February 5, 1968 - 11:00 AM - County Board of Commissioners Meeting Minutes

1 6Fit widthatr z3z?`_ February 5, 1968The Johnston County Board of Commissioners met in regular session in its office inthe Courthouse, Smithfield, North Carolina at 1100 am, February 5, 1968, with the followingmembers presentH M Johnson, Chairman, J D Bailey, Norman C Denning, Adam J Whitley, Jr,i1 and Frank B HoldingTAbsent NoneThe following business was transacted1 Blackmon Crossroads Voluntary Fire DistrictCommissioner Norman C Denning introduced the following resolution and moved itsadoptionResolution Designating Amended Boundaries of the Blackmon Crossroads VolunteerFire DistrictWhereas, the matter of fixing and declaring the amended boundaries of the BlackmonCrossroads Volunteer Fire District was duly presented,And whereas, it appears that the Blackmon Crossroads Volunteer Fire Department hascomplied with minimun requirements, as contained in resolution adopted bythe BoardonOctober 3, 1955 pertaining to the establishment of fire departments and fire districts inthe county,And whereas, the enlargement of its fire district has met the approval of theNorth Carolina Fire Rating Bureau,Now therefore, be it resolved that the boundaries of the Blackmon Crossroads VolunteerFire District to-be served by the Blackmon Crossroads Volunteer Fire Department be amendedand officially designated and fixed as followsDescription of BoundariesBlackmon Crossroads Volunteer Fire DistrictBeginning at a point 1 at the intersection of Five Point Road #1176 and Tart Road #1174; thence in a northwesterly direction to a point 2 on Stewart Road #11711 02 milesouth from its intersection with Benson- Bentonville Road #1143; thence in a northwesterlydirection to a point 3 on Benson - Bentonville Road 1143 03 mile west from its intersectionwith Stewart Road #1171; thence in a northeasterly direction to a point 4 on Stewart Road #1171 03 mile north from its intersection with Benson - Bentonville Road #1143; thence ina northeasterly direction to a point 5 on Royal Road #1170 08 mile north from itsintersection with Benson - Bentonville Road #1143; thence in a northerly direction to a point6 on Royal Road #1170 01 mile south from its intersection with Allens Road #11589excluding all property along Royal Road #1170 between this and the preceding point; thencein a northwesterly direction to a point 7 on Allens Road #1158 01 mile west from itsintersection with Royal Road #1170; thence in a northeasterly direction to a point 8 onAdams Road #1169 03 mile north from its intersection with Allens Road #1158; thence ina northeasterly direction to a point 9 on Flowers Road #1209 055 mile west from itsintersection with Juniper Church Road #1159; thence in a northeasterly direction to apoint 10 on Parker Road #1166 035 mile northwest from its intersection with JuniperChurch Road #1159; thence in an easterly direction to a point 11 on Juniper Church Road #1159 035 mile northeast from its intersection with Parker Road #1166,; thence in a Inortheasterly direction to a point 12 on Teterville Road #1160 05 mile west from itsintersection with Hockoday Road #1162; thence in a northeasterly direction to a point 13on Hockoday Road #1162O1 mile north from its intersection with Teterville Road #1160;thence in a northeasterly direction to a point 14 on N C Highway # 969 07 mile northfrom its intersection with Toole Road #1150; thence in a southeasterly direction to a point15 on Massengill Loop Road #1180 05 mile east from its intersection with Toole Road #1150; thence in a southeasterly direction to a point 16 on Massengill Loop Road #118002 mile north from its intersection with Massengill Road #1153, excluding all propertyalong Massengill Loop Road #1180 between this and the preceding point; thence in asoutheasterly direction to a point 17 on Massengill Road #1153 at its intersection withScotland Neck Road #1151; thence in a southerly direction to a point 18 on Scotland NeckRoad #1151 01 mile south from its intersection with Massengill Road #1153; thence ina southerly direction to a point 19 on Scotland Neck Road #1151 03 mile north from itsintersection with Cooledge Road #1152, excluding all property along Scotland Neck Road #1151between this and the preceding point; thence in a southerly direction to a point 20 onLee Union Road #1148 05 mile north from its intersection with Benson- BentonvilleRoad #1143; thence in a southeasterly direction to a point 21 on Benson- Bentonville Road #1143 05 mile east from its intersection with Lee Union Road #1148; thence in a south-westerly direction to a point 22 on Lee Road #1146 05 mile south from its intersectionwith Benson - Bentonville Road #1143; thence in a southerly direction to a point 23 onLee Road #1146 08 mile east from its intersection with Hall Road #1145, excluding allproperty along Lee Road #1146 between this and the preceding point; thence in a south-easterly direction to a point 24 at the intersection ofOak Forest Road #1144 with