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1979-06-25 Special Meeting o o o MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING, JUNE 18, 1979 (CONTINUED) 433 APPOINTMENT OF INTERIM COUNTY MANAGER , Upon motion by Comm. Wright, seconded by Comm. O'Shields, Mr. Felix Cooper was unanimously appointed Acting County Manager effective August 1, 1979, until a neJ manager is appointed. ADJOURNMENT Comm. O'Shields moved, seconded by Comm. Armistead, that the meeting be adjourned. Upon vote, ~h~"~otion carried unanimously. Chm. Williams adjourned the meeting at 2:45 o'clock p. m. Respectfully submitted, ~~-J?~ Alyce B. Rusmisell Clerk to the Board abr MINUTES OF SPECIAL MEETING, JUNE 25, 1979 ASSEMBLY The New Hanover County Board of June 25, 1979, at 8.30 o'clock a, m. Administration Building, Wilmington, , Commissioners met in Speci~l Session on~onda~, in the AssemblY' Room, New Hanover Count~ North Carolina, Members present were Commissioners, Karen E. Gottovi; Claud O'Shields, Jr.; Vivian S. Wright; Chairman Ellen C. Williams; County Manager Dan W. Eller; Mr. Wallace Murchison of the County Attorney's Office; and Clerk to the Board, Alyce B. Rusmisell. Comm. Howard L. Armistead, Jr. was absent. Chm. Williams called the meeting to order and stated ,the purposes for which the meeting had been called. Comm. Wright offered the invocation. CHANGE ORDER - LAW ENFORCEMENT CENTER County Manager Eller explained Change Order G-14 in the Law Enforcement Center which was for construction of a dry well and a wheel chair ramp required by the City of Wilmington and for reinforcement of a sidewalk as recommended by Carolina Power & Light Company. Comm. Wright moved, seconded by Comm. Gottovi, approval of Change Order G-14 and the following budget amendment to cover the cost of this change order: Debit - Acct. #77 575 80, Contingencies (Project) Credit - Acct. #77 575 70, General Contract $ 3,013.17 $ 3,013.17 Upon vote, the motion carried as follows: Voting Aye: Absent: Comm. Gottovi, O'Shields, Wright and Chm. Williams COlDln. Armistead ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION FOR WATER BONU REFERENDUM Attorney Wallace Murchison explained the proposed Bond Order Authorizing the Issuance of $20;000,000 Water Bonds for New Hanover County and pointed out the difference in Section 3 of the second resolution the Commissioners had been furnished Chm. Ellen C. Williams introduced the following bond order which was read at length: "BOND ORDER AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF $20,000,000 I WATER BONDS OF THE COUNTY OF NEW HANOVER" WHEREAS, the Board of Commission~rs of the County of New Hanover deems it advisable to make the improvements hereinafter described; and WHEREAS, the "Board has caused to be filed with the Secretary of the Local Government Commission of North 434 MINUTES OF SPECIAL MEETING, JUNE 25, 1979 (CONTINUED) Carolina an application for Commission approval of the bonds hereinafter described as required by The Local Government Finance Act, and the Secretary of the Local Government Com- mission has notified the Board that the application'has been filed and accepted for submission to the Local Government Commission; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDERED by the Board of Commissioners of the County of New Hanover, as follows: Section 1. The Board of Commissioners of the County of New Hanover has ascertained and hereby determines that it is necessary to provide a system for the supply, storage, treat- ment and distribution of water, including the construction of transmission and distribution lines, pumps and storage facilities, the acquisition and installation of equipment and machinery required therefor and the acquisition of necessary land and rights-in-land, and to pay capital costs of such system. Section 2. In order to raise the money required to pay capital costs of providing the system as set forth above, in addition to any funds which may be made available for such purpose from any other source, bonds of the County of New Hanover are hereby authorized and shall be issued pursuant to the Local Government Finance Act of North Carolina. The maximum aggregate principal amount of said bonds authorized by this bond order shall be $20,000,000. Section 3. A tax sufficient to pay the principal of and interest on said bonds when due shall be annually levied and collected. The revenues of the County's water system, following application thereof to pay the operating, maintenance and capital outlay expenses of such systems, shall be and are hereby pledged to the payment of the interest on and principal of said bonds, provided that such revenues may also be pledged on an equal basis to the payment of interest on and principal of bonds of the County hereafter issued for improvements to such water system. Section 4. A sworn statement of the County's debt has been filed with the Clerk of the Board of Commissioners and is open to