April 20, 1959 - 11:00 AM - County Board of Commissioners Meeting Minutes (Special)

April 20, 19591 4Fit width283Meeting of Board of Commissioners for the County of JohnstonApril 20, 1959The Board of Commissioners of Johnston County reconvened in special sessionon April 20, 1959, in the Commissioners Room, at 1100 A M, for the purpose ofholding a oublic hearing on bond order authorizing the issuance of 275,000 countybuilding bonds of the County of Johnston, with the following members presentH M Johnson, Chairman, J D Bailey, Floyd C price, Sr, R G Gurley,and Frank B HoldingAbsent NoneThe following business was transacted1 The Clerk reported to the Board that the bond order entitled Bond orderauthorizing the issuance of 275,000 County Building Bonds of the County of Johnston,which had been introduced on April 6, 1959, had been published in The SmithfieldHerald on April 10,1959, with notice that the Board of Commissioners would hold apublic hearing thereon on April 20, 1959, at 1100 o1clock, in the forenoon, atthe regular meting room of the Board of Commissioners at the Court House, inSmithfield, North CarolinaCommissioner R G Gurley moved that the Board proceed to hold a publichearing on the bond order The motion was seconded by Commissioner Floyd C Price,Sr and was unanimously adoptedAt 1100 Oclock, A M, the Chairman announced that the Board would hear anycitizen or taxpayer w --,o desired to be heard with respect to the bond order At thedirection of the Chairman the Clerk read the bond order and the published notic@of hearingAfter the Board had heard all persons who requested to be heard, CommissionerJ D Bailey moved that the public hearing be closed The motion was seconded byCommissioner Floyd C Price, Sr and was unanimously adoptedCommissioner Frank B Holding moved that the following resolution be adoptedWHEREAS, the bond order entitled Bond order authorizing the issuance of275,000 County Building Bonds cf the County of Johnston introduced at the meetingof the Board of Commissioners held on April 6, 1959, had been duly published withnotice of hearing thereon and the Board of Commissioners has, at the time and placespecified in such notice of hearing, heard any and all citizens and taxpayers whodesired to protest against the issuance of the bonds, and such hearing has beenclosed; andWHEREAS, the County Auditor has, by direction of the Board of Commissioners,filed in the office of the Clerk of the Board of Commissioners a statement of debtincurred or tobe incurred for purposes other than school purposes under bond orderseither introduced or passed, complying with the provisions of the County FinanceAct, and such statement so filed shows that the net indebtedness of the County is795 of the assessed valuation of property in said County as last fixed for Countytaxation; NOW, THEREFORE,BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of Commissioners of the County of Johnston asfollows;1 The bond order entitled Bond order authorizing the issuance of 275,000County Building Bonds of the County of Johnston introduced at the meeting of theBoard of Commissioners held on April 6, 1959, is beveby adopted without change oramendment2 The Clerk of the Board of Commissioners is hereby directed to cause acopy of said bond order to be published with the statement as to its adoptionprescribed by The County Finance Act in the Smithfield Herald, a newspaper publishedin the Town of Smithfield in said County, and such publication shall be made in themanner prescribed by The County Finance ActThe motion having been duly seconded by Commissioner R G Gurley, it wasunanimously adopted-2 The following is a statement of debt of the County of Johnston, North Carolina,incurred and to be incurred for purposes other than school purposes, made and filedpursuant to Section 14 of the County Finance Act, after the introduction of theorder authorizing the issuance of 275,000 bonds, introduced at a meeting of theBoard of Comnnissioners of said County held on the 6th day of April, 1959a Assessed valuation of property aslast fixed for county taxation 62,328,98600b Outstanding debt for purposes otherthan school purposes, as listed inattached Schedule of OutstandingDebt 4 282,25000April 20, 1959 Cont3 c Bonded debt to be incurred for purposesother than school purposes under orderseither passed or introduced, consistingof the following issuesPurpose AmountErection and equipmentof county buildings