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1973-08-22 Special MeetingMINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING, AUGUST 20., 1973 (CONTINUED) DECISION TO HOLD PUBLIC HEARING ON ADDITIONAL "NO WAKE" ZONE (CONTINUED) ~ Co~issioner Davis moved, seconded by Commissioner Hall, that a public hearing be held to extend the "No Wake" zone in the vicinity of Wrightsville Beach to include the area between the Sea Path.Marina and Day Marker Number "22" situated near the southwest corner of Harbor Island. Upon vote, motion was approved as follows: Voting Aye: Commissioners Davis, Hall, Powell, and Wright. Voting Noe: Chairman Vaughan. RELEASING EMPLOYMENT SECURITY COMMISSION FROM LEASE COVERING NURSES LABORATORY BUILDING County Manager, Dan W. Eller, stated that he had received a letter from Mr. John L. Allen, Director, Administrative Services, Employment Security Co~mmission of North Carolina, requesting that the State of North Carolina be released from that portion of the lease agreement dated August 10, 1972, covering the small building designated as the Nurses Laboratory Building in the Community Hospital Building Complex used for their Concentrated Employment Program in New Hanover County. Commissioner Hall moved, seconded by Commissioner Davis, that they be released from that portion of the lease requested. Upon vote, motion carried unanimously. MENTAL HEALTH BUZLDING LEASE ' Mr. John Wilson, Local Mental Health Administrator, presented a lease for use of the downstairs area of the building at 718 South Fifth Avenue by the Mental Health Center. Commissioner Hall moved, seconded by Commissioner Davis, that the lease be approved and the Chairman be authorized to sign it subject to Commissioner Powell's satisfying his questions on certain points and notifying the Chairman that he had. Upon vote, motion carried un~animously. TRANSFER OF FUNDS - MENTAL HEALTH CENTER Commissioner Davis moved, seconded by Co~issioner Powe11, that the sum of $1,680 be appropriated to Revenue Account No. 47 359 O1, Patient Fees, and that the sum of $1,500 be appropriated to the Revenue Account No. 47 359 02, Medicaid, and that the sum of $3,180 be added to the Expenditure Account No. 47 590 21, Mental Health - Rent, Buildings & Equipment, subject to Commissioner Powell's satisfying his questions on certain points. Upon vote, motion carried unanimously. ADJOURNMENT . Commissioner Davis moved, seconded by Commissioner Hall, that the meeting be adjourned. Upon vote, motion carried unanimously. Chairman Vaughan adjourned the meeting at 4:50 PM. Respectfully submitted, ~~,~~~~ Lise K. King Clerk to the Board k MINUTES OF SPECIAL MEETING, AUGUST 22, 1973 - 9:25 AM ASSEMBLY The New Hanover County Board of Commissioners met in special session on Wednesday, August 22, 1973, at 9:25 AM in the County Commission Building, Wilmington, North Carolina, following an Executive Session. Members present were Commissioners Peter R. Davis; J. M. Hall, Jr.; W. Douglas Powell; Vivian S. Wright; Chairman M. H. Vaughan; County Manager, Dan. W. Eller; and Clerk to the Board, Lise K.. King. Chairman Vaughan called the meeting to order. DISCUSSION OF ARTIFICIAL REEF County Manager, Dan W. Eller, stated that he had received a request from the North Carolina Division of Sport & Commercial Fisheries that they be allowed to store the tires to be used for the artificial reef at Wrightsville Beach at the County Garage where the school buses were parked. He stated that the total project would run six years but that, after six months, if it were unsatifactory, the tires would be moved. By common consent, it was agreed that they could store these tires at the County Garage for a time limit of six months if proper assurance were provided to the County Manager. DISCUSSION OF ADDITIONAL ROAD TO THE LANDFILL Mr. Eller, County Manager, asked the Co~ission if they wanted to pursue the possibility of a third access road to the landfill off the Carolina Power & Light road. He stated that he had determined from the State Highway Commission that this could be done in two ways: (1) on a reimbursable basis; and (2) free, if the Highway Commission were given free use of the landfill. He stated that the County would have to acquire a right-of-way from Carolina