September 8, 1970 - 11:00 AM - County Board of Commissioners Meeting Minutes

September 8, 1970 - Regular1 6Fit widthMeeting of Board of Commissioners for the County of JohnstonSeptember 8, 1970The Johnston County Board of Commissioners met in regular session in the Commissioners Roomof the Johnston County Courthouse in Smithfield, North Carolina, September 8, 1970, with the followingmembers presentJ Dobbin Bailey, Chairman, Norman C Denning, Frank B Holding, Adam J Whitley, Jr andFreddie AdamsMembers Absent NoneThe following business -was transacted1 Annual Report - Farmers Home AdministrationWilliam H Perry, County Supervisor of the Farmers Home Administration, presented the ,Boardof Commissioners with the following report TO Johnston County Board of CommissionersFROM William H Perry, JrCounty SupervisorFarmers Home AdministrationSmithfield, N C 27577The Farmers Home Administration is an agency of the United States Department of Agriculturewhose purpose is to help improve rural America by extending supervised credit to individualsand groups of individuals who are unable to secure the necessary credit from commercialending in „stitutionsThe following is a summary of the operation being carried on by the Farmers Home Administratioin Johnston County It includes only figures and does not attempt to give any informationregarding how our loan program helps improve living standards of the families who ,seek ourassistanceTYPE AND NUMBER OF LOANS ON HAND AS OF 6 -30 -70TYPE NUMBEROperating94Farm Ownership62Rural Housing322Rural Rental Housing1Soil and Water Individual3Economic Opportunity14Associations - Water and Waste1Water1? Recreation1Comprehensive Planning Loan1Watershed1Economic Opportunity Cooperative1TYPE, NUMBER AND AMOUNT OF LOANS MADE FISCAL YEAR 1970TYPENUMBERAMOUNTOperating88 257 220Farm Ownership61289360Soil and Water Individual222,290Rural Housing87110149963OPERATING TYPE LOANS SINCE 1946 PRINCIPAL LOSS OF LESS THAN 1 OF ADVANCESTOTAL LOANED INTEREST COLLECTED PRINCIPAL LOSS79665966484 295953972 76930298William H Perry, Jr2 Tentative Approval - Local Option Amendments to National Electrical CodeAs requested M W Knott, Electrical Inspector met with the Board and explained and discusseda set of local option amendments to the National Electrical Code and recommended that the Board approvesame Mr Knott explained to the Board that these amendments had been approved by the North CarolinaState Building Code Council, March 10, 1970After a discussion, Commissioner Frank B Holding moved that the local option amendments tothe National Electrical Code be tentatively approved by the Board, and that the matter lie open for 45days for adjustments if necessaryCommissioner Holding further moved that each licensed electrical contractor in the county besent a copy of the amendments and reminded of the 45 days pending final adoption1ii231September 8, 1970The motion was seconded by Commissioner Freddie Adams and carried unanimously3, ReportsThe following reports were filed with the BoardMr Leon Allen Extension ServiceMr M W Knott Electrical InspectorMr Harper Godwin Tax CollectorMr Rubert Barbour Dog WardenMrs Eleanor Hooks Librarian4 Schedule of Fees -,,Tax Foreclosure SuitsW R Britt, County Attorney and Miss Rhetta Martin, Tax Attorney, presented a proposedschedule of fees to be charged by attorneys in tax foreclosure suitsFollowing is the scheduleThe County Tax Collector, the County Tax Attorney, and the County Attorney have met, pursuantto order of the Board, concerning proposed revised fee schedule of the County Tax Attorney where taxsuits are institutedIt is our recommendation that a schedule be-adopted as followsTaxes, Penalty and Interest to be CollectedAttorneys Fee 500 to 2500 20002501 to 5000 30005001 to 10000 400010001 to 15000 500015001 to 30000 750030001 to 50000 1000050001 to 75000 1250075001 to 100000 15000100001 to 200000 20000If tax suit goes to actual