February 4, 1985 - 10:00 AM - County Board of Commissioners Meeting Minutes

Meeting of Board of Commissioners for Johnston CountyFebruary 4, 1985The Johnston County Board of Commissioners met in regular session Monday,February 4, 1985, at 10 oclock am, Commissioners Room, Johnston County Courthouse, Smithfield, North Carolina, with the following members presentNorman C Denning, Chairman, Frank B Holding, Vice Chairman, JamesW Cash and John M Booker, DVMAbsent Howard Benton Commissioner Bentons absence has been dueto back surgery Also present Kramer Jackson, County Manager and Eleanor N Creech,1 Minutes ClerkThe minutes of the January 7th and January 21st 1985 board meetingsstand approved as recorded2 Subdivisions Approveda Village View Subdivision - Section IIIUpon the recommendationby Commissioner James W Cash,and carried, the Village ViewSR 1910 and SR 1911, Wilsons5A and Lot # 513, was approved anWilliam E Johnson, owner - finalof the County Planning Board, and upon motionduly seconded by Commissioner John M BookerSubdivision, Section 111, located intersection ofMills Township, subdividing Lot #5 into Lot #d the Chairman authorized to execute the platphaseb Flower Hill Estates SubdivisionUpon the recommendation of the County Planning Board, and upon motionby Commissioner John M Booker, duly seconded by Commissioner James W Cashand carried, the Flower Hill Estates Subdivision, owner Lamco Industries, MrIvery McLamb, located left side NC 222; i mile north of intersection of SR 2107and NC 222; ONeals Township, 4 lots, final phase, was approved and the Chairmanauthorized to execute the platc Ken Jones Subdivisiond River Dell Chase SubdivisionUponUpon therecommendation of the County Planning Board, andupon motionbyCommissionerJames W Cash, duly seconded by Commissioner JohnM Bookerandcarried, theKen Jones Subdivision, Ken Jones, owner; locatedintersectionofUS 70 Princeton by -pass and SR 2316, Boon Hill Township, 9 lots final onlots#1; #8; and#9 was approved and the Chairman authorized toexecute theplatd River Dell Chase SubdivisionUpontherecommendation of the County PlanningBoard, and upon motionby CommissionerJohn M Booker, duly seconded by CommissionerJames W Cashand carried,theRiver Dell Chase Subdivision, Delma WFlowers, owner, locatedSR 1735 eastofintersection SR 1745, Wilders Township,final phase, 2 lots, wasapproved andtheChairman authorized to execute the plate Twin Oaks SubdivisionUpon the recommendation of the County Planning Board, and upon motionby Commissioner James W Cash, duly seconded by Commissioner John M Bookerand carried, the Twin Oaks Subdivision, Ray Whitley, owner, located SR 2508off US 70, Smithfield Township, 7 lots, final phase, was approved and the Chairmanauthorized to execute the platf John Austin SubdivisionUpon the recommendation of the County Planning Board, and upon themotion of Commissioner John M Booker, duly seconded by Commissioner JamesW Cash and carried, the John Austin Subdivision, John Austin, owner, locatedSR 1582,` Cleveland Township, final phase, 4 lots, was approved and the Chairmanauthorized to execute the platg Weldon Buck Adams SubdivisionUpon the recommendation of the County Planning Board, and upon motionby Commissioner James W Cash, duly seconded by Commissioner John M Bookerand carried, the Weldon Buck Adams Subdivision, Weldon Buck Adams, owner,located SR- 2168 off SR 2105, ONeals Township, final phase, 4 lots, was approvedthe the Chairman authorized to execute -the platI? 7{I49February 4, 1985 Continued3 Road Petition Add to System - River Estates SubdivisionCommissioner John M Booker moved that a road petition from N GrahamHolt, owner of River Estates Subdivision, requesting that a subdivision road offSR 2342 be added to the Secondary Road System for maintenance be approved andforwarded to the North Carolina Department of TransportationCommissioner James W Cash seconded the motion which was carried4 Wilsons Mills Community Development - Engineering Services - ResolutionUpon a motion by Commissioner Frank B Holding, duly seconded byCommissioner James W Cash and carried, the following resolution was adoptedRESOLUTIONWhereas, the County of Johnston has advertised for Solicitation for Assis-tance for engineering and design services proposals pertaining to the WilsonsMills Community Development Project, and said advertisement appeared in theNovember 30, 1984 publication of the Smithfield Herald, and was extended bydirect correspondence to December 12, 1984, andWhereas, the County Commissioners authorized the County Manager andthe Community