Ray, Jr., seconded by Commissioner
C. E. McLamb that $ 40,000.00 be appropriated for the year 1971 -72, to
the Lee - Harnett Mental Health Center.
Upon being put to a vote, the following Commissioners voted 'yea'.
M. H. Brock, D. P. Ray, Jr., C. E. McLamb, W. J. Cotton, Jr., and Gilbert
Brown. Those voting 'nay' were none.
ADJOURNMENT
The meeting adjourned at 11:45 a. m.
Patsy H bles, Rec. Secretary
H.
D. arson
Clerk to the Board
MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING OF JULY 1971.
REGULAR MEETING
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JULY 6, 1971 Regular monthly meeting of the County Commissioners convened on Tuesday
July 6, 1971 in the Commissioners Room, Courthouse, Lillington, N. C.
with the following present: Chairman M.H. Brock, V- Chairman D.P. Ray,J
members C.E. McLamb, Gilbert Brown and W. J. Cotton, Jr. Also, H.D.
Carson, Jr.,Clerk to the Board and Edward H. McCormick, County Attorney
CALL TO ORDER Chairman Brock called the meeting to order at 9:20 a.m. and offered the
morning prayer.
READING AND APPROVAL
OF MINUTES The minutes of the June 1971 meeting were read and approved.
W. EARL JONES,
TAX COLLECTOR
Mr. W. Earl Jones presented the report of the Tax Collector's Office.
TAX AND WELFARE LIEN
ATTORNEY E. Marshall Woodall, Tax and Welfare Lien Attorney, presented the foll-
owing report:
Suits for taxes commenced:
NAME CASE NO. TOWNSHIP AMT.
Glenn E.Saunders 71 CVD 639 Jno. 158.44
Jessie McGilberry 640 Jno. 96.81
R. E. Byrd 642 SC 374.08
Betty Faye Tart 643 Ave. 602.32
Gladys Tart 644 Ave. 285.27
Virgil Smith 645 Lill. 88.35
Mid -State Homes 646 ULR 33.87
Claudia Faye Brydsol 667 Ave. 48.49
Rufus Bethea 653 Ave. 254.49
Sadie Hinton 668 Ave. 141.06
Wm. Thomas Maynard 655 Ave. 146.26
Annie Belle Evans 656 Ave. 86.84
John K. Snipes 657 Ave. 349.89
Addie Perry Sinclair 658 Ave. 2,016.59
Wm. A. Jernigan, Jr. 659 Ave. 222.07
Ernest Wilson Russell 660 Ave. 247.66
Nathan McKeithan 661 Ave. 82.79
Vera Holliday 662 Ave. 82.58
Charles L. Fowler 663 Ave. 70.55
Patsy Johnson 664 Ave. 102.62
Ceasar Augusta Brewington 665 Ave. 41.04
John M. Bonner 666 Ave. 78.07
M. D. McKay 636 Grove 82.88
Lorene Gilchrist 637 Jno. 148.06
R.F. Norris 638 Duke 26.65
5,867.63
Total
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