June 17, 1963 - 7:00 PM - County Board of Commissioners Meeting Minutes (Special)

June 17, 1963 - Special1 2Fit width11L1 1?of Commissioners for the County of Johnston -__ —June 17, 1963The Board of County Commissioners of Johnston County reconvened in special sessionon June 17, 1963, at 7 00 P M, in the Auditors Office of the Courthouse for the purposeof continuing their study of the 1963 -1964 budget, with the following members presentH M Johnson, Chairman, J D Bailey, Norman C Denning, Frank B Holding andJesse H Austin, JrAbsent NoneThe following business was transacted1 Bids for 2 -way Radio EquipmentCommissioner Norman C Denning moved that W R Britt, County Attorney, be authorizedand directed to advertise, according to law, for sealed bids for the Johnston County FireRadio System on the following equipment1 Central Base Station, high- narrow band with output 60 to 100 Watts min,110 volts AC2 Remote control unit for above base station3 Selective call code sender for above central base station, and shallbe capable of selecting any or all receivers sirens4 22 Outlying base stations, 25 watts min, high- narrow hand, 110 volts AC5 22 Selective Call decoders and shall be capable of responding to calls fromcentral base station and code sender6 21 timers7 23 mobile stations, 25 watts min, high- narrow band, 6 or 12 volts DC asrequired per vehicle8 Complete installation of all equipment and accessoriesBids will be received until 330 P M on July 1, 1963 in the Commissioners Room ofthe Johnston County Courthouse, Smithfield, North Carolina, and that the proposed formsof contract, including plans and specifications, be filed in the Register of DeedsOffice of Johnston County, Smithfield, N C for the benefit of prospective biddersCommissioner J D Bailey seconded the motion, which was carried2 Sale Rescue Squad Motor VehicleIn accordance with instructions, J C Crumpler, member Civil Defense Rescue Squad,circulated notice of sale by the Board of County Commissioners of 1951 Plymouth StationWagon, formerly used as emergency rescue vehicleiThe following bids were opened by Chairman H M JohnsonJames Laughter 12600Howard Gupton 9600J Baker 10000J C Crumpler 15000Commissioner Frank B Holding moved that the bid of J C Crumpler be accepted,and that W G Massey, Clerk, be authorized and directed to execute Certificate trans-ferring title to 1951 Plymouth Station Wagon to J C Crumpler for the amount of 15000Commissbner J D Bailey seconded the motion, which was carried3 Employment Sanatarian Health DepartmentW H Britt, Auditor, was authorized and directed to notify Dr Phillips that theBoard gave their approval to the employment of Mr Stultz as Sanatarian of the HealthDepartment4 Clayton School DistrictRepresentative members of the Clayton School District, composed of John T Talton, Jr,Ed Johnson and J 0 Waters requested that the Board approve a 25¢ levy special schooldistrict tax, as this rate was necessary to assure a projected three year program in-augurated by the Clayton School DistrictThe request was discussed at length, with action being deferred5 Cleveland School DistrictRepresentative members of the Cleveland School District, composed of Chris Johnson,Bill Sauls and Tom Ives, presented the school needs of the Cleveland School District,j 112_sLune,17,-_ 19b3— -f -Cont 1stating that if a 17¢ tax levy was established for the school district it would beinsufficient to meet the needs for their ensuing year They estimated that if the17¢ tax rate was established that they would be short approximately 60000 to 0000After a discussion, action was deferred6 Corinth - Holders School DistrictRepresentative members of the Corinth - Holders School District, composed of E JCorbett, Percy Strickland, and A C Bowers, presented the needs of their districtfor the ensuing year They estimated that the 17¢ levy, if established, would not meettheir needsThey outlined their needs, and after a discussion, action was deferred7• Selma School DistrictJohn Walker, Principal Selma School, presented the needs of the Selma SchoolDistrict, stating that if the District under the 17¢ proposed tax levy were established,realized as much as they received for the past year that their needs would be metAfter calculating the amount that they would receive under the 17¢ levy, it appear-ed that they would realize the same amount for the coming year that they did in thepast year8 Adoption Tax Rate Vocational Education and Special SchoolAfter due deliberation on the needs of the special school districts, CommissionerJ D Bailey moved that a tax rate of 14¢ be set for Vocational Education and a tax rateof 17¢ be set for the special school districts for the fiscal year 1963 -64Commissioner Norman C Denning seconded the motion, which was carried9 Welfare DepartmentAfter an examination of the telephone bills of the various departments, CommissionerJesse H Austin, Jr movedthat W G Massey, Clerk, be authorized and directed to removefrom the Welfare Department their present switchboard system and that a more economicaland reasonable system be installed, preferably one main line with four extensionsCommissioner Norman C Denning seconded the motion, which was carriedOn motion made, seconded and carried, it was moved that the meeting be adjournedto meet at 300 P M on Monday, June 24, 1963, for the purpose of continuing work onthe 1963 -64 budgetChairman? 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