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1968-10-08 Special Meeting~~ \ ~ . , NINUTES OF SPECIAL NEETING October 8, 1968 8:30 A.M. A special meeting of the New Hanover County Board of Commissioners was he~ld on the above date and time in the Commissioners' Room with the following members present: Chair.man Dr. Joseph W. Hooper, Commissioners M. H. Vaughan and John Van B. Metts, Jr. . The purpose of the meeting was to open bids for additional renovation work in the court- house. Mr. John Oxenfeld, Architect, was present and opened the followi,ng bids which had been submitted: General Contractors F. R. King Construction Co. $f}1,715.00 Miller Building Corp. 36,500.00 L. T. Rogers, Inc. 50,080.00 1r1. A..Simon Construction 3~,075.00 Electrical Contractors A. B. Blake Electric t},277.00 Graves Electric . 4,121.00 Miller Bvilding Corp. 4,933.00 P. T. Turner Elec. 3,350.00 Conrad Mechanical Contractors 6,366.00 Mr. Vaughan moved, seconded by Mr. Metts, that the bids be awarded to the lowest bidders; namely, Miller Building Corporation, General Contractor, whose bid was $36,500 and P. T. Turner Electric whose bid was $3,350, subject to approval of architect and County Attorney, using the remaining part of the $120,000 bond money for renovation of the courthouse, the remaining part of the $45,000 bond money for the purchase of the S&H Green Stamp Building and the difference needed to come from Courtroom Surplus, General Emergency Fund or sources recommended by the County Auditor. Motion carried. There beS;ng no further business to come before the Board, the meeting adjourned. . . Hazel Savage Minutes of the Meeting - October 21, 1968 ASSEMBLY - The regular semi-monthly meeting of the New Hanover County Board of Commissioners was held on the above date and time in the Commissioners~ Room with the following members present: Chairman Dr. Joseph W. Hooper, Vice-Chairman Laurence 0. Boiaden, Commissioners J.•M: Hall, Jr., John Van B. Metts, Jr., County-Attorney James C. Fox; and County Auditor Perry Shepard. Commissioner M. H. Vaughan was absent. • • • INVOCATION - Chairman Dr. Joseph W. Hooper called the meeting to order and asked Rev. Donnie G. Davis, Pastor, Devon Park Methodist Church, to give the invocation. • APPROVAL OF NINUTES REGULAR MEETING, OCTOBER 7, 1968 -• Dr. Hooper discussed the resolution adopted at the last meeting concerning Mr. C. McD. Davis. Dr. Hooper was not present at the last meeting. He advised the Board had he known this was to be placed on the agenda, he would have had something to say abovt it. He told the Board that a month or so ago he had been contacted by a government official in Raleigh asking him to introduce such a resolution, and he had refused saying he was going to have no part in whitewashing any fences for the State Highway Commission. Dr. Hooper also said that about two years ago he had been approached by a member of the Davis Foundation requesting help from the County in construction of a road. He informed them the County was not in the road building business. Dr. Hooper went on to say that he did not approve of the resolution and had he been present at the last meeting, he would not have voted for it. ~ There being no corrections to the minutes for the October 7th meeting, Mr. Metts~moved, seconded by Mr. Hall, that they be approved as written. Motion carried. ' APPROVAL OF MINUTES SPECIAL MEETING, OCT.OBER 8, 1968 - There being no corrections to the minutes for the special meeting of October Bth, Mr. Hall moved, seconded by Mr. Bowden, that they be approved as written. Motion carried. REPORTS - • All reports, either due by or through the County Commissioners, had been submitted at this time. COUNTY EMPLOYEES~ HOSPITAL INSURANCE - There was a discussion concerning hospitai insurance for covnty employees which was approved and provided for in the 1968-69 budget. $4.00 per month per person was the amount set up in the budget. At the regular meeting of September 3, 1968 a discussion was held on whether or not this could be paid to persons presently under the Blue Cross Blue Shield Plan until such time as the county could get bids and decide on a plan. Motion was made and passed to permit this. The effective date was not discussed or included in the motion. ~ The effective date for allowing the payment of the $4.00 per month per employee was brovgtit up today and discussed. Mr, Metts moved, seconded by Mr. Bowden, that the effec.tive date be, retroactive to July 1, 1968 and paid all persons covered by hospital insurance, evidence of hospital insurance to be furnished satisfactory to the Auditor. Motion carried.