February 1, 1971 - 11:00 AM - County Board of Commissioners Meeting Minutes

February 1, 1971 - Regular1 3Fit widthFebruary 1 , 1971253The Johnston County Board of Commissioners met in regular session in the Commissioners Roomof the Johnston County Courthouse in Smithfield, North Carolina, February 1, 1971, at ll oclock am,with the following members presentJ Dobbin Bailey, Chairman, Norman C Denning, Adam J Whitley, Jr, Frank B Holding andFreddie AdamsMembers Absent NoneThe following bus ines s was transacted1 Mr Charles Shaw, Chief Elevator InspectorMr Charles Shaw, Chief Elevator Inspector, North Carolina State Department of Labor, metwith the Board as requested, and discussed the idea of an inclinator or lift at the Courthouse, as hadbeen suggested by Mr C S Coats and discussed by the Board at a previous meeting Mr Shaw advisedthe Board that such type inclinator or escalator would not pass the State Building inspection2 Priority Rating - S R # 1128Mr Worth Thornton of Meadow Township and several others met with the Board and inquired asto the priority rating of S R # 1128 They were advised that the rating at the present was number 26and that the road was in a good position for paving in the next program, unless a traffic count, nowbeing made, sets it back in priority3 Walt Fuller - Right of Way S R # 2 546Mr Walt Fuller of Smithfield, N C, came before the Board and advised that the StateHighway Commiss ion , in requesting a right-of-way for road number 2 546 , was taking more of his propertythan he felt was necessary, and he was seeking aide from the Board of County Commissioners in resistingthisIn discussing the matter the Board advised Mr Fuller that they had no authority whatsoever,that it was a matter of the Highway Right -of -Way Agency4 Raleigh Rescue Mission Request for Tax ExemptionThe Reverend Waymon -E Pritchard, Superintendent of the Raleigh Rescue Mission, came beforethe Board seeking property tax exemption for property of the Rescue Mission located in Wilders Township,Johnston County Rev Pritchard advised the Board that he had such an exemption in Wake County andthat the organization was non - profit and was chartered with the State and Federal GovernmentThe Board after discussing the matter with Rev Pritchard, requested the - County Attorney,W R Britt to check the statute and ascertain if the mission would be eligible for tax exemption5 ReportsIThe following reports were filed with the BoardL P CreechM W KnottAnna H CoxEleanor HooksHarper GodwinRubert C BarbourJiggs BroadwellVeterans Of f icerElectrical InspectorExtension ServiceLibrarianTax CollectorDog WardenCivil DefenseFebruary 1, 1971 Cont6 Tax Listing Extension for 1971At the request of W H Britt, Tax Supervisor,Commissioner Frank B Holding moved that theperiod for tax listing be extended through February 69 1971Commissioner Adam J Whitley, Jr seconded the motion which was carried7 Contract - Rabies VaccinePursuant to an order of the Board and after due advertisement, the following bid was receivedand opened for furnishing the County with 9,000 doses 900 10 dose vials of phenol ized° rabies vaccine,with tags It is necessary that 500 doses 50 10 dose vials carry an expiration date of March 1, 1972,or later, and the balance with an expiration date of June 1, 1971 or laterKennel Products Co, IncCharlotte, North Carolina260 vial with tags9000 doses of phenolized rabies vaccinevials of 10 dose 50ccCommissioner Adam, J Whitley, Jr moved that the bid be awarded to Kennel Products Company, Inc,of Charlotte, North CarolinaCommissioner Frank B Holding seconded the motion which was carried8 Dr T M Daniel - To Use Portion of Hospital Property for Parking AreaPursuant to a request of Dr Thomas M Daniel,of Smithfield, N C, CommissionerAdam JWhitley, Jr moved that the Board of County Commissioners concur with the resolution of the Board ofTrustees of Johnston Memorial Hospital, adopted at a meeting of the Board on January 22, 1971, allowingDr Daniel to use a portion of the hospital property inorder to enlarge his parking area located onthe north side of his office building so long as said area does not interfere with the operation andexpansion of the hospital facilities under the master planCommissioner Frank B Holding seconded the motion which was carried9 Mental Health Advisory BoardAt the request of the Executive Committee of the Johnston County Mental Health Association,Commissioner Frank B Holding moved that the following be appointed to the Mental Health AdvisoryCommittee;M W Stancil, Chairman; Smithfield, N CWoodrow Batten, MD, Co-Chairman,-Smithfield, N CH F Palmer, Extension Agent, Smithfield, N CC W Sanders, DDS, Benson, N CJames L Creech, RPh, Smithfield, N CCommissioner Adam J Whitley, Jr seconded the motion which was carried10 Lettering - Johnston County Civil Defense Rescue ServiceThe Board was presented with a proposal from Langley Construction Company to install letteringat the Johnston County Civil Defense Rescue Squad Building at a price of 34000After discussing the matter, Commissioner