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1976-10-18 Regular Meeting :. :. I . 2.1 5 ..., '" ~:' MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING, OCTOBER 18, 1976 ASSEMBLY The New Hanover County Board of Commissioners met in Regular Session on Monday, October 18, 1976, at 9:00 o'clock a. m. in the Ass~mbly Room, New Hanover County Administration Building, Wilmington, North Carolin~. Members present were Commissioners Claud O'Shie1ds, Jr.; William C. Taylor; Vivian S. Wright; Chairman Peter R. Davis; County .\ianager Dan W. Eller; and Clerk to the Board, Alyce B. BrO~l. Commissioner George E. Alper was absent and Attorney Joseph o. Taylor, Jr. of.,the County Attorney's Office arrived late. Chm. Davis called the meeting to order. Rev. James Pollard of Myrtle Grove Baptist Ch~rch offered the invocation. APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING OF OCTOBER 4, 1976, AND SPECIAL MEETING OF OCTOBER 7, 1976 Comm. Wright moved, seconded by Comm. Taylor, that the Minutes of the Regular Meeting of October 4, 1976, be approved as presented. Upon vote, the motion carried as follows: Voting Aye: Comm. O'Shields, Taylor, Wright and Chm. Davis Absent: Comm. Alper Chm. Davis moved, seconded by Comm. O'Shields, approval of the Minutes of the Special Meeting of October 7, 1976, and that Comm. Wright be allowed to abstain from voting, as she had requested" because she did not a.':tend the meeting. Upon vote, the motion carried as follows: Voting Aye: Comm. O'Shields, Taylor and Chm. Davis Abstaining: Comm. Wright Absent: Comm. Alper TABLING OF DISCUSSION ON TEMPORARY RELOCATION OF PUBLIC LIBRARY Chm. Davis stated that Comm. Alper had requested discussion on the temporary relocation of the Library be deferred until Monday, October 25, as he would like to be present for the discussion, and that he would C3.ll a Special meeting on October 25 at 9:00 o'clock a. m. for this purpose. DISCUSSION ON PROBLEMS ENCOUNTERED BY HANDICAPPED i:ITIZENS Ms. Ella Rhodes, Mrs. David Guyton and Mr. RO::Jert M. Ball appeared before the Board to request that consideration be given to th~ problems encountered by our handi- capped citizens in conducting their business and d,3.ily activities. Mr. Ball presented to the Commissioners a list of buildings that did :10t have proper facilities for the handicapped citizens and offered some recommendations on methods of correcting there barriers. Mrs. Guyton also presented a list of some of the problems which the handicapped citizens are facedJwith. I A copy of the recommendations is contained in Exhibit Book IV, Page 27. It was agreed by common consent that a commi t':ee would be formed to look into all the problems of the handicapped citizens and make :recommendations for correcting them. The formation of the committee/was left up to the County Manager, but it was suggested that it consist of 1 handicapped person, 1 parent of a handicapped child, 1 person from the Inspections Department and 1 person from ;:he County Manager's Office. Ms. Jo Anne Davis requested financial assistance from the Commissioners for the physically handicapped class at Blount School :in the amount of approximately $11,000 in order to obtain another classroom and b~acher as the children are overcrowded. It was agreed to ask representatives from the Board of Education to attend the Commissioners meeting on November 1 to explain the additional funds they had received from the State which were not included in the School Budget and also to see if there was some way they could assist these handicapped children. ~ 011; r MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING, OCTOBER 18, 1976 (CONTINUED) CHANGE ORDERS FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT CENTER - PHASE II Mr. Herb McKim, Architect, appeared before the Board to explain Change Order G-l to the Contract with J. N. Thompson Company and P-l to the Contract with North Raleigh Plumbing & Heating Company for construction of the Law Enforcement Center. Mr. McKim reported that Change Order G-l reduced the amount of the Contract by $833.34 and Change Order P-l added $894.52 to the plumbing contract. Mr. McKim stated that some of the work involved in these change orders had already been performed as they were items that were necessary to continue work without the delay of waiting for the Board to approve each change. Comm. Taylor moved, seconded by Comm. O'Shields, approval of Change Orders and P-l and to allow the County Manager