April 3, 1967 - 11:00 AM - County Board of Commissioners Meeting Minutes

April 3, 1967 - Regular1 3Fit widthMeeting of Board of Commissioners for the County of JohnstonApril 3, 1967The Johnston County Board of Commissioners met in regular session in its office in theCourthouse, Monday, April 39 1967, at 11 oclock with the following members presentH M Johnson, Chairman, Norman C Denning, Adam J Whitley, Jr, J D Bailey andFrank B HoldingMembers Absent NoneThe following business was transacted1 Invitation To Visit LibraryMrs Eleanor Hooks, Librarian, met with the Board and extended to each member an invitat-ion to visit the new library some time during the day and let hershow them over the newfacilities The Board accepted her invitation and informed her that during its time out forlunch the visit would be made2 ReportsThe following reports were filed with the BoardEleanor HooksHarper GodwinL P CreechC W TarltonM W KnottWilson BroadwellMrs Edith ParkRubert Barbour3 Senator Jesse H Austin, Jr - VisitLibrarianTax CollectorVeterans ServiceExtensionChairmanElectrical InspectorCivil Defense DirectorWelfare DirectorDog WardenState Senator Jesse H Austin, Jr met with the Board and informally discussed Legislatio;now in process and advised the Board that he wanted it to call upon him at any time it was feltthat he could be of any service Senator Austin called to the attention of the Board that sometype local legislation might be needed before the proper implementation of the New Court Systemin December of 1968 and that the time for local bills to be introduced in the present Legis-lation was fast running out4 Letter - Chairman Johnston Memorial Hosj2ital Board of TrusteesThe following letter from J Marvin Johnson, Chairman of Johnston Memorial HospitalBoard of Trustees was read and discussed, but no action was taken on his requestWhereas, the Supreme Court of North Carolina has recently handed down a decisioneffecting County operated hospitals in that they have now declared that Countyoperated hospitals are no longer considered exempt as non- profit and charitableinstitutions Therefore, the Trustees and all employees of the Hospital are nowsubject to all the statutes dealing with the operation of the Hospital whencriminal or civil offenses are committed by action or lack of actionThe Trustees of the Hospital with this in mind respectfully ask that some type ofper diem be awarded them for services rendered Our Johnston County Hospital nowhas a budget approaching two million dollars with some 300 employees and it hasgot to be time consuming and taken a great deal of the Trustees time and effortsRespectfully submitted,J Marvin JohnsonChairman5 Paul Kellar - Director of Johnston County Community Action, IncorporatedPaul Kellar, Director of Johnston County Community Action, Inc, met with the Board andadvised that a program to help college students who need financial assistance was beingplanned for Johnston County and that a coordinating committee was being set up for the programand suggested that the Board of County Commissioners should have a representative member ofthis Board Mr Kellar explained that the program would enable Johnston County CollegeStudents, who were financially in need to secure summer time employment He stated that anygovernmental agency or non - profit corporation could contract to employ these students at acost of only 20 to 25 of the amount that the student earnsCommissioner Adam J Whitley, Jr was appointed by the Chairman to serve on the abovementioned coordinating committee6 Settlement of Sadie Lancaster ClaimCommissioner Denning made a motion that the claim of Mrs Sadie Lancaster of Kenly, N CRoute # 1, be settled according to the following signed release agreement7April 3, 1967 ContNORTH CAROLINAJOHNSTON COUNTYFor and in consideration of the payment to me of the sum of ONE HUNDRED 10000 DOLLARSAND THE FURTHER PAYMENT TO Johnston Memorial Hospital directly the sum of FIFTEEN and 251001525 DOLLARS, and for the further payment directly to Drs Sox Olson of Kenly, in the sumof FIFTY -FOUR 5400 DOLLARS, I have released and discharged, and by these presents I do formyself, my heirs, executors, administrators and assigns, release, acquit and forever dischargethe County of Johnston of and from any and all actions, causes of action, claims, demands,damages, costs,loss of services, expenses, compensation, medical and hospital costs, and allconsequential damage on account of, or in any way growing out of, any and all known and un-known personal injuries and death and property damages resulting or to result from accidentthat occurred on or about the 15th day of December, 1966, at, near, or inside the JohnstonCounty Courthouse at Smithfield, N C I understand that this is a complete and final releasefor all damages and injuries sustained by me, past, present and prospective in nature Ifurther acknowledge, that by the payment of the above amounts the County of Johnston does notacknowledge liability