March 4, 1968 - 11:00 AM - County Board of Commissioners Meeting Minutes

March 4, 1968 - Regular1 6Fit widthfMeeting of the Board of County Commissioners for the County of Johnston, March 4, 1968The Board of County Commissioners of Johnston County convened in regular session at1100 A M, March 4, 1968, in the Commissioners Room at the Johnston County Courthouse withthe following members presentH M Johnson, Chairman, J D Bailey, Adam J Whitley, Jr, Norman C Denning, andFrank B Holding,Absent None1 Painting - Produce Market,Mrs Effie Williams, who leases the County Produce Market, appeared before the Boardand discussed the painting of the Produce Market buildings She proposed to the Board thatif the County would furnish the paint, that she would have the buildings painted at her expenseCommissioner Whitley moved that the County accept Mrs Williams proposition and buythe paint whereby she would paint the buildingsThe motion was seconded by Commissioner Bailey and was carried2 Rest Homes - RequestsNathan Lassiter, operator ofthe Marlboro House Rest Home and Leawon Johnson,operator of Colonial Rest Home, along with Mr A J Brigman, Vice President of the NorthCarolina Association of State Homes for the Aged, appeared before the Board and explained thatthe cost of operating the Rest Homes has °increased substantially in the last several months -,especially since the required increase in wages, which was effective February 1, 1968 Theyexplained to the Board that the Welfare Department is now paying the Rest Homes 160per monthfor welfare recipient patients, and requested that the County subsidize the Rest Homes 10 permonth, per welfare recipient patientThe Board gave serious thought and consideration to the request, but took no actionat this timelFIMarch 4 1968 Cont3 ReportsThe following reports were filed with the BoardEleanor HooksHarper GodwinC W TarltonG F BrownEdith ParkWilson BroadwellRubert Barbour4LibrarianTax CollectorExtension ChairmanActing Electrical InspectorWelfare DirectorCivil Defense DirectorDog WardenMr A B Whitley of Clayton appeared before the Board and requested free peddlerslicense, due to his disability The Board took no action in this matter5 Hasting House AssociationMrs Stratton Story, President of the Hastings House Association, along with Mrs DentonF Lee, a member, appeared before the Board and made a request that the property along the river,around the Hasting House and next to the American Legion property, f-ormex y the Library property,which was recently purchased by the County and known as Town Common Property, be deeded to theTown of Smithfield Mrs Story stated that the Hasting House Association has been promiseda grant of 2,000 from the Richardson Foundation, provided that 4,000 would be raised locallyas a matching part of 6,000 appropriation to be used in restoration of the Hasting Houseand for landscaping the old Town Common PropertyNo action was taken16 C S Coats - Historical AssociationC S Coats, President of the Johnston County Historical Association came before theBoard and made a request, similar to that of the Hasting House Association representatives,and stated thathe was interested in this particular piece of property because of itshistorical valuesj 7 Helen Parker - S R #1114Ij Miss Helen Parker of Benson, Route # 2, presented to the Board a petition, signedby several property owners along S R #1114, requesting that it be extended to S R #1115and asked the Board of Commissioners for its approvalCommissioner Denning moved that the petition be approved and mailed to the State?f Highway Commission - Office in Wilson with the recommendation that said request be grantedii Commissioner,Holding seconded the motion which carried8 Bond Order 295,000 Refunding BondCommissioner Bailey introduced the following bond order which was read at lengthBOND ORDER AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF 295,00000 REFUNDING BONDS OF THE COUNTY OFJOHNSTONBE IT ORDERED by the Board of Commissioners of the County of Johnston as followsSection 1 The County of Johnston shall issue its bonds hereinafter referred to asRefunding Bonds to refund 295,00000 of the principal of the debt evidenced by the bondsdescribed in Section 2 of this bond order Said bonds shall be issued pursuant to theCounty Finance Act of North Carolina, as amended, and