Loading...
HomeMy WebLinkAbout1976-10-07 Special Meeting ;. I i. ~. ~ .~ ~ ,/ I ',I CJ ,) MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING, OCTOBER 4, 1976 (CONTI~ruED) TITLE XX BUDGET AMENDMENTS (CONTINUED) Upon vote, the motion carried as follows: Voting Aye: Comm. O'Shields, Taylor and Chm. Davis Voting Noe: Comm. Wright Absent: Comm. Alper FURTHER DISCUSSION ON STATUS OF UNC-W PROPERTY Mr. Cooper reported that he had talked with Tclx Administrator, Larry Powell, and that Mr. Powell had checked with the Property Tax Commission and learned that the Orange County case had not been heard yet but a similar cc,se had been heard in Forsyth County and the Board ruled in favor of the County. The St,ate was appealing this ruling to the Courts and the ruling on the Orange County case was not expected to be made until the Court had ruled on the Forsyth County Case. COUNTY MANAGER OUT OF TOWN County Manager Eller reported that he had beer, asked to serve on an ad hoc committee for the Local Government Commission to de,velop some sort of pamphlet for Social Service Directors in compliance with the Local Government Budget and Fiscal Control Act, and he would be in Raleigh on Thursday and Friday, October 7 and 8 attending a meeting of that committee. ADJOURNMENT Comm. Wright moved, seconded by Comm. Taylor, that the meeting be adjourned and that no special meetings be called before the next meeting. Upon vote, the motion tied as follows: Voting Aye: Comm. Taylor and Wright Voting Noe: Comm. O'Shields and Chm. Davis Absent: Comm. Alper Chm. Davis moved, seconded by Comm. O'Shields, that the meeting be adjourned. Upon vote, the motion carried as follows: Voting Aye: Comm. O'Shields, Wright and Chm. Davis Voting Noe: Comm. Taylor Absent: Comm. Alper Chm. Davis adjourned the meeting at 3:15 o'clock p. m. Respectfully submitted, ~- /S. ~ Alyce B. B:r:own Clerk to tbe Board ab MINUTES OF SPECIAL MEETING, OCTOBER 7, 1976 ASSEMBLY The New Hanover County Board of Commissioners met in Special Session on Thursday, October 7, 1976, at 8:30 o'clock a. m. in the Assenbly Room, New Hanover County Administration Building, Wilmington, North Carolina., to consider applications for State and County funding through the N. C. Division of Youth Services. Members present were Commissioners George E. Jl,lper; Claud O'Shields, Jr.; William C. Taylor; Chairman Peter R. Davis and Cle:r:k to the Board, Alyce B. Brown. Comm. Vivian S. Wright, County Manager Dan W. Elle:r: and County Attorney James C. Fox were absent. Chm. Davis called the meeting to order. ~ / ( ). Ji if MINUTES OF SPECIAL MEETING, OCTOBER 7, 1976 (CONTINUED) APPROVAL OF APPLICATIONS FOR STATE AND COUNTY FUNDING FOF: GROUP CARE HOMES AND DRUG ABUSE COMMITTEE Mrs. Elena Jones and Ms. Joyce Grossman of Youth Help, Inc. appeared before the Board to request approval of an application for funding through the N. C. Division of Youth Services for a Group Care Home. The request was for a total of $19,985, half of which would be funded by the State and half by the CoUnty. I Mr. Alton Lennon, Mr. John Hess, Executive Director; and Mr. John Bradley, of the Drug Abuse Committee appeared before the Board to request approval of an application for funding through the N. C. Division of Youth Services 'for a Temporary Shelter Care Program. Their request was for a total of $20,330, half of which would be funded by the State and half by the County. r\ Chm. Davis moved to earmark out of Contingencies, $10,165 for the Temporary Shelter Care Program and $9,992.50 for the Group Care Ho~e Program, and if these were not approved, the funds would go back to the Contingency Fund. Mr. W. T. Childs stated that it was the recommendation of his Task Force Commit- tee that the Temporary Shelter Care Program be given first priority. Comm. Alper moved approached by a number be given priority #1. that in light of the fact that th€; Commissioners had been of people lobbying for Group Care that the Group Care Home The motion died for lack of a secqnd. Chm. Davis amended his motion to include that the Commissioners would go along with the New Hanover County Task Force recommendation of ,Temporary Shelter Care being priority #1 and Group Care Home being priority #2. Comm. O'Shields seconded the motion. Comm. Taylor stated that he was not against the programs, but he felt that a precedent was being set and that other programs that were just as worthwhile would come to the County and expect funding. Upon vote, Chm. Davis' motion carried as follows: voting Aye: Comm. Alper, O'Shields and Chm. Davis f) / Voting Noe: Comm. Taylor Absent: Comm. Wright ADJOURNMENT Comm. O'Shields moved, seconded by Comm. Alper, that the meeting be adjourned. Upon vote, the motion carried as follows: Voting Aye: Comm. Alper, O'Shields, Taylor and Chm. Davis Absent: Comm. Wright Chm. Davis adjourned the meeting at 8:50 o'clock a. :n. Respectfully submitted, ~-/:3.~ Alyce B. Bro'l'ffi Clerk to the Board ab ('\ ./ \ . "-- .