November 18, 1975 - 7:30 PM - County Board of Commissioners Meeting Minutes (Executive)

November 18, 1975 - Recessed1 4Fit width134November 18, 1975The Johnston County Board of Commissioners, Norman C Denning, Chairman, Frank BHolding, Vice Chairman, Freddie Adams, Howard Benton and Hoyt Castleberry, met in ExecutiveSession in the Administrators Office of the Johnston County Courthouse, Smithfield, North Carolina,on November 18, 1975, at 730 pm, to interview an applicant for the position of Johnston CountyTax SupervisorThe Chairman adjourned Executive Session at 8 oclock pm and went into special opensessionThe Johnston County Board of Commissioners met in special session in the CommissionersRoom of the Johnston County Courthouse, Smithfield, North Carolina, Tuesday, November 18, 1975,at 8 oclock pm, with the following members presentNorman C Denning, Chairman, Frank B Holding, Vice Chairman, Freddie Adams, HowardBenton, Hoyt CastleberryMembers Absent NoneCommissioner Hoyt Castleberry opened the meeting with prayerThe following business was transacted1 Resignation -W G Massey- Register of DeedsW G Massey, Register of Deeds with the County of Johnston for the past thirty -nineyears met with the Board of Commissioners and submitted his letter of resignation effective December15, 1975Chairman Norman C Denning stated that I dont think Johnston County has had an employeeelected or appointed, whos done a better job than you -- haveCommissioner Howard Benton remarked, There is not a more dedicated person in my memorythan Bill Massey, he has rendered good and faithful service to thei people of Johnston County andthe people appreciate Bill Massey It saddens me to have to consider his resignationCommissioner Hoyt Castleberry Bill Massey has been daddy to alot of people for a longtime, Johnston County has not had a better employee than Bill Massey, the County can get anotherRegister of Deeds, but cant replace Bill MasseyCommissioner Freddie Adams Mr Bill has helped me many times and has done alot for allthe people of Johnston County, he has looked after the people who worked for him, we all will missyouCommissioner Frank B Holding I hate like the dickens to see you do this, but I respectit, and Mr Chairman I would like to read his letter Commissioner Holding continues with MrMasseys letter of resignation as followsNovember 18, 1975 ContNovember 17, 1975Board of County CommissionersCourthouseSmithfield, North Carolina 27577GentlemenI hereby tender my resignation as Register of Deeds forJohnston County effective December 15, 1975it has been a hard decision to make, but I feel that dueto my state of health, it is difficult for me to perform theduties and responsibilities of the office to the best interestof the County and to the satisfaction of myselfWhatever few trials I have encountered while serving asRegister of Deeds dissolve completely when I think of the manypleasures derived from working with my employees, past andpresent; serving as clerk to dedicated members of Boards ofCounty Commissioners from 1936 to 1966; my association withelected and appointed officials and personnel of the County;and the many contacts and friendships among the dear people ofthis County and surrounding areasI shall always cherish and remember the confidence andtrust imposed in me by the citizens of Johnston County, andthough I have not traveled far and wide in my thirty -nine yearstenure of office, I hope that my record justifies me in sayingthat I have traveled well and close to the people of thisgreat CountySincerely,W G MasseyAfter Commissioner Holding read Mr Massey`s letter, he moved to accept his resignationeffective December 15, 1975, with much regretCommissioner Freddie Adams seconded the motion which was carried unanimously2 Amendments - Mobile Home and Mobile Home Park OrdinanceKen Windley, County Planner, advised the Board of Commissioners that the Johnston CountyPlanning Board had agreed on two amendments to the Mobile Home and Mobile Home Park Ordinance MrWindley reviewed these changes with the Board of CommissionersAfter discussion, Commissioner Howard Benton moved that Article VI, Section A, Page 5 beamended to read as followsSection A - Certificate of Compliance RequiredWhen a home is sited within Johnston County for the first time, or when a mobilehome