the maximum aggregate principal amountthereof shall be 295,00000Section 2 The Board of Commissioners has ascertained and hereby determines thatsaid County has heretofore issued, bonds of the aggregate principal amount of 295,00000consisting of 295,00000 Public Hospital Bonds, Series C, dated August 1, 1967, payableJune 1, 1968, and that no part of the principal of said bonds has been paid, and that saidbonds are valid and binding obligations of said County, and that said County has not raisedany money by the levy of taxes or otherwise to provide for the payment of the principal ofsaid bonds, and has no moneys which are required to be used solely for the payment of suchprincipalSection 3 The Board of Commissioners has ascertained and hereby determines thatsaid bonds were issued for, and the moneys raised by the issuance of said bonds were appliedto, the payment of the cost of financing purposes which are special purposes of said Countyas defined in Section 6 of Article 5 of said Constitution or to the refunding of debt incurredfor such purposesSection 4 A tax sufficient to pay-the principal of and interest on the RefundingBonds authorized by this order when due, shall be annually levied and collected4 196Section 5 A statement of the County debt of the County of Johnston has been filedwith the Clerk of the Board of Commissioners of said County, and is open to public inspectionSection 6 This order shall take effect upon its passage and shall not be submittedto the votersCommissioner Bailey moved that the following resolution be adoptedWHEREAS, a bond order entitled Bond order authorizing the issuance of 295,00000Refunding Bonds of °4the County of Johnston has been introduced at the meeting of the Board ofCommissioners held on March 4, 1968, and the Board of Commissioners desires to provide forthe holding of a public hearing thereon as required by the County Finance Act; NOW, THEREFORE,BE IT RESOLVED, by the Board of Commissioners of the County of Johnston, as follows1 The public hearing upon said bond order shall be held on the 18th day of March,1968, at 900 oclock, in the forenoon at the regular meeting room of the Board of Commissionersat the Court House in Smithfield, North Carolina2 The Clerk of the Board of Commissioners is hereby directed to cause a copy ofthe bond order to be published with a notice of such hearing in the form prescribed by law,in The Smithfield Herald, a newspaper published in the Town of Smithfield, in the County ofJohnston, North Carolina, at least ten days prior to such public hearing3 The County Accountant is hereby requested to file with the Clerk of the Boardof Commissioners, at least ten days prior to such public hearing, statements of the debtincurred or to be incurred by -;-the County for other than school purposes, in the form prescribedby the County Finance ActThe motion having been - seconded by Commissioner Denning it was unanimously adoptedCommissioner Bailey moved that the following resolution be adoptedWHEREAS, the County of Johnston intends to apply to the Local Government Commissionfor approval of the issuance of the 295,00000 Refunding Bonds of the County authorized bythe bond order introduced at a meeting of the Board of Commissioners held on March 4, 1968;NOW, THEREFORE,BE IT RESOLVED as follows1 The Chairman and Clerk of the Board of Commissioners are hereby authorized anddirected to file with the Local Government,Commission of North Carolina an application forits approval of said bonds, on a form prescribed by said Commission and to state in suchapplication such facts and to attach thereto such exhibits in regard to such bonds and tothe County and its financial condition, as may be -required by said CommissionCommissioner Denning seconded the motion and the motion was adopted Those votingfor the resolution were Messrs Denning, Bailey, Whitley, and Holding No one voted againstit9 Statement of Debt Countyof JohnstonFollowing the introduction of the Bond Order, the Auditor for the County of Johnstonfiled the followingSTATEMENT OF DEBT OF THE COUNTY OF JOHNSTON, NORTH CAROLINA, INCURRED AND TO BEINCURRED FOR PURPOSES OTHER THAN SCHOOL PURPOSES, MADE AND FILED PURSUANT TO SECTION14 OF THE COUNTY FINANCE ACT AFTER THE INTRODUCTION OF THE ORDER AUTHORIZING THEISSUANCE OF 295,00000 BONDS, INTRODUCED AT A MEETING OF THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERSOF SAID COUNTY HELD ON THE 4th DAY OF MARCH, 1968a Assessed valuation of property as- last fixed for county taxation, 125,578149700b Outstanding debt for purposes other,than school purposes,as listed inattached Schedule of OutstandingDebt 1 875,00000c Bonded debt to be incurred for pur-poses other than school purposesunder orders either passed or in-troduced, consisting of the fol-lowing issuesPurpose AmountRefunding, Hospital C 295,00000 295200000CrlI5,March 4, 1968 Contd The sum of Items b and ce Sinking funds except school sink-ing funds being money or in-vestments thereof pledged andheld for the payment of princi-pal of outstanding debt abovedescribed?f Moneys payable to the County by arailroad or interuban railwaycompany under contract, as allor any part of the cost of gradecrossing elimination and pledgedto, and when collected to be usedin the retirement of, debt abovedescribedg Amount of unissued funding and re-funding bonds not for school pur-poses included in gross debt above,h The sums of Items e, f «, and 119 iti Net debt for other than school pur-poses being the sum by which Itemd exceeds Item h ,j The percentage that said net debtbears to said assessed valuation, None None 295,00000563 1,170,00000 295900000 8759000006967W H BrittAuditor of theIDated March 4, 1968 County of JohnstonNorth Carolinaj SCHEDULE OF OUTSTANDING DEBTThe debt described below should not include either obligations incurred to meetappropriations in anticipation of revenues, if the amount of such obligations does not exceedthe amount of the last preceding tax levy for purposes other than school purposes, or debtincurred in anticipation of the sale, of any kind of bonds except Funding and Refunding BondsThe debt listed below should include all other outstanding debt for purposes other than schoolpurposes, whether evidenced by bonds, notes or otherwise, and whether incurred by the originali` creation of debt or by the assumption of debt, including debt to the State or any departmentthereofA Outstanding debt evidenced by bondsDate of Bonds Purpose Amount 11 -1 -49 County Hospital 25,0000012 -1 -63 Public Hospital A 430,000006 -164 Public Hospital B 5,000006 -1 -64 Public,Hospital B 50,00000- 6 -1 -64 Public Hospital B 50,000009 6 -1 -64 Public Hospital B 209000008 -1 -67 Public Hospital C 295,00000Total 875200000B Outstanding debt evidenced by notesDate of Notes Purpose AmountTotal NoneC Other Debt, Nonej TOTAL 875200000I564March,4, 1968 ContSTATE OF NORTH CAROLINACOUNTY OF JOHNSTONW H Britt, being duly sworn, says that he is the County Auditor of the County ofJohnston, in the State of North Carolina; that by resolution passed by the Board of Commissionerof said County he was authorized to make the foregoing statement; and that the foregoingstatement is true and was made and subscribed by him after the introduction of the order ororders referred to in the heading of said statementW H BrittCounty AuditorSworn to and subscribed before meon the day of the date of saidstatement,Rosalyn H HowesNotary PublicMy commission expires 9568STATE OF NORTH CAROLINACOUNTY OF JOHNSTONI, the undersigned Clerk of the Board of Commissioners of the County of Johnston, inthe State of North Carolina, do hereby certify that the foregoing statement and accompanyingaffidavit were filed in my office on the 4th day of March, 1968, after the introduction ofthe order or orders referred to in the heading of said statementIn witness whereof, Ihave hereunto set my hand and affexed the seal of said County,this 4th day of March, 1968W H BrittClerk of the Board of Commissionersof Johnston County, North Carolina10 Road - Gordon HudsonGordon Hudson of Meadow Township requested that the Board recommend to the StateHighway Commission that that part of S R #1138, between S R #1116 and S R #1139, adistance of 610 of one mile, be renumbered, as he felt that that portion would qualify fora higher paving priority rating He also asked the Board of Commissioners to use itsinfluence in getting some clay or gravel placed upon the 610 mile of S R #1138As a result of Mr Hudsons request, Commissioner Denning moved that W H Britt,Clerk of the Board, write Mr W H Pridgen, District Engineer with the State HighwayCommission, and ask that he check with Mr Hudson in regards to his