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MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING, MAY 6, 1974
EXECUTIVE SESSION
Comm. Vaughan moved, seconded by Chm. Powell, that the Board recess to go into
Executive Session. Upon vote, motion carried as follows:
Voting Aye: Comm. Davis, Vaughan, Wright, and Chm. Powell.
Absent: Comm. Hall
Chm. Powell recessed the meeting to go inCo Executive Session at 12:50 PM.
Chm. Powe11 recessed the Executive Session to go back into the regular session
at 1:05 PM.
Comm. Hall returned to the meeting during the Executive Session.
APPOINTMENT OF DR. JOSEPH C. KNOX FOR REMOVAL OF DEAD ANIMALS
Mr. Julian W. Booker of the U. S. Department of Agriculture had requested that
the Commissioners appoint someone to be in charge of removing and disposal of dead
animals when the owner was not ascertainable in accordance with North Carolina General
Statute 106, Article 34, Part 9, Subsection 106-403.
Comm. Davis moved, seconded by Chm. Powell, that Dr. Joseph C. Knox, or whoever
he may designate, be in charge of removing and disposal of dead animals when the owner
was not ascertainable. Upon vote, motion carried unanimously.
ADJOURNMENT
Comm. Davis moved, seconded by Chm. Powe11, that the meeting be adjourned. Upon
vote, motion carried unanimously.
Chm. Powell adjourned the meeting at 1:10 PM.
Respectfully submitted,
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Lise K. King
Clerk to the Board
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MINUTES OF SPECIAL MEETING, MAY 14, 1974
ASSEMBLY
The Idew Hanover County Board of Commissioners met in special session on Tuesday,
May 14, 1974, at 7:30 AM at the Lob Steer Inn, 7 Wayne Drive, Wilmington, North Carolina,
to discuss items of mutual interest with the Wilmington City Council.
Members present were Commissioners Peter R. Davis; J. M. Hall, Jr.; M. H. Vaughan;
Vivian S. Wright; Chairman W. Douglas Powell; County Manager, Dan W. Eller; and Clerk
to the Board, Lise K. King.
Representing the City of Wilmington were City Council members Margaret Fonvielle,
Charles F. Green, Ralph W. Roper, John C. Symmes; Mayor Herbert B. Brand; City Manager,
John A. Jones; and City Attorney, Cicero P. Yow.
Chm. Powell called the meeting to order.
DISCUSSION OF TAXATION AND JOINTLY.FUNDED PROJECTS
Mayor Herbert B. Brand ofYered to the County Commissioners the proposition that
they employ a professional group of people who worked in that field to come to Wilmington
and make a study of the tax structure of both the City and the County and the expense
of jointly-funded matters and a11 others and the income that was shared by the City and
the County and abide by whatever recommendation they make. He stated that the City
would accept their recommendation and asked if the County would do so.
Comm. Wright moved, seconded by Comm. Vaughan, that the Board of Commissioners
reject the idea of hiring someone to do the job because she stated she felt this was
the elected officials' job. No vote was taken on this motion.(See Page 645 }'or Addition)
It was generally agreed that the appointed representatives from the Wilmington
City Council and the New Hanover County Board of Commissioners would continue working
on this problem and come back to their respective boards with a recommendation.
DISCUSSION OF WILMINGTON POLICE DEPARTMENT GOING INTO COURTHOUSE/JAIL FACILITY
Chm. Powell asked for an expression from the City whether they wanted to include
the Wilmington Police Department in the proposed courthouse/jail so that the architects
could proceed with their planning.
Mayor Brand asked the Council members if they felt they could approve the concept
of the Wilmington Police Department going into the new courthouse/jail facility so that
the County could so notify their architects, and all Council members present stated
that "yes" they could approve this concept. (Council members Ben B. Halterman and
Kenneth McLaurin were not present at the meeting.)