Development Director to enter into negotiation for a ContratualAgreement for Professional Engineering Services, for the Wilsons Mills Project,andWhereas, Ragsdale Consultants, PA was ranked first, and Finkbeiner,Pettis and Strout Limited Consulting Engineers ranked second Rank was basedon1 Professional qualifications of their staff;2 Past work experience on Community Development Projects;3 Proposed total fee and per diem rate scheduleThe qualifications of the professional staff of Ragsdale Consultants isequal to that of Finkbeiner, Pettis Strout, Limited Consulting Engineers; RagsdaleConsultants have completed twenty -four 24 Community Revitilization ProjectsFinkbeiner has completed two 2 Community Revitilization Projects and two 2other projects similar to the Wilsons Mills in project description The fee proposedby Ragsdale Consultants is based on a lower percentage of total project constructioncost which gives a proposed contract amount of Twenty -nine Thousand One HundredFour Dollars 29,10400, while Finkbeiner, Pettis Strout Limited Consultantsfee is computed on a cost plus computation with contract fee vering between Twenty -five Thousand and Thirty -five Thousand Dollars 25,000 - 359000Whereas, Ragsdale Consultants, PA can provide the County of Johnstonthe most cost effective technical services on the project due to;1 Specific work experience in the project area;2 Knowledge of key personnel concerning physical, technical, andcultural aspects of the project and the project site3 Background engineering investigations and preliminary design forthe project4 Previously completed field survey information, information whichis maintained in the firms project files5 The fee charged by Ragsdale Consultants is within the project budgetNow Therefore, Be Resolved by the Board of Commissioners, County ofJohnston that the proposal submitted by Ragsdale Consultants be accepted andauthorization be granted to execute an Agreement for Professional EngineeringServicesThis the 4th day of February, 19855 Princeton Waterline - Easement - Southern Railway SystemCommissioner James W Cash moved that Norman C Denning, Chairman,be authorized to execute the easement agreement between Johnston County andSouthern Railway System for two 16 inch water pipeline encroachments and one18 inch water pipe line crossing at Princeton, North CarolinaCommissioner Frank B Holding seconded the motion which was carriedNote One time easement payment in the amount of 14,637 to SouthernRailway System 501February 4, 1985 Continued6 Princeton Waterline - Advertise for Construction BidsCommissioner Frank B Holding moved that the County Manager and engineersbe authorized to advertise for construction bids on the Princeton waterlineCommissioner James W Cash seconded the motion which was carried7 Bids for 1987 Revaluation DiscussedJohnnie Stott, Tax Adm i m i strator, met with the board and advised hehad received and opened bids from five real estate appraisal firms as follows;Carolina Appraisals 370,000 conventional 453,000 computerizedwith no hardware cost included;Cole- Layer - Trumble Associated Surveys - 485,000 conventional 598,000computerized ;Pearsons Appraisal Service - 390,000 conventional 553,707 comput-erized;Automated Valuation Services - 440,000 conventional 600,663 computer-ized;W P Ferris; Inc - 485,881computerized system onlyThe Tax Administrator hadprepared a summary of each proposal whichhe discussed with the board Indiscussion, the board expressed a desire tointerview the three firms submittingthe lowest bids and asked Mr Stott to makethe necessary appointments for 30minute interviews starting at 730 pm onMonday, February 11th36108 Tax Collections Report - Advertisement of Delinquent TaxesThe Tax Administrator submitted the monthly tax collections report; thepercentage of collections up from 19842608The Tax Administrator asked the Board of Commissioners for permissionto advertise del i nquent taxes thefirst Monday in March this year instead ofthe first Monday in April as they haddone in previous yearsThe board had no objection to advertising in March9 Rescue Squad Report for 1984884Doug Broughton, President,Johnston County Rescue Squad Associationpresented the following annual reportiiI1SQUADCALLSMANHOURSBenson9033398Clayton7833610Four Oaks7302608Kenly6052340Micro337884Princeton3732429Selma8141948Smithfield9443051Total5489 157increase 20,168 25 increaseVolunteer rescue squad workers savethe taxpayers of Johnston Countyin excess of511,584 annuallyMr Broughtonalso asked the board to consider budgeting for two rescueambulances in