1975-03-21 Special Meeting
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MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING, MARCH 17, 1975 (CONTINUED)'
MEETING WITH GOVERNOR'S COMMITTEE ON LAW AND ORDER
County Manager Eller reported: that the County's request for the LEAA Grant
for the Jail of $200,000 was to bel heard by the Governor's Committee on Law and
Order on Monday, March 24, at 9:00 a.m. in the Board Room of the Transportation
Building. He stated that he planned to attend and invited any of the Commis-
sioners who could to attend with him.
I Comm. Wright recommended that Sheriff Grohman and Architect, Herbert P. McKim,
4111te invited to attend.
EXECUTIVE SESSION
Comm. Alper moved, seconded by Comm. Taylor, that the meeting be recessed to
go into executive session to discuss personnel and committee appointments. Upon
vote, motion carried unanimously.
Chm. Davis recessed the meeting to go into executive session at 3:55 p.m.
Chm. Davis reconvened the regular session at 4:30 p.m.
INTERIM DIRECTOR APPOINTED FOR JUVENILE SERVICES CENTER
County Manager Eller reported that Mr. Ronald R. Knopf, Director of the Lower
Cape Fear Juvenile Services Center, had submitted his resignation to be effective
March 22, 1975.
County Manager Eller recommended that Mr. Robert L. Ping of the Center be
appointed Interim Director to serve until a Director could be hired and that he
receive a two-step increase during his tenure as Interim Director. This was
agreed to by common consent.
VACANCY ON ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT COMMITTEE (EIC)
Comm. Wright moved, seconded by Chm. Davis, that the vacancy created on the
EIC due to the transfer of Mr. Sam Cox, District Conservationist, remain open and
that it be filled by the new District Conservationist. Upon vote, motion carried
.unanimouslY,
AUGUSTA COOPER REAPPOINTED TO SOUTHEASTERN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION (SEDC)
Upon motion by Comm. O'Shields, seconded by Comm. Taylor, Mrs. Augusta Cooper
was unanimously reappointed to the Southeastern Economic Development Commission
for a four-year term to expire February 21, 1979.
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 4:30 o'clock p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
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(Mrs.) Lise K. King CS
Clerk to the Board
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~INUTES OF SPECIAL MEETING, MARCH 2l, 1975
ASSEMBLY
The New Hanover Board of County Commissioners met in special session on
Monday, March 2l, 1975, at 2:00 o'clock p.m. in the A3sembly Room, County Com-
mission Building, Wilmington, North Carolina, to consider the following:
1) Acceptance of additional allocation of $4l,5g1 for the Emergency
Jobs Program.
2) Appropriation for Legion Stadium in the 1974'-1975 budget.
3) Support for Junior League project
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MINUTES OF SPECIAL MEETING, MARCH 21, 1975 (CONTINUED)
ASSEMBLY (CONTINUED)
Members present were Commissioners Claud O'Shields, Jr.; William C. Taylor;
Vivian S. Wright; Chairman Peter R. Davis; County Manager, Dan W. Eller; and
Clerk to the Board, Lise K. King. Commissioner George E. Alper was absent.
Chm. Davis called the meeting to order.
ACCEPTANCE OF $41,581 - EMERGENCY JOBS PROGRAM
County Manager Eller reported that the County had been allocated an additional
$4l,58l for the Emergency Jobs Program and requested that, if the Commissioners
wished to accept these funds, they amend the budget by appropriating the sum of
$4l,58l to the Revenu~ Account #ll 350 15, State Grants: E~ergency Jobs Project
#9203, and by appropriating the same amount to the Expenditure Account #11 660 64,
Emergency Jobs Project #9203.
Comm. Wright moved, seconded by Comm. Taylor, that these funds be accepted
by the County and the budget amended as recommended by Cou~ty Manager Eller; that
County Manager Eller be authorized to use these funds in the positions he felt
necessary; and that the record show that this was a temporhry program and that
none of these employees would be placed on the County payr~ll permanently. Upon
vote, motion carried as follows: !
Voting Aye: Comm. O'Shields, Taylor, Wright, and Chm. Davis.
Absent: Comm. Alper.
There was a brief discussion with regard to the County Manager being authorized
to accept these funds in the future so that special meetin;~would not have to be
called; but, as this item was not listed in the notice and~ there was not a full
Commission present, no action could be taken on this sugge~tion. The Clerk was
requested to place this item on the April 7 agenda for actton by the Board.
