October 4, 1965 - 11:00 AM - County Board of Commissioners Meeting Minutes

October 4, 1965 - Regular1 4Fit width3 c 4_a A4October 4, 1965The Board of Commissioners of Johnston County met in regular session on October 4, 1965, at 930 AMin the Commissioners Room, with the following members presentH M Johnson, Chairman, J D Bailey, Frank B Holding, Jesse H Austin, Jr and Norman CDenningAbsent NoneThe following business was transacted1 RoadsMr, Carl Renfro, State Highway Commissioner, Mr E P Koonce,, Division Engineer, Mr Bob Dawson,Assistant Division Engineer, and Mr J I Lynch, District Engineer, appeared before the Board inconnection with the Johnston County Secondary road system and in the interest of the 30OMillionBondreferendum on November 2, 1965Mr Renfro stated that he was vitally interested in the Johnston County Road system and offered hisassistance in any road problems confronting the CommissionersAfter reviewing with Mr,Koonce and Mr Lynch the proposed paving program for the ensuing year,Commissioner Frank B Holding moved that the following resolution be adoptedRESOLUTIONWhereas, the Board of County Commissioners of Johnston County have received from E P Koonce,Division Engineer, and J I Lynch, District Engineer, of the State Highway Commission, Secondary RoadRatings-1965 and have received the 1965-66 Secondary Road Program of Johnston County as presented byMr Koonce and Mr,Lynch, all of said roads being a part of the system maintained by theState HighwayCommission;And whereas, after careful consideration of the services rendered by said roads and the trafficdemands of said county, it is deemed necessary that said roads be improved, in order to better servethe interests of the people of the county;Now therefore, be it resolved that the Board of County Commissioners of Johnston County herebyapprove and request that the State Highway Commission make the following improvements in the roadslisted belowDistrict-,ThreeJohnston County-1965-1966 Paving ProgramPriority No Road No From To Length Total11163116612071119,0000022335214123391526,640003-136215581331o813000-00423212320214117,850-0051160116211591434,300-0062339U S,30123422146,450-OQ-7,2116N c 42N C 391024, oo00813381355N C 2101628,0000091156116211571015,500-00102323232421412452,800001121422141U S 3010922100000TOTAL157300,000-00Commissioner Norman C Denning seconded the motion,which wasunanimously carriedbMr Koonce presentedrevised secondary road ratings-1965for Johnston County based on thepoint systemestablished by the State Highway Commission,which was ordered filed with W GMassey,ClerkcCommissioner NormanC Denning introduced thefollowing resolution and movedl-?thatit beadoptedRESOLUTION ENDORSING AND URGINGSUPPORT FOR 300 MILLIONSTATE ROAD BOND ISSUEWhereas, the General Assembly has authorized a 300 million State road bond issue, subject to theapproval of the voters on November 2, 1965, andWhereas,, construction of new and improved primary, urban, and secondary roads and highways is vitalto the economy of the State, andWhereas, the people of Johnston County will benefit from projects financed by this road bondissue, andWhereas,, the proposed road bond issue will be financed without any increase in taxes, NowTherefore,tiOctober 4 1965 ContBE IT RESOLVED, by the Board Of County Commissioners of Johnston County that the 300 millionState road bond issued is hereby endorsed,, andBE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the voters of Johnston County are hereby urged to work, supportand vote for the State road bonds at the General Election on November 2, 1965Commissioner J D Bailey seconded the motion, which was unanimously carriedc Commissioner Jesse H Austin, Jr moved that the State Highway Commission be requested toadd to the Johnston County Road System and maintain that certain road in Clayton Township, locatedabout 2 miles west of Clayton in Pine Acres, adjacent to Highway 70, being a distance of 6 mile inlength, and designated as No 1 on the attached mapPetition enclosed with this order For reference see J D Bain, Sr or James R Hagwood,Clayton,, N CCommissioner Norinan C Denning seconded the motion, which wad carriedW Commissioner Frank B Holding moved that the State Highway Commission be rqquested to addto the Johnston County Road System and maintain that certain road in Cleveland Township, being adistanceof 23 of a mile and designated as Project No 2 on the attached mapPetition enclosed with this order For reference see Edward Johnson, Route # 1, Smithfield,N CCommissioner J D Bailey seconded the motion, which was carriede After hearing a road complaint of Henry R Kemple, Route # 2, Smithfield, CommissionerFrank B Holding moved that W G Massey, Clerk, be directed to write to Mr J, I Lynch, DistrictEngineer, and request that he investigate the complaint pf Mr Kemple, which is a drainage problemon S R # 2507Commissioner Norman C Denning seconded the motion, which was carriedf Ordered that W G Massey, Clerk, request J I Lynch,, District Engineer, to investigatethe complaint of Mr Facie E Thornton,, Route # 1 Newton Grove relative to the improvement of S R# 1192g Ordered that W G Massey write