MINUTES
STATE
OF
The Henderson County
Board of Commissioners met for a regularly scheduled meeting at
Those present were: Chairman Bill Moyer, Vice-Chairman
Also present were: Planning
Director
CALL TO ORDER/WELCOME
Chairman Moyer called
the meeting to order and welcomed all in attendance.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Commissioner Williams led
the Pledge of Allegiance to the American Flag.
INVOCATION
Chairman Moyer stated
that the service for Henderson County Public Information Office Chris S.
Coulson had just been completed, a service of thanksgiving for the life, love,
and work of Chris Coulson who passed away on
Chairman Moyer asked the
Boards’ indulgence to have the first discussion item at this time so that Bo
Caldwell and Ervin Bazzle can get from this meeting to the School Board meeting
at
QUARTERLY SCHOOLS MAINTENANCE REPORT
There was a quick review
of the third of four quarterly reports. It basically shows where they stand
after the third quarter. The items highlighted in yellow represent projects
that have been completed. The items printed in red indicated those projects
that were included in the School Board’s 2006-2007 budget but were later cut
because of a lack of funding. These projects appear in their 2007-2008 Capital
Outlay Budget request. The information
printed in blue represents projects designated for
Note - $525,000 was appropriated during FY 2006-2007 specifically
for the purchase of furniture ($275,000), custodial equipment ($30,000), and
technology ($220,000) for Sugarloaf Elementary; however; since the school will
not open until August 2008, they requested that those funds be re-appropriated
by the Board of Commissioners.
School Board Chairman
Ervin Bazzle and Bo Caldwell answered questions from the Board of
Commissioners.
Chairman Statement
Chairman Moyer stated
that over the week-end Dr. George Jones received the Order of the Long Leaf
Pine, the highest civilian honor award in the State of
INFORMAL PUBLIC COMMENTS
1.
Eva Ritchey – Ms. Ritchey stated “We’ve lost every
apple. We are in the middle of a
drought. We have the warmest temperatures that we have had since recorded
history in the last ten years. This is no longer the
2.
Susan U. Stewart – Ms. Stewart stated that at a recent meeting
in
3.
Mary Wahlgamuth – Ms. Wahlgamuth also encouraged the Board to
make the decision to build the two new elementary schools “green”. Ms. Wahlgamuth is a member of the Global
Warming Task Force locally. She stated
that you have to put extra money in up front but you get it back within 5-10
years. Studies show that “green” schools = healthier teachers and
students. Teacher retention is better
and student performance is better. “Build it right the first time and one won’t
have to go back and redo it in five to ten years cause I’m pretty sure that’s
what’s gonna have to happen.”
There followed some
discussion regarding the two new elementary schools. The
There was some
discussion regarding the additional costs to become LEED certified versus just
putting those practices into place and not becoming certified. The Board of
Education is currently implementing some of these practices. The Board was in
agreement to have Moseley Architects come make a presentation before the Board
of Commissioners soon to bring the Board up to date.
DISCUSSION/ADJUSTMENT OF AGENDA
Chairman Moyer had no
further changes to the agenda.
Commissioner McGrady made the motion to approve the agenda
as revised. All voted in favor and the
motion carried.
CONSENT AGENDA
Chairman Moyer pulled
item “J – Resolution of Memoriam” from the agenda, for it to be read.
Commissioner Young asked that item “E- EMS Accounts Receivable Report” be
pulled for discussion.
Commissioner Williams made the motion to approve the consent
agenda except for items E and J, as revised above. All voted in favor and the motion carried.
Item E –
Commissioner Young asked
a question about the new charges going up more than the credits. He stated that it has been that way for the
last several months. The account is
getting larger instead of smaller.
Carey McLelland came
forward to address this. He stated that
it has been going up the past two or three months because the three ladies who
have been working on it have been in
over a million dollars in charges in the past two months, trying to get caught
up. They are within nine days of being
current, as of today. They have been
working very hard to try to get to current; however, there are still
outstandings as far as private pay customers and insurances that are pending,
Medicare, Medicaid and private insurance.
With the charge of trying to get us current they still have the task of
trying to work on the receivables as well.
Mr. McLelland stated that he has two ladies that work on Tuesday and
Thursday nights that are attacking the older balances to try to get caught up.
His direction to his staff was to get us current and as time permits work on
the past dues as well. He stated that a
portion of this is still very old, 90 days plus.