nextfiscal years budget, withSelma priority # 1; and Smithfieldpriority # 2The Commissioners told Mr Broughton they would consider this request10 South ThirdStreet Parking Lot - PavingContract AwardedThe Countyreceived the following threebids for the paving, curb andgutter work on theSouth Third Street parkinglot The bids received and openedpublicly at 230 pmon January 29th in the Commissioners Room1 W F BlackmanConstruction431575002 James Paul Edwards Construction Co39,775003 S T Wooten Construction Company39,71925iiI1I February 4, 1985 ContinuedWatson Electrical Construction for an emergency 5KW generator;bid price 8,500;Dictaphone - the tape recording equipment;bid price 7,733Southern Communications submitted the only complete bid, bid price forthe complete system - 28,766Staff recommends the county appropriate an additional 416 from theContingency Fund and award the contract to Southern Communications and Electronicsas per their bid price The County has already appropriated 20,350 and accepteda grant from EMS in the amount of 8,000 for this project After discussion, Commissioner John M Booker moved the contract topurchase equipment for a central dispatching center in the Johnston County SheriffsOffice be awarded to Southern Communications and Electronics as, per their bidprice of 28,766Commissioner Frank B Holding seconded the motion which was carried13 Appointments - Citizens Involvement CouncilCommissioner James W Cash moved that Leon Whitehurst, Smithfield,NC 2 year term ; Mary Ann White, Smithfield, NC filling the unexpired termof Chris Moran; and Joyce Donohue, Smithfield, NC 2 year term be appointedto the Johnston County Citizens Involvement CouncilCommissioner John M Booker seconded the motion which was carried14 Appointments - Capital Health Systems AgencyThree vacancies - no public interest Action deferred15 Chairmans Appointments of Commissioners to Advisory BoardsNorman C Denning, Chairman, made the following appointments to variouscounty advisory board and or agencies;Frank B HoldingJohn M BookerJames W CashHoward BentonNorman C DenningMental Health BoardLibrary BoardSocial Services BoardHospital BoardHealth DepartmentLandfill DeptRescue SquadsTriangle J COGFire DepartmentsThe engineer has reviewed the bids and found them to be in orderStaff recommends the board award the contract to S T Wooten Construction Companyas per their bid of 39,71925 The County Manager reported that funds are budgetedand available for this projectCommissioner Frank B Holding moved the contract to pave the SouthThird Street parking lot be awarded to S T Wooten Construction Company, lowbidder, at 39,71925Commissioner John M Booker seconded the motion which was carried11 District Highway Engineer - Department of TransportationWayne Bai ley, District Engineer, N C Department of Transportation,visited with the board Mr Bailey assured the board the project to widen highway301 between Selma and Smithfield remains on schedule, bids to be let February26th7 with a completion date set for October, 1986 He also advised the boardthat two projects on 1 -40 in Johnston County have been let for construction12 Central Dispatching - Contract AwardedThe County advertised and solicited bids for equipment to establisha central dispatching center in the Johnston County Sheriffs OfficeOn January 29th the following three bids were received and opened publiclyat 230 pm in the Commissioners Room;Watson Electrical Construction for an emergency 5KW generator;bid price 8,500;Dictaphone - the tape recording equipment;bid price 7,733Southern Communications submitted the only complete bid, bid price forthe complete system - 28,766Staff recommends the county appropriate an additional 416 from theContingency Fund and award the contract to Southern Communications and Electronicsas per their bid price The County has already appropriated 20,350 and accepteda grant from EMS in the amount of 8,000 for this project After discussion, Commissioner John M Booker moved the contract topurchase equipment for a central dispatching center in the Johnston County SheriffsOffice be awarded to Southern Communications and Electronics as, per their bidprice of 28,766Commissioner Frank B Holding seconded the motion which was carried13 Appointments - Citizens Involvement CouncilCommissioner James W Cash moved that Leon Whitehurst, Smithfield,NC 2 year term ; Mary Ann White, Smithfield, NC filling the unexpired termof Chris Moran; and Joyce Donohue, Smithfield, NC 2 year term be appointedto the Johnston County Citizens Involvement CouncilCommissioner John M