to approve change orders up to $5,000. vote, the motion carried as follows: G-l Upon ~ I ,/ Voting Aye: Comm. O'Shields, Taylor, Wright and Chm. Davis Absent: Comm. Alper County Manager Eller stated that he would report all change orders to .the Board for its action after he had approved them. DISCUSSION ON PROGRESS OF REPAIRS TO LIBRARY Mr. McKim reported to the Board on the progress of the repairs to the Library and was requested to keep the Commissioners informed on a,~y changes in the schedule for the repairs. AWARD OF BID ON BOAT FOR SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT The County Finance Officer, Felix Cooper, reported tJ,1at the only bid received on a boat for the Sheriff's Department was in the amount of $4528.75 from Porter's Marine. ATTORNEY JOSEPH O. TAYLOR OF THE COUNTY ATTORNEY"S OFFICE' ARRIVED AT 9: 55 A. M. Comm. 'Wright moved, seconded by Comm. Taylor, to inc:,t"ease the Revenue Account, Sale of Fixed Assets, Acct. #11 380' 00, by the amount of :n,529 and increase the Expenditure Item, Equipment, Acct. #11 510 74, in the She[iff's Budget by $1,529 and to purchase the boat from Porter's Marine for the amount ?f $4,528.75. Upon vote, the motion carried as follows: i ~ ) Voting Aye: Comm. O'Shields, Taylor, Wright and Chm. Davis Absent: Comm. Alper AWARD OF BID FOR VEHICLES FOR SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT AND HEALTH DEPARTMENT The Commissioners had been furnished a tabulation of:the bids received on October 15,1976, for two trucks for the Health Department and a -iran for the Sheriff's Department. The bid tabulation is contained in Exhibit Book IV, Page 28. Comm. O'Shields moved, seconded by Comm. Taylor, to award the bid to Port City Chrysler-Plymouth on the total package for the bid of $15,689.14. Upon vote, the motion carried as follows: Voting Aye: Comm. O'Shields, Taylor and Wright Voting Noe: Chm. Davis (changed to "aye" later in the meeting) Absent: Comm. Alper Chm. Davis stated his reason for voting "noe" was because he felt the bids should have been awarded on the low bid for each individual vehicle. r-\ ./ Attorney Taylor stated that he felt the Minutes should show a finding of fact that the bid was awarded on the basis of the low bid for the total package and when the cost of service was considered, it would be cheaper in the long run. ~ ~,17 ,., ~. MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING, OCTOBER 18, 1976 (CONTINUED) BUDGET AMENDMENT - HEALTH PEPARTMENT Comm. O'Shields moved, seconded by Comm. Taylor, approval of amending the Health Department Budget by increasing Appropriated Fund Balance by the amount of $10,800 and appropriating that amount to the Expenditure Item, Acct. #44 594 74, Capital Outlay - Equipment, in the Insect and Rodent Control Budget to purchase the two new trucks. Upon vote, the motion carried as follows: Voting Aye: Comm. O'Shields, Taylor, Wright and Chm. Davis e BUDGET AMENDMENT - SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT Comm. O'Shields moved, seconded by Comm. Wright, approval of amending the Sheriff's Department Budget by increasing Revenue Item, Sale of Fixed Assets, Acct. #11 380 00, by the amount of $4,892 and by appropriating that a~)unt to the Expenditure Item, Capital Outlay - Equipment, in the Crime Prevention Budget, Acct. #11 512 74, to purchase the van. Upon vote, the motion carried as follows: Absent: Comm. Alper Voting Aye: Comm. O'Shields, Taylor, Wright and Chm. Davis Absent: Comm. Alper CHANGE OF VOTE ON AWARD OF BID FOR VEHICLES Chm. Davis asked that his vote on the award of the bids for vehicles for the Sheriff's Department and Health Department be changed to "aye" so the vote would be unanimous. REQUEST FOR TAX REFUND - EMMANUEL PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH Rev. James O. Brown of Emmanuel Presbyterian Church appeared to request a refund of 1975 and 1976 taxes paid on property owned by his church. The property had never been used for anything other than church functions and a church building was in the process of being built on the property. County Manager Eller reported that in the opinion of County Attorney Jim ethe taxes could not legally be refunded because the church had failed to file exemption and the Statute did require that they file for the exemption. Fox, for Attorney Taylor requested that his office be given time to investigate the matter to see if there was possibly a way the taxes could be refunded. Comm. O'Shields suggested