May 29, 1962 - 2:00 PM - County Board of Commissioners Meeting Minutes (Special)

May 29, 19621 3Fit widthrMeeting of Board of Commissioners for the County of Johnston{ May 29, 1962The Board of County Commissioners of Johnston County reconvened in specialsession on May 29, 19629 at 2 00 P M, in the Commissioners Room, for the purposeof hearing budget requests for the year 1962 -1963, with the following members presentH M Johnson, Chairman, J D Bailey, Floyd C Price, Sr, R G Gurley andFrank B holdingAbsent NoneThe following business was transactedI Agricultural AgentUpon the recommendation of H M Johnson, Chairman, Commissioner Frank BHolding moved that the salary of Don Williamson, Assistant Agricultural Agent, beadjusted by increasing his monthly salary at the rate of 3333 per month, effectiveas of April 1, 1962Commissioner J D Bailey seconded the motion, which was carried2 Commissioner Floyd C Price, Sr introduced the following resolution and movedthat it be adoptedRESOLUTION11hereas, after careful study of S 3213 and H R 11,583 introduced in the Senateand Souse of Representatives on MAY 3, 1962, whereby certain carriers would beexempt from minimum rate regulations in the transportation of bulk commodities,agricultural and fishery producs, passengers and for other purposes,And whereas, it appears that these two bills offer fair and impartial treatmentto common carriers and place them on a sound and competitive basis,Now therefore, be it resolved that the Board of County Commissioners of JohnstonCounty, meeting in special session on May 29, 1962 do hereby endorse the provisionsas contained in S 3243 and H R 11,583 and recommend their passage by the UnitedStates CongressCommissioner R G Gurley seconded the motion, which was unanimously carried3• Board of EducationThe members of the Board of Education met with the members of the Board ofCounty Commissioners and discussed the revised school budget, which requested a levyof W for the 1962 -1963 budget, being a reduction of 5¢ from their request on May7, 1962 They were advised that their request would be given due consideration whenthe budget was finally determined4 Re- Wiring CourthouseBy request, Robert C Browning, Consulting Engineer, appeared before the Boardand discussed with them the re- wiring of the courthouse He estimated the re- wiringof the courthouse would cost approximately 12,000, and if the County wished toprovide 30 to 40 foot candles of lighting for the office areas that is the presentday recommendation the additional fluorescent fixtures and additional wiring wouldcost another 610,000, depending on the type fixture selectedMr Browning was requested to furnish an estimate of the coat of re- wiring eachfloor separately, beginning with the basement, for presentment to the Board by June4, 19625 Johnston County LibraryWallace Ashley, Jr, Trustee, and Mrs Willye Wright, acting Librarian, Johnston„County Library, presented the needs of the Johnston County LibraryA request was made by the Board that they furnish a complete breakdown of sal -aries of personnel in the library DepartmentAction was deferred pending further study6 Soil Conservation DepartmentMr Harold Needin, Chairman, D E S tancil, Vice - Chairman, and William T Allen,Secretary, and Mr James E Griffin, Soil Conservationist, of the Nouse River SoilConservation Department presented bud et requests amounting to 300000, which in-cluded full time clerical assistant, 260000, telephone services, 20000, generalexpenses 20000, pointing out the work this department was doing for the Countyand stressed the need for the additional increase in their budgetThey were advised that due consideration would be given their request6 ®7May 29, 1962 Cont7 Budget Requests 1962 -1963The following officials appeared before the Board in connection with their bud -get requests for the year 1962 - 1963T L Upchurch,C W TarltonSarah Ann ButtsL F PalmerL P CreechNora P SoutherlandTax CollectorCounty Agricultural AgentHome Economics AgentNegro Agricultural AgentVeterans Service OfficerClerk Superior Court8 North Carolina Association of County CommissionersH M Johnson, Chairman, advised the Board that the Board of Directors of theNorth Carolina Association of County Commissioners had requested an increase in theservice fee for the Association based at 1 per capita and which amounted to 629009 Moecasion Creek 7YatershedThe statement of E C Jones, Jr, in the amount of 1677, representing costof advertising in the Johnstonian Sun was deferred pending Mr Jones and Mr RudolphHowell appearing before the Board to give a breakdown on the expenses anticipated inthe establishment of the Aoecasion Creek Watershed project10 Welfare DepartmentChairman H M Johnson acquainted the Board with the following letter, whichwas mailed to fir Ellen Winston, Commissioner, State Board of Public Welfare, inresponse to her letter relative to the establishment by the Board of the standardplan salary schedule adopted on May 8, 1962May 22, 1962Dr Ellen Winston, CommissionerState Board of Public WelfareRaleigh, North CarolinaDear Dr Winston;In reply to your letter of May 15, I wish to assure you that the Board of CountyCommissioners gave serious and thoughtful consideration to the resolution that wassubmitted to the Merit System Council for its approval in establishing a compensat-ion plan for all classes of Health and Public Welfare workersOur Board has never placed the Director of Health and the Director of PublicVuelfare in the same salary range and every member is aware of the different planssuggested for this year It is the intent, however, to consider each positionindividually when the approval of salaries comes up in the adoption of this yearsbudgetThe Board, being aware of the financial condition of the County and mindful ofits fiscal policy, feels that the salary ranges proposed in the resolution areadequate and appropriate for Johnston CountyVery truly yours,County of JohnstonW H BrittAuditor11 Letter to Board County CommissionersH M Johnson, Chairman, presented the following letter from Mrs W B Strick-land, which was ordered included in the record of the minutes of the BoardRou to # 3Smithfield, N CMay 9, 1962Dear Mr Johnson,This is a note to thank you and the other members of the Board of Commissionersfor being so kind and attentive to those of us who were in the meeting yesterdayI was so impressed with the thoughtful manner you all displayed as you listenedto our requests I felt too unimportant to take up a minute of your time by sayinganything but you all gave me the feeling you were really interested and quite truth-fully I must admit I expected some yawning and boredom6®8May 29, 1962 ContI wish you would convey to the other members of the Board my appreciationI must say it does restore ones faith in government of the people et cetera Sincerely yours,Mrs W B StricklandCounty Board Public WelfareOn motion made and seconded, it was moved that the meeting be recessed until200 P M, May 30, 1962, for the purpose of receiving further budget requestsirm nG1BF