The Commissioners
requested a more detailed report next time, including outstanding balances as
of 60, 90, and more than 120 days. They requested that information for the
prior month and the current month so they could view the progress.
Commissioner Young made the motion that the Finance Officer
bring a more detailed report at the next monthly meeting and that the Board
approve the Report as given in this consent agenda. All voted in favor and the motion carried.
Item J – Resolution of Memoriam –
Chairman Moyer read the
Resolution of Memoriam celebrating the life and public service of Chris Salerno
Coulson. She was our Public Information
Officer (PIO) for ten years and passed away on Monday, May 28. The Board
resolved that Mrs. Coulson be remembered for her service and dedication to the
citizens of
A copy of the resolution
is attached as a part of these minutes.
Chairman Moyer made the motion that the Board approve item J
as presented. All voted in favor and the
motion carried.
The rest of the consent
agenda is as follows:
Minutes
Draft minutes were
presented for the Board’s review and approval for the following meetings:
Tax Collector’s Report
Terry F. Lyda, Henderson
County Tax Collector, had provided the Tax Collector’s Report dated
Collections information
was included through May 24 for the 2006 bills mailed out on August 18th,
as well as vehicle bills.
Annual Bills G01 Only:
2006 Total Charge: $49,390,710.20
Payments & Releases:
47,487,979.29
Unpaid Taxes: 1,902,730.91
Percentage collected:
96.15%
Motor Vehicle Bills G01
Only:
2006 Total Charge: $4,534,766.03
Payments & Releases:
3,610,968.27
Unpaid Taxes: 923,797.76
Percentage collected:
79.63%
Fire Districts All
Bills:
2006 Total Charge: $5,232,707.94
Payments & Releases:
4,931,589.78
Unpaid Taxes: 301,118.16
Percentage collected:
94.37%
County Financial Report/Cash Balance Report – April, 2007
These two reports were
presented for the Board’s review and consent approval.
Non-Departmental costs
include insurance premiums paid to date for Property and Liability insurance
coverage and Worker’s Compensation costs.
These costs are being allocated out to all departments on a pro rata
basis during the fiscal year.
The current YTD deficit
in the Emergency 911 Communications Fund is due to the purchase of new
technology and equipment during the first quarter that was budgeted in the
current fiscal year and paid for from unreserved fund balance appropriated in
this Fund.
The YTD deficit in the
CDBG-Scattered Site Housing Project and the Lewis Creek Restoration Project is
temporary due to timing differences in the expenditure of funds and the
subsequent requisition of Federal and State grant funds to reimburse project
expenditures.
The YTD deficit in the
new Etowah Branch Library Project will be covered by $1,750,000 in new loan
proceeds that will be available in early May 2007.
The YTD deficit in the
Mills River Elementary School Project includes architectural fees that have
been paid on the project to date that will be reimbursed from the issuance of
debt in the future.
The YTD deficit in the
Balfour Automotive Training Center Project will be paid from sales tax refund
proceeds which have accumulated in the School Capital Projects Fund.
The YTD deficit in the
Solid Waste Landfill Fund is due to construction expenditures incurred on the
new transfer station project. The total
cost of this project is being paid from $1.8 million of unreserved fund balance
appropriated in this Fund.
Henderson County Public Schools Financial Report –April,
2007
This April report was
presented for the Board’s review and consent approval.
Marketing Association of Rehabilitation Centers – Resolution
Vocational Solutions of
Henderson County, formerly known as SSEACO, has requested the Board of
Commissioners support of two bills, one in the House and one in the Senate,
requesting state funding. The funding
requested is in the amount of $1,000,000 and will assist in the production
capacity expansion for community rehabilitation facilities in
This is not a request
for any additional county funding, but a request to show state representatives
the level of support that exists in
The Board was requested to adopt the Resolution presented by Vocational
Solutions in support of the passage of Senate Bill #1427 and House Bill #1077.
If the Board is so
inclined, the following motion was suggested:
I move the Board adopt the resolution as presented by
Vocational Solutions.
Designation of Plat Review officers
N.C. General Statutes
47-30.2 requires that all persons appointed as plat review officers be so
appointed by a resolution recorded in the Register of Deeds office. “Plat Review Officers” insure that all plats
to be recorded comply with the plat requirements set out in the General
Statutes.
On
The Board needs to again
consider updating the list of those persons appointed as plat review
officers. The Planning Director
recommends that Parker Sloan be added to the resolution. A proposed resolution has been prepared and
was attached for the Board’s consideration in order to accomplish this
update. This proposed resolution
restates all other persons currently appointed as plat review officers.