that the Board notify the Tax Administrator to send out a letter to all churches explaining the necessity of filing for the exemption on church-owned property. No action was taken on this matter or the requests from Trinity united Methodist Church and from Wilmington Baptist Association pending further information from the attorneys. REQUEST TAX ADMINISTRATOR TO NOTIFY CHURCHES TO FILE FOR EXEMPTION Comm. Wright moved, seconded by Comm. Taylor, to authorize the County Manager to write the Tax Administrator and tell him the Board wants him to notify people of the law concerning their having to file for exemp1:ion and that it is not automatic. Upon vote, the motion carried as follows: Voting Aye: Comm. O'Shields, Taylor, Wright and Chm. Davis Absent: Comm. Alper REJECTION OF GRANT OFFER FROM NATIONAL OCEANIC AND A~rMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION e Planning Director Richard Fender reported to thE! Board on a grant offer from NOAA for approximately $10,400. It was Mr. Fender's recommendation that the grant offer be rejected as the cost to the County would be more thanthe benefits derived. Comm. Wright moved, seconded by Comm. Taylor, to reject the grant offer and authorize the Planning Director to advise them of th(~ action on behalf of the Chairman. Upon vote, the motion carried as follows: Voting Aye: Comm. O'Shields, Taylor, Wright and Chm. Davis Absent: Comm. Alper ~ / (~; 1 g r , I , ":'i ~ MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING, OCTOBER 18, 1976 (CONTINUED) LEASE AGREEMENT - AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL TOWER AND RADAR BUILDING AND ACCEPTANCE OF RADAR BUILDING The Commissioners were requested to authorize execut~on of a new lease agreement with the FAA covering both the control'tower and the new ~adar building at the Airport. The County Manager explained that this lease incorporated the old building and the new building into one lease calling for payment to the County of $9,348 annually and a one-time lump sum payment of $15,479 for special requir~ments that they had requested. Comm. Taylor moved, seconded by Comm. O'Shields, to ~pprove the Lease Agreement with FAA for the Traffic Control Tower and Radar Building and authorize execution of a Certificate of Substantial Completion to accept the Radar Building. Upon vote, the motion carried as follows: f\ / Voting Aye: Comm. O'Shields, Taylor, Wright and Ch~. Davis Absent: Comm. Alper Copies of the Lease and Certificate of Substantial Completion are on file in the County Manager's Office. DISCUSSION ON SOCIAL SERVICES DIRECTOR SIGNING AFDC CHECKS County Manager Eller reported that due to a Federal Court ruling AFDC recipients were to receive their first checks within 40 days from the date qf the application, assuming the application was approved. The State could not meet the 40 day deadline and had sent out a procedure which called for the county Director of qocial Services to sign the initial AFOC checks; however, the County Manager and Fin4nce Officer preferred to continue having all checks signed in the Finance Office ~nd requested deleting this item from the agenda until clarification could be obtain~d from the State on whether or not this would be allowed. ' Comm. O'Shields moved, seconded by Comm. Taylor, to allow Mr. Eller to check into this matter and pursue it the way he had suggested by keeping all check signing in the Finance Office. Upon vote, the motion carried as follows: voting Aye: Comm. O'Shields, Taylor, Wright and Chm. Davis f) / Absent: Comm. Alper CANCELLATION OF MORTGAGE ON PROPERTY AT 1312 QUEEN STREE'r Attorney Taylor explained the reasons the County haq accepted this mortgage and , informed the Board that it had been paid in full and req~ested authorization to have the Chairman sign the document "paid in full and satisfi'ed" so he could remove it from record. Comm. O'Shields moved, seconded by Comm. Wright, that the mortgage on property' at 1312 Queen Street be cancelled. Upon vote, the motior carried as follows: voting Aye: Comm. O'Shields, Taylor, Wright and Chm. Davis ~ Absent: Comm. Alper DISCUSSION OF SALE OF COUNTY'S INTEREST IN REAL PROPERTY AT CITY OF WILMINGTON OPERATIONS AREA County Manager Eller explained that in order for the City to complete a grant applica- tion for funds under the Federal Public Works Employmen~ Act of 1976 for rebuilding its Municipal Service Center, they needed clear title to son~ property that was owned jointly with New Hanover County. Mr. Eller recommended the commissioners approve selling the County's interest in the property involved ~or the amount of $3325.63. Chm. Davis moved to sell the property to the City of Wilmington for the amount of $3325.63. The motion died for lack of a second. ~ f Comm. Wright moved, seconded by Comm. Taylor, to atlow the City to buy the property for the stated price and grant them the easement they would need across County property for a sewer line in return for their dropping their plans for a user fee for use of the parks. The following vote was cast: ' Voting Aye: Comm. O'Shields, Taylor and Wright Not voting: Chm. Davis Absent: Comm. Alper ~. . fee . . ';..