in this case but that said payments are authorized only for the purposeof avoiding the payment of legal expense in defending any court action which I might havebrought had not this settlement been madeWITNESS my hand and seal this 3 day of April, 1967MRS SADIE LANCASTERWitness Rosalyn H HowesNORTH CAROLINAJOHNSTON COUNTYSEALI Rosalyn H Howes, a Notary Public, do hereby certify that Mrs Sadie Lancasterpersonally appeared before me this day and acknowledged the due execution of the foregoingReleaseWitness my hand and notarial seal this 3 day of April, 1967Rosalyn H HowesNotary PublicMy commission expires 9568Commissioner Denning further moved that W H Britt, Auditor and J Narvin Creech, Treasure]be ordered to pay Mrs Lancaster 10000 , Drs Sox and Olson 5400 and Johnston MemorialHospital 1525, this to be paid from the County General FundCommissioner Bailey seconded the motion, which was carried7 New Home Economic Assistant AgentMiss Dorothy Goodwin, who was employed by the Board of Commissioners at a previous meeting,as an Assistant Home Economic Agent, was introduced to the Board by C W Tarlton, ExtensionChairman She expressed her appreciation for the appointment and assured the Board that shewould do the very best job possible8 Notice - Application to North Carolina ABC BoardCommissioner Holding moved that the following applications to the North Carolina ABCBoard for licenses to sell beer be approvedRichard A Craig, Lane 17, 301 -A - South, Smitbfield, N CCharlie Clifton Creech, Creechs Soco Station106 S 8th Street, Smithfield, North CarolinaGerald NMN McKenzie; 301 Package StoreS Wall Street Benson, North CarolinaThe motion was seconded by Commissioner Bailey and was carried9 Frank B Holding -__Supervisor - Boarding Home PropertyCommissioner Frank B Holding was appointed by the Chairman to supervise the BoardingHome property for the months of April, May and JuneiApril 3, 1967 Cont10 Committee - Contact Administrator of Courts7Commissioner Denning made a motion that James C Woodard, Clerk of Superior Court, andW H Britt, Auditor, be instructed to contact the Office of Judge Frank Huskins, AdministratorOf Courts and ask that someone, in position, come to Smithfield and survey the Countys facilitiefor additional Courtroom space and also make any recommendations that he might feel in orderThe motion was seconded by Commissioner Bailey and carried unanimously11 Special Legislation - Clerk of Superior Court - Adjustment AccountJames C Woodard, Clerk of Superior Court appeared before the Board and explained that anadjustment account, from an audit of the late H V Rose, Clerk of Superior Court, was stillbeing carried in the Clerks Office and should be dispotsed of He explained that it wouldprobably take special legislation to legally make proper disposition of the fundsCommissioner Holding moved that, Representative W R Britt and Senator Jesse Austin, Jr,be asked to draw and introduce in the Legislature a bill providing for the disposition of thisadjustment account, the funds going to the General- Fund of the CountyThe motion was seconded by Commissioner Bailey, which carried12 Increase - Dog Warden Assistant - SalaryCommissioner Holding moved that the assistant to the Dog Warden be paid 1000 per dayinstead of 700, as in the past, this to be retroactive to March 1, 1967Commissioner Whitley seconded the motion, which carried13 Approval Jailer and Assistants SalaryCommissioner Holding moved that the salaries of the Jailer and Assistant Jailers be approved,retroactive to the date they began work, as followsJailer, Charles Duncan Allen, NovemberAssistant Jailer, Worley Aaron Watkins,Assistant Jailer Ed R Johnson, July 1,161 1966 - 35250 per monthNovember 15, 1966 - 20000 per month1966 - 20000 per monthCommissioner Denning seconded the,motion, which was carried14 Judge Raymond R MallardJudge Raymond R Mallard, appeared before the Board and offered some suggestions as to howthe necessary Courtrooms, which will be required when Johnston County comes under the CourtReform System in 1968, could be provided in the Courthouse by certain alterations He alsoinsisted that the Courtrooms should be provided in the Courthouse if at all possible15 Mrs Cunninghams Tax RequestCounty Attorney W R Britt advised the Board that Mr Darby Wood, Attorney of Goldsborohad called him inquiring what action the Board had taken in the tax matter concerning Mrs SarahCunningham, which was presented to it at its last meeting After discussing the matter withAttorney Britt the Board decided to take no action at this time16 Demolition - Holland Garage PropertyCommissioner Holding moved that W H Britt, Clerk to the Board, be authorized to advertisefor bid proposals for the demolition and or removal of the Holland Garage property on JohnstonStreet as soon as possibleThe motion was seconded by Commissioner Denning and carried unanimouslyA motion to recess was made, seconded and carried and the Board recessed to meet againMonday, April 241 1967