1975-02-10 Special Meeting
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MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING, FEBRUARY 3, 1975 (CONTINUED)
RESIGNATION OF COMM. M. H. VAUGHAN (For correction see Page 111.)
Comm. M. H. Vaughan submitted his resignation to be effective February 28, 1975.
A copy of his letter of resignation is contained in Exhibit Book II, Page 58.
DISCUSSION OF PROPERTY VALUATIONS
Comm. O'Shields recommended that, in the future when property was sold, the
tax office copy filed with the Register of Deeds state t~e sale price of the
property.
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County Attorney Fox stated that he would discuss this with the Register of
Deeds and report back to the Board.
RESIGNATION OF COUNTY ENGINEER, RICHARD J. EPLING
County Manager Eller reported that County Engineer, Richard J. Epling, had
turned in his resignation to be effective April 30, 1975.
ADJOURNMENT
Comm. Alper moved, seconded by Comm. O'Shields, that the meeting be adjourned.
Upon vote, motion carried unanimously.
Chm. Davis adjourned the meeting at 3:55 o'clock p.m.
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Respectfully submitted,
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Lise K. King
Clerk to the Board
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MINUTES OF SPECIAL MEETING, FEBRUARY 10, 1975
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ASSEMBLY
The New Hanover Board of County Commissioners met in special session on Monday,
February 10, 1975, at 8:00 o'clock a.m. in the Assembly Room, County Commission
Building, Wilmington, North Carolina, to consider requests for additional time for
listing 1975 taxes.
Members present were Commissioners George E. Alper; Claud O'Shields, Jr.;
M. H. Vaughan; Vivian S. Wright; Chairman Peter R. Davis; County Manager, Dan W. Eller;
County Attorney, James C. Fox; and Clerk to the Board, L~se K. King. No members were
absent.
Chm. Davis called the meeting to order.
DISCUSSION OF TAXPAYERS WHO HAD NOT RECEIVED ABSTRACTS
Tax Administrator Powell submitted a list of 291 tmcpayers whose abstracts had
not been mailed to them. '
Comm. Wright moved that the listing time be extended to the end of March, 1975,
for everyone. Motion died for lack of a second.
Comm. Wright stated that it was her understanding that the Board could not extend
the listing time for the 291 taxpayers who had not yet been mailed their abstracts
because they had not requested an extension; County Att~)rney Fox concurred with
Comm. Wright's interpretation of the law.
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Comm. O'Shields moved, seconded by Comm. Vaughan, that with regard to the 291
taxpayers who had not yet received their abstracts, if these taxpayers did not list
their taxes by February 15 and requested that the Commis~iioners release their late
listing penalty, the Tax Administrator be directed to indicate on their request that
they had received their abstract late and, therefore, this was one reason for their
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being late in filing. Upon vote, motion carried unanimo~sly. A copy of this list
of 291 taxpayers is contained in Exhibit Book II, Page 5~.
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MINUTES OF SPECIAL MEETING, FE~RUARY 10, 1975 (CO~TINUED)
DISCUSSION OF TAXPAYERS WHO HAD NOT RECEIVED ABSTRACTS (CONTINUED)
By common consent, the Tax Administrator was asked to put a time stamp on any
abstracts being mailed out henceforth.
EXTENSION OF TIME FOR LISTING 1975 TAXES
Tax Administrator Larry Powell submitted a memorandum dated February 8, 1975,
with a list of the taxpayers who were requesting that they be granted additional
time for listing 1975 taxes. A copy of this memorandum is contained in Exhibit Book
II, Page 60.
Comm. O'Shields moved that the requests for the extension of the tax listing
period contained in Tax Administrator Powell's memorandum dated February 8, 1975,
be granted as requested. (There was a brief discussion with regard to whether or
not all of the persons who had requested an extension of the listing period had
valid excuses.) Conm. O'Shields withdrew his motion.
Comm. Vaughan moved that the Board use the following procedure with regard
to the requests for an extension of the tax listing period, which was agreed to by
common consent.
1) That the Board discuss each of the requests individually and each Commis-
sioner indicate whether or not to grant the requested extension.
2) That, after each request had been discussed separately, a motion be made
on all requests that were to be granted unanimously.