trial, total fee of the Tax Attorney shall be set by the CountyCommissionersIf actual sale of land occurs, there shall be a minimum attorney fee of 5000; otherwise5 of the sales, priceWe are furnishing a copy of this recommendation to Honorable James C Woodard, Clerk ofSuperior Court We suggest that he be invited to appear before the Board before final action is takenAfter some discussion, Commissioner Frank B Holding movedthat the above fee schedule be adopted subject to the approvalof James C Woodard, Clerk of Super°or? The motion wasseconded by Commissioner Adam J Whitley, Jr and carried5 Johnston Memorial Hospital - Audit ContractHarper GodwinTax CollectorRhetta MartinTax AttorneyWilliam R BrittCounty AttorneyCommissioner Adam J Whitley moved that the Board of County Commissioners concur in theaction of the Johnston Memorial Hospital Board of Trustees in the awarding of the audit contract tothe firm of Koonce, Wooten and Haywood of Raleigh, North Carolina for the period October 1, 1969 toSeptember 30, 1970Commissioner Freddie Adams seconded the motion which was carried unanimously6 Letter of Resignation - Shelton Ray CoatsThe Board was presented with a letter of resignation from Shelton Ray Coats, SmithfieldTownship ConstableCommissioner Freddie Adams moved that the resignation of Shelton Ray Coats be acceptedThe motion was seconded by Commissioner Adam J Whitley, Jr, and was carried7 Road Petition - Ashley Drive - Orton AcresThe Board of County Commissioners was presented with a petition from the property ownerson Ashley Drive, Orton Acres, Clayton, N C, requesting the State Highway Commission to add this roadto the Secondary Road System for maintenanceCommissioner Freddie Adams moved that the petition be approved and mailed to the StateHighway Commission in Wilson, N C, with the Boards recommendationsSeptember 8, 1970Commissioner Adam J Whitley, Jr seconded the motion which was carried8 Notice of Intention to Apply for the Sale of Alcoholic BeverageCommissioner Freddie Adams moved that the Notice of Intention to Apply to the NorthCarolina Alcoholic Beverage Control Board for a permit to sell beer for C A Byrd, Jr, ByrdsHandi -Pac, Inc, Selma, North Carolina, be approvedCommissioner Adam J Whitley, Jr seconded the motion which was carried9 Notice of Intention to Apply for the Sale of Alcoholic BeverageCommissioner Freddie Adams moved that the Notice of Intention to Apply to the NorthCarolina Alcoholic Beverage Control Board for a permit to sell beer for Robert Milton Butler, ButlerCafe, Selma, North Carolina, be approvedCommissioner Adam J Whitley, Jr seconded the motion which was carried10 Associated Surveys -__Payment # 13W H Britt, Auditor, presented the Board with a statement from Associated Surveys Companyfor 5,40000, representing the thirteenth payment for work completed on the Revaluation ContractCommissioner Freddie Adams moved that Associated Surveys be paid 5,40000 in accordancewith its statementThe motion was seconded by Commissioner Adam J Whitley, Jr and was carried11 Ragsdale Engineers - Payment # 3W H Britt, Auditor, presented the Board with a statement from Ragsdale Engineers for workcompleted on the Mapping ContractCommissioner Freddie Adams moved that Ragsdale Engineers be paid 1,62500 at this time,as payment # 3 on the Mapping ContractThe motion was seconded by Commissioner Adam J Whitley, Jr and was carried12 1970 Tax Levy Turn Over-to the Tax CollectorW H Britt, Tax Supervisor presented to the Board a copy of the 1970 Tax Levy Turn Over tothe Tax Collector and requested its approvalCommissioner Adam J Whitley, Jr moved that the report be approved in the following formand amounts1970 TAX LEVY TURN OVER TO THE TAX COLLECTORRegular ListTotal Tax County WidePoll TaxDog TaxFire DistrictsArcher LodgeMicroBeulahTOTAL ALL LEVIESLess PrepaymentsDiscountsTOTAL 29761,3179917,9420013,328002,664383,052871,96397 29800,26921167,288083,81146 29629,16967AfterlistTotal