andacquisition of site 4 275,000d The sum of Items b and ce Sinking funds except school sinkingfunds being money or investmentsthereof pledged and held for thepayment of principal of outstandingdebt above describedf Moneys payable to the County by arailroad or interuban railway companyunder contract, as all or any partof the cost of grade crossing eliminationand pledged to, and when collected to beused in the retirement of, debt abovedescribedg Amount of unissued funding and re-funding bonds not for school pur-poses included in gross debt aboveh The sums of items e , `f, and gi Net debt for other than school pur-poses being the sum by which Itemd exceeds Item hj The percentage that said net debtbears to said assessed valuation4 275,0000061,2671}2 00v` 557,2500061,267 2495,98258795B Outstanding debt evidenced by notesDate of Notes Purpose AmountSigned N H BrittCounty Auditor of theCounty of JohnstonNorth CarolinaDated April10, 1959SCHEDULE OF OUTSTANDING DEBTThe debt described below should not include eitherobligations incurred to meet appropriations in anticipationof revenues, if the amount of such obligations does notexceed the amount of the last preceding tax levy for purposesother than school purposes, or debt incurred in anticipationof the sale of any kind of bonds except Funding and RefundingBonds The debt listed below should include all other out-standing debt fcm purposes other than school purposes, whetherevidenced by bonds, notes or otherwise, and whether incurredby the original creation of debt or by the assumption of debt,including debt to the State or any department thereofA Outstandingdebt evidenced by bondsDate of Bonds Purpose Amount7 -9 -214 -1 -20Banner Term 16,oco00Banner Term 25,0000010 -1 -15Road Bridge2 -15 -31Series 10,00000Funding Series26,2500010 -15 -31111 -1 -49Hospital Series 30,0000011 -1 -4911 -1 -49Hospital Series 25,00000Hospital Series 150,00000Total 282,25000B Outstanding debt evidenced by notesDate of Notes Purpose Amount285April 20, 1959 Cont,Total 0C Other debt 0TOTAL, 282,250STATE OF NORTH CyRO1,INA S,COUNTY OF JOHNSTON WH Britt, being duly sworn, says that he is the County Auditor of theCounty of Johnston, in the State of North Carolina; that by a resolution passedby the Board of Commissioners of said County he was authorized to make theforegoing statement; and that the foregoing statement is true and was made andsubscribed by hire after the introduction of the order or orders referred to inthe heading of said statementW H Britt SignedSworn to and subscribed before me onthe day of the date of said statementDoris C Lambert, Dep C S CSTATE OF NORTH CAROLINA ssCOUNTY OF JOHNSTON I, the undersigned Clera of the Board of Commissioners of the County ofJohnston, in the State of North Carolina, DO HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoingstatement and accompanying affidavit were filed in my office on the 10 day ofApril, 1959, after the introduction of the order or orders referred to in theheading of said statementIN _KTTNESS 1JHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of saidCounty, this 10 day of t,pril, 1959•W G MasseySignedclerk of the Board of Commissionersof Johnston County, N C2 Upon the request of Sheriff B A Henry, the following notion was adoptedOn a motion made by Commissioner Frank 3 Holding, seconded by CommissionerFloyd C Price, Sr, it was moved that Sheriff B A Henry be directed and author-ized to advertise and sell in accordance with law the following described personalproperty confiscated in liquor raids-1 1949 GMC panel truck1 Hand Pump 1455 lbs Sugar4 100 lbs Bags Hog Feed 1 Jeep Truck3 Lulu A Jolliff, Superintendent of the Welfare Department, advised the Boardthat she was in a position to secure the services of a highly qualified P7elfareCase worker to serve as Probation Officer for the Domestic Relations Court, providedthat an increase in salary could be made above the amount stipulated by the Board,recomimending that an increase be made in salary, since it had been cleared throughthe merit system4 Commissioner Floyd C Price, Sr moved that salary restriction in order dated12 -1 -58 be amended and that 1+1rs Jolliff be authorized and directed to employ aWelfare Case Worker to serve as Senior Probation Counselor for the Johnston CountyRecorders and Domestic Relations Court at a salary of 36000 for the first sixmonths and a salary of 040500 per month thereafterCommissioner J D Bailey seconded