Mr J I Lynch, District Engineer, and request that heinvestigate the road complaint of John Austinrelative to S R# 1507 for improvement of said road2 Tax COpplaint Mr Carl GaddyAfter hearing a tax complaint of Mr Carl Gaddy, Micro, Commissioner Frank B Holding moved thatMr Carl Gaddy, Micro,, be refunded 744, representing penalty on 1957 personal property taxes onaccount of error in the Tax Collectors officeCommissioner Norman C Denning seconded the motion, which was carried3345In response to a request of T S Benton, Manager Benson Chamber of Commerce, W G Massey, Clerk,was directed to send to Mr Benton resolution adopted by the Board of County Commissioners on July 6,,1965 authorizing the expenditure of ABC profits to aid the Town and the County in the constructionof water anlK sewer lines to industrial sites outside their city limits4 Rules Governing Use Agricultural AuditoriumAfter reviewing bules and regulations to govern the use of the Johnston County AgriculturalAuditorium as submitted by Commissioner Denning, Commissioner Frank B Holding moved that the followingrules and regulations for the Agricultural Building Auditorium, be adoptedREGULATIONS FOR AUDITORIUM1 The Johnston County Agricultural Building Auditorium will be used by the County ExtensionService and other governmental agencies, without charge for Educational purposes of adults and youth2 Reservations may be made with the Secretary of the County Extension Chairman Includetime needed for preparation3 The Auditoriumwill be used by the Home Demonstration Curb Market each Friday afternoon andno meeting should be planned before 700 P M on these days4 Occupants of the Agricultural Building will not be responsible for arranging chairs andtables Janitorial service may be available at nominal fee5 The Auditorium will not be reserved for any regularly scheduled meeting for a prolongedduration6 The Auditorium will be available to organizations, individuals or firms for meetings- but-All not be available for public dances A fee of 1000 for lights, heat or air conditioning, anda clean up fee of 500 for Janitorial Service will be charged to be paid in advance A key canbe picked up the day of use and shall be returned by Noon the following day A 100 key depositis requiredMROctober 4 17 A list of housekeeping details will be provided and must be signed by the individual makingreservationsCommissioner Jesse H Austin, Jr seconded the motion,, which was carried5 ASC OfficeAfter reviewing the request of William I Wellons,, Chairman and others of the Johnston CountyASC Committee as contained in their letter of September 30,1965, Commissioner Frank B Holding movedthat 17500 be appropriated from the contingent fund for the purpose of providing additional officespace in the ASC building at the rate of 25-00 per month_, representing the countys pro rata shareof said expense, beginning December 1, 1965Commissioner Jesse H Austin, Jr seconded the motion, which was carried6 Notification to vacate PremisesAfter hearing a report from Mr and Mrs Nathan Lassiter, Lessees of the Johnston County BoardingHome, and a request by the said Lessees that Mrs McGregor, former operator of the Boarding Home, benotified to vacate the premises, which she is now occupying by October 19, 1965Subsequent to the request, W G Massey, Clerk, was directed to write to Mrs McGregor and tonotify her to vacate said premises by October 19, 19657 Su erviaor BoardinE HomeH, M Johnson was appointed Supervisor of the Johnston County Boarding Home for the months ofOctober, November and December8 Bids Fuel OilUpon the recommendation of W H Britt, Auditor, Commissioner Jesse H Austin, Jr moved thatW H Britt, Auditor, be authorized and directed to advertise for bids on an annual basis July 1to June 30, 1965to supply fuel oil to the courthouse annex, HealthCenter and Agricultural Buildingfor the consideration of the Board at their next regular meetingCommissioner J D Bailey seconded the motion, vh ich was carried9 Letter Democratic Women of Johnston CountThe following letter was received from the Democratic Women of Johnston CountyMr Henry M Johnson, ChinBoard of County Commissioners, of Johnston CountySmithfield, North CarolinaDear Mr JohnsonThe Democratic Women of Johnston County at its meeting on September 27, 1965 passed a motionasking that the Board of County Commissioners appoint a county-wide Good Neighbor Council forJohnston County for the promotion of good race relations in the CountySincerely yours,,Helen WinstonMrs R W Winston PAsidentSubsequent to taking cognizance of the foregoing motion adopted by the Democratic Women ofJohnston County, W G Massey, Clerk, was directed to express the appreciation of the Board to MrsR W Winston, President, for submitting to them this motion and to inform her that it would be givendue consideration,, with the hope that a solution could be found to continue the good relations thatapparently exist between the races10 Presentation Annual AccountsW H Britt,, Auditor, presented examination of accounts for the year ending June 30, 1965 asprepaxed by Daniel G Matthews, Certified Public Accountant, which were distributed to the