1986-03-13 Special Meeting
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MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING, MARCH 10, 1986 (CONTINUED)
ADJOURNMENT
Vice Chairman Retchin MOVED, SECONDED
to adjourn the meeting. Upon vote,
UNANIMOUSLY.
by Commissioner O'Neal
the MOTION CARRIED
Chairman Barfield adjourned the meeting at 10:55 o'clock
P.M.
Respectfully submitted,
J~g,~erk
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MINUTES OF SPECIAL JOINT MEETING WITH WILMINGTON CITY COUNCIL AND
THE NEW HANOVER COUNTY GOVERNMENTAL UNITS CONSOLIDATION CHARTER
COMMISSION, MARCH 13, 1986
ASSEMBLY
The New Hanover County Board of Commissioners met in Special
Session with the Wilmington City Council and the New Hanover
County Governmental Units Consolidation Charter Commission on
Thursday, March 13, 1986, at 7:30 o'clock A. M. in the Captain's
Room of the Heart of Wilmington Motel, Wilmington, North
Carolina.
Members present were: Commissioners Nolan O'Neal, Fred
Retchin and Chairman Jonathan Barfield, Sr.; County Manager, G.
Felix Cooper; County Attorney, Robert W. Pope; and Deputy Clerk
to the Board, Joyce Bragg.
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Wilmington City Councilmembers present were: Councilmembers
Robert Shipp; Katherine Hoyt; Luther Jordan; Irving Fogler; Mayor
Berry Williams; City Manager William Farris, and City Attorney
Tom Pollard.
Members of the Consolidation Charter Commission present
were:
Eleanor Callum; Douglas Campbell, Katherine Moore, Inness
Carlson, Charles E. Shuford, Jr.; Derick Davis; Marjorie
Spearman; James Sandy; Owen Ludlow; Mary Lynn Hardee; Mike Davis;
H. P. Wooodard, Jr.; Ralph Kornegay; and Walter Baker.
Mayor Williams called the meeting to order at 7:30 o'clock
A.M. and welcomed the Consolidation Charter Commission,
expressing City Council's appreciation for their interest in
serving.
Councilmember Shipp gave the invocation.
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DISCUSSION OF STAFF ASSISTANCE, OFFICE SPACE AND INFORMATION
AVAILABLE
Chairman Barfield thanked the members of the Consolidation
Charter Commission for accepting the appointment and their
willingness to work on this commission. Mr. Barfield stated that
the County Attorney and the City Attorney would assist the
Commission and staff would be hired to assist them as needed and
recommended by the two legal departments.
Mayor Williams stated that the Commission would elect their
Chairman, encouraging them to set up their first meeting as soon
as possible.
County Manager Cooper stated that there were three or four
file boxes in the Administration Office as a result of the
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JOINT MEETING WITH CITY COUNCIL AND CONSOLIDATION CHARTER
COMMISSION (CONTINUED)
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Consolidation Study Commission's effort and he feels the
reports and information that they compiled will be adequate for
the Charter Commission to convert the recommendations made by the
Governmental Units Consolidation Study Commission in their final
report, dated June, 1985, into to some Charter form. The task of
this Commission is to take the information and put it into a
votable document. If additional financial or study information
is needed and if communication from other chartered consolidation
governments is necessary, that will be acceptable. Two rooms in
the County Administration bui Iding, across from the County
Attorney's office have been allocated on a temporary basis to be
used by the Commission until it is disbanded. Two meeting rooms
and the County Commissioners Assembly Room will be made available
for meetings. Mr. Wicker, with the Institute of Government will
assist in completing the Charter. The County Administration
Office has a small library, with various reports available for
use by the Commission. The task is well defined, being a primary
legal versus citizen consultation approach and the objectives
will be much clearer as work begins. There will be a budget set
up for expenditures.
Each Charter Commission member was given a copy of the
Governmental Units Consolidation Study Commission Final Report,
dated June, 1985.
Chairman Barfield stated that the various Consolidation
Study Commission Chairmen may be consulted if needed.
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ESTABLISHMENT OF DATE OF ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING
City Attorney Pollard led a discussion on setting up the
organizational meeting, stating that election of officers should
be the first item on the agenda. It was decided the first
meeting will be held in the County Commissioners Assembly Room in
the County Administration Building on Wednesday, March 26, 1986,
at 7:00 o'clock P.M.
County Attorney Pope re-emphasized there would be a co-
ordinator and a secretary available to support the Commission's
work.
ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned at 8:45 o'clock A.M.
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