the motion, which was unanimously adopted5 Mrs Lulu A Jolliff, Superintendent of the Welfare Department, stated that noone in her department would be going to school this fa11, and since several graduateSeminars were being sponsored this summer it would provide an excellent summer pro-ject for her case workers and that four of her employees were interested in takinga two weeks course, requesting that the Board grant to those interested in takingthese coon ses an educational leave of absenceCommissioner J D Bailey moved that the four welfare case workers interestedin attending graduate Seminars for a two weeks course be granted an educationalleave of absence with pay, excluding travel allowance, with the understanding thatthe schedule for those attending the Seminars be arranged so that not rrore thantwo be away from the office at the same timeCommissioner Floyd CPrice, Sr seconded the motion, which was unanimouslyadopted286April 20, 1959 Cant6 Commissioner R G Gurley moved that Mr Daniel Matthews, Certified PublicAccountant of Smithfield, be awarded the audit contract for the general officesof the county, Justices of the Peace and the district fire departments for theyear 1958 -59 at a contract price of 3500 per day not to exceed x,172500Commissioner Frank R Holding seconded the motion, which was unanimously adopte l7 The notice of the Mens Social Club of Blount Street, Sandy Run, Smithfield, toapply to the North Carolina Alcoholic Beverage Control Board for a permit to sellalcoholic beverages was filed8 Commissioner Frank B Holding moved that the State Highway Commission he request -ed to hard- surface that certain road in Oneals Township, described as followsBeginnin at Hwy -, 231 just east of Little River Bridge crossingHighway 9 39 at Wade Lee Farm; thence forming a loop road back toHighway It 39 at Roland Hales home, known as the Haywood Price Road,and bein a distance of 55 miles in length, and designated asProject 3 on the attached mapPetition and letter enclosed withthis order For reference see A H Hocutt,Route # 1, Zebulon, N CCommissioner Floyd C Price, Sr seconded the motion, which was unanimouslycarried9 Commissioner Frank B Holding moved that the State Highway Comrission berequested to add to the Johnston County Road System and maintain that certain roadin Smithfield Township, designated as Project No 1 on the attachedmap, and describ-ed as followsBeginning on the Buffalo Road and runs thence to the Buffalo Road,which will be a loop road, and being a distance of 112 milePetition enclosed with this order For reference see W Marion Holland, R#3,Smithfield, N CCommissioner R G Gurley seconded the motion, which was carried10 Commissioner R G Gurley moved that the State Highway Commission be requestedto hard - surface that certain road in Meadow Township, designated as Project No 2on the attached map, described as followsBeginning at Clarence Adams store and runs thence to by pass, J 0Ryals Grocery and Grill, and being a distance of 6 miles in lengthNo objection by D F Parker if present location of road is followedwhere it adjoins his propertyPetition enclosed with this order For reference see J 0 Ryals, R #2,Benson, N CCommissioner Frank B Bolding seconded the motion, which was carried11 Commissioner R G Gurley loved that the State Highway Commission be requestedto hard - surface that certain road in Clayton Township, designated as Project No 2on the attached map, described as followsRoad Heavner- Holding Sub - Division-Petition enclosed with this order For reference see Rill ,good, Clayton, N CCommissioner JD Bailey, seconded the motion, which was carried12 Subject Additional Improvements to the Secondary Road SystemIn response to a request from Per Harold Makepeace, Head, Secondary Roads,State Highway Commission, covered by Memorandum No 11+, dated January 30, 1959,the Board of County Commissioners do hereby recommend to the Department of SecondaryRoads, State Highway Commission, the proposed list of secondary road projects asshown by attached schedule andmap, and to cormend the Highway Commission for makingsuch funds available from the account Access and Public Service Road Fund , whichservice, in our opinion, is a means to better equalize highway facilities throughoutthe state, and serves a forward and beneficial purposeMap and proposed list of secondary road projects filed with W G Massey,ClerkThere being no further business, the meeting adjournedIChair