~ ,., 21:3 :.:.;t MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING, OCTOBER 18, 1976 (CONTINUED) SALE OF COUNTY'S INTEREST IN PROPERTY TO CITY OF WILMINGTON (CONTINUED) Chm. Davis made a substitute motion to approve this sale and ask the City Councilor their representative to come over on November 15 to discuss the easement that they would need and their plpns for putting in a user fee on the parks. The motion died for lack of a second. Comm. O'Shields suggested amending Comm. Wright's motion by adding that they drop their plans for a user fee for use of the parks through June 30, 1977. Comm. Taylor suggested amending the motion by adding that they drop the user for 2 years. Comm. 0' Shields suggested amending the motion t,o include the sewer bill for the Airport be dropped. Comm. Taylor moved, seconded by Comm. Wright, t.o table this item until November 1 to give everyone a chance to think about it for 2 WEeks. Upon vote, the motion carried as follows: Voting Aye: Comm. Taylor, Wright and Chm. Davi.s Voting Noe: Comm. O'Shields Absent: Comm. Alper REQUEST FOR EXTENSION OF "NO WAKE ZONE" Chm. Davis explained to the Board the reason for requesting the extension of the "no wake zone" in the Inland Waterway to 100 yards I"_orth of the drawbridge at Wrightsville Beach. He stated that Mr. C. L. Hollic,ay had brought this matter to his attention and requested assistance from the Commissioners in getting the zone extended. Chm. Davis moved, seconded by Comm. O'Shields, to request the proper authorities (Wildlife Commission or whoever) to please look intc this and see if the "no wake zone" could be moved to 100 yards north of the drawbridge. Upon vote, the motion carried as follows: Voting Aye: Comm. O'Shields, Taylor, Wright and Chm. Davis Absent: Comm. Alper BUDGET AMENDMENT - TITLE XX - GIRLS' CLUB Comm. O'Shields moved, seconded by Comm. Taylor, approval of the following budget amendment for the Girls' Club to reimburse them for an overpayment of local match for prior year expenditures: Debit - Acct. #41 299 00 Unappropriated Fund Balance Credit - Acct. #41 616 91 Local Girls' Club $ 332.34 332.34 Upon vote, the motion carried as follows: Voting Aye: Comm. O'Shields, Taylor and Chm. Cavis Voting Noe: Comm. Wright Absent: Comm. Alper APPROVAL OF TAX COLLECTOR'S REPORT THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30, 1976 Comm. Taylor moved, seconded by Comm. O'Shields, approval of the Tax Collector's Report through September 30, 1976. Upon vote, the motion carried as follows: Voting Aye: Comm. O'Shields, Taylor, Wright and Chm. Davis Absent: Comm. Alper The Tax Collector's Report is contained in Exhibit Book IV, Page 29. ~ /"'" ( 210 MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING, OCTOBER 18, 1976 (CONTINUED) APPROVAL OF TAX ABATEMENTS AND REFUNDS County Manager Eller reported that he had talked with County Attorney Jim Fox and he had found no problem with the list of Abatements and Refunds. Comm. O'Shields moved the list of Tax Abatements and Refunds be disallowed. The motion died for lack of a second. Comm. Taylor moved, seconded by Chm. Davis, to approve the list of Abatements and Refunds. Upon vote, the motion carried as follows: Voting Aye: Comm. O'Shields, Taylor and Chm. Davis .1) Voting Noe: Comm. Wright Absent: Comm. Alper The list of Abatements and Refunds is contained in )~xhibit Book IV, Page 30. , REFUND TO LOWE'S, INC. FOR BUSINESS LICENSE Lowe's, Inc. had requested a refund for business license fee for 1975/76 and 1976/77 as they had discontinued the sale of trailers in May of 1975. The County Manager recommended that the refund not be made for 1975/76 since they were in business for a part of the year, but it would appear that it could be refunded for 1976/77. Comm. Wright moved, seconded by Comm. Taylor, to refund