June 10, 1957 - 8:00 PM - County Board of Commissioners Meeting Minutes (Special)

1 3Fit width127Meeting of Board of Commissioners for the County of JohnstonkJune 10, 1957iThe Board of County Commissioners of Johnston County reconvened in specialsession on June 10, 1957, at 800 P M, in the Auditors office, courthouse,with the following members present;R P Holding, Chairman, J D Bailey, Floyd C Price, Sr, R G Gurley,and H M JohnsonAbsent NoneThe following business was transacted;1 The following resolution and agreement were adoptedRESOLUTION FOR COUNTIES, CITIES, TOWNS, BOARDS OF ALCOHOLIC CONTROLAND OTHER PUBLIC AGENCIES MAKING APPLICATION FOR COVERAGE OF POLICE-MEN AND OTHER LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS UNDER THE OLD -AGE AND SURVIVORSINSURANCE PROVISIONS OF TITLE II OF THE FEDERAL SOCIAL SECURITY ACTWHEREAS, Section 218 of Title II of the Federal Social Security Act has beenamended for the purpose of extending to the policemen and other law enforcementofficers of political subdivisions of the State and tYr it instrumentalities, andto the dependents and survivors of such employees, the basic protection affordedto general employees by the Old -Age and Survivors Insurance program as embodiedin the Social Security Act, andWHEREAS, the governing Board of this political subdivision has already extend-ed such coverage to other employees by agreement with the Executive Secretary ofthe Teachers, and State Employeest R?firlgjent System, whose title is Director ofthe North Carolina Public Employeest ecurity Agency, as the State Agency authorized to enter into agreements for the purpose of extending such benefits to employees ofsuch political subdivisions, andWHEREAS, the governing authority of this political subdivision of the Statedesires to extend to its eligible policemen, other law enforcement officers andtheir dependents and survivors the security, protection and benefits provided forother employees, andWHEREAS, the extension of such benefits has been approved by a referendum asprovided by law NOW THEREFORE,Be it resolved by the Board of County Commissioners of Johnston County inrecessed meeting, a quorum being present1 That the governing authority of this political subdivision of the State,to the extent of its lawful authority and power, does hereby extend to its eligi-ble policemen or other law enforcement officers the benefits authorized by TitleII of the Federal Social Security Act, as amended, and as authorized by Article 2of Chapter 135 of the General Statutes of North Carolina as amended Such coveragewill be effective July 1, 1957•2 That R P Holding, Chairman, is hereby fully empowered and authorized,and is hereby ordered and directed, to prepare, with the cooperation of the Directorof the North Carolina Public Employeest Social Security Agency, a suitable agree-ment or coverage plan as provided by law, the same to be properly executed in behalfof this Board and approved by said Director of the State Agency for the purpose ofmaking available to such employees the benefits mentioned in Paragraph I and thepreamble of this ResolutionUpon motion of H M Johnson and seconded by R G Gurley, the above Resolutionwas introduced for passage and the same was duly passed, the following number votingin the affirmative 4 and the following number voting in the negative 0AGREEMENT COVERING POLICEMEN OR OTHER IA W ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS UNDER OLD -AGE AND SURVIVORS INSURANCE PROVISIONS OF TITLE II OF THE FEDERAL SOCIALSECURITY ACTNORTH CAROLINAJohnston CountyTHIS AGREEiVIENT made and entered into on this the 10 day of June, 1957, by andbetween Johnston County, hereinafter referred to as the Political Subdivision, theparty of the first part, and the Secretary of the Board of Trustees of the Teachersand State Employeest Retirement System, hereinafter referred to as the State Agency,the party of the second partWITNESSETHThat the Political Subdivision, by virtue of the power and authority conferred 128IJune 10, 1957 Contupon it by its charter, by Chapter 160 of the General Statutes of North Carolina,as amended, or by virtue of Chapter 153 of the General Statutes of North Carolina,as amended, and by virtue of Article 2 of Chapter 135 of the General Statutes ofNorth Carolina, as amended, for the purpose of extending to the policemen or otherlaw enforcement officers of political subdivisions the basic protection afforded byOld -Age and Survivors Insurance System embodied in the Social Security Act, hasagreed with the State Agency for the purpose of establishing the plan as followsi1 It is agreed that the State Agency is hereby authorized to include thisPolitical Subdivision with respect to policemen or other