June 1, 1970 - 11:00 AM - County Board of Commissioners Meeting Minutes

June 1, 1970 - Regular1 2Fit widthresMeeting of Board of Commissioners for the County of JohnstonJune 1, 1970The Johnston County Board of Commissioners met in regular session in the Commissioners Roomof the Johnston County Courthouse in Smithfield, North Carolina, June 1, 1970, at 11 oclock am , withthe following members present;J Dobbin Bailey, Chairman, Norman C Denning, Adam J Whitley, Jr, Frank B Holding andFreddie AdamsMembers Absent NoneThe following business was transacted1 C W Tarlton - Course At North Carolina State UniversityC W Tarlton, Extension Chairman, in making his report, advised the Board that with itspermission he would attend a three week course at North Carolina State University from June 22ndthrough July 10, 1970Commissioner Norman C Denning moved that Mr Tarlton be permitted to attend the schoolThe motion was seconded by Commissioner Adam J Whitley, Jr and was carried2 Resignation - Mrs Sylvia BrixhoffThe following letter of resignation was presented to the BoardTO Johnston County Board of CommissionersI submit my resignation effective July 15, 1970, Johnston Countys Extension Service possessesa fine reputation in the county and state and I have enjoyed being a part of this team effort for furthereducationSincerely,Mrs Sylvia P BrixhoffAssistant Home EconomicsExtension AgentSPBmyCommissioner Adam J Whitley, Jr moved that Mrs Sylvia P Brixhoffs resignation be acceptedwith regretsThe motion was seconded by Commissioner Freddie Adams and was carried3 Bids - Rescue Squad BuildingPursuant to an order of the Board of Commissioners and after due advertisement, the followingbids were received and opened publicly for the construction of the Johnston County Rescue Squad BuildingBid on Electrical Phasea B T Electrical Service, Smithfield, N C190500b Stanleys Electric Service, Selma, N C180900C Edwards Electric Company, Wilson, N C177000a Northie McArtan Sons, Pine Level, N C197500Plumbing Phasea Ralph Davis Contractor, Smithfield, N C149000Alternate Bids - Including All Phasesa Langley Construction Company, Smithfield, N C16,58400 Including Water and Sewer Tapb Southern Building Company, Siler City, N C16,49700 Excluding Water and Sewer TapNo contract was awarded at this timeUtJune 1, 1970 Cont4 Payment # 10 - Associated Surveys CompanyW H Britt, Auditor presented the Board with a statement f rom Associated Surveys Company for10,80000, representing the tenth payment for work completed on the Revaluation ContractCommissioner Adam J Whitley, Jr moved that Associated Surveys be paid 10,80000 inaccordance with its statementThe motion was seconded by Commissioner Freddie Adams and was carried5 Loan to Revaluation FundW H Britt, Auditor advised the Board that there was not enough money in the Revaluation Fundto meet its current obligation and recommended that the Board approve a temporary loan of 465000 fromthe General Welfare FundAfter discussion, Commissioner Adam J Whitley, Jr moved that a temporary loan from theGeneral Welfare Fund to the Revaluation Fund be approvedThe motion was seconded by Commissioner Freddie Adams and was carried unanimously6 Letter from Southern National Bank of ClaytonChairman Bailey read a letter he had received from Southern National Bank of Clayton, NorthCarolina, asking that some of the County funds be deposited in their bankAfter some discussion, Chairman Bailey authorized W H Britt, Clerk to the Board, toacknowledge the letter and advise that when tax collections begin to come in that every effort would bemade to deposit some funds with Southern National Bank7 L P Creech - Budget RequestL P Creech, Veterans Officer, presented to the Board his budget request for 1970 -71No action was taken pending further budget study8 Water Line Commitment - Outside Town Limits of SelmaJ Hayden Wiggs, Mayor of Selma, and several interested persons, appeared before the Boardin support of theresolution adopted by the Board of County Commissioners at its last meeting, relativeto a commitment to finance the construction of a water line outside the town limits of Selma for anindustrial expansion9 W G Massey - Budget RequestW G Massey, Register of Deeds, presented to the Board his budget request for 1970 -71No action was taken pending further budget studyJ10 1 Wilson Broadwell - Budget Request71Wilson Broadwell, Civil Defense Director, presented to the Board his budget request for 1970-No action was taken pending further budget study11 ReportsThe following reports were filed with the BoardC W TarltonEleanor HooksL P CreechEdith ParkWilson BroadwellM W KnottHarper GodwinRubert Barbour12 State Highway CommissionExtension ChairmanLibrarianVeterans Service OfficerSocial ServicesCivil DefenseElectrical InspectorTax CollectorDog WardenW H Pridgen, District Engineer, and -Paul Anderson with the State Highway Commission madetheir usual bi- monthly visit with the BoardUpon a motion made and duly seconded the Board recessed to meet again Tuesday, June 2, 1970,at 730 pm, in the Johnston County Auditors Office for further budget studyJ obbin Bailey, ChairmanW M Britt, ClerkFia