All Levies 30581263Less Prepayments 6971940Discounts 13449TOTAL 23,95874TOTAL TURN OVER TO TAX COLLECTOR 29653,12841Received August 12, 1970W H Britt, Tax SupervisorHarper Godwin, Tax CollectorSeptember 8, 1970 C,ontCommissioner Freddie Adams seconded the motion which was carried unanimously13 Order to Tax CollectorCommissioner Adam J Whitley, Jr moved that the following order be adoptedNorth Carolina, Johnston County To the Tax Collector of Johnston CountyYou are hereby authorized, empowered and commanded to collect the taxes set forth in thetax books, filed in the office of Tax Collector, and in the tax receipts herewith delivered to you,in the amounts and from the taxpayers likewise therein set forth, and such taxes are hereby declaredto be a first lien on all real property of the respective taxpayers in Johnston County, and thisorder shall be a full and sufficient authority to direct, require and enable you to levy on and sellany real or personal property of such tax payers, for and on account thereof, in accordance with lawWitness my hand and official seal, this 8th day of September, 1970Norman C DenningVice Chairman, Board of CommissionersSEALATTEST¦233W H BrittClerk of BoardCommissioner Freddie Adams seconded the motion which was carried unanimously14 Committee - New District CourtroomCommissioner Adam J Whitley, Jr was designated to work with James C Woodard, Clerk ofSuperior Court, in planning for a courtroom and related facilities in the Old Smithfield HeraldBuilding15 Monthly Report from Tax AttorneyCommissioner Adam J Whitley, Jr moved that Miss Rhetta Martin, County Tax Attorney, furnishthe Board of County Commissioners a report of her work each monthCommissioner Norman C Denning seconded the motion which was carried unanimously16 Lease Agreement - County of Johnston and J E Wilson, Jr and Wife, Lois H WilsonCommissioner Adam J Whitley, Jr moved that the Board of County Commissioners enter intoa certain lease agreement with James E Wilson, Jr and wife, Lois H Wilson, for an office buildingon Bridge Street to be occupied by the North Carolina Employment Security Commission, North CarolinaSocial Security Commission and the County Food Stamp Program Said lease to be recorded with theRegister of Deeds of Johnston CountyCommissioner Norman C Denning seconded the motion which was carried unanimously17 Social Services Action Committee - ReportCommissioner Adam J Whitley, Jr made a report on the meeting of the Social Services ActionCommittee held in Raleigh, North Carolina, August 12, 1970, which he attended18 Report - Lloyd Gilbert, Administrator - Johnston Memorial HospitalLloyd Gilbert, Administrator of Johnston Memorial Hospital, met with the Board and advisedthat the Mental Health addition to the hospital was progressingMr Gilbert further advised the Board that an agreement had been worked out with Duke Hospitalto furnish qualified physicians for resident emergency room service at Johnston Memorial Hospital19 Advertisement for Bids for Sheriffs AutomobilesW H Britt, Auditor, was authorized to advertise for bids on four 4 automobiles to beused by the Johnston County Sheriffs Department20 Secondary Road RatingsMr W H Pridgen, District Engineer with the State Highway Commission, appeared before theBoard and presented the Secondary Road Ratings and Program for Paving for 1970 - 197128 4September 8 1970After reviewing with Mr Pridgen the proposed paving program for the ensuing year, CommissionerAdam J Whitley, Jr moved that the following resolut ion be adoptedRESOLUTIONWHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners of Johnston County have received from W H Pridgen,District Engineer Hof the State Highway Commission, secondary road ratings and program for paving for1970 -1971 as presented by Mr Pridgen, all of said roads being a part of the system maintained by theState Highway Commission;AND WHEREAS, after careful consideration of