to Lowe's, Inc. the amount of their 1976/77 business license. Upon vote, thl~ motion carried as follows: Voting Aye: Comm. 0' Shields, Taylor, Wright and Cmrl. Davis Absent: Comm. Alper TAX REFUND - PROPERTY OF JOSEPH T. BRYAN, SR. As a result of the reduction in valuation by the State Property Tax Commission on the property of Mr. & Mrs. Joseph T. Bryan, Sr. in th(~ Pirate Cove Development at Masonboro Sound, the Commissioners were requested to appJ;~ove a refund for 1975 taxes in the amount of $13.52 and to abate 1976 taxes in the a~ount of $16.08. Comm. Wright moved, seconded by Comm. Taylor, approval of the refund to the Bryans in the amount of $13.52 for 1975 and the abatement of $16.08 for 1976 taxes. Upon vote, the motion carried as follows: f) Voting Aye: Comm. O'Shields, Taylor, Wright and Crurl. Davis Absent: Comm. Alper FURTHER DISCUSSION ON RELOCATION OF LIBRARY DURING REPAI]~ Comm. Taylor stated that he had been doing some ser~ous thinking about the Library situation and moved that the Commissioners go ahead and approve the transfer of the Library facilities as requested in Dr. Benson's (Chai.rman of Library Board of Trustees) , letter of October 18, 1976, with the County paying for the moving expenses and rent only and not for the cost of any additional personnel. I Attorney Taylor stated that he felt this matter should be cleared with Alton Lennon, the County's attorney on the Library matter, in view of t:he fact that there could be some liability involved and it could have some effect on future claims of the County as to where responsibility was for the matter that was corrently in controversy. Mr. Taylor recommended that no action be taken until the opinion of Mr. Lennon was obtained as it could possibly have some adverse effects. On the advice of counsel, Comm. Taylor withdrew his motion. f\ ) APPOINTMENT OF LARRY POWELL TO COMMISSION TO STUDY HISTOHIC PROPERTY TAX Comm. O'Shields pointed out that there was an article in the County Lines Newspaper concerning the fact that New Hanover County Tax Supervisor, Larry Powell, has been appointed to a Commission to study the Historic Property Tax Statute and its applica- tion throughout the State, and Mr. O'Shields felt that this was an honor to Mr. Powell and New Hanover County. ~ r. '. . tf~ ,., 221 MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING, OCTOBER 18, 1976 (CONTINUED) FLAG TO FLY OVER COURTHOUSE Chm. Davis reportE!d that J~dge Gilbert Burnett.. had been given a flag that flew over the Capitol in Washington, 'D. C. on July 4, 1976, and would be honored if the County would consider flying thi~ flag over the Co\:.rthouse for a week or so. ,\ Comm. Wright moved, seconded by Chm. Davis, to fly the flag over the Courthouse during the week of November 11, which was Veterans' Day. Upon vote, the motion carried as follows: Voting Aye: Comm. O'Shields, Taylor, Wright and Chm. Davis Absent: Comm. Alper MOTION TO ADJOURN Comm. Wright moved to adjourn the meeting. The motion died for lack of a second. RSVP BOOTH IN COURTHOUSE County Manager Eller reported to the Board that the RSVP group was going to put up an information bO<Jth in the Courthouse to direct persons to the various agencies. The group would be responsible for manning the booth. APPROVAL OF ALLOCATING ROAD FUNDS FOR OCEAN HEIGHTS SUBDIVISION County Manager Eller reported that he had received a letter from T. W. Funderburk, Division Engineer, Department of Transportation, proposing that $4,000 of the $4,900 supplemental allocation for secondary roads be used to upgrade the streets in Ocean Heights Subdivision so that they could be added to the state maintained secondary road system. Comm. O'Shields moved, seconded by Comm. Wright, approval of using $4,000 of the supplemental allocation for secondary roads to upgrade the streets in Ocean Heights Subdivision. Upon vote, the motion carried as follows: 'Voting Aye: Comm. O'Shields, Taylor, Wright and Chm. Davis Absent: Comm. Alper BUDGET TRANSFER - REGISTER OF DEEDS Comm. O'Shields moved, seconded by Comm. Taylor, approval of the transfer of $756 from Contingencies, Acct. #11 445 61, to Maintenance and Repair - Equipment, Acct. #11 480 16, in the Register of Deeds budget to cover a maintenance contract fQr which funds were not encumbered. Upon vote, the motion carried as follows: (oee Page 224 for correction) Voting Aye: Comm. O'Shields, Taylor, Wright and Chm. Davis Absent: Comm. Alper APPROVAL OF STATEMENT OF ASSURANCES - PUBLIC WORKS