JuleRoad #1138; thence in a southwesterly direction to a point 25 at the intersection ofSudie Road #1140 with Barefoot Road #1139; thence in a northwesterly direction to apoint 26 on N C Highway # 96, Ob mile south from its intersection with Johnson Road#1005, excluding all property along Barefoot Road #1139between this and the precedingpoint; thence in a westerly direction to a point 27 on Johnson Road #1005 02 mile south-west from its intersection with Five Point Road #1176; thence in a westerly direction tothe point 1 of beginningCommissioner J D Bailey seconded the motion, which was carried2 Soil SurveyMr J H Griffin, Director of the Johnston County Soil Conservation Service,appeared before the Board and discussed the progress being made in the soil survey of theCounty and informed the Board that he would like for Mr Charles W Bartlett, State Conser-vationist of Raleigh, to be invited to meet with the Board informally at a later date anddiscuss thoroughly the soil survey The Board assured Mr Griffin that W H Britt, Clerk,would be instructed to write Mr Bartlett and invite him, along with any members of hisstaff that he desired to bring with him, to meet with the Board at the April lst meetingduring its lunch hour3 Sheriff - JailerSheriff Rayford Oliver met with the Board and advised that sinceAllen, Jailer, he had been operating the jail with only two men workingper day, and he requested the Board to increase the salaries of the twountil such time as he would be able to employ another jailerThe Board took no action in the matter4 L G Morris Fee Deputythe death of Charlestwelve hours eachmen by 50 per monthSheriff Rayford Oliver requested the Board to appoint Mr L G Morris of Benson asa special deputy, on a fee basis, for Banner Township Sheriff Oliver presented a letter ofendorsement of Mr Morris signed by Whitley Hood, Chairman of the Democratic ExecutiveCommittee in South Banner Precinct, J M Denning, Chairman of the Democratic Executive Committeof West Banner Precinct, H V Byrd, Jr, Chairman of the Democratic Executive Committeeof North Banner Precinct, C P Trader, Judge of Benson District Recorders Court, and CarlBenton White, Chief of Police for the Town of Benson4Commissioner J D Bailey moved that Sheriff Olivers request be granted and thatthe Board approve the appointment of Mr Morris as a fee deputy for Banner Township for a termbeginning this date and ending the first Monday in December, 1968The motion was seconded by Commissioner Denning and was carried unanimously5 S R #1735 - Oneals TownshipMr Johnny Narron and several residents of Oneals Township appeared before the Boardrequesting that some improvements be made to road S R #1735 The Board informed thedelegation that their request would be presented to Mr W H Pridgen, District Engineer, andthat he would be asked to make a survey of the situation and make any improvements that hefelt that he could make6 ReportsThe following reports were filed with the BoardEleanor Hooks LibrarianHarper Godwin Tax CollectorSarah Ann Sasser Home Demonstration AgentG F Brown Acting Electrical InspectorWilson Broadwell Civil Defense DirectorEdith Park Welfare Director7 Notice - Application to the North Carolina ABC Board- Commissioner Holding moved that the following application to the North Carolina StateABC Board for license to sell beer be approvedMichael H and Jean W Wallace, 1201 South Crescent Drive, Smithfield, North CarolinaBright Leaf Shell Station, 825 Brogden Road, Smithfield, North CarolinaCommissioner Denning seconded the motion which was carried8 Ta-x Listdng ExtensionUpon the recommendation of W H Britt, Tax Supervisor, Commissioner Denning moved thatthe time for listing taxes be extended through February --10, 1968Commissioner Bailey seconded the motion which carried9 Pay W S Ragsdale - Survey County Home PropertyCommissioner Bailey moved that W H Britt, Auditor and J Narvin Creech, Treasurerbe directed to pay Ragsdale Engineers 45950 for a survey and maps of the County Home Farmand Woodlands and for concrete post markersThe motion was seconded by Commissioner Whitley and carried10 Transfer of Privileges of Deed of EasementAt the request of E S Simpson, Superintendent of Public Instruction, Johnston County,Commissioner Bailey moved that the privileges granted in a Deed of Easement made the 10th ofJune, 1967, by and between Guinehl L McCullers, Mary Z McCullers, Sulou M Earnhart, andDuane H McCullers and wife, Ovie M McCullers, of Johnston County, North Carolina, partiesof the first part; and the County of Johnston, party of the second part; recorded in Book661 at page 330 in the Office of the Johnston County Register of Deeds, be transferred tothe JohnstonCounty Board of EducationThe motion was seconded by Commissioner Whitley, and -carried unanimously11 Tree Pruning - Courthouse GroundsW H Britt, Auditor informed the Board that E D Holcombe Tree Care, Rockwood,Tennessee, had offered to prune and treat the broken trees on the Courthouse Square for aprice