Action by the Board of Commissioners
is needed to adopt the proposed resolution to add an additional plat review
officer within the planning department to the current list of plat review
officers for
If the Board is so
inclined, the following motion was suggested:
I move that the Board adopt the proposed attached resolution
appointing a new list of plat review officers for
Improvement Guarantee - Crystal Creek/Crystal Heights
Improvement Guarantee – Cobblestone Village II
Mr. Dan Ducote, owner
and developer, submitted an improvement guarantee application for the
Mr. Brian Ely, owner and
developer, submitted an improvement guarantee application for Phase II of the
Action by the Board of
Commissioners is needed to either grant or deny the improvement guarantee
applications for
If the Board is so
inclined, the following motion was suggested:
I move that the Board of Commissioners find and conclude
that the request for an improvement guarantee complies with the provisions of
the Subdivision Ordinance and is approved.
Amendment of Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws,
Staff had prepared
proposed amendments to the corporate charter (“Articles of Amendment”) and the
by-laws for the Henderson County Historic Courthouse Corporation.
These proposals have
been agreed to and signed by the current Board of Directors of the Corporation
(as shown on the attachments). The Directors also recommended that Chairman
Moyer be appointed as President of that Board.
If the Board is so
inclined, the following motion was suggested:
I move that the Board approve the suggested changes to the
charter and bylaws of Henderson County Historic Courthouse Corporation.
NOMINATIONS
Notification of Vacancies
The Board was notified
of the following vacancies which will appear for nominations on the next
agenda:
1.
Juvenile Crime
Prevention Council – 3 vac.
Nominations
Chairman Moyer reminded
the Board of the following vacancies and opened the floor to nominations.
1.
Selena Coffey is
currently serving and willing to be reappointed. Commissioner
McGrady moved the reappointment of Ms. Coffey.
All voted in favor and the motion carried.
2.
Tom Orr is currently
serving and willing to continue to serve. Commissioner Messer nominated Tom Orr
for reappointment. Commissioner McGrady nominated David Arnold. Action was
deferred to the next meeting.
3.
Cane Creek Water and
Sewer District Advisory Committee – 5 vac.
Commissioner Charlie
Messer is currently serving and willing to be reappointed to position #1.
Richmond Meadows is currently serving and willing to be reappointed to position
#2. John W. Davis is currently serving and willing to be reappointed to
position #3. Jeff Young is currently serving and willing to be reappointed to
position #6. Billy Johnston is currently serving and willing to be reappointed
to position #7.
Commissioner Messer nominated himself,
4.
Child Fatality
Prevention Team – 1 vac.
There were no
nominations at this time so this item was rolled to the next meeting.
5.
Environmental Advisory
Committee – 4 vac.
Three of the folks are
currently serving and willing to be reappointed: Fielding Lucas, Ron Ehlinger,
and Angela Fernandini. James Hutcherson
is unable to serve another term. Commissioner
McGrady nominated Fielding Lucas to position #2, Ron Ehlinger to position #4,
and Angela Fernandini to position #6. There
were no other nominations. Chairman Moyer made the motion to accept
these three nominees by acclamation. All voted in favor and the motion carried.
Commissioner McGrady
nominated Robert Youngblood to position # 8.
There were no other nominations. Chairman
Moyer moved that the Board accept Mr. Youngblood by acclamation to position
#8. All voted in favor and the motion
carried.
6.
Dr. Ty Hornsby is
currently serving in position #2 but is unable to serve another term. An application is on file for Jeffrey Price,
DDS, which meets the criteria for position #2. Commissioner Young nominated Dr.
Jeff Price to this vacancy. He is
willing to continue to serve in position #7 and he nominated David Jones for
reappointment to position #9 and Vollie Good for reappointment to position #11.
Commissioner McGrady nominated
Commissioner Larry Young for reappointment to position #7. Chairman
Moyer made the motion to accept these nominees for positions 2, 7, 9, and 11 by
acclamation. All voted in favor and the
motion carried.
7.
Henderson County
Histsoric Courthouse Corporation – 2 vac.
Chairman Moyer reminded
the Board that on the consent agenda was a change in the Articles of
Incorporation and Bylaws. A couple of
years ago some changes gave some independence to this Board with respect to
their appointments. Basically what the
Board did today with unanimous agreement of the people on that Board is take
that back so that the Board of Commissioners now makes the appointments.
