June 3, 1968 - 11:00 AM - County Board of Commissioners Meeting Minutes

June 3, 1968 - Regular1 5Fit widthZKArAJune 3, 1968The Johnston County Board of Commissioners met in regular session in the CommissionersRoom in the Johnston County Courthouse, June 3, 1968, at 11 oclock, AM, with the followingmembers presentH M Johnson, Chairman, J Dobbin Bailey, Adam J Whitley, Norman C Denning andFrank B Holding1 Absent NoneThe following business was transacted 1 Sam Stallings - Representing Whitley Memorial ChurchiMr Sam Stallings, representing Whitley Memorial Methodist Church, appeared before theBoard requesting that the taxes on a house and lot leased from an individual to WhitleyMemorial Methodist Church be released from July 1, 1967, to June 22, 1968 The Board referredj this matter to W R Britt, County Attorney, for investigation, and took no action at thisi time2 N H Parrish - Salary RequestMr N H Parrish, Court Bailiff, appeared before the Board and requested an increasein salary from 60 per month to 100 per month, effective July 1, 1968The Board informed Mr Parrish that this request would be considered at budget makingtime3 1 Contracts - Carpet Furniture - Courthouse and Related FacilitiesPursuant to an order by the Board, and after due advertisement, the following bidswere received and opened for furniture and carpet for the Superior Court Room and relatedfacilities1 Carpet Bidsa Smithfield Carpet Center824 South 8th StreetSmithfield, North CarolinabCarpet and CushionTaxInstallationTalton, Inc432 East MarketSmithfield, North Carolina 5969390 5 Bid Deposit17081 3299273375 6,59846Total Bid including Sales Tax5 Bid Deposit 7172500 38625June 3, 1968 font2 , Furniture Bidsa Storr Sales CompanyRaleigh, North CarolinaTotal Bid excluding Sales Taxb Edwards BroughtonRaleigh, North CarolinaTotal Bid including Sales Taxc Talton IncSmithfield, North CarolinaTotal Bid including Sales Tax5 Bid Deposit 6909500 30475 _5 Bid Deposit 7,55014 366515 Bid Deposit 7960000 38000After careful consideration and verification of bids by the Board, Commissioner Holdingmade a motion to award the furniture contract to St_orr Sales, Inc, Raleigh, North Carolina,low bidder Commissioner Holding further moved that the bid for Carpet for the SuperiorCourt Room and related facilities be readvertised, as onlyAWo bidst,hac been receivedCommissioner Denning seconded the motion which carried unanimously4 Contract - Draperies Courthouse and Related FacilitiesThe following bids were opened for making and installing draperies for the SuperiorCourt Room and related facilitiesa Sheldas InteriorsBox 988Smithfield, North CarolinaTotal Bid 2957000b Midway InteriorsP 0 Box 124Selma, North CarolinaTotal Bid 2210600c Taltons IncSmithfield, North CarolinaTotal Bid 1286400After - ,careful consideration and verification of bids, Commissioner Frank B Holdingmade a motion ---,to award the drapery contract to Taltons Inc, of Smithfield, low bidderCommissioner Denning seconded the motion which carried5 Surplus Commodities - Year Round ProgramMr J P Davis, Director of Food Division of the Department of Agriculture, appearedbefore the Board and explained that the Food Assistance Program was available on a year roundbasis to any County requesting it It was strongly recommended that the Board of CountyCommissioners give serious consideration to initiating this year round programAfter much discussion and careful consideration, Commissioner Denning moved that theBoard approve the year round 12 Months Food Assistance Program to become effective September1, 1968The Program is to be under the supervision of the Johns ton County Welfare Director andoperated on the same basis as a seasonal program The motion was seconded by CommissionerBailey and carried6 Road PetitionMr Wallace Williams appeared before the Board and requested that S R # 1924, locatednear Selma, be paved This road is about one -half mile in length with seventeen dwellingsThe Board explained-that this road carried a priority rating of 69 and would probably be pavedin the near future7 Ernest Atkinson - Schedule B LicenseMr Harper Godwin, Tax Collector, explained to the Board that Ernest Atkinson, adisabled veteran, had applied for Schedule B Peddlers,license He also explained that ina case of this nature, this license is usually issued without chargeCommissioner Whitley moved that Ernest Atkinson be issued Schedule B license withoutcharge Commissioner Denning seconded the motion which carried unanimously8 Johnston County Library LotMr Harper Godwin was instructed by the Board to have one or two of the trees on the oldJohnston County Library lot removed, and also instructed to contact the State Highway Commissioni57Drequesting that they fill in this lot in order to provide for adequate parking space in thisarea9 Advertisement - Bond CoverageCommissioner Whitley moved that W H Britt, Auditor, be authorized and directed toadvertise for bids on a Blanket Bond coverage for all County employees Commissioner Baileyseconded the motion which carried10 Advertisement - Fuel OilCommissioner Norman C Denning moved that W H Britt, Auditor, be authorized to advertisefor bids on the necessary amount of fuel oil to be used in heating the Courthouse, CourthouseAnnex, Agriculture Building, and the Health Center Building for the fiscal year 1968 -1969The motion was seconded by Commissioner Bailey and carried11 ReportsThe following reports were filed with the BoardH J WhitleyEleanor HooksM W KnottC W TarltonHarper GodwinEdith ParkRubert BarbourForest RangerLibrarianElectrical InspectorExtension AgentTax CollectorWelfare DirectorDog Warden12 Advertisement - Smithfield Herald Building RenovationCommissioner Holding moved that Mr Harry McGee, Architect, be authorized to advertisefor bids for the renovation of the old Smithfield Herald Building into a Courthouse Annex,bids to be opened Tuesday, July 9, 1968, at 100 PMThe motion was seconded by Commissioner Whitley, and