June 25, 1964 - 7:30 PM - County Board of Commissioners Meeting Minutes (Special)

June 25, 1964 - Special1 2Fit widthie?ting_QfBoard o - Commissioner of _Lh? suat ¥- af- del?nstan - - __ __ _June 25, 1964The Board of Commissioners of Johnston County reconvened in special session onJune 25, 1964, at 730 P M, in the Auditors office, for the purpose of continuingtheir work on the 1q64 -655 budge iththe ££oll wng hers r s nt gg M Johns n,Chair n ?T; DNoBailey, Norman kenning, Fran?C ? Holding, and eJesse H Austin, JrThe Following business was transacted1 Appointment Tax CollectorAfter reviewing written and verbal applications for the position of Tax Collector,the following persons were nominated for the post1 Alton Harper Godwin Kenly2 Oscar Martin Four Oaks R #13 B F Grimes SmithfieldVoting by secret ballot, Alton Harper Godwin was elected on the second ballot tosucceed Edgar Baugham, Tax Collector, whose resignation is hereby accepted, effectiveJuly 1, 1964, to serve at the pleasure of the BoardFurther it is requested that Mr Baugham continue his services with the countyfor an additional week to aid in the transition2 Bids for 1963 -64 AuditThe following bids for the 1963 -64 county audit for the fiscal year ending June 30,1964 were submittedDaniel G Matthews, CPA, Smithfield, 600 per man hourHugh G Smith Company, CPA Raleigh, Supervisory Accountant, 650 per hourNon Supervisory accountant, 550 per hourKoonce, Wooten Haywood, CPA, Raleigh, 600 per hourJ Gordon Riddick, CPA, Raleigh Senior Accountant 750 per hour,Junior Accountant 600 per hourSubsequent to a discussion of the audit firms and bids submitted, CommissionerFrank B Holding moved that Commissioner Austin and W H Britt, Auditor, be authorizedand directed to employ accountant to audit the records of Johnston County for thefiscal year ending June 30, 1964 at the earliest possible dateCommissioner J D Bailey seconded the motion, which was carried3 Library AppropriationCommissioner Frank B Holding moved that 13,800 be appropriated for the ensuingfiscal year for library purposesCommissioner Jesse H Austin, Jr seconded the motion, which was carried4 Collection Mortgage Notes Due CountyCommissioner Frank B Holding moved that W R Britt, County Attorney, be instruct-ed to collect note mortgages due the county as appears in Audit report for the year end-ing June 30, 1963 on page 51 and which appears 3,n the following form and amountsSinking FundMortgage Notes ReceivableAs of June 30, 1963Maker Maturity Amount of Note BalanceDueWiley T and Lillian Grimes 12 -1 -41 970012 -1 -42 2000012 -1 -43 20000 49700A D Hinton 11 -1 -42 1900011 -1 -43 26000 45000,JTotal L9LZ 00Commissioner J D Bailey seconded the motion, which was carried5 Air Conditioning Unit for JailCommissioner Frank B Holding moved that Commissioner Austin be authorized topurchase a new air conditioning unit for the jail, provided that the old one can not berepairedCommissioner J D Bailey seconded the motion, which was carried222-- - - - - -- -- - -- - - —June 25,- 1964 Cont 1 -- -On motion made, seconded and carred, it was moved that the meeting e recessedto meet at 530 M, on June 26, 1964, in the Auditors office for thie purpose ofadopting the 1964 -1965 budgetChairmanf?Yis