membersof the Board11 DistributionSurplus Food AgreementAs the agreement between the County of Johnston and the State Department of Agriculture for thedistribution of surplus foods in the county is still in effect, Comfaissioner Frank B Holding movedthat the same me d o -distribution of surplus foods for the months of December,MP kw de-an Ce further that Russell Britt, Field Tax Collector, becJanuary, February g Nabrch eI aWjjghate?, Commodity Supervisor to act as Agent of the Board and administer the county distributionprogramCommissioner J D Bailey seconded-the motion, which was carried12 Clerk Superior CourtCommissioner Norman C Denning moved that the request of Mrs Nora P Southerland, Clerk SuperiorCourt, to rearrange personnel inher office to receive salaries allocated in the current budget, beapprovedOctober 4, 1965 ContCommissioner Frank B Holding seconded the motion, which was carried13 Pument EMenses Sarah Ann Sasser National MeetLgUpon the recommendation of C W Tarlton, Agricultural Extension Chairman Commissioner i No Cmm ss NormanDenning moved that-15000 be paid on the expenses of Mrs Sarah Ann B Sasser in attending the Nationalmeeting of Home Economics Agents in Kansas City, Missouri, where Mrs Sasser will be nationallyrecognized with three other agents from the State of North Carolina for the contribution she has madein this field of work,, said amount to come from funds allocated to the Agricultural DepartmentCommissioner Jesse H Austin,, Jr seconded the motion, which was carried14 Agreement Johnston County and N C D2paxtment of AgricultureOn motion made, seconded and carried, H M Johnson, Chairman, was authorized to execute on behalfof the County the following Agreement between the County and the North Carolina Department of AgricultureAMENDMENT TO AGREEMENT FOR DISTRIBUTION AND USE OF DONATED COMMODITIESThe Agreement made and entered into by and between the North Carolina Department of Agriculturehereinafter referred to as Distributing Agency and the Johnston County Board of Commissioners herein-after referred to as Recipient Agency is hereby amended by adding the following paragraphIThe Recipient Agency assures the Distributing Agency that, in its administrationof progrms at the Department of Agriculture for the donation of food commodities,it is in compliance and will comply with all requirements iMPosdd by or pursuantto part 15 of Title 7, CFR, of the regulations of the United States Department ofAgriculture 29 F R 16274 This assurance is given in consideration of and forthe purpose of obtaining Federal financial assistance under the United States Depart-ment of Agriculture food donation programs after the date this amendment is signedby the Recipient Agency This assurance shall obligate the Recipient Agency forthe period during which Federal Financial assistance is extended to it by theDistributing Agency purusant to any food donation program The Recipient Agencyrecognizes and agrees that Federal financial assistance will be extended inreliance on the representations and agreements made in this assurance and thateither the Distributing Agency or the United States,, -or both, shall have theright to seek judicial enforcement of this assuranceJohnston County Board of CommissionersRecipient AgencyBy signed H M JohnsonChairmanDate-, lo-4-6515 Resolution Town of SelmaNorth Carolina Department of AgricultureDistributing AgencyBy signed Jay P DavisTitle Director, Commodity Distribution ProgramDate Sept 17, 1965Whereas, the Town of Selma has submitted the following resolution authorizing a program of preparing a zoning ordinance, which would extend its territorial limits one mile in radius outside thecorporate limits,That the Town initiate a program of preparing a Zoning Ordinance,, to include the Towa and thearea one mile beyond the town limits That the County Commissioners be requested to supply the fivemembers from among residents in the adjacentt area, fora joint Planning Board, and that the enlargedBoard proceed with its organization and with the development of its plan of operation,, provided that,before the Joint Planning Board reaches a position where it must expend funds, or where it is preparedto make its plans public through a public hearing,, it,-- first reports its progress to the Tovn Board,for further assistance and guidance in these two areasNow therefore, be it resolved that the Board of County Commissioners acting in accordance vithprovisions granted under G S 16o1812 do hereby appoint the following persons residing in the areaWithin one mile of the corporate limits of the Town of elma to serve on the Selma Planning Board andto represent the aforementioned areaThe term of office vhich each is to serve will appear opposite their name and the term to beginon the date of this resolutionOdell Morris will sere for a term of 5 yearsPaul Hovard will, serve for a term of 4 yearsLeon Ricks will serve for a term of 3 yearsBobby Brown will serve for a term of 2 yearsBuddy Barran vill serve for a term of 1 yearCommissioner Norman C Denning seconded the motion, which vas carriedOn motion made, seconded and carried, the meeting was adjournedC irman