Currently serving and
willing to be reappointed to position #5 is Virginia Gambill. Currently serving and willing to be
reappointed to position #7 is Dr. George Jones.
Chairman Moyer stated that by virtue of what was added to the bylaws
today, we’ve added a new position which is the President and Director. That nominee is Jeff Miller to position #
8. Jeff Miller has agreed to come on and
head this project. Dr. Jones will stay
as general Chairman and handle the public relations aspects and the opening
ceremonies but Jeff Miller will be running the day to day project. The Board has requested that Chairman Moyer
serve as the ninth position. Commissioner
Young nominated Virginia Gambill for position #6. Commissioner McGrady
nominated Dr. Jones for position #7, Jeff Miller for position #8, and
Commissioner Moyer for position #9. There were no other nominations. Chairman
Moyer made the motion to accept these nominees by acclamation. All voted in
favor and the motion carried.
8.
There were no
nominations at this time so this item was rolled to the next meeting.
9.
Historic Resources
Commission – 4 vac.
Currently serving and
willing to be reappointed to position #2 is Babs Kukendall. Currently serving and willing to be
reappointed to position #4 is Donald Wilson.
Currently serving and willing to be reappointed to position #6 is James
Stockman. Currently serving and willing
to be reappointed to position #8 is Eugene Avergon. Chairman Moyer nominated all four for
reappointment. Chairman Moyer made the motion to accept these nominees by
acclamation. All voted in favor and the
motion carried.
10.
Jury Commission – 1 vac.
Currently serving and
willing to be reappointed to position #1 is Dutch Burdette. Chairman Moyer made the motion to appoint
Dutch Burdette to the Jury Commission.
All voted in favor and the motion carried.
11.
Juvenile Crime
Prevention Council – 21 vac.
Commissioner Williams
pointed out that his name is on the list of currently serving and willing to be
reappointed but it has been a problem for him to make the time of the meetings.
Commissioner Williams had talked with Chairman Moyer about this problem and
Chairman Moyer is willing to serve in that position, unless there is another
Commissioner who wishes to serve in that position.
Commissioner Messer
nominated Chairman Moyer for position # 11.
Commissioner Williams
nominated Rob Curtis for position # 1, Chief Langdon Raymond for position #2,
Joe Johnson for position #3, Emily Cowan for position #4, Rodney Wesson for
position #5, Rose Stouder for position #6, Karen Couch for position #7, Selena
Coffey for position #8, Sheila Deviine to position #16, Kevin Lauritsen to
position # 20, Mary Murray to position #22, Jametta Walker to position #23, and
Margo Nagel to position #24. Chairman Moyer made the motion to accept
these nominees by acclamation. All voted
in favor and the motion carried.
Positions #19, 21, and
25 are still vacant. Commissioner Young
nominated Courtney Stepp to position #19. Commissioner Messer nominated Doug
Jarvis to position #21. There were no
nominations for position # 25 at this time so it will be rolled to the next
meeting. Chairman Moyer made the motion
to accept Jarvis and Stepp to positions # 19 and 21 respectively. All voted in favor and the motion carried.
12.
Library Board of
Trustees – 4 vac.
Currently serving and
willing to be reappointed to position #2 is David Beardsley. Currently serving and willing to be
reappointed to position #3 is Douglas Sparks. Currently serving and willing to
be reappointed to position # 5 is Candler Willis. Currently serving and willing to be
reappointed to position #7 is Stan Shelley.
Commissioner Young nominated all four for reappointment. Commissioner McGrady nominated Morton Lazarus
to position # 5. Chairman Moyer made the
motion to accept David Beardsley, Douglas Sparks, and Stan Shelley as nominated
above, by acclamation. All voted in
favor and the motion carried.
Position # 5 vacancy was
rolled to the next meeting.
13.
Mountain Area Workforce
Development Board – 2 vac.
Currently serving and
willing to be reappointed to position #2 is Robert Clark. Commissioner Messer
nominated Robert Clark for position #2. Chairman
Moyer made the motion to accept Mr. Clark by acclamation. All voted in favor
and the motion carried.
Dr. David Sink is
currently serving in position #4 which is the Chamber of Commerce nominee. Dr. Sink is unable to serve another
term. The Chamber of Commerce nominated
Molly Parkhill, Interim President of BRCC for position #4. Commissioner
McGrady made the motion to appoint Molly Parkhill. All voted in favor and the motion carried.
14.