public inspection. o o o o o o MINUTES OF SPECIAL MEETING, JUNE 25, 1979 (CONTINUED) 435 ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION FOR WATER BOND REFERENDUM (CONTINUED) Section 5. This bond order shall take effect when approved by the voters of the County of New Hanover at a referendum. Claud O'Shields, Jr. moved that the following resolution be adopted. WHEREAS, the bond order entitled, "BOND ORDER AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF $20,000,000 WATER BONDS OF THE COUNTY OF NEW HANOVER", has been introduced at the meeting of the Board of Commissioners held on June 25, 1979 and the Board desires to provide for the holding of a public hearing thereon and the submission of a statement of debt in connection therewith as required by The Local Government Bond Act; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of Commissioners of the County of New Hanover, as follows: (1) The public hearing upon said bond order shall be held on the 2nd day of July, 1979, at 9:00 o'clock, A.M. at the Assembly Room in the New Hanover County Administration Building, 4th and Chestnut Streets in Wilmington, North Carolina. (2) The Clerk of the Board of Commissioners is hereby directed to cause a copy of the bond order to be " published with a notice of such hearing in the form prescribed by law in a qualified newspaper no fewer than six days prior to such public hearing. (3) The County's Finance Officer is hereby directed to file with the Clerk of the Board of Commissioners, prior to publication of the bond order with the notice of such public hearing, a statement setting forth the debt incurred or to be incurred, the appraised value of property subject to taxation by the County and the net debt of the County. The motion was seconded by Karen E. Gottovi and was adopted by the following vote: AYES: Ellen C. Williams Karen E. Gottovi Vivian S. Wright Claud O'Shields, Jr. NAYS: None 436 MINUTES OF SPECIAL MEETING, JUNE 25, 1979 (CONTINUED) ~~, FILING OF STATEMENT OF DEBT WITH CLERK Finance Officer Felix Cooper filed with the Clerk to the Board a Statement of Debt of the County of New Hanover pursuant to Section 159-55 of the Local Government Finance Act after the introduction of the Bond Order. A copy of the Statement of Debt is contained in Exhibit Book VIT, Page 13. ADOPTION OF BUDGET ORDINANCE FOR FISCAL YEAR 1979/80 Comm. Wright moved, seconded by Comm. O'Shields, that the Budget Ordinance for Fiscal Year 1979/80 be adopted. Upon vote, the motion carried as follows: Voting Aye: Absent: Comm. Gottovi, O'Shields, Wright and Chm. Williams Comm. Amistead o A copy of the Budget Ordinance is contained in Exhibit Book VII, Page 14. APPROVAL OF OUTDOOR ADVENTURE COURSE Mr. Steve Stevens, Director of Parks and Recreation, and Mr. Worth Bolton of the Drug Abuse Committee, appeared before the Board to explain the request for establishment of an Outdoor Adventure Course on County Property for use by the Drug Abuse Committee in their programs. Nd County funds would be involved in construction of the course. Comm. O'Shields moved, seconded by Comm. Gottovi, to approve the program with the contingency that insurance problems be worked out with the County Attorney and that the Commissioners be provided a copy of the insurance provisions and that the lease be on a yearly basis at $1.00 per year with all improvements being the responsibility of the lessee. Upon vote, the motion carried as follows: Voting Aye: Absent: Comm. Gottovi, O'Shields, Wright and Chm. Williams Comm. Armistead ADJOURNMENT Comm. Wright moved, seconded by Comm. Gottovi, that the meeting be adjourned. Upon vote, the motion carried as follows: Voting Aye: Absent: Comm. Gottovi, O'Shields, Wright and Chm. Williams Comm. Amistead o Chm. Williams adjourned the meeting at 9:05 o'clock a. m. Respectfully submitted, ~4,/l~ Alyce B. Rusmisell Clerk to the Board abr MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING, JULY 2, 1979 ASSEMBLY The New Hanover County Board of Commissioners met in Regular Session on Monday, July 2, 1979, at 9:00 o'clock a. m. in the Assembly Room, New Hanover County Administra- tion Building, 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. Chm. Williams called the meeting to order. o Rev. Jeff Mitchiner, Assistant Minister of First Presbyterian Church,offered the invocation. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: SPECIAL MEETING, JUNE 11, 1979, REGULAR MEETING, JUNE 18, 1979; AND SPECIAL MEETING, JUNE 25, 1979 Upon motion by COmm. Gottovi, seconded by Comm. O'Shields, the Minutes of the Special Meeting of June 11, 1979, were unanimously approved as presented. Upon motion by Comm. Gottovi, seconded by Comm. Armistead, the Minutes of the Regular Meeting of June 18, 1979, were unanimously approved as presented. Comm. Armistead requested permission to be excused from voting on the Minutes of the Special Meeting of June 25, 1979, as he was not present for that meeting.