Power & Light and from the people from whom Waste Industries, Inc., leased the land. Chairman Vaughan moved, seconded by Commissioner Hall, that the County Manager be authorized to secure the necessary rights-of-way and that this be done with the State Highway Commission having free use of the landfill subject to the outcome of the litigation going on in court regarding the landfill site. Upon vote, motion carried unanimously. -479 MINUTES OF SPECIAL MEETING, AUGUST 22, 1973 (CONTINUED) PROPOSAL OF THE NORTH CAROLINA RURAL CONCENTR?.TED EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM A request had been received trom the North Carolina Rural Concentrated Employment Program to provide four job-training slots to New Hanover County. These would be to disadvantaged people who met certain poverty guidelines. The employees would work for the County for 26 weeks, at no cost to the County; however, the County would be required to state that it would attempt to place these employees on the County payroll at the end of the 26 week period pro- vided funds were available. Chairman Vaughan moved, seconded by Commissioner Hall, that Mr. Eller, County Manager, be given the discretion to hire these four people offered through the Concentrated Employment Program if he should firid an opening or find that a Department Head could use them. Upon vote,'motion carried as follows: Voting Aye: Commissioners Davis, Hall, Powell, and Chairman Vaughan. Voting Noe: Co~issioner Wright. PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM FUNDS At the Commission's meeting of June 4, 1973, funds in the amount of $43,200 had been accepted by the County through the Public Employment Program to be used for one year. Chairman Vaughan moved, seconded by Commissioner Hall, that the County Manager, Mr. Eller, be allowed to use these funds as tlxey_.were useable under the guidelines for these funds. Upon vote, motion carried as follows: Voting Aye: Commissioners Davis, Aall, Powell, and Chairman Vaughan. Voting Noe: Commissioner Wright. ONE-YEAR TERMS OF COMMISSIONERS SERVING ON BOARDS By common consent, it was agreed that the Commissioners serving on Boards would be for one-year terms, as enumerated on Page 460 of the Minute Book, at the end of which time, they could be reappointed. BOARD OF HEALTH TERM By common consent, it was agreed that Co~issioner Wright's term on the Board of Health would be in accordance with the law and that the Co~ission would wait until the next meeting in order to get a ruling on this. PERSONNEL POLICY Commissioner Hall moved, seconded by Chairman Vaughan, that the Personnel Plan be amended to the effect that no person should have a reduction in salary by reason of having received a promotion in grade and that, under normal conditions, a promoted employee would receive a one-step raise. In discussion, it was agreed that action on this would be deferred until Chairman Vaughan and Mr. Eller could draw up a resolution. Commissioner Hall withdrew his motion. SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT PERSONNEL PLAN Commissioner Wrignt moved, seconded by Commissioner Davis, that the Sheriff's Department be separated from the County's Personnel Pay Scale and that a separate scale be set up for that department according to the scale submitted by the Sheriff. Upon vote, motion was defeated as follows: Voting Aye: Commissioners Davis and Wright. Voting Noe: Commissioners Hall, Powell, and Chairman Vaughan. ADJOURNMENT There being no furCher business to come before the Board, Chairman Vaughan adjourned the meeting at 10:00 AM. Respectfully submitted, ~ ~~ Lise K. King Clerk to the Board k MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING, SEPTEMBER 4, 1973, 9:00 AM ASSEMBLY The New Hanover County Board of Commissioners met in regular session on Tuesday, September 4, 1973, at 9:00 AM in the Assembly Room, County Commission Building, Wilmington, North Carolina. Members present were Commissioners Peter R. Davis; J. M. Hall, Jr.; W. Douglas Powell; Vivian S. Wright; Chairman M. H. Vaughan; County Manager, Dan W. Eller; County Attorney, James C. Fox;.and Clerk to the Board, Lise K. King. Chairman Vaughan called the meeting to order. Rev. D. E. Parkerson of Temple Baptist Church offered the invocation.