1979-02-13 Special Meeting
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MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING, FEBRUARY 5, 1979 (CONTINUED)
ADJOURNMENT:'
Comm. Gottovimoved, 'Seconded by, etun!_ Williams, that the meeting be adjourned.
Upon vote, the motion carried unanimously.
Chm. Williams adjourned the meeting at 4:16 o'clock p. m.
Respectfully submitted,
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Alyce B. Rusmisell
Clerk to the Board
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MINUTES OF SPECIAL MEETING, FEBRUARY 13, 1979
ASSEMBLY
The New Hanover County Board of Commissioners met in Special Session on Tuesday,
February 13, 1979, at 8:00 o'clock a. m. with members of the Wilmington City Council
in Council Chambers, City Hall, Wilmington, North Carolina.
Members present were Commissioners, Howard L. Armistead, Jr.; Karen E. Gottovi;
Claud O'Shields, Jr.; Vivian S.--Wright; Chairman Ellen C. Williams; County Manager
Dan W. Eller; County Attorney James C. Fox; and Clerk to the Board, Alyce B. Rusmisell.
No members were absent.
City Council members present were Councilwoman Margaret F. Fonvielle, Councilmen
Rupert Bryan, Joseph Dunn; Luther Jordan; Ralph Roper; Joe Schwartz; and Mayor B. B.
Halterman
Mayor Halterman called the meeting to order and stated the purpose of the joint
meeting was to accept the report from the Committee studying District Representation.
Rev. Ivan Adams of the United Advent Christian Church offered the invocation.
PRESENTATION OF REPORT
Councilwoman Margaret Fonvielle, Chairman of the Committee Studying 'District
Representation, presented the report to the Boards and thanked the members of the
Committee which consisted of the following persons, three of whom were appointed by
Wilmington City Council and two appointed by the New Hanover County Commissioners:,
Comm. George E. Alper
Comm. Karen E. Gottovi
Councilwoman Margaret F. Fonvielle
Councilman Joseph Dunn
Councilman Ralph Roper
Councilwoman Fonvielle read the following recommendations submitted by the
Committee:
1. That the City of Wilmington retain the current at-large method of
election.
2. That New Hanover County adopt County Option D, whereby each candidate
shall reside in a 'district but shall be elected by all the eligible
voters of the County.
3. That the New Hanover County Commission be increased. to seven members,
with the County divided into seven districts. Each Commissioner
shall reside in one of these districts and elected by all eligible-
voters of the County.
4. That the terms of office of Commissioner continue to be four years,
'with four members elected one year and three the next.
5. That the City of Wilmington be districted for the purpose of electing
County Commissioners and be represented in proportion to its percentage
of the County population.
6. That this method of electing County Commissioners go into effect in
1982.
7. That the City Council and County,Commission jointly hold a public
hearing on these recommendations.
The following Committee members commented:
Comm. Karen E. Gottovi
Councilman Ralph Roper
Councilman Joseph Dunn
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MINUTES OF SPECIAL MEETING, FEBRUARY 13, 1979 (CONTINUED)
PRESENTATION OF REPORT '(CONTINUED)
Chm. Williams stated that, 'on behalf of the Commissioners, the report would be
accepted and action taken at a later time.
Councilman Roper suggested that the members be given an opportunity to study
the report and after that a public hearing be set at night to discuss the report.
It was agreed to study the report for 30 days and then set a date for a public
hearing.
ADJOURNMENT
Mayor Halterman declared the meeting adjourned at 8:15 o'clock a. m.
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Respectfully submitted,
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Alyce B. Rusmisell
Clerk to the Board
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MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING, 'FEBRUARY 19, 1979
ASSEMBLY
The New Hanover County Board of Commissioners met in Regular Session on Monday,
February 19, 1979, at 9:00 o'clock a. m. in the Assembly Room, New Hanover County
Administration Building, Wilmington, North Carolina.
Members present were Commissioners Howard L. Armistead, Jr.; Claud Q'Shields, Jr.;
Vivian S. Wright; Chairman Ellen C. Williams; County Manager Dan W. Eller; County,'
Attorney James C. Fox; 'and Clerk to the Board, Alyce B. Rusmisell. Comm. Karen E.
Gottovi was absent.
Chm. Williams called the meeting to order.
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Rev. Calvin Trueblood of Winter Park Pentecostal Holiness Church offered the
invocation.
APPROVAL OF ,MINUTES: REGULAR MEETING, FEBRUARY 5, 1979, AND SPECIAL MEETING, FEBRUARY 13,
1979
Comm. O'Shields moved, seconded by Comm. Wright, to approve "the Minutes of the
Regular Meeting of February 5, 1979, and the Special Meeting of February 13, 1979, as
presented. upOn vote, the motion carried as follows:
Voting Aye: Comm. Armistead, O'Shields, Wright and Chm. Williams
Absent: Comm. qottovi
PUBLIC HEARING - SECONDARY ROAD CONSTRUCTION
Notice had been given that the Division of Highways of the Department of Transportation
would hold a public hearing with the New Hanover County Commissioners and other interested
County residents in regard to expenditure of secondary road construction and bond funds for
improvements of secondary roads in New Hanover County.
Mr. Garland B. Ga=ett, Jr., member of the Board of Transportation, Mr. J. R. Robinson,
District Engineer, and Mr. Ted Funderburk, Division Engineer, of the Department of Trans-
portation, appeared before the Board and presented a list of priorities for secondary
road construction. Mr. Garrett reported that New Hanover County had been allocated
$43,344.
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Mr. John Maye of Dixon Acres appeared to request maintenance of roads in his area.
Mr. Garrett brought the Board up to date on the status of the Sidberry Road.
Comm. O'Shields moved, seconded by Comm. Armistead, to accept the secondary road
construction money and the small pittance which this County received and accept the
recommendation of Mr. Garrett and the engineers in using $15,000 to purchase additional
asphalt material to widen the Greenville Loop Road and placement of the asphalt, to use
$26,000 for base and paving of Oakley Circle from the end of present pavement to SR-1329,
the remaining $2,344 be used to COver overruns and requests for paving of fire department
driveways, etc., and to request that Mr. Garrett use his influence and personal savoir
faire with the rest of the commissioners across the State to try and get a new allocation
formula. Upon vote, the motion carried as follows:
Voting Aye: Comm. Armistead, O'Shields, Wright and Chm. Williams
Absent: Comm. Gottovi