3) Then a motion be made on all requests wheJ~e there were four "yes" votes
and one "no'" vote.
4) And then a motion be made for the balance of the requests.
The following requests were acted upon separately by the Commission and their
requests for extension of the tax listing period to March 31, 1975, were approved
unanimously.
B. F. Goodrich Co.
Austin J. Baker
Carolina S. Baldwin
Robert and Lena Batts
Blake's Sales & Services
J. M. Blanton
George Breslow for Southern Securities, Inc.
Bryant Corp.
C. S. Lowrimore & Co. for Estate of Champion McDowell Davis
The following request was acted upon separately by the Commission and this
request for extension of the tax listing period to March 31, 1975, was approved by
a vote of three to two; Comm. O'Shields and Vaughan voting "no."
Lewis P. Clemmons
Comm. Wright moved, seconded by Comm. Alper, that the remainde~ of
for extension of the tax listing period to March 31, 1975, contained in
Administrator Powell's memorandum dated February 8, 1975, be approved.
motion carried as follows:
the requests
Tax
Upon vote,
Voting Aye: Comm. Alper, O'Shields, Wright, and Chm. Davis.
Voting Noe: Comm. Vaughan. (For addition see ,Dage 111.)
Comm. Wright requested that the Board consider discussing some other items,
things which she stated she would like to have clarIfied. The majority of the
Board would not agree to this discussion and the general concensus was that the
meeting should be confined to the reason stated in the notice of the special meeting.
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MINUTES OF SPECIAL MEETING, FEBRUARY 10, 1975 (CONTINUED
ADJOURNMENT
Comm. O'Shields moved that the meeting be adjourned~
as follows:
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Upon vote, motion carried
Voting Aye: Comm. Alper, O'Shields, Vaughan, and Chm. Davis.
Voting Noe: Comm. Wright.
Chm. Davis adjourned the meeting at 8:45 o'clock a.m.
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Respectful+y submitted,
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Lise K. King
Clerk to the Board
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MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING, FEBRUARY 17, 1975
ASSEMBLY
The New Hanover Board of County ,Commissioners met i~ regular session on Monday,
February 17, 1975, at 9:00 o'clock a.m. in the Assembly foom, County Commission Building,
Wilmington, North Caroliha.
Members present were Commissioners George E. Alper; Claud O'Shields, Jr.;
M. H. Vaughan;, Vivian S. Wright; Chairman Peter R. Davis; County Manager, Dan W. Eller;
County Attorney, James C. Fox; and Clerk to the Board, Llse K. King. No members were
absent.
Chm. Davis called the meeting to order.
,Rev. Horace Jackson of Sunset Park Baptist Church offered the invocation.
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APPROVAL OF MINUTES: REGULAR MEETING, JANUARY 20, 1975
Comm. Wright stated that on Page 85 under "Meeting ,dth Legislators", No.3,
the agency should be State Ports Authority rather than Spate Parks Authority.
Comm. Wright requested that on Page 88 under "Permit Fees for Erosion and
Sedimentation Control Plans," in the last paragraph, the' record show that Mr. McKim
had stated that he thought the permit and inspection fee would cover part of the
cost mentioned by Comm. Vaughan.
Comm. Wright requested that on Page 88 under "Report from Tax Administrator
on Revaluation" that her motion should correctly read as~follows: "Comm. Wright
moved, seconded by Chm. Davis, that this Board direct thl~ County Manager through
the Tax Administrator and Cole-Layer-Trumble Company to prepare..."
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Comm. Vaughan requested that on Page 90 under "Leasi~ of County Property at
Airport to Highlander, Ltd." the record show that the lease provided that in no
event would the lease extend beyond five years.
Comm. Wright requested that on Page 94 under "Resolution - Support of Revenue
Sharing Program" the record show that she had asked that a minority report be
included and sent to the Congressmen.
Upon motion by Comm. O'Shields, seconded by Comm. Wright, the minutes of the
regular meeting held on January 20, 1975, were unanimously approved as corrected.
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APPROVAL OF MINUTES: SPECIAL MEETING, JANUARY 27, 1975
Comm. Wright requested that on Page 97 under "DiscuBsion of Tax Revaluation
Program" the record show that Mrs. Cecelia H. Pleasants had appeared on behalf of
the Taxpayers Association.
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