Booker seconded the motion which was carried14 Appointments - Capital Health Systems AgencyThree vacancies - no public interest Action deferred15 Chairmans Appointments of Commissioners to Advisory BoardsNorman C Denning, Chairman, made the following appointments to variouscounty advisory board and or agencies;Frank B HoldingJohn M BookerJames W CashHoward BentonNorman C DenningMental Health BoardLibrary BoardSocial Services BoardHospital BoardHealth DepartmentLandfill DeptRescue SquadsTriangle J COGFire DepartmentsFebruary 4, 1985 Continued16 Brogden Rural Fire Department - Extension of BoundariesUpon a motion by Commissioner Frank B Holding, duly seconded byCommissioner John M Booker and carried, the following resolution was adoptedRESOLUTION DESIGNATING AMENDED BOUNDARIESOF THE BROGDEN FIRE DISTRICTWHEREAS, the matter of fixing and declaring the amended boundaries-of the Brogden Fire District was duly presented;AND - WHEREAS, it appears that the Brogden Fire Department has compliedwith minimum requirements, as contained in a resolution adopted by the Boardof County Commissioners on October 3, 1955, pertaining to the establishment offire departments and fire districts in the county;AND WHEREAS, the enlargement of its fire district has met the approvalof the North Carolina Fire Rating Bureau;NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the boundaries of the BrogdenFire District to be served by the Brogden Fire Department be amended and officiallydesignated and fixed as followsBeginning at point 1 on the Riverside Church Road RPR 1201 05 milesouth of its intersection with the Brogden Road RPR 1007, thence in an easterlydirection to point 2 on the Brogden Road RPR 1007 03 mile east of its intersectionwith the Worley Road RPR 2529, thence in a northeasterly direction to point 3on the Worley Road RPR 2529 03 mile east of its intersection with the BrogdenRoad RPR 1007, thence in a northwesterly direction to the Worley Road againto point 4 03 mile east of its intersection with Progressive Church Road RPR2530, thence north to a point 5 on the Daughtry Road RPR 2528 09 mile eastof its intersection with the Woodard Road RPR 2526, thence in a northwesterlydirection to point 6 03 mile on RPR 2527 03 mile east of its intersection withWoodard Road RPR 2526, thence in a northern direction to point 7 on the PrincetonRoad RPR 2530 05 mile northeast of its intersection with Woodard Road RPR 2526,thence in a northwesterly direction to point 8 at intersection of Howell RoadRPR 2521 and Highway 70 Follow Highway 70 west to point 9 at intersectionof RPR 2313 Follow RPR 2313 southwest to its intersection of Braswell Road RPR2519 to point 10, thence in a westerly direction to point 11 at Massey Branchon the Stevens Chapel Church Road RPR 2310, thence in a westerly direction topoint 12 at the intersection of RPR 2516 to Creech Mill Road RPR 2309, thence _in a westerly direction to point 13 at the intersection of RPR 2512 and RPR2513, thence in a northerly direction to point 14 at the intersection of RPR2510 and RPR 250 9, thence in ;a southwestern direction to point 15 on RPR 250908 mile north of its intersection with the Brogden Road RPR 1007, thence in asouthwesterly direction to point 16 on RPR 2508 02 mile north of its intersectionwith the Brogden Road RPR 1007, thence in a southwesterly direction to pointj 17 on the Brogden Road RPR 1007 02 mile west of its intersection with RPR2508, thence back to RPR 2508, thence in a southwesterly direction to its intersectionwith dead end road RUR 2511 to point 18, thence in an easterly direction tothe east end of dead end road RPR 2511 to point 19, thence across woods ina southerly direction to point 20 where Pole Cat Branch enters into the NeuseRiver, thence following the Neuse River to point 21 at the Neuse Bend Development,thence in a northeasterly direction to point 1 beginning17 Nursing Home - Maylon McLamb - Benson AreaUpon a motion by Commissioner Frank B Holding, duly seconded byCommissioner John M Booker and carried, the following resolution was adoptedIRESOLUTIONWHEREAS, the matter of the need for a Nursing Home in the Benson areahas been brought to the attention of the Johnston County Board of Commissioners;AND WHEREAS, Mr Maylon McLamb of Benson has requested that theI Board of County Commissioners endorse an application for a Nursing Home in theBenson area;IAND WHEREAS, a need for a Nursing Home in the Benson area has beenrecommended by the Johnston County Social Services Director;NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the application of Mr