1965-07-26 Special Meeting~~~~~~
ASSEMBLY -
SPECIAL MEETING
July 26, 1965 . 4:00 P. M.
In accordance with the official announcement made by the Chairman on Thursday,l
July 15, the regular semimonthly meeting scheduled for July 19th was postponed untfl
Monday, July 26th in order to give the Auditor time to re-figure and recapitulate the
Budget Estimates which had been changed from his original recommendations. Those present~~
for the meeting were: Chairman Jos. W. Hooper, Jr., Commissioners M. H. Vavghan, Peter'
H. Braak, and J. M. Hall, Jr., County Attorney.L. Bradford Tillery and Covnty Auditor
T. D. Love. Commissioner Laurence 0. Bowden was unable to attend the meeting as he was
fulfilling a military assignment with the Army Reserves.
INVOCATION -
The invocation was given by Reverend Paul Stevens, Pastor of the Middle Soundll
Advent Christian Church.
APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES -
The minutes of the regular semimonthly meeting held on.July bth and the Budget
Discussion Meetings, some of which contained information that should be permanently re-
corded, were ratified and approved as written, upon motion of Mr. Hall, seconded by Mr.
Braak, unanimously. Copies of all these minutes had been sent to each.member of the
Board.
ZOtJING REQUEST -
The Chairman read a letter from Mr. Kenyth A. Damke, a property owner in
Bridgewater Bluffs, protesting the location of a sawmill directly across the A.C.L.
Railroad from his home. Mr. Robert E. Calder, president of the Pioneer Development
Co., also strongly opposed the establishment of a sawmill in this residential subdivisioni
and called the Board~s attention to a change in the General Statutes which gives counties.
authority to 2one areas to protect residential sections. Mr. .1, H. Hobbs, president
of the United Development Company also protested the location of a sawmill as h3s company
made plans to develop the land as a residential area with restrictive covenants and betteh
than average homes. Judge J. }I. Ferguson also protested the placing of offensive or
commercial activities,such as sawmills,in an area of private residences. He also pointeld
out that barging logs and lumber up and down the river in this area would endanger the
recreational activities of the many people who use it. They presented a petition signed
by the property owners and residents of that area setting out that in their opinion the '
noise, dust, dirt, possible smoke, ashes and burning cinders wouid be a nuisance infring-
ing on their rights and result in lowering their property values. County Attorney Tillerl~r
suggested that the Board appoint an advisory committee to confer with, and make suggest- '
ions to the County Planning and Zoning Board with reference to an Ordinance covering
this sort of problem. The Chairman then appointed Commissioner P. H. Braak, Chairman, ~
with Mr. T. R. Kalnen, Sheriff M. W. Millis and Mr. Kenyth A. Damke as a Committee to
study this matter and make recommendations.
PE\~ALTY WAIVER
Attorney C. D. Hogue, Jr. informed the Board that he represents the Carolina
Salt Company, a New York Corporation which established a warehouse in New Hanover County
last year, They were not familiar with the tax listing laws of North Caroiina requiring
the listing of personal property taxes and, therefore, failed to list their inventories
and equipment in January. He requests that the 10% penalty required by law be waived
because of the circumstances. The County Attorney referred the Board to G.S. 105-331 (d)
which gives them power to compromise taxes at their discretion. Mr. Hall then moved
that the penalty be waived. It was seconded by Mr. Braak and unanimovsly approved.
BUDGET APPROPRIATION AND TAX LEVY
Mr. T. ~j. Love, the County Auditor, reported that the Budget figures agreed
on by the Board during the Budget Discussion Sessions, came up with a,tax rate of $1.62
per hundred based on a valuation of $175,000,000. The total amuunts to $12,128,516.83.
Mr. Braak then offered the following Resolution~:
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that for the fiscal year beginning July 1,1965
and ending June 30, 1966, the fo22owing appropriations are made to the various
funds which we deem sufficient for carrying out the necessary operations of the New
Hanover County Government.
General Fund
Agriculture-8 Economic Fund
Aid to Blind Fund
Aid to Dependent Children
Aid to Permanently & Totally
Disabled
Old Age Assistance
Health Fund
Mental Health Fund
Revaluation Fund
Hospitalization Fund
Welfare Fund
Cape Fear Technical Institute
Cape Fear Technical Institute Bldg.