is moved from one site to another in Johnston County, the mobile home owner shall obtain acertificate or compliance from the designated Enforcement Officers These enforcement officersshall include a sanitarian from the local health department, the County Electrical Inspector and thedesignated enforcement officerCommissioner Hoyt Castleberry seconded the motion which was carried by the followingvoteAye Commissioner Hoyt Castleberry, Commissioner Howard Benton, Commissioner Frank BHoldingNay Commissioner Freddie AdamsCommissioner Frank B Holding moved that Article IX, Section B, Variances, Page 18 beamended to read as followsSection B - Special ExceptionsWhere strict adherence to the provisions of this Ordinance would cause an unneces-sary hardship of topographical or other conditions peculiar to the site, the Johnston County PlanningBoard may authorize a special exception, if such special exception can be made without destroyingthe intent of the Ordinance Any special exception shall be entered in the Minutes of the PlanningBoard and the reasoning on which the departure was justified shall be set forth136November 18, 1975 ContCommissioner Howard Benton seconded the motion which was carried by the following voteAye Howard Benton, Frank B Holding, Hoyt CastleberryNay Freddie Adams3 Child Support Act 4 -D Program q, IAndy Holland, Attorney designated by the Board of County Commissioners as agent for thenew federal 4 -D Child Support Program appeared before the Board and advised that he had already rreceived about 150 inquiries about the program Mr`Holland discussed the program in detail and ex-plained further that the intended effort is to reduce the number of dependent children on the publicwelfare roll Mr Holland emhasized that maybe the supervision should eventually be placed under theDepartment of Social Services The Board discussed this possibility, however, took no official actionat this time, indicating it would be best to wait until the new County Director of Social Servicesis employedIIThe Board authorized Mr Jackson and Mr Holland to go ahead and employ a qualified socialworker to work with the new program4 Hospital TrusteeValma Goff, Lucille Edwards, Louise Hinton, Mary Starling, and Lillie Worley from BoonHill Township appeared before the Board recommending the appointment of Robert Long of Princeton tothe Johnston Memorial Hospital Board of TrusteesAfter discussion of this appointment, Commissioner Freddie Adams moved that Mr L JWorthington of Princeton be appointed to the Johnston Memorial Hospital Board of TrusteesCommissioner Frank B Holding seconded the - motion which was carried unanimously5 Employment Tax SupervisorThe Board briefly discussed the employment of a County Tax Supervisor, as they had inter-viewed an applicant in Executive Session, however took no official action at this time6 Appointments to Area Mental Health BoardCommissioner Freddie -Adams moved that Dr Donnie H Jones, Jr, Mrs Carolyn Ennis andMrs Melba Chandler be reappointed to the Johnston County Area Mental Health Board for a four yearterm effective March 1, 1975Commissioner Adams further moved that Thomas Berkau, Smithfield attorney and Mrs EvonneMitchell, of Clayton be appointed to the Johnston County Area Mental Health Board for a four yearterm effective March 1, 1975Commissioner Hoyt Castleberry seconded the motion which was carried unanimouslyThese appointments as recommended and presented by the Johnston County Area MentalHealth Board7 Bid for Water and Sewer to New Cutler- Hammer SiteAfter discussion, the Board authorized Ragsdale Engineers, represented by Tom Moore, toadvertise for on construction of water and sewer lines to serve the new Cutler- Hammer site, bidsto be opened and reviewed by Ragsdale Engineers and Kramer Jackson, Johnston County Administrator,Thursday, December 18, 1975, at 2 oclock pmThe Board of Commissioners set a special meeting date of December 22, 1975 to award thecontract so that construction can begin8 Approval of MinutesThe Board reviewed the minutes of the October 21, 1975 Board meetingCommissioner Hoyt Castleberry moved that the minutes of the October 21, 1975 Board meebe approved as recordedCommissioner Howard Benton seconded the motion which was carried unanimously9 Budget AmendmentsCommissioner Hoyt Castleberry moved