MaylonMcLamb, Benson, North Carolina, for a Nursing Horne in the Benson area be endorsedby the Johnston County Board of CommissionersIf55February 4, 1985 Continued18 Bulk Container Site Sought - Airport PropertyThe County Manager reported to the board that he had asked the AirportAuthority for permission to construct a bulk container site on airport propertyand he should be hearing from them in the near futureThe board talked about purchasing containers for garbage collection,but took no action at this time19 Mileage Reimbursement to Employees ReducedThe County Manager explained to the board that because of new federalregulations the Internal Revenue Service is now requiring county employees toreport as income any mileage reimbursement over 205 cents per mile The countyis- now paying 22 cents per mile to employees who use their personal vehicleon county businessAfter discussion, Commissioner Frank B Holding moved that county re-imbursement for mileage to employees using their personal vehicles on countybusiness be reduced from 22 cents per mile to 205 cents per mileCommissioner James W Cash seconded the motion which was carried20 Appointment - Library Board of TrusteesCommissioner James W Cash moved that Mrs C B Margenette Hinnant,Micro, NC, be appointed to the Public Library Board of Trustees to fill the un-expired term of Dr Joseph Jan Creech Expiration date of this term June, 1987Commissioner Frank B Holding seconded the motion which was carried21 Board of Education - Statement of Needs of the County School SystemBoard of Education members present Wade Stephenson, Chairman; SherwoodParker, Vice - Chairman; Jimmy R Flowers and W Royster Martin;School Superintendent - Dr James H SI lerbe;Selma S6hool Advisory Board members present Ray Earp and Dr DickyParrishWade Stephenson, Chairman, made an opening statement; thanked theBoard of Commissioners for giving the Board of Education the opportunity to meetwith them; and spoke on the Board of Educations credibilitySherwood Parker, Vice- Chairman, read the following statement;BOARD OF EDUCATION STATEMENT TO COUNTY COMMISSIONERSFebruary 4, 1985GentlemenNormally, we address the capital outlay needs with you when wepresent our official budget request in May Because you may make adecision today to spend next years money, and perhaps, more, for ajail and county office building, we have asked that we ,be allowed tospeak We are concerned that some have implied that you will fundthese projects rather than provide funds to the schools because we havenot completed our Long Range Plan Gentlemen, we had not expectedto have the plan completed at this point in time I do not know whatyou expect the Long Range Plan to do, but it certainly is not expectedto make all the decisions this year that may be required for each ofthe next ten years Rather, it w i l l provide direction and a frameworkfor making these decisions and preparing annual budget requests thatare required by State lawAs to the needs of the County School System, they have been welldocumented in the recent report titled JOHNSTON COUNTY SCHOOL FACILITIES1984 -1994 To briefly summarize our situation, only 9 of the 23 schoolshave facilities that are judged adequate to house a[I their studentsWe have adequate facilities for an estimated 11,174 students of an expectedmaximum enrollment of 14,582 Unfortunately, the location of these facilitiesand the location of thi a students creates a requirement for new constructionto house 5,079 35 students in adequate facilities Twenty -four buildingsdo not meet the Handicapped Section of the North Carolina Building Codeand are not suitable for modification or are very difficult to modifyEight buildings have been judged by the architects, engineers, andeducators of the State Department of Public Instruction to be poor andshould be phased out Twenty more buildings should only be maintainedfor health and safety until replaced according to these expertsFebruary 4, 1985 ContinuedWe must begin to alleviate these situations To wait any longeris a grave disservice to the children and the taxpayers of the countyWe understand that you are being pressured to build a new jail Weunderstand the need for better office space for the County Adm76ist-rat on -aWe hope, however, that you wi I I not forget what you have seen in theschools and that you will have a serious concern for the welfare ofchi I dren Although the needsare many, and the communities in the countyare anxious to replacetheir old worn out buildings, we decided wellover a year ago thatRichard B Harrison should be replaced