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MINUTES OF SPECIAL MEETING, MAY 14, 1974 (CONTINUED)
REPORT ON PARKS & RECREATION
Councilman Green asked about a parks and recreation study and wondered why this could
not be done on a county-wide basis or by being jointly funded.
County Manager Eller reported.that, in the absence of a county.plan, the County was
planning to use some land adjacent to existing school sites and had employed a man to do
site plans of three of the schools in the county. He stated that Mr. Richard A. Fender,
Planning Director, was going to begin developing a comprehensive county plan this fiscal
year. (See Page 645 for Additian.)
ADJOURNMENT
Chm. Powe11 adjourned the meeting at 9:00 AM.
Respectfully submitted,
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Lise K. King ~
Clerk to the Board
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MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING, MAY 20, 1974
ASSEMBLY
The New Hanover County Board of Commissioners met in regular session on Monday,
May 20, 1974, 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.; M. H. Vaughan;
Vivian S. Wright; Chairman W. Douglas Powell; County Attorney, James C. Fox; County
Manager, Dan W. Eller; and Clerk to the Board, Lise K. King.
Chm. Powell called the meeting to order.
Rev. Marion W. Powell offered the invocation.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES: SPECIAL MEETING, APRIL 29, 1974
Comm. Davis requested that the record show that the reason the Board had not approved
the School Board's request to purchase land at Carolina Beach in the.amount of $27,500
was because a formal appraisal had not been secured on the property and that there were
no members of the Board of Education present to make this request.
Comm. Vaughan moved, seconded by Comm. Wright, that the minutes of the special
meeting held on April 29, 1974, be approved as amended. Upon vote, motion carried
unanimously.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES: REGULAR MEETING, MAY 6, 1974
Comm. Wright requested that on Page 6"16 under "Request of Southeastern North Carolina
Educational, Historical and Scientific Foundation" her comments.be included in the minutes.
She had stated that she would not vote,to appropriate any funds for this request because
she did not think that it was a proper e~cpenditure of County funds.
Comm. Wright requested that on Page 629 under "Discussion of Wilmington Police Depart-
ment Being Included in Proposed Courthouse/Jail" her reason for voting "noe" on the joint
breakfast meeting be included as part of the record which was because it was a breakfast
meeting paid for by County funds and that she was not voting against a joint meeting with
City Council as such. .
Comm. Vaughan moved, seconded by Comm. Wright, that the minutes of the regular meeting
held on May 6, 1974, be approved as amended. Upon vote, motion carried unanimously.
REIMBURSEMENT TO MR. ALBERT D. COX, JR., FOR USE OF COUNTY LAND
At the meeting ot May 6, 1974, the Board of Commissioners voted unanimously to
terminate a lease agreement with Mr. Albert D. Cox, Jr., on May 20, 1974, for a parcel
of land near the Juvenile Services Center which Mr. Cox leased from the County to farm.
Termination of this lease agreement was necessary in that this was part of the land to
be used for the site of the new high school in the northern part of the County. The Board
also agreed to reimburse Mr. Cox on a pro rata basis any advance payment he had made.
Mr. Albert D. Cox, Jr"., appeared before the Board to discuss the amount to be reim-
bursed to him. He requested that he be reimbursed $400 for rent and $732.50 for preparing
the land for planting.
Comm. Ha11 moved, seconded by Comm. Davis, that the sum of $1,133 be transferred
from General Fund Contingencies, Account ~~11 445 61, to Non-Departmental Miscellaneous
Expense, Account ~~11 660 57, to reimburse Mr. Cox because of the fact that the County
was claiming use of the land which had been rented to him after he had done certain improve-
ments and prepared the field for planting and that a signed release be prepared by the
County Attorney. Upon vote, motion carried unanimously.
Comm. Vaughan stated that he had voted "yes" because it was his understanding that the
location of the school had not been made public at the time the lease was made and action
was taken by Mr. Cox to begin farming.