Nursing/Adult Care Home
Community Advisory Committee – 4 vac.
Terry Wilson informed
the Board that Silvia Crouse in position #2 is unable to serve another
term. The Chair of the Committee
recommended Charlotte Self for that vacant position. Commissioner McGrady made the motion to appoint Ms. Self. All voted in favor and the motion carried.
15.
Planning for Older
Adults Block Grant Advisory Committee 4 vac.
There were no
nominations at this time so this item was rolled to the next meeting.
16.
Senior Volunteer
Services Advisory Council – 1 vac.
There
were no nominations at this time so this item was rolled to the next meeting.
17.
Social Services Board –
1 vac.
Currently serving and
willing to be reappointed to position #1 is David Adams. Commissioner
McGrady made the motion to reappoint David Adams, who is currently serving as
Chair. All voted in favor and the motion
carried.
18.
Solid Waste Advisory
Committee – 1 vac.
Finis Cavender, position
#6 is unable to serve another term.
Commissioner Messer nominated David Behun to fill this vacancy. Chairman Moyer made the motion to accept Mr. Behun by acclamation. All
voted in favor and the motion carried.
SIDEARM REQUEST
The Henderson County
Sherifrf’s Office had requested that the service sidearm of Detective
Lieutenant Walter Harper be given to him in recognition of his retirement from
the Henderson County Sheriff’s Office.
Sheriff Rick Davis came
forward for the presentation, stating that Lieutenant Harper served the
Sheriff’s Office and the people of
Detective Lieutenant
Harper’s service to the people of
Sheriff Rick Davis made
this request on behalf of the Henderson County Sheriff’s Office pursuant to
NCGS 20-187.2(a).
Chairman Moyer made the motion to allow Sheriff Rick Davis
to present this service sidearm as a token of appreciation to retired Detective
Lieutenant Walter Harper. All voted in
favor and the motion carried.
Sheriff Davis presented
Detective Lieutenant Harper with his service sidearm at no charge in
recognition of his nearly 20 years of service to the citizens of
FY 2007-2008 BUDGET ORDINANCE
The Board had received a
copy of the 2007-2008 budget ordinance for review and possible adoption.
Steve Wyatt stated that
the ordinance was much in the same form as the ordinance was last year. The total General Fund budget is
$113,351,538, which is based on a forty-six point two cent tax rate, based upon
an estimated value in the property tax base of $12,294,596,000 and a collection
rate of 97%.
Mr. Wyatt thanked the
folks who worked very hard for several months to make this possible along with
the strategic and capital plans. He presented the budget ordinance as amended
to reflect the changes which Selena Coffey had outlined for the Board in a memo
which was included along with the budget ordinance.
Chairman Moyer moved the adoption of the FY 2007-2008 budget
with the amendments suggested by the Board during the budget deliberations and
further move that the Chairman be authorized to execute the budget ordinance to
be effective
Discussion followed:
Commissioner Williams
stated that he would not support the budget.
While he commends the
Commissioner Young
agreed to a large part with Commissioner Williams.
Chairman Moyer stated
that the Board was committed to building the Hillandale and
Commissioner McGrady shares
Commissioners Williams’ sentiments in terms of tax increases generally but he
can’t take the lead to vote against this budget this year because he’s worried
about next year’s budget. Several months ago he was fully expecting to have to
support a tax increase of a few cents to cover the cost of the schools and
their operation and he is presently surprised that we’re not there because of
the fiscally conservative fashion that staff put together this budget. He
thinks that it is much more responsible, rather than banking the people’s money
in our reserve, to set a reasonable reserve and stay there, don’t save too much
because it suspects that the taxpayers would prefer to save for themselves as
opposed to the Board saving for them, and spend down the fund balance this year
primarily related to some capital projects that we’ve all agreed that we needed
to go forward on.
Commissioner Young stated
that the
Commissioner Messer said
he had a problem with keeping the taxpayers’ money in a fund balance when we’ve
got a lot of need in the educational system in
A vote was taken on the motion (above) and carried three to
two with Commissioners Young and Williams voting nay.
Commissioner Messer statement
Commissioner Messer
explained that he would be leaving the meeting now, his Father is undergoing
surgery in a few minutes. He requested
prayers.
EMPLOYEE HANDBOOK
Russ Burrell explained
that the Board was presented the Employee Handbook at the last meeting and
given opportunity to review it prior to this meeting. He explained that Jan Pritchard, Human
Resources Director, was not able to be present this evening, she had a death in
her family. Russ Burrell explained that he would try to answer any questions
that the Board had. Mary Alice Jackson, HR Specialist, was also in attendance
to answer questions from the Board.