the services rendered by said roads and thetraffic demands of said County, it is deemed necessary that said roads be improved, in order to betterserve the interests of the people of the County;NOW THEREFORE, be it resolved that the Board of County Commissioners of Johnston Countyhereby approve and request that the State Highway Commission make the following improvements in theroads listed below;Pr RoadNO No FROM1970-1971 SECONDARY ROAD PROGRAMJOHNSTON COUNTYGRADETO LENGTH Drain BASE171940SR1003SR19390912,780 6,480181511SR1010SR1330068952049320191525SR1010NC422636,920189720201348SR1162DeadEnd0152906719008212108NC39NC222121790408,640222546SR1007SR2553057,1003,600;23 1736 NC 96 SR 1735 22BRIDGE OR RIGHT TOTALPAVE LARGE PIPE OF WAY AMOUNT 49500 None 39240 - 27900039000 None 29160 18900013,000 BR #147 99360 1189250Replace40,250750 None 675 4950069000 None 4,320 3690002,500 None 1,800 159000TOTALAbandon SR #2381 - Unable to secure right of wayAbandon SR #1302 - Unable to secure right of wayCommissioner Norman C Denning seconded the motion which was carried21 Resolution - County Release of Della Mangum PropertytCommissioner Norman C Denning moved that the following resolution be adoptedNORTH CAROLINAJOHNSTON COUNTY218975071920 226,670RESOLUTIONWHEREAS Della Mangum died intestate on the 13th day of August,1970, and at the time of herdeath, she was seized of a lot located in the Town of Benson, North Carolina, upon which is situatedan old frame house, and more particularly described as followsBEGINNING, at C T Johnsons corner on the South side of Morgan Street in the Town of Bensonand runs South 52 degrees 15 minutes East as the Southern edge of Morgan Street 98 feet;thence South 37 degrees 45 minutes West 100 feet toa point in Mrs Hannah Lees line;thence North 52 degrees15 minutes West, and parallel with Morgan Street, 98 feet to apoint in C T Johnsons line; thence North 37 degrees 45 minutes East as C T Johnsonsline 100 feet to the BEGINNING, and being a part of Lots Nos 1 and 2 in Block 94 accordingto a plat of the Town of Benson by Riddick Mann Hales in 1914 Said lot is also the sameas a part of Lots Nos 3 and 4 in Block 106, according to a plat of the Town of Benson,North Carolina, by W J Lambert, Surveyor, August - September, 1931, and being a portion ofthat land conveyed by Ezra Parker, Trustee,to the party of the first part, by deed datedMarch 16, 1932, and recorded in the office of the Register of Deeds of ,Johnston County,North Carolina, in Book 289 at page 231, to which deed reference is hereby made For furtherreference see deed recorded in Book 4244 at page 541, Registry of Johnston CountyAND WHEREAS the Johnston County Board of Commissioners have inquired into the value property and have considered an affidavit of three disinterested freeholders of the Town of Benson whostate that the fair market value of said property is 75000; and whereas the Johnston County Board ofCommissioners are of the opinion that a release of said property upon payment of the sum of 75000 willresult in a net recovery as large as would be made in any other manner as provided in Chapter 1216 ofthe 1969 Session Lawsi?II23SSeptember 8, 1970NOW, THEREFORE, be it resolved by the Johnston County Board of Commissioners at a meetingon the 8th day of September, 1970, and as a result of their unanimous agreement, that any and all liensagainst the said property now accruing to the benefit of the County of Johnston be hereby foreverrelinquished and ordered to be cancelled of record upon the tender to the Johnston County Board ofCommissioners of the sum of 75000A copy of this Resolution shall be transmitted to the Clerk of Superior Court of JohnstonCountyThis 8th day of September, 1970W H BrittClerk, Johnston County Boardof CommissionersCommissioner Freddie Adams seconded the motion which was carried unanimousUpon a motion made and duly seconded the Board adjournedr,`iley, ChairmanW H Britt, Clerk