that the following budget amendments be approvedand recorded as follows to Page 1374a Commissioner Freddie Adams moved that his motion item # 4 above to appoint Mr L JWorthington of Princeton to the Johnston Memorial Hospital Board of Trustees be rescinded, asCommissioner Adams called Mr Worthington, at this time, and he indicated that he could not serveCommissioner Frank B Holding seconded the motion which was carried unanimously4B75 ContTo79,7260033,5730054,566003,0000031,7500010,5730013,000008,54000Commissioner Freddie Adams seconded the motion which was carried unanimously10 1976 Tax ListersKramer Jackson, County Administrator, presented to the Board a list of prospective taxlist takers for 1976The Board discussed the list and advised Mr Jackson to go ahead with arrangements for the1976 tax list takers11 Grants for Technical InstituteKramer Jackson, County Administrator, advised the Board that Dr John Tart, President,Johnston Technical Institute, had discussed with him the possibility of receiving 712,000 in Stategrant money to continue development of the new site if the county could put up 250,000The Board took no official action, but agreed it was certainly due serious consideration12 Title VI - GrantCommissioner Frank B Holding moved that the County accept 40,000 of CETA Title VIGrant funds for educational purposes and appropriate these funds to the Johnston Technical InstituteCommissioner Freddie Adams seconded the motion which was carried unanimouslyChairman Norman C Denning reported to the Board of Commissioners that the DemocraticExecutive Committee would meet Tuesday night, November 25, 1975, to consider nominees to replace MrW G Massey, Register of Deeds, who earlier at this meeting submitted his resignation effectiveDecember 15, 1975Upon a motion by Commissioner Frank B Holding, duly seconded by Commissioner HoytCastleberry and carried unanimously, the Board recessed to meet again Wednesday, November 26, 1975,at 7 30 pmThe Chairman further advised the Board members and the press that they would be inExecutive Session at the beginning of the November 26, 1975, meeting for about thirty minutesNorman C Denning, ChairmanEleanor N Creech, ClerkBUDGET AMENDMENTSINCREASEREVENUESFromSales Tax Refund10- 367 -0017,00000Miscellaneous10- 335 -045,00000EXPENTITURESNon- DepartmentalSales Tax Refunds10- 660 -371-0-Non- DepartmentalPrinting10- 660 -12-0-Non- DepartmentalCapital Outlay10- 660 -74111,75000Annex BuildingsRepairs10- 501 -152,00000Lan dfi l lMaint RepairsEquipment10- 580 -1610,00000Maint RepairsAuto10- 500 -176,38000To79,7260033,5730054,566003,0000031,7500010,5730013,000008,54000Commissioner Freddie Adams seconded the motion which was carried unanimously10 1976 Tax ListersKramer Jackson, County Administrator, presented to the Board a list of prospective taxlist takers for 1976The Board discussed the list and advised Mr Jackson to go ahead with arrangements for the1976 tax list takers11 Grants for Technical InstituteKramer Jackson, County Administrator, advised the Board that Dr John Tart, President,Johnston Technical Institute, had discussed with him the possibility of receiving 712,000 in Stategrant money to continue development of the new site if the county could put up 250,000The Board took no official action, but agreed it was certainly due serious consideration12 Title VI - GrantCommissioner Frank B Holding moved that the County accept 40,000 of CETA Title VIGrant funds for educational purposes and appropriate these funds to the Johnston Technical InstituteCommissioner Freddie Adams seconded the motion which was carried unanimouslyChairman Norman C Denning reported to the Board of Commissioners that the DemocraticExecutive Committee would meet Tuesday night, November 25, 1975, to consider nominees to replace MrW G Massey, Register of Deeds, who earlier at this meeting submitted his resignation effectiveDecember 15, 1975Upon a motion by Commissioner Frank B Holding, duly seconded by Commissioner HoytCastleberry and carried unanimously, the Board recessed to meet again Wednesday, November 26, 1975,at 7 30 pmThe Chairman further advised the Board members and the press that they would be inExecutive Session at the beginning of the November 26, 1975, meeting for about thirty minutesNorman C Denning, ChairmanEleanor N Creech, Clerk