EMPLOYMENT ACT OF 1976 County Manager Eller stated that in order to qualify for any funds under Title II of the Public Works Employment Act of 1976, the St,:l.tement of Assurances must be ap- proved and signed by November 12. He stated that it was not definite whether or not the County would get any of these funds which were supposed to be used for ongoing programs. Comm. Taylor moved, seconded by Comm. O'Shield.s, approval of the Statement of Assurances and to authorize the Chairman to sign it. Upon vote, the motion carried as follows: Voting Aye: Comm. O'Shields, Taylor, Wright ~ld Chm. Davis Absent: Comm. Alper A copy of the Statement of Assurances is conta.i.ned in Exhibit Book IV, Page 31. BUDGET TRANSFER - HEALTH DEPARTMENT Comm. O'Shields moved, seconded by Comm. Taylo:r, approval of transferring the sum of $178 from Supplies and Materials, Acct. #44 ':;90 33, to Miscellaneous Expense, Acct. #44 590 57, in order to refund an overpayment for the School Health Program in Fiscal Year 1975/76. Upon vote, the motion carried as follows: Voting Aye: Comm. O'Shields, Taylor, Wright ~ld Chm. Davis Absent: Comm. Alper ~ r; 21. I , MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING, OCTOBER 18, 1976 (CONTINUED) CONFLICT OF INTEREST - INDUSTRIAL & POLLUTION CONTROL FACILITIES. FINANCING AUTHORITY County Manager Eller reported that he had received a telephone call from Mr. James LaPenn, the Bond Attorney, concerning the Commission's qUf!stion relating to conflict of interest in appointing members to the Industrial and Pollution Control Facilities Financing Authority. He stated that Mr. LaPenn suggested the best thing to do would be to advise persons who were appointed of the possibility of a conflict of interest and let them seek their own counsel to advise them whether or not it was in their best interest to serve on the Authority. Mr. LaPenn did feel that public disclosure of any conflict of interest and abstaining from voting wo~ld probably be sufficient for members of the Authority. . ~ ADJOURNMENT Comm. Taylor moved, seconded by Chm. Davis that the Ineeting be adjourned. Upon vote, the motion carried as follows: Voting Aye: Comm. O'Shields, Taylor, Wright and Chm. Davis Absent: Comm. Alper Chm. Davis adjourned the meeting at 11:40 o'clock a. m. Respectfully submitted, O~y---e-' ~. ~-C~~' Alyce B. Bro'N'n Clerk to the Board ab MINUTES OF SPECIAL MEETING, OCTOBER 25, 1976 ASSEMBLY The New Hanover County Board of Commissioners met in Special Session on Monday, October 25, 1976, at 9:00 o'clock a. m. in the Assembly Room, New Hanover County Administration Building, Wilmington, North Carolina, to discuss the operations of the Wilmington Public Library and to take action on any items pertaining thereto and for Mayor Halterman to address the County Commissioners concerning the City of Wilmington's request to purchase the County's interest in certain jointly-owned properties at the Municipal Service Center. ~ /' . Members present were Commissioners George E. Alper; Claud O'Shields, Jr.; Hilliam C. Taylor; Chairman Peter R. Davis, County Manager Dan W. Eller; County Attorney James C. Fox and Clerkto the Board, Alyce B. Brcwn. Comm. Vivian S. Wright was absent. Chm. Davis called the meeting to order. DISCUSSION ON FUNDING RELOCATION OF LIBRARY FACILITIES DURING REPAIRS Dr. Stuart Benson, Chairman of the Library Board of Trustees, had presented to the Commissioners a proposal for the relocation of Library facilities during the time repairs were being made to the Library. He stated that LO new personnel would be employed. A copy of this proposal is contained in Exhibit Bool<,: IV, Page 32. Chm. Davis moved, seconded by Comm. Alper, to approve the proposal as outlined by the Board of Trustees of the Library and the transfer of $2,500 from Contingencies to Temporary Relocation of the Library in the Non-Departn.lental Budget. f\ / Attorney Alton Lennon, who represented the County in the litigation matter per- taining to the Law Enforcement Center stated that he had very strong feelings about this matter and felt he should make some comments to the Board in Executive Session. EXECUTIVE SESSION Comm. Taylor moved, seconded by Comm. Alper, to go into Executive Session to consult with the Attorney. Upon vote, the motion carriecl as follows: Voting Aye: Comm. Alper, O'Shields, Taylor and Chm. Davis Absent: Comm. Wright Chm. Davis recessed th t' t E . e mee ~ng 0 xecut~ve Session from 9:15 o'clock a. m. to 9:25 o'clock a. m. ~