of 150 After a discussion, Commissioner Whitley moved that Auditor Britt offer thefirm 100 for the job of pruning and treating the trees, and employ them if they would do thejob for this priceThe motion was seconded by Commissioner Bailey and carried12 —G F Brown - Acting Electrical InspectorChairman Johnson informed the Board that he had temporarily authorized G F Brown toact as Electrical Inspector in the absence of Mr M W Knott, who is ill, and asked theapproval of the BoardCommissioner Holding moved that the action of Chairman Johnson be approved and thatMr Brown be appointed on a temporary basis as acting Electrical InspectorThe motion was seconded by Commissioner Whitley and was carried unanimously558February 5 1968 Cont13 County Attorney - Expenses to Institute of GovernmentCounty Attorney, W R Britt, ,advised the Board that there was to be held at theInstitute of Government, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, on February 23rd and 24th, a schoolor workshop for County attorneys and that he planned to attend, and he asked the Board topay his expenses Commissioner Whitley moved that the request of County Attorney, W R Britt,be granted and that the Auditor and Treasurer be directed to pay his expense account whenpresented in proper formThe motion was seconded by Commissioner Denning and was carried14 S R #1316 - Pleasant Grove TownshipMr Wilber Dupree and Mr Layton Dupree appeared before the Board and advised thatthere were several improvements needed to be made to road S R #1316 in Pleasant Grove Town -ship Mr W H Pridgen, District Engineer with the State Highway Commission was presentand after discussing the matter with the two Mr Duprees, he informed themthat he would makean immediate survey and make any improvements that he deemed necessary15 Ambulance Committee - ReportMr Lloyd Gilbert, Chairman of the Ambulance Committee, presented to the Board anoral report of his committee and left a copy of the minutes of two meetings that the Boardhad heldFollowing is a copy of the, minutes of his committee meetingsCOMMITTEE ON AMBULANCE SERVICEJOHNSTON COUNTYJanuary 16, 1968 Minutes - Committee on Ambulance Service, January 15, 1968, 700 P MPresent - Mr Lloyd Gilbert, Chairman; Mr Wilson Broadwell, Dr Hubert Poteat,Mr Elton Parrish, Mr Victor Rains, Sgt G A Stewart, Mr J E Rogerson, Mr M J Oliverand Mr H M JohnsonAbsent - Mr Swade Barbour,Jr and Mr Howard BentonThe resolution of the Board; of Commissioners Johnsir on County, dated January 3, 1968,appointing this Committee and outlining its duty was readThe Chairman reviewed the ACT TO ASSURE ADEQUATE AND CONTINUING AMBULANCE SERVICESTO THE CITIZENS OF NORTH CAROLINA as enacted by the General Assembly of North Carolina in1967; and also the RULES AND REGULATIONS GOVERNING AMBULANCE SERVICE as adopted by The NorthCarolina State Board of Health on October 12, 1967A very wholesome, lengthy and thorough discussion developed relative to the problemsinvolved in operating an ambulance service on the part of the Funeral Directors in JohnstonCountyIt was the feeling of this Committee that the Funeral Directors of Johnston Countyhad offered to our citizens a most excellent ambulance service throughout the years; and thatdue to the size of Johnston County and the geographical distribution of its population ini and around the municipalities throughout the County that the,best ambulance service couldbe provided by the Funeral Directors of this county; and that every effort should be made toreach some agreement whereby the Funeral Directors of Johnston County would continue thismuch needed serviceIt was moved by Sgt Stewart and seconded by Mr Broadwell that the Chairman ofthis Committee appoint a subcommittee of three members to meet with the Funeral Directors inJohnston County to learn if their group would re- consider their position in this matter;whereby they would continue to offer ambulance service to the citizens of Johnston Countyif necessary and proper arrangements be made by Johnston County to provide further ambulanceservice to the patients if needed after reaching the Hospital; that is, the responsibilityof the Funeral Directors would end upon bringing the patient or patients to the JohnstonMemorial Hospital; and that this meeting, if possible, be arranged at the earliest practicaldate Motion passedSgt Stewart, Mr Oliver and Mr Broadwell were named to this subcommittee MrParrish agreed to arrange a meeting with this subcommittee and the Funeral Directors ofJohnston County for Wednesday, January 17, 1968, at 730 P M in Room 120 at the Johnstoni Memorial Hospital1 The next meeting of this, the full,Committee, was scheduled for 715 P M onh January 22, 1968, in Room 111 at the Johnston Memorial HospitalLloyd GilbertChairmanIfFebruary 5, 1968 ContCOMMITTEE ON AMBULANCE SERVICEJOHNSTON COUNTYFebruary 5, 19689 Minutes Committee on Ambulance Service - January 22, 1968 - 715 P MPresent - Mr Gilbert, Chairman; Mr Broadwell, Dr Poteat, Mr Parrish, Mr Rains,Sgt