firstWe purchased a very fine site for its replacement The people of Selmaare excited and impatientto see construction get underway Others inthe county are awaitingtheir turn recognizing that the sooner we getstarted, the better Ontwo occasions, we have officially notified youof our request for fundsfor that new school The first of those occasionswas our budget requestlast year, and the second request was a fewweeks ago in responseto the County Administrators request We assureyou that you will see therequest again at budget timeWe hope that our position is clear to you and that the media re-presentatives will report it accurately to the public However, if theresti l I are questions, we will attempt to answer themWade Stephenson, ChairmanSherwood Parker, Vice ChairmanRoyster MartinJimmy FlowersKenneth JonesSpeaking again, Chairman Stephenson reminded the Board of Commissionersthat the Board of Education voted unanimously to build the Selma School; sayingthat all other school districts in the county have a new one -story facility exceptSelmaDr Ellerbe stated that it is a serious time in the county; the countywill always have large financial needs He suggested that another one -half centsales tax could be used in Johnston County; that there is a need to approachthe problem with how to find dollars in years to come as additional revenuewi I I be needed Dr Ellerbe further stated the school system is in serious needof new school buildings, and the Board of Education is trying to solve theseneeds ; they are working on plans of how it can be done most economicallyThe Board of Educat i n is trying to look at the entire process of funding for manyyears down the road, Dr Ellerbe stated Dr Ellerbe reminded the board thatiwere talking about the future of the county - young childrenICommissioner Frank B Holding responded saying that he is committedto schools and he will support the schools and construction needs to keep schoolsup to date Commissioner Holding continued saying that he hopes there will beenough resources to do what needs to be done for the schools and to build thecounty jailThe Board of Education asked to meet with the Board of Commissionerswhen they learned that the board might employ an architect to start work onplans for a new courthouse addition which will include a new county jail facilityEarlier during the meeting, the County Manager advised he had talkedwith a Federal Marshal and there might be a possibility of getting federal fundsto help construct a new jail facility if the county - agrees to reserve up to 15cells for safekeeping of federal prisoners awaiting trialCommissioner James W Cash stated that with the possibility of a federalgrant of approximately 750,000 for the new courthouse addition, both projectscould be done at the same time; and that the Commissioners w i l l work towarddoing the school project and the county jail in the next few yearsThe two boards talked about phase construction ; it was not preferred,but not ruled outChairman Denning responded regarding the Board of Educations credibilitysaying there is no question in this boards mind about the Board of Educationscredibility However, the Board of Commissioners must be prepared to tightenthe buck as the county wi I l be getting less money - from the federal governmentChairman Denning further assured the Board of Education the Board of Commissionerswill work with them in doing everything they can; realizing the Board of Educationis committed to the Selma project Chairman Denning strongly emphasized theBoard of Commissioners can not afford at this time to raise the ad valorem taxrate; the farmers just cant afford much more tax Chairman Denning agreedwith Dr Ellerbes suggestion that maybe they should look for other sources of0tFebruary 4, 1985 Continuedrevenue to help finance some of the countys capital outlay needs He told theBoard of Education and members of the Selma Advisory Council that were present,he feels their Selma project is on its wayCommissioner Holding again responding stated, this board has respectfor what the Board of Education is trying to do, and the job you have to do ;there are boys and girls all over the State that are in the same type of schools;and this board expects to pursue and resolve this matter in as orderly a manneras we know howCommissioner John M Booker spoke to the Board of Education stating;There appears to be a large need in county school facilities shown by the publichearings held during the past year The needed capital appears to be greaterthan the practical ability of the county