Debt Service Fund
School Books
School Building
School Bond Building
Schooi Capital Outlay
School Driver Education
School Lunchroom
School Pension
School Regular
School Supplement
School Capital Reserve
Memorial Hospital
Wilmington Colleoe
Budqet 1965-1966 1965 Levv
~ 917,979.21 .1512
23,839.20 .0079
18,937.68 .0100
837,910.00 .0381
484,582.50 .0258 '
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6
5
,096.85 .063
71,l~82.00 .0064
io9,415•00 .oioo ~
6it~,bo4.oo .0754 '
339,839.33 .0784
23,898.00 .0087
385,5~0.00
929,7~8.75 .4697
16,000.00 .a063 ~
7,500.00 ,
35,000.00
13a,844.00 .0606
1}0 , 000 . 00 I
75,000.00
82,863.53 .0386 ~
916,320.78 .3100 ',
569,000.00 20p0
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- 50,000.00 0286 ,
4,700.000.00
$ 12,128,516.tt3 $1.62 I
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S~ecial Meetino Ju1~26. 1965 Cont~~ued =__ --
BUDGET APPROPRIATION AND TAX LEVY - continued c ..
. BE IT FURTHER-RESOLVED that a tax levy of $1.62 per .hundred be levied.against
all taxable property in the County as of January 1, 1965ito support the activities
of the County government-~s the'.ftsca•i.year'.1'965=66.
~ BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Budget be adopted in detail and spent only in
amounYs appropriated for each item unless changes are approved by the New Hanover
County Board of Commissioners,
The motion was seconded by Mr. Vaughan and unanimously approved.
AIRPORT AIR CONDITIONER -
County Auditor Love reported to the Board that he had received zn additional
~~invoice in connection with the air conditioning system at the Airport but that he had
closed out the books for the past fiscal year. By common consent, the Board approved
',charging the invoice to the present fiscal year~s Capital Outlay Budget and ad~ust later
if it was necessary.
ICHANGE OF CONWIAND -
The Executive Vice President of the Chamber of Commerce informed the Board of
„Commissioners that there is to be a change .of command ceremony at the Coast Guard Cutter
IMendota~s Dock at 11:00 A. M. July 29th to which they are cordSally invited. The present
~Commander is being transferred to another assignment and a new Executive Officer is be-
ing installed. There is to be a Dutch Luncheon at Fisher~s Restaurant at 12:00 Lo which
all members of the Board are invited.
~ROADS -
Petitions were received from.property owners and residents living on the follow-
ing roads requesting that they be added to the State Maintained Secondary Road System -
I~Alandale Drive, Lochwood Drive, Lynbrook Drive and Glenlea Drive in Alandale Subdivision,
Dunbar Road leading to Pages Creek from the Middle Sound Loop Road; Fork Drive off Oakley
Road at CasLle Hayne, N. C.; Irwin Drive in Crestwood Subdivision, and White Road, which
is Secondary Road #1328, for improvement by paving or hard surfacing: After a review of
the petitions, Mr. Vaughan moved that they be approved for consideration by the SQ,aie Hi~h-
;way Commission. It was seconded by Mr. Hall and unanimously approved.
GROUND WATER RESOURCES SURVEY - .
Mr. George L. Bain, a local geologist making,the investigation of the ground
Iwater resources in New Hanover County, gave a progress report covering his activities year
'to date. Mr. Bain pointed out the value of the data which he is coliecting on ali the wells
'which they are drilling, as well as other wells which they are using to collect information,
'to prospective industrial firms who might want to locate in this area. A periodic review
~will be given the Board as the work progresses and finally a Bulletin will be prepared cover-
iing the results of the entire pro~ject.
BEER PERMIT -
The following application for a Beer.Permit was reviewed and upon motion of Mr.
Hall, seconded by Dr. Hooper, unanimously approved and referred to the Sheriff for his in-
vestigation and consideration: •
Harry Morris Spiliotis
T/A Atlanta Grill 8 Grocery q01 N. !}th St.
JOINTLY OWNED TAX FORECLOSED PROPERTY
~ The Executive Secretary reported that he had an offer to buy a~jointly owned
tax foreclosed lot in Block 354, Pts. 2 and 3, fronting on North 8th St. It is 60' x
150~. The proposition was presented to the City Covncil at their meeting on July 15th
and approved for sale provided the Commissioners concur. It has been appraised by the
County Property Assessors for $1300.00. Upon motion of Mr. Vaughan, seconded by Mr. Braak,
the Board unanimously approved the sale of this property at the appraised valuation.
'RECORDAK PURCHASE
The Executive Secretary reminded the Board thak at their meeLing on June 28th,
Ithey had opened bids for microfilming equipment to be used in the Register of Deeds Office
and had indicated their intention to award the contract to the Recordak Corporation which
~ras the low bidder meeting the specifications as advertised. The County Attorney had ad-
Ivised at that time they could not award the contract until sufficient funds were appro-
,priated. Since the current fiscal year~s Budget includes funds for this purpose and the
pppropriation Resolution has been passed, Mr. Vaughan moved that the contract be awarded Lo
~Ithe Recordak Corporation in the amount of the low bid, $3490.00. It was seconded by Mr.