TABLING OF APPROPRIATION FOR LEGION STADIUM
Chm. Davis had requested that the Commission appropriate the final $200,000
for renovation of Legion Stadium in fiscal year 1974/l975.'
There was a brief discussion with regard to the funds that would be needed
for the Jail/Law Enforcement Center project once this work was begun by the archi-
tects.
Comm. Wright moved, seconded by Comm. Taylor, that this item be tabled. Upon
vote, motion carried as follows: (For addition, see page 152.)
Voting Aye: Comm. O'Shields, Taylor, Wright, and Chm. Davis.
Absent: Comm. Alper.
Chm. Davis requested that this item be placed on the ~\pril 7 agenda for further
discussion.
ENDORSEMENT OF JUNIOR LEAGUE PROJECT
The Commissioners had attended a luncheon on Monday, l1arch l7, given by the
Junior League to introduce the author of a book to be publ:lshed by the Junior League
on the historical and architectural buildings of Wilmingtoll. They had applied to
the Bicentennial Commission for a grant and, also, for priyate funds.
Comm. Wright moved, seconded by Comm. O'Shields, that the Board authorize the
Chairman to write a letter expressing the Board's opinion that this was a very
good project and, also, that the record show that no County funds were to be
irtvolved in the project. Upon vote, motion carried as follows:
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Voti.ng Aye: Comm. O'Shields, Taylor, Wright, and Chm:, Davis.
Absent:
Comm. Alper.
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MINUTES OF SPECIAL MEETING, MARCH 2l, 1975 (CONTINUED)
ADJOURNMENT
Comm. Wright moved, seconded by Comm. Taylor, that the meeting be adjourned.
Upon vote, motion carried as follows:
Voting Aye: Comm. O'Shie]ds, Taylor, Wright, and Chm. Davis.
Absent: Comm. Alper.
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Chm. Davis adjourned the meeting at 3:00 o'clock p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
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(Mrs.) Lise K. King (f
Clerk to the Board
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MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING, APRIL 7, 1975
ASSEMBLY
The New Hanover Board of County Commissioners met in regular session on
Monday, April 7, 1975, at 9:00 o'clock a.m. in the A:;sembly Room, County Commis-
sion Building, Wilmington, North Carolina.
Members present were Commissioners George E. Alper; Claud O'Shields, Jr.;
William C. Taylor; Vivian S. Wright; Chairman Peter l~. Davis; County Attorney,
James C. Fox; County Manager, Dan W. Eller; and ClerJ~ to the Board, Lise K. King.
No members were absent.
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Chm. Davis called the meeting to order.
Bishop J. Dwain Flowers of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
offered the invocation.
PRESENTATION OF PLAQUE TO FORMER COUNTY COMMISSIONER, M. H. VAUGHAN
Chm. Davis presented a plaque with a gavel to former County Commissioner,
M. H. Vaughan, in appreciation for his years of servi.ce on the County Commission
both in his capacity as commissioner and Chairman.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES: REGULAR MEETING, MARCH 17, 197 ~~
Comm. O'Shields questioned the inclusion of the verbatim transcript on Page 13~
under "Report to Cole-Layer-Trumble company." Comm. Wright stated that she had
requested this transcript and made the following stat:ements for the 1ecord. That
if Comm. O'Shields were questioning the cost of prepc,ring the transcript, she had
been on the Board approximately 2l:f years and had spent $90.90 for travel; whereas,
Comm. O'Shields had been on the Board for approximately six months and had spent
$538.90 for travel. Comm. Wright stated further that something incorrect or mis-
leading had been stated at the meeting of March 17 by Chm. Davis and was contained
in the verbatim transcript, and this was the followir..g: That Chm. Davis had been
the first to bring up thn question of conflicts when she had reported to the Board
that she was a member of the Taxpayers Association. That during the discussion
that followed, she had asked Chm. Davis if he had ever been a member or a director
of any of the organizations on which the Board voted for appropriations and that
he had answered, "None other than the ones that I had been appointed to publicly
.bY this Commission." That she had then asked him specifically about several
organizations and he had stated that one of these he had resigned from. That the
record show that he had resigned from this organization (RSVP) recently and that
on December 16 when this organiza~ion had come to the Board for a letter of intent
for funding in fiscal year 1975/1976, he had been a member of the Advisory Board.
For the record, Comm. Wright stated that she had no objections to the RSVP Program.
For the record, Comm. wright stated that she was serving the taxpayers of the County.
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