09/07/1960
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iL&UUh j'iOi'h'IL" i1J:J,TLJG BOhJW OF HEiu::J'H
HELD I1J Or'FIGE OF BOAhD
~EPTEl'ill~H 7, 1)/60
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Present: Dr. James .i.',~. Hall, Jr., Ch':lirlI:.B.:l; Dr. J. C. Knox, Dr. James H. Smith,
Dr. R. Bryant Hare, Jr., and !,~. R~l'l c. Funuerburk.
On friotion by Dr. Knox, 58conued by Dr. Sl:lith, G~le minu-:,cs of the last m-...:ct.ing
1^lere 21 )roved 1,,'ithout reading; copi'-::s having been sent to the Dcal U merr~bcl's. Ca~Ti,--,d.
A deficit of ;;583.89 in th8 City of \'lilJnil16Lon appropriation i'or the fiscal year
1960-1961, as compa,'od I'rich th, appropriation of the County of 11m,! iiaClover, on a
basis of 5/6 and 1/6 in the regular budGet, W'dS called to tn,) attc'iition OL the Bo&rd.
Chain~B~ Hall stated that sint.;e this -...10.5 an adJ,linis-e,ra':-"ive matter, I.litjs iJolyn,
3ccretc~:'''Jr, -,'Fe.S inst:cuct~-ci. to contact Hr. Benson, Cit., I.Ic.t,nagex", to get this a.. ~lO.rt;;nt
discre}~ncy adjusted.
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Hr. Dolo Kerr'lOn, Hr. Halter Stokley and Hr. Billy Stokley, repr2senting the Stokley"
Septic 'l'ank Company, appearud before the Bo'-'rd recardi..'lg a septic tank job they' had
bid on. They cla:iraeu the.t thej' had bid under cerlain specifications, but that the
contruct ,;ao a"rarueu to the HOr.le lJnprove!'lent Compa;1;!; that the sepcic lank installed
by tile Home LnpruV8;nent Co""ps.n;y did not muet the opecifiudtions as to tank ca}Jacity
anci nitrification area. under ",hich the StoLley Company had bid. The Stokleys claimed
that they Here treated unfairly o.nd I,;ished to be assured that this 1-Iould not ha;)pen
in che future. Hr. ladsitor stCitdd thdt ;cr. Fulcher had informed him that the job
instu.lleu by the Home lrnpj:.uvement COi.'Lpany clid meet the specifi(.;ation furnished to t.he
Stokley Company e;,ccpt "s to length 01" tile line 1-Ihich l'!aS compensated 1"or by additional
trench 1d.dth. Chain:an Hall 3tdted that Nr. l"ulciH_r, "mo C..,'B,.3 out oJ: the Cit~/ today,
llvould be gi en E.n OlJ..'ortlL.Y1ity to p::.'escnt hi~ oi0e 01' Lh8 ca::;e, D.nd asslL:ed tne Stokleys
lhiit every effort 'Noulci be maue to be fair to ail bidders.
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Chairman r1v.ll read to the LOdrd the folloliing .Letter dated Scpt. 6, lSi60, from 1.1r.
H. G. Houck, hxecutive Sec"':':~tc.-,-';Y 01' tbe Joara of CountJT COi,~.t.~iG::Jioners:
"lIr. J. H. Hall, Jr., ChairElD.n
Consolidaced boo.rci of Ih:alth
r...ilraington, North C; roli!la
Il.u:::~&.l" ~ll'. .dall:
"At a regular semir.aonthly meeting OJ. the I..Jei-r Hanover County 130urd of C:o:wlrussioners
held tudaJT, a matter 01' unfinished busineGS relating to a deci~ion concernins the
salary of 'ohe Health Director was considered.
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UAfT,er :. brief discussion of all -Lac 'knolvu salient f&.c"Ls sur..'ounding GIlC:: mat,Ler,
a motion l'kS duly adopted stipulati.ng thC;."c. the salar~y of our Healt.h Director should
reJ;i11in at ,,11,520. shich is the same as last year and that any fU:lds paid for his
service by Brunswick County be placecJ in che revenue of the Consolidated board of
Hval tho There \','as an illi',)l'ence cO U1e e_ ect that BrunsFick County i'las will in;; to
pay up to $2400 for the fiscal ye"r ;,5 co;np3.l'ed to ",1920 last year. The Board
unanimously aGreed ti1&t should BrunsHick COWlty deci<le to pay ",,4BO. more, it should
ue aLlded to the salary of the Hc2llh Director, but the fund~ 11lUSt be placed in the
ConsoliJateu Doard of rh.~~l-Lh Hevenue BudGet (O;.nu disper0(~d ciS a.duitional salary to
the He.:::.ltl1 Director a~;; th8~T felt he vms entitled to any increase t~L1e~T should happen
to make.
"It Hill be appreciated if you ,;ill acquaint the Conoolidr.tc<l Eoard of Health Hith
tnio action at your ne;d Board mGet~!g.
Your~ very Gluly,
0I~,-l'T~: 1'~. G. houck
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Following a lengthy discussion of the content.s of the above le'Gt.er; Chairng.n
Hall stated tilat he v,.ould discuss the legal questions raised concel'ning this J
lTlo.tter Hit.h the County Attorne~y and attempt to get an early opinion IrOla the
Attorne;' General as to the respective P01'''"''S of the 10arJ of County CO~Er.iG5ioners ..
and tlle Consolidnted Board of H821th.
The He&.lth Director stated thaL. he had Ot:8:1 paid for Jul~1 and August 1960 by
Bruns1.'ick County.
Dr. Smith Idade a Illotion that in the tuture t.he salar;;r of Dr. Davis b~ paid on
a basis of :;1;960.00 per month de,~ucting the ai.l0unt that he is paid b~' BrunsHick
County until such time as this IllB.tter is clarified by the Att.orne~T General.
Hotion hias seconded by Dr. Knox and c8.1'.."ied.
The He..alth Director Hished to go on record &S strongl;y disapproving the action
taken by the Board of County COlwaissioners as set-forth in the above letter.
Li.ns Bolyn informed the Board that the 1960-1961 buJ[;et bad to. be prepared for
the ;)t::t e Board of tkalth, and. since "he salary of the Health Director ,;as UJ1-
settled she Hould like instructions as to the preparation of this bUClget. She
,;as instructed by the Bouru to prepare the budget as approved by the appropriating
authorities, c.nd if any changes ,;".rer8 1ade in the Health DirecGorr s salary they
could be changed in the budget.
l-iotion to adjourn -,'J<lS J:,~de u;y Dr. Knox.
Appro"ed &X
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