Hall and unanimously carried.
IAIRPORT COMMISSION -
'- Mr. Vaughan reminded the Chairman that the Board had empowered him to appoint a
I7-man AirporL ~dvisory Commission. The Chairman assured the Board that he would make these
lappointments at the next regular semimonthly meeting and requested the Executive Secretary
to put it on the Agenda.
PERSONNEL REGULATIONS -
Mr. Vaughan suogested that in his opinion the County should adopt a system regu-
lating the classification add pay plan for County employees including vacations, sick leave
and holidays. The Executive Secretary reported that he had written to more than 12 counties
~~omparable in population to New Hanover County for their personnel regulation systems and
had also written to the Institute of Government and to the State Office of County Commiss-
ioners. Mr. J. A. McMahon, the General Counsel for the State Association, advised the best
rules and regulations that he is aware of was prepared by Donald Hayman, Assistant Director
of the Institute of Government. Mr. Vaughan then moved that the Executive Secretary be
instructed to write Mr. NlcMahon and ask for any additional information which he might have
in addition to that contained in his recent Bulletin #1'7. It was seconded by Dr. Hooper
and unanimously approved.
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Special Meeting July 26, 196 _ Continued
S.B.I. REPORT
Mr. Vaughan called attention Lo the recent letter received froin the State
Bureau of Investigation with reference to the completion of their investigation of the
alleged irregularities in the Recorder~s Court. He is of the opinion that some legal
action should be taken to clear this matter up once and for all. He referred to a lette~~
written by the Covnty Attorney on January 25th setting out that in his opinion the Board
of County Commissioners is under no duty to initiate any proceedings regarding this
matter and that any action taken in the matter lies within the power of the Judicial
officers of the Court. No action was taken on this matter in view of a copy of the let-
ter from the State Bureau of lnvestigation having been sent to Solicitor James C. Bowmanll
but the Executive Secretary was instructed to place this matter on the Agenda for dis-
cussion at the next regular meeting.
FREE MATERIALS - HEALTH DEPARTMENT
Mr. Vaughan requested that some consideration be given to the recent report II
that the Insect and Rodent Control of the Health Department is giving away free rat
poison materials. Dr. Hooper, as Chairman of the Board of Health, stated that he would I
take this matter up with the Board of Health at their next meeting and report back to
the Board. I
WELFARE DEPARTMENT ABUSES -
Mr. Vaughan reported that he had requested the Executive Secretary to check
with the Director of Public Welfare to see if a report could be availahle at this meet-
ing of those welfare recipients detected abusing the Welfare regulations. The Executive
Secretary reported that he had been in touch with the Welfare Department but was informed~
that the Director was out of the office and no one else seemed to be able to supply the
information. Mr. Vaughan requested that the matter be followed up to see if we could get
a report by the next meet3ng date.
COURT HOUSE ENTRANCE RENODELLING - ,
The Executive Secretary presented the following bids for the revamping of the
3rd Street entrance to the Court House:
Atlantic Glass Co.
One pair 5~ aluminum doors single acting.
One pair 5~ aluminum doors double acting.
All framing, sa.sh, and trim as shown on drawing.
1/4~ polish plate glass in front and vestibute. 1/4" polish wire in ceiling
in vestibule. Porcelain panels as shown in vestibule. ~
$2,000.00
Standard Paint & Hardware Co.
2 Pair Kawneer Aluminum doors and frames, 1 pair single acting and 1 pair
double acting. Doors complete with push and pull bars, pivots, maximvm security
locks, flush bolts, thresholds, streamline closers for exterior doors and con-
cealed closers for interior doors.
Tubular aluminum framing for vestibule enclosure.
Polished plate glass for doors and sidelights.
Ftilished Wire glass for ceiling of vestibule.
Mirawall porcelain enamel,panels to cover brick walls at sides of vestibule
Furnished and installed for $1,694.00
After ascertainino from the County Attorney that informal bids could legally
be<.accepted in the above amounts, Mr. Hail offered a motion, seconded by Mr.
Braak, that the contract be awarded to the low bidder and that the work proceed.
W~hen the ballot was taken, Mr. Vaughan requested that he be recorded as abstainin~
from voting but as the other members of the Board voted affirmatively, the Chair-
man declared the motion carried.
REPORTS -
The following reports were reviewed by the Board and ordered filed for future
reference:
1- Report from Home Economics Office on Extension Activities for June, 1965•
2- Consolidated Tax Department Report for June, 1965•
3- Consolidated Tax Department Report.
4- Wilmington Public Library Report for June, 1965.
5- Interstate Road Proposals.
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ADJOURNMENT -
The Chairman then declared the meeting adjourned as there was no further
business to be brought before the Board.
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