Stewart, Mr Rogerson, Mr Oliver, Mr Johnson and Mr BentonAbsent Mr BarbourThe minutes for the meeting of January 15, 1968 stood approved as readA sub - committee of Sgt Stewart, Mr Oliver and Mr Broadwell was appointed to meetwith the Funeral Directors of Johnston County in an attempt to learn if that group wouldreconsider their position to discontinue ambulance service in Johnston County559Mr Broadwell acted as Chairman of this stb-committee and reports as followsthat the Funeral Directors -in Johnston County are definitely going out of the ambulance businessbut that they are willing to cooperate and assist in any proposal by the County to providesuch service The Funeral Directors recommended that the County assume the responsibilityof providing the citizens of Johnston County with ambulance service by the purchase ofeight 8 ambulances and station one each in Benson, Clayton, Princeton, Selma and Kenly;whereby patients might be transported to the hospital; that three 3 ambulances be stationedat the hospital to service the immediate area of Smithfield and to transfer and transportpatients to other Hospitals, Nursing Homes, etc as required Mr Broadwell further reportedthat Mr Long of Pittman -Long Funeral Home in Princeton stated that his business would assumethe responsibility of operating the ambulance in that area and that the Funeral Directors inother areas had stated that they would help and assist if the ambulance in their area wereoperated on a voluntary basisFollowing a lengthy discussion, it was moved by Dr Poteat and seconded by MrParrish, that the Committee recommend that Johnston County assume the responsibility ofproviding ambulance service to its citizens by purchasing eight 8, ambulances and placingj them at the following locations;i Johnston Memorial Hospital 3 unitsiTo be operated by paid employees of the hospital To provideroutine and emergency service to central area of Johnston CountyTo handle all transfer work to other hospitals Duke, Chapel Hill,etc To handle all ambulance work for Johnston County Welfare Depart-ment In emergency, these vehicles could be operated by qualifiedpersonnel from Rescue Squad, Fire Dept _etcSelma, Benson, Clayton, Kenly, Princeton 1 unit eachTo be operated by volunteer help from Rescue Squads, Fire Dept etcTo handle ambulance calls from their locality to Johnston Memorial HospitalOther than at the hospital, the community served should providehousing for the vehicle and manpower to operate them The County of-Johnston should provide for all other needsThata reasonable charge should be made for each and every tripmadeLloyd GilbertChairman16 S R # 1206 - George BrannanGeorge Brannan appeared before the Board and requested it to approve the abandonmentof a portion of road S R #1206 approximately 300 feet in length lying on the east sideof the Atlantic Coastline Railroad, and explained that most of the road was on his property,although a small portion was on the property of Mrs H V RoseICommissioner Holding moved that the Board approve the request of Mr Brannan rovidinP gall property owners signed the abandonment requestThe motion was seconded by Commissioner Bailey and was carried17 Pay Increase - Faye Pollardrequest At the r e of Mrs i q Edith Park, Welfare Director, Commissioner Holding movedE that the salary of Faye Pollard, who has recently attained the classification of SocialWorker I, be increased from 415 to 436 per month as of February 1, 1968The motion was seconded by Commissioner Bailey and carriediFebruary 5, 1968 Cont18 Improvements - CourtroomCommissioner Holding moved that James C Woodard, Clerk of Superior Court, beauthorized to make a study of the needs relative to improving the Courtroom and relatedfacilities, and determine just what he thought should be done in this respect, and make areport to the Board at its next meetingThe motion was seconded by Commissioner Bailey and - carried unanimously19 Renovation Plans - Herald Building {Commissioner Holding moved t h at James C Woodard , Clerk of Superior Court , andW H Britt, Auditor, secure the services and advice of Harry K McGee, architect, in drawingup the plans for the renovation of the old Smithfield Herald Building and conversion intoa courtroom and offices, thecommittee to report to the Board at its next meeting if possible20 Micro Fire District CommitteeCommissioner Bailey moved that Carl Smith, Mack Spence, Jr, and Robert Gaddy, Sr,all of Micro, be appointed members of the Micro Fire District Commission for a period oftwo years effective February 1, 1968, for the purpose of administering special funds providedby the levying and collection of a 15 cent tax ,per 100 evaluation of` _Droperty in said firedistrict, in accordance of General Statutes 69 -257, Carl Smith to be designated as treasurerand that he furnish satisfactory bond to be approved by the BoardThe motion was seconded by Commissioner Denning and carriedBy a motion made, seconded, and carried, it was moved that the meeting be adjourned