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1973-10-08 Special MeetingMINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING, OCTOBER 1, 1973 (CONTINUED) INCREASE OF STATE FUNDS FOR TRAINABLE CHILDREN Dr. Heyward C. Bellamy, Superintendent oi Schools, appeared before the Board to request that state participation for TRAINABLE CHILDREN in the Regular Budget be increased from $47,900 to $58,872. He stated that this additional amount would be received from the State. Commissioner Wright moved, seconded by Co~issioner Powell, that this request be granted Upon vote, motion carried unanimously. DISCUSSION OF COUNTY AUDITOR Commissioner Wright pointed out over-estimates of fund_balance at June 30, 1973, in the Public Assistance, Health, and School funds and requested the Board to ask for Mr. Ross's (County Auditor) resignation. Chairman Vaughan called a special meeting to be held on Monday, October 8, 1973, at 8:00 AM to discuss this issue. DISCUSSION OF NEW ACCOUNTING MACHINE Commissioner Davis reported that approval of the Board would be needed to get bids on an electronic accounting machine if it were decided to go into this type of system. By common consent, this item was deferred until after the meeting of Monday, October 8, 1973. DZSCUSSION OF CAROLINA BEACH LANDFILL By common consent, Commissioner Davis was given authority to approach the Carolina Beach Town Council regarding a transfer station in an effort to secure their participation inacounty- wide system. REDUCTION OF LANDFILL RATE Commissioner Davis reported that Mr. Lonnie C. Poole, President of Waste Industries, Inc., had agreed to reduce the landfill rate to 70C due to the fact that a transfer station had not been installed in the southern part of the County as had been anticipated when the 75C rate was put into effect. ' Chairman Vaughan moved, seconded by Co~nissioner Hall, that the landfill rate be reduced to 70~ e£fective~October 2, 1973. Upon vote, motion carried unanimously. DISCUSSION OF ADDITZONAL ACCESS ROAD TO SANITARY LANDFILL Commissioner Powell reported that, as directed by the Board, he had written the State High- way Commission with regard to paving an additional access road to the sanitary landfill. He read a letter from Mr. Medlin, Division Engineer, restating the Highway Commission's denial of this request. TOUR OF MARYLAND COAST By common consent, Commissioners Davis and Powell and County Manager Eller were authorized to take a tour of the Maryland Coast being sponsored by the North Carolina Department of Natural and Economic Resources. COMMITTEE APPOINTMENTS Atter a brief recess to go into executive session to discuss committee appointments, the meeting reconvened and Chairman Vaughan made the following appointments. Mr~.Alex S. Hall was appointed to the Regional Mental Health Board; expiration of term to be decided upon at a later meeting. Mr. Thomas Wood Burriss was appointed to the Jury Co~ission for a two-year term; term to expire September 30, 1975. Mr. Paul S. Grimsley was appointed to fill the unexpired term of Mrs. Ned McEachern on the Wilmington-New Hanover Museum Board of Trustees; term to expire June 30, 1974. ADJOLiRNMENT There being no further business to come before the Board, Chairman Vaughan adjourned the meeting at 4:45 PM. Respectfully submitted, ~ 1 L~ . Kin~ Clerk to the Board k MINUTES OF SPECIAL MEETING, OCTOBER S, 1973 ASSEMBLY The New Hanover County Board of Commissioners met in special session on Monday, October 8, 1973, at 8:00 AM in the Assembly Room, County Coffinission 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; and Clerk to the Board, Lise K. King. Chairman Vaughan called the meeting to order. DISCUSSION OF AUDITOR'S OFFICE Chairman Vaughan moved, seconded by Commissioner Powell, that the discussion of the processes in the County Auditor's office be held in executive session. Commissioner Hall stated,for the record, that he felt that the attack on the County Auditor in the public meeting of October 1, 1973, was a classic example of poor taste. ~09 MINUTES OF SPECIAL MEETING, OCTOBER 8, 1973 (CONTINUED) DISCUSSION OF AUDITOR'S OFFICE (CONTINUED) Commissioner Wright stated that this was done in an open meeting because she had brought this type of problem to the Board privately before and they hadn't done anything about it, and that she had handled this in the best way to get some action. She stated further that the Commission was about to spend a lot of money, and she felt they should know about it be£ore they spent anymore. Upon vote, motion to recess to executive session was approved as follows: Voting Aye: Commissioners Davis, Hall, Powell and Chairman Vaughan. Voting Noe: Counnissioner Wright. Chairman Vaughan recessed the meeting to go into executive session. A£ter the Commission met in executive session, Chairman Vaughan recessed the executive session to go back into open meeting at which time the press was asked to return to the meeting. Chairman Vaughan, Commissioners Davis, Hall and Powell made comments to the press in support of Mr. Patrick G. Ross, County Auditor. Commissioner Wright stated that her position had not changed since the October 1, 1973, meeting. DISCUSSIDN OF MASONBaRO STATE PARK Chairman Vaughan stated that there was a possibility that the name of Masonhoro 5tate Park would be changed to Carolina Beach State Park; and he moved, seconded by Commissioner Hall, that the Board go on record as being opposed to this change without time given to consider the overall picture before official action was taken. Upon vote, motion carried unanimously. ADJOURNMENT Commissioner Hall moved, seconded by Cou~issioner Powell, that the meeting be adjourned. Chairatan Vaughan adjourned the meeting at 10:30 AM. Respectfully submitted, _ / ~~~ Lise K. King Clerk to the Board k MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING, OCTOBER 15, 1973 ASSEMBLY The New Hanover County Board of Commissioners me,t in regular session on Monday, October 15, 1973, at 9:00 AM in the Assembly Room, County Commissiori 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. Commissioner Wright offered the invocation. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: REGULAR MEETING, OCTOBER 1, 1973 Cou~issioner Wright asked that on Page 507 under New Hope Dam Litigation the minutes reflect that she did not feel that it was proper that the expense ot Mr. Fox's September 21, 1973, trip to Greensboro, North Carolina, to attend the Conference on the Final Pre-Trial Order be covered as it had been authorized by one Commissioner and not the Board as a whole. Commissioner Hall stated that at that time only one Commissioner had authorized it. Commissioner Powell moved, seconded by Commissioner Davis, that the minutes of October 1, 1973, be approved as amended. Upon vote, motion carried unanimously. ~ RECOMMENDATION ON PROGRAMMING VOTING MACHINES Mrs. G. A. Cochran had appeared before the Board at their regular meeting of October 1, 1973, and had recommended that a new employee be hired by the County on a year-round basis, or that an existing employee be used, to program the voting machines, which she had stated she felt would be of lower expense to the County. At that time, the matter had been deferred until the October 15, 1973, meeting so that the Board of Elections could be notified of Mrs. Cochran's proposal and invited to appear. Mr. W. H. McEachern, III, Chairman of the Board of Elections, appeared with Board members, Mrs. G. A. Cochran and Mr. Leland M. Newsome, to discuss Mrs. Cochran's proposal. Commissioner Wright moved, seconded by Commissioner Powell, that the County Manager select two appropriate county employees to be sent to the voting machine training school to learn how to program the voting machines. Upon vote, motion carried unanimously. By common consent, the Board of Elections was asked to make'a report of the November election on time spent programming machines and overall costs of the election for comparison with estimates of costs that would be requested from the in-coming Board of Elections.