Mr. Burrell stated that
what this handbook does is underscores the “at will” relationship of employees
of
Questions followed.
Commissioner McGrady raised the question of probationary periods and appeal
issues and suggested the word probationary be deleted but deferred to the
Commissioner McGrady made the motion to approve the Employee
Handbook with the understanding that he and Russell Burrell may deal with some
of the stylistic issues that he suggested at this meeting. All voted in favor
and the motion carried.
MAINTENANCE OF EFFORT FUND ALLOCATION
Amy Brantley informed
the Board that following the last meeting, Staff sent out funding availability
notices and grant applications to the local providers, requesting they formally
apply if they wished to be considered for a portion of these remaining funds.
She had provided a matrix which outlined which agencies filed applications,
what services they provide, how many citizens they will impact and the amount
of funding requested. Arthur Carder, CEO
of Western Highlands LME, has reviewed this information and provided the
following recommendations:
Community Health Network $45,000.00
The Board was requested
to determine the allocation of the remaining Maintenance of Effort funds, and
direct Staff to distribute those funds.
Following discussion, Commissioner McGrady made the motion to
approve $45,000 for
Some discussion followed
regarding the Community Health Network and the Board wished to defer action on
Community Health Network at this time. The Commissioners requested copies of
the backup information for Community Health Network, Appalachian Counseling,
Family Preservation Services, and Parkway Behavioral Health (full funding
applications).
A vote was taken and the motion carried four to zero.
STAFF REPORTS
There was nothing
further to report at this time.
There was nothing
further to report at this time.
IMPORTANT DATES
The Board reviewed the
calendar and discussed the following:
Set a new Hearing Date for vested rights application VR-2007-01
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The Board was requested
to set a new date, place, and time for the continuance of the vested rights
hearing regarding the Continuing Care Retirement Community known as the Glen
and Highlands at Flat Rock. Terry
Wilson, Deputy Clerk to the Board had spent much time trying to find a suitable
location that would work with all five Commissioners’ calendars. The date of
Thursday, June 28 at
Commissioner McGrady made the motion that the Board of
Commissioners continue the vested rights hearing on the Glen and
Schedule National Guard and Reserve Signing Ceremony
At the
The Board was requested
to schedule the ceremony as the first order of business at the
Commissioner McGrady made the motion that the Board schedule
the formal signing ceremony of a Statement of Support for National Guard
& Reserve members for
PUBLIC HEARING – New Road Names
Commissioner McGrady made the motion to go into public
hearing. All voted in favor and the
motion carried.
Curtis Griffin explained
that a public hearing for the following proposed new road names had been
scheduled for this evening. The hearing
date was set at the
Old Road Name
New Road Name
James St/
Public Input
There was none.
Commissioner Williams moved that the Board approve the new
road name petitions. All voted in favor
and the motion carried.
Commissioner Messer made the motion to go out of public
hearing. All voted in favor and the
motion carried.
CANE CREEK WATER & SEWER DISTRICT – no
business
CLOSED SESSION
The Board was requested
to go into Closed Session as allowed pursuant to NCGS 143-318.11 for the following
reasons:
1.(a)(6) To consider the qualifications,
competence, performance, character, fitness, conditions of appointment, or
conditions of initial employment of an individual public officer o employee or
prospective public officer or employee; or to hear or investigate a complaint,
chare, or grievance by or against an individual public officer or employee.
Commissioner McGrady made the motion that the Board go into
closed session pursuant to NCGS 143-318.11 (a)(6) to discuss the
qualifications, competence, performance, character, fitness, conditions of
appointment, or conditions of initial employment of an individual public
officer or employee or prospective public officer or employee; or to hear or
investigate a complaint, charge, or grievance by or against an individual
public officer or employee. All voted
in favor and the motion carried.
Welcome Aboard
Before the Board went
into closed session, Selena Coffey introduced the County’s new Communications
Officer, Pam Brice. Pam Brice came to us
from the Times-News, as reporter.
Pam Brice stated that
she was glad to be aboard and was looking forward to working with the Staff and
Commissioners.
ADJOURN
Commissioner Messer made
the motion to adjourn the meeting. All
voted in favor and the motion carried.
Attest:
Elizabeth W. Corn, Clerk
to the Board
William L. Moyer, Chairman