092413ss HARNETT COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
Minutes of Special Session
September 24, 2013
The Harnett County Board of Commissioners met in special session on Tuesday, September 23
2013, in the Commissioners Meeting Room, County Administration Building, 102 East Front
Street,Lillington,North Carolina.
Members.present: Jim Burgin, Chairman
Gary House,Vice Chairman
Beatrice B. Hill, Commissioner
Joe Miller, Commissioner
C. Gordon Springle, Commissioner
Staff present: Tommy Burns, County Manager
Joseph Jeffries, Deputy County Manager
Tony Wilder, Deputy County Manager
Dwight Snow, County Attorney
Kimberly Honeycutt,Interim Finance Officer
Margaret Regina Wheeler, Clerk to the Board
Chairman Burgin called the meeting to order at 9:00 am.
The following agenda was before the Board:
> Joint Meeting with the Harnett County Board of Education
o 1/a Sales Tax Referendum
o General Discussion
> **Moore County Water Purchase Contract
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> County Manager's Report:
- Regular Meeting Agenda Review
The group was joined by the following members and staff of the Harnett County Board of
Education: - Chuck Levorse, Chairman
- Vivian Bennett,Vice-Chair
- Bill Morris,member
- James Ray Bryan, member
- Tom Frye, Superintendent
- Dan Honeycutt, Interim Assistant Superintendent of Auxiliary
- Stan Williams,Upcoming Assistant Superintendent of Auxiliary
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- Duncan McCormick, Board Attorney
- John Birath, Director of Facilities Management
- Terry Byrd, Clerk to the Board
Chairman Levorse called the Board of Education members to order. Mr. Bryant led the
invocation and pledge of allegiance._
Mr. Burnsresented a draft of a'/a cent sales tax informational flyer prepared bystaff. Mr. Burn
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sought direction from both boards. He noted if the flyer was kept informational,both boards
could share the cost. Mr. McCormick and Mr. Snow both agreed, given the flyer was very
informational,that they did not see an issue with it being distributed to all students and citizens
as well as being put on the Harnett County and Board of Education website.
Mr. Burns, at the request of Chairmen Burgin and Levorse,prepared and distributed for
consideration the following statement: "The Harnett County Board of Commissioners and the
Board of Education, in a joint meeting on Tuesday, September 24,2013,reviewed and approved
an information flyer to be prepared in advance of the County wide sales tax referendum. This
measure, if approved,will provide needed capital funds to continue to meet the ever-growing
construction needs of Harnett County. If enacted, current school construction schedules could be
further accelerated. It is the priority of both boards to continue to find reasonable,practical and
cost efficient solutions to meet the growth demands of Harnett County." Both boards,by
consensus,approved the joint statement of support. Members were reminded that they may
individually endorse the sales tax referendum but no county funds can be used to advertise or
advocate for the referendum.
General discussion between the two boards continued until the Board of Education left the
meeting at 10:05 am.
Harnett County Public Utilities Director Steve Ward presented the Moore County Water
Purchase Contract for consideration. Mr. Ward responded to questions from the Board. He
distributed a handout detailing capacity allocations. Commissioner Springle moved to approve
the agreement as presented. Vice Chairman House seconded the motion, which passed
unanimously.
Commissioner Hill moved to adjourn the meeting at 10:56 am. Commissioner Springle
seconded the motion which passed unanm( p ' :n,,
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APPROVED APRIL 5,2021
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