carried13Commissioner Frank B Holding moved that the North Carolina State Highway Commission berequested to take immediate action on the following requestNORTH CAROLINAJOHNSTON COUNTYTO THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF JOHNSTON COUNTY AND THE STATE HIGHWAY COMMISSIONWe the undersigned respectfully request that necessary steps be taken to eliminate theflooding on N C Rural Paved Road No 2310 which runs from Pine Level to Brogden To drainthe road properly, it is our opinion that the ditch from the intersection at Henry Bass houseto the intersection of the same road at Highway 70 at Davis Mill be cleaned out This wasdone by the State Highway Commission during World War II, but no cleaning out has been donesince When heavy rains come, as much as two feet of water runs across N C Rural PavedRoad No 2310We request that you give this matter as prompt attention as possibleSome of the persons signing this petition have lands adjacent to the ditch in the areaabove described and heneb give permission to go upon their lands to do work necessary to cleanout said ditch The- persons signing said petition live or own land in the area and join in thispetition for the good of all persons concerned and all persons traveling on N C Rural PavedRoad No 2310MW BOliverJames L PeedinJ MWoodardGordon N PeedinDoc ROliverSadie B PeedinL PCreechJ R Starling, JrJ CFutrellB L GodwinJohn H CrockerRaeford StarlingH DThompsonJ N Brady_HenryBassW H HollomanThaney B CappsPaul PittmanRalphG HouseTom CrockerEEddieP HollomanK C WoodardiJamesGowerH P CreechIICommissioner Denningseconded the motion,which carriedM580June 3 1968 C14 New RoadMr John D Pittman and Mr W C Fitzgerald appeared before the Board and requestedthat a new road in Micro Township be added to the North Carolina Secondary Road ProgramCommissioner Frank B Holding moved that this request be granted CommissionerJ Dobbin Bailey seconded the motion which carried15 Ambulance ReportMr Lloyd Gilbert and Mr Wilson Broadwell appeared before the Board of County Commiss-ioners and reported the progress which had been made on the Ambulance Program16 Transfer - Contingent FundCommissioner Frank B Holding moved that 19385 from the contingent fund be transferredand appropriated to the Training Item of the Civil Defense Budget for expenses incurred in theAmbulance attendahts Course, which would cause an overdraft in the Civil Defense BudgetCommissioner Denning seconded the motion which carried unanimously17 Boarding Home ContractCommissioner J Dobbin Bailey moved that the contract for operation of the JohnstonCounty Boarding Home operating as Marlboro House be extended for a period of one year,beginning September 1, 1968, to Nathan T and Marian W LassiterThe motion was seconded by Commissioner Denning and carried18 Mental Health ProjectCommissioner Frank B Holding moved that the following resolution be adopted1 a The Board of Commissioners of Johnston County do hereby approve ProjectNo NC -MH -9, Johnston Memorial Hospital Mental Health Center, and authorizeas the local share the maximum of 192,60000 in participation by the Countyin the constructing and equipping of this Mental Health Center at a total costof 770,00000b_- And do hereby name the Johnston Memorial Hospital, a direct instrumentalityof Johnston County, with its Board of Trustees, to be responsible for theprosecution of this Mental Health Projectc The Johnston Memorial Hospital, with its Board of Trustees, will actas a Building ;Committee This Committee in to select an appropriate buildingsite, select and nominate an architect, and further, shall be authorizedto advertise for bids, award contracts and purchase equipment necessaryin the constructing and equipping of this Mental Health Center2 - Mr J Marvin Johnson, Chairman of the Board of Trustees of JohnstonMemorial Hospital, is hereby appointed official spokesman for Project NoNC -MH -9, Johnston Memorial Hospital Mental Health Center, and is authorizedto represent the owner and governing board, and to sign all documents andcorrespondence required in developing this Mental Health Project3 Mr Lloyd Gilbert, Administrator ofthe Johnston Memorial Hospital,Smithfield, is hereby appointed as treasurer to handle all funds in connectionwith the project and he shall, if not already bonded to handle funds, securea Fidelity Bond in an amount satisfactory tothe Auditor and Treasurer ofJohnston CountyCommissioner Adam J Whitley seconded the motion, which carried unanimously19Upon a motion of Commissioner Frank B Holding, and seconded by Commissioner Norman CDenning, the following resolution was adoptedBE IT RESOLVED by the Board of Commissioners of the County of Johnston as followsThat, the State of North Carolina hereafter not request or require the Countyl aof Johnston and the other Counties in the State to take information for FarmCensus or Agriculture Statistical Reports That, if this practice should be continued,it not be on an annual basis and be no oftener than once every five years,that, it is the sense of the Board that these reports do not serve any greatpurpose and are a waste of the tax payers money That copies of this resolutionbe sent to Honorable Thomas J White, Chairman of the North Carolina AdvisoryBudget Commission; Honorable John Morrisey, Secretary and General Counsel, forthCarolina Association of County Commissioners; Honorable R M Fountain, President,North Carolina Association,of County Commissioners; Honorable Robert W Scott,Lieutenant Governor; and Honorable H Pat Taylor, Jr That the President of,theNorth Carolina Association of County Commissioners be requested to place thismatter on the agenda of the Association at its 1968 annual meeting at Ashevillein August, 1968Me?11June 3, 1968 ContUpon a motion by Commissioner Frank B Holding and seconded by Commissioner J DobbinBailey, the Board recessed until Thursday, June 6, 1968, at 730 P M for the purpose ofstudying the 1968 -1969 budget requests