commissioner board could provide ina short time In order for a commissioner to push to get the maximum from thecounty tax dollar and more funds being designated to the school facilities, hemust be assured that all practical efforts are being pursued by the persons ofresponsibility representing our county school system Not only must a commissionerbe assured, but also, the public must be assuredCommissioner Booker pointed out that he was not opposin the SelmaSchool project, but questioned what wi I I happen to all the other nee s that havebeen brought out at public hearings22 Architectural Agreement Executed for Courthouse AdditionCommissioner Howard Benton moved that Norman C Denning, Chairman,be authorized to execute the Standard Architectural Agreement between JohnstonCounty and Grier -Fripp Associates, Inc, Charlotte, NC, to provide architecturaldrawings for the new Courthouse AnnexArchitectural Agreement on file with the County ManagerCommissioner James W Cash seconded the motion which was carried bythe following voteAye Howard Benton, James W Cash, Frank B Holding, John M Booker,DVM, and Norman C DenningNay NoneCommissioner Benton was excused to leave the board meeting at 250pmUpon a motion by Commissioner John M Booker, duly seconded by Com-missioner James W Cash and carried, the board recessed to meet again Monday,February 11, 1985, at 730 pmNorman C Denning, ChairmanEleanor N CreechClerk to the BoardCommissioner Bookerquestionedthat theJohnston County Schoolhe is inSystemhas27 combination classrooms;there arerepairs and renovations neededHewantedtoknow if consolidation could relieveexpensesfor the county schoolcan dosystem,ifso, he could support itHe emphasizedthatthe Board of Educationhad anopportunity to do somethingabout theHarrisonSchool problem twoyears ago,butfailed to do soCommissioner Benton has had serious back surgery and isunder strict22 Architectural Agreement Executed for Courthouse AdditionCommissioner Howard Benton moved that Norman C Denning, Chairman,be authorized to execute the Standard Architectural Agreement between JohnstonCounty and Grier -Fripp Associates, Inc, Charlotte, NC, to provide architecturaldrawings for the new Courthouse AnnexArchitectural Agreement on file with the County ManagerCommissioner James W Cash seconded the motion which was carried bythe following voteAye Howard Benton, James W Cash, Frank B Holding, John M Booker,DVM, and Norman C DenningNay NoneCommissioner Benton was excused to leave the board meeting at 250pmUpon a motion by Commissioner John M Booker, duly seconded by Com-missioner James W Cash and carried, the board recessed to meet again Monday,February 11, 1985, at 730 pmNorman C Denning, ChairmanEleanor N CreechClerk to the BoardCommissioner Booker further emphasized that; as a CountyCommissionerhe is inthe position of being responsible and the board is goingo do all itpossiblycan do, however, it may not be all that needs to be doneCommissionerBookerfurther stated to the Board of Education; yes, I am goingo do all Ican doto help the school system, but this board and the Boardof Educationbetter look at the total picture and see what is really neededWade Stephenson thanked the Board of Commissiones for hearingthe Boardof EducationCommissioner Howard Benton attends meeting at 230 pmCommissioner Benton has had serious back surgery and isunder strictdoctorsorders not to sit more than 10 to 15 minutes at a timeCommissioner Benton has made a special effort to attend theboard meetingas theintentions are to take action on employing an architecturalfirm to begindrawingplans for the Courthouse additionThe new courthouse addition has been in discussion for severalmonths22 Architectural Agreement Executed for Courthouse AdditionCommissioner Howard Benton moved that Norman C Denning, Chairman,be authorized to execute the Standard Architectural Agreement between JohnstonCounty and Grier -Fripp Associates, Inc, Charlotte, NC, to provide architecturaldrawings for the new Courthouse AnnexArchitectural Agreement on file with the County ManagerCommissioner James W Cash seconded the motion which was carried bythe following voteAye Howard Benton, James W Cash, Frank B Holding, John M Booker,DVM, and Norman C DenningNay NoneCommissioner Benton was excused to leave the board meeting at 250pmUpon a motion by Commissioner John M Booker, duly seconded by Com-missioner James W Cash and carried, the board recessed to meet again Monday,February 11, 1985, at 730 pmNorman C Denning, ChairmanEleanor N CreechClerk to the 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