requestCommissioner Bailey seconded the motion which was carried11 Paul KellerPaul Keller, Director of Community Action Inc, presented to the Board a form fur-nished by the Office of Economic Opportunity and asked that the Board file this as astatement of intention to designate a County Community Action AgencyThe Board discussed the request with Mr Keller, but took no actionMr Keller also requested that the Auditor and Treasurer of the County be directedto pay over to the Johnston County Community Action Inc the balance of County budgetappropriations for 1968 in the amount of 3,47400Commissioner Denning moved that W H Britt, Auditor, and J Narvin Creech, Treasurer,be directed to pay to Johnston County Community Action Inc 3,47400, that amount representingthe balance of County appropriations in the 1968 budgetCommissioner Bailey seconded the motion which carried12 Sheriff Oliver - JailerSheriff Rayford Oliver appeared before the Board and advised that he could employE 0 Beasley from Four Oaks as Jailer for 425 per month and asked the Board to approve theemployment of Mr BeasleyCommissioner Denning moved that the employment of E 0 Beasley as Jailer at 425per month be approved Commissioner Bailey seconded the motion which carriedAt the request of Sheriff Oliver, Commissioner Denning moved that Ed Johnson andWorley Watkins, who have been taking care of the jail duties around the clock since JailerCharlie Allen died, be paid 150 each for their extra workdMarch 4, 1968 ContThe motion was seconded by Commissioner Whitley and was carried13 Ambulance Permits ExtensionCommissioner Holding moved that W H Britt, Clerk, be directed to write the NorthCarolina State Board of Health and ask for a 60 -day extension of the Ambulance permits,which were granted to the Funeral Directors of Johnston County on January 10thCommissioner Denning sesonded the motion which carried14 Beulah Fire District - CommitteeCommissioner Bailey moved that the Board approve the appointment of Ralph Pope, Kenly,Route # 1, as Chairman of the Beulah Fire District, and the appointment of C Marvin Atkinsonas Treasurer of the Beulah Fire District, who would be responsible for the disbursement ofthe Special Tax Funds of the district, along with a third member to be appointed from WilsonCountyCommissioner Denning seconded the motion which carried15 BondsCommissioner Bailey moved that the following bonds be approvedPrincipalC Marvin AtkinsonCarl SmithSuretyOhio CasualtyInsurance CoOhio CasualtyInsurance CoAgent AmountR S Atkinson 200000R S Atkinson 200000Commissioner Denning seconded the motion which was carried16 Pay Increase - Poll OfficialsAt the request of Marvin E Taylor, Chairman of the Johnston County Board of Elections,Commissioner Holding moved that the pay for election poll workers, Judges, and Registrars beincreased by 5 per dayThe motion was seconded by Commissioner Denning and carried17 Reports - RequestsCommissioner Denning moved`that W H Britt, Clerk, be directed to write H J Whitley,County Forest Ranger, Rubert C Barbour, Dog Warden, and M W Knott, Electrical Inspector,? and ask that each furnish a copy of a monthly report for each CommissionerThe motion was seconded by Commissioner Bailey and carried18 Approval of Sale of Library PropertyCommissioner Holding moved that the sale of the Library Property, on Johnston Streetin Smithfield, to the County of Johnston for 15,000 be approvedThe motion was seconded by Commissioner Bailey and carried19 Removal of 01?1 Library - BidsCommissioner Holding made a motion that W H Britt, Auditor, be authorized anddirected to advertise for bids for the removal and or demolition of the old Library Propertyon Johnston Street inSmithfield Said bids to be opened by the Board at a later dateThe motion wap seconded by Commissioner Whitley and carried20 Attorney Fee Pay+ Commissioner Bailey moved that the firm of Britt and Ashley, Attorneys, be paid 300for legal services in connection with the sale and resale of the Library properties on JohnstonStreet and also First Street in Smithfield, North Carolina0The motion was seconded by Commissioner Denning and carriedUpon a motion made by Commissioner Bailey and seconded by Commissioner Denning, it wasmoved that the meeting be recessed to meet again on March 18th at 900 am for the purposeof holding a public hearing on the Bond Order