Frank B Holding moved that Commissioner Adam JWhitley, Jr be authorized to check into this situation and make sure it is the thing to do, and if hesees fit, he be further authorized to pay up to 34000 to get the job doneCommissioner Norman C Denning seconded the motion which was carried11 Road Petition - S R # 1179 and 1213The Board of Commissioners was presented with a petition from property owners for the pavingof S R #,1179 and 1213 located in Ingrams TownshipCommissioner Frank B Holding moved that the petition be mailed to the State Highway Commissionin Wilson, N C, for considerationCommissioner Adam J Whitley, Jr seconded the motion which was carried12 Solid Waste Disposal Plans Presented to BoardAt the request of the Board of County Commissioners, Mr Fred Wood, with the State Board ofHealth appeared before the Board and discussed at length the problem of Solid WasteDisppsal,and garbagein Johnston County and presented two 2 plans that he had worked out which showed estimated costsJAfter a lengthy discussion, Commissioner Freddie Adams moved that Chairman Bailey appointsomeone to check with the FHA as to the possibility and feasibility of securing a grant to finance awaste disposal program in Johnston CountyCommissioner Frank B- ,Holding seconded the motion which was carriedfaaiI?} I1235February 1, 197113 Board to Check With Towns - Opening of Dumps or LandfillsCommissioner Freddie Adams moved that the Board check into the possibility of getting the townsto open up the garbage dumps or landfills and allow the people of the County to use them upon an interimbasis until July 1, 1971, next budget making time for the fiscal year 1971 -72Commissioner Frank B Holding seconded the motion which was carried14 W H Pridgen - N C State Highway CommissionW H Pridgen, District Engineer, N C State,Highway Commission made his bi- monthly report tothe Board15 County to Participatein Community Shelter PlanningCommissioner Adam J Whitley, Jr moved that the Board of County Commissioners adopt thefollowing agreement to participate in development of the Community Shelter Planning Program for JohnstonCounty;North Carolina Civil Defense AgencyP 0 Box 2596Raleigh, North CarolinaGentlemenSUBJECT Agreement to participate indeveloping CSP for Johnston CountyWith the assistance of the Community Shelter Planning Officer, State CSPOS, the County ofJohnston agrees to participate, along with the other local governing bodies, in developing a CommunityShelter Plans for Johnston County The proposed CSP is to be a part of the Office of Civil Defense OCDNational CSP programItis agreed that the Johnston County Civil Defense Agency will assume theresponsibility fordeveloping and coordinating the CSP for all political jurisdictions of the county and will serve ascontact agency for the CSPOS In developing the CSP, the general process outlined in Part D, Chapter 3,Appendix 3 of the Federal Guide will be utilized It is further agreed to utilize, as appropriate,guidance and information provided by the State Civil Defense Agency, Region III OCD and the Army Corpsof Engineers Naval Facilities Engineering Command in meeting the necessary planning requirements Eachlocal government, as a party to this agreement, will furnish, as capable and available, such mapping,engineering or other technical aids and assistance as may be required from time to time during thedeveloping of the CSPWithin six months after the completion of the CSP, Johnston County agrees to print and distributethe CSP individual information package to the extent that Federal funds are made available to defray onehundred percent of the cost of such printing and distributionSincerelyJ Dobbin BaileyJ Dobbin Bailey, ChairmanCounty Board of CommissionersWilson Jiggs BroadwellWilson Jiggs Broadwell, Project DirectorCommissioner Norman C Denning seconded the motion which was carried16 Tax Attorney to Proceed with Certain-Cases on DocketCommissioner Adam J Whitley, Jr moved that the Board instruct its Tax Attorney to proceedimmediately with disposition of certain cases now pending in Superior Court, as the Clerk advises thatunless these cases were completed, he would have to ask the Court to clear them from the docketCommissioner Norman C Denning seconded the motion which was carried17 Telephone Survey - Micro and Kenly AreaCommissioner Freddie Adams moved that the Board of County Commissioners request the StateUtilities Commission, Carolina Telephone and Telegraph Company and Southern Bell to make a survey in theMicro and Kenly area as to the feasibility of extended area service in connecting Kenly, Micro, Selmaand SmithfieldCommissioner Frank B Holding seconded the motion which was carriedUpon a motion by Commissioner Adam J WhDenning the Board recessed to meet again Friday,of reviewing plans for using the municipal dumpsand hopefully to have an answer by this dateW H Britt-, Clerkitley, Jr and duly seconded by Commissioner Norman CFebruary 5, 1971, at 7 oclock pm for the purposeor landfills, as each municipality was to be contactedbbin Bailey, Chairman