law enforcement officersin any Original Agreement, or any modification thereof, entered into between theState of North Carolina and the Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare of theUnited States pursuant to Section 218 of the Social Security Act and Article 2of Chapter 135 of the General Statutes, as amended, and any other North Carolinaenabling legislation2 It is agreed between this Political Subdivision and the State Agency thatthe Agreement of December 3, 1951, is hereby amended to include these serviceseffective July 1, 1957IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Political Subdivision, by virtue of its authority asprovided by law and by virtue of a resolution or order duly passed by the governingauthority of said Political Subdivision, a certified copy of which resolution ororder is hereto attached, has caused these presents to be executed in its behalfby its Chairman or presiding Officer, whose signature appears below, and attestedby its Clerk or Secretary, whose signature appears below and furtherIN WITNESS WHEREOF, the State Agency has caused this Agreement to be signedby the Secretary of the Teachers and State Employees Retirement System as author-ized by law and whose signature appears herein below attached to this Agreement orplanR P Holding, Chairman Board of CountyCommissioners of Johnston CountyAttest W G Massey, Clerk of Boardof County Commissioners of Johnston Ccunt?Nathan H YelterSecretary of the Teachers and StateEmployees Retirement System and Directorof the North Carolina Public EmployeesSocial Security Agency 112 Upon the recommendation of W H Britt, Auditor, the following motions wereadoptedOn a motion made by R G Gurley, seconded by J D Bailey, it was moved that72500 be appropriated from the contingent fund and transferred to the food accountof the jail for the purpose of supplementing that fundOn a motion made by R G Gurley, seconded by J D Bailey, it wds moved that77500 be appropriated from the contingent fund and transferred to the Tax Super -visor accountfor the purpose of supplementing expenses incurred in that fund forthe preparation of tax books3• After reviewing the dog claims as presented, the following motions wereadoptedOn a motion made by H 16 Johnson, seconded by J D Bailey, it was moved thatD E Massengill, Route # 2, Four Oaks, N C, be paid 69500 for the loss by un-known dogs of 38 biddies, 19 fryers and 65 hens on or about May 4, 1957•N 4 On a motion made by H M Johnson, seconded by J D Bailey, it was moved thatS L Coats Route # 2, Clayton be paid 800 for the loss of chickens killed bydogs5 On a motion made by H M Johnson, seconded by J D Bailey, it was moved thatH N Wilson, Wilsons Mills, be paid 43-00 for the loss of 22 grown goats and onemilk goat killed by unknown dogs6 On a motion made by H M Johnson, seconded by J D Bailey, it was moved thatMell Lee, Route # 1, Angier, be paid 1500 for the loss of 10 geese killed byunknown dogs7• On a motion made by J D Bailey, seconded by Floyd C Price, Sr, it wasmoved that W E Barbour, Route # 3 Benson be paid 11000 for the loss of hogskilled by unknown dogs129June ne 1 0, 1957 Cont i8 On a motion made by J D Bailey, seconded by H M Johnson, it was moved thatBurt Howard, Route # 1, Wendell be paid 24-00 for the loss of 60 fryers killed byunknown dogs or about Au s 9 August 22 1 56g g9 On a motion made by J D Bailey, seconded by H M Johnson, it was moved thatFloyd Jernigan, Route # 1, Smithfield be paid 0500 for the loss of 103 chickenskilled by unknown dogsii10 On a motion made by Floyd C Price, Sr, seconded by J D Bailey, it was movedthat Helen B Culbreth be paid 1900 for the loss of 38 young chickens killed byunknown dogs about February 8, 195711 on a motion made by Floyd C Price, Sr, seconded by H M Johnson, it wasmoved that the following resolution be adoptedWHEREAS, W H Britt, Auditor, and Evander S Simpson, Superintendent PublicSchools, have presented the Board their estimated budgets for the County and schoolsrespectively for the year 1957 -58;INOW THEREFORE, be it ordered that the county and school budgets for the year1957 -58 be accepted tentatively and the tax rate for the year 1957 -58 be set at0157, which is distributed as followsGeneral County 368General Welfare 23Debt Service 0q2Schools General 68Vocational 20and approves an additional levy of district special school tax as followsClayton 25Selma 25Smithfield 25Benson 20Micro 20Pine Level 25Princeton 20FURTHER ordered that the budget be filed with W G Massey, Register of Deeds,and held by him in the office of the Register of Deeds for public inspection fortwenty 20 days pending the final adoption of the budgetThere being no further business, the meeting adjournedChairmanC1