June 20, 1977 - 7:30 PM - County Board of Commissioners Meeting Minutes (Special)

Previous page1 11Fit width294June 20, 1977The Johnston County Board of Commissioners met in special session in the CommissionersRoom of the Johnston County Courthouse, Smithfield, North Carolina, Monday, June 20, 1977, at730 pm, with the following members presentNorman C Denning, Chairman, Frank B Holding, Vice Chairman, Howard Benton, J E Rogerson and John M Booker, DVMMembers Absent NoneThe Chairman called the meeting to order and the following business was transacted1 PUBLIC HEARING ON THE 1977 - 1978 PROPOSED BUDGETIn accordance with the Local Government Budget and Fiscal Control Act 159 -12b a PublicHearing was announced and held on June 20, 1977, at 730 pm, for the 1977 -1978 Proposed JohnstonCounty Budget in the Commissioners Room # 202 of the Johnston C ounty Courthouse, Smithfield,North CarolinaNo one appeared before the Board of Commissioners to be heared on the 1977 -1978 ProposedBudgetA written proposal was presented to the Board for consideration of not increasing the taxrate for 1977 - 1978There being no further business the Chairman closed the Public Hearing Session2 Easement - Kenly WaterlineCommissioner Howard Benton moved that Norman C Denning, Chairman, be authorized to executethe following easement agreementNORTH CAROLINAJOHNSTON COUNTYEASEMENTTHIS DEED OF EASEMENT made this 15 day of February, 1977, by and between WILLIAM M RAGLANDand wife , RICHARD BADHAM and wife , of WakeCounty, North Carolina, and WILLIAM L BUCHANAN and wife of GuilfordCounty, North Carolina, parties of the first part; and THE COUNTY OF JOHNSTON, part of the secondpart;WITNESSETHThat whereas said parties of the first part are the owners of a certain lot or tract of landin Johnston County, North Carolina; and whereas, said party of the second part desires a permanenteasement of right of way across said lands for the purpose of installing and maintaining thereon awater transmission line, and whereas, it is necessary that in so doing they lay a pipeline for saidwater line across said lands of the parties of the first part;NOW, THEREFORE, said parties of the first part, for and in consideration of the sum of TENDOLLARS 1000 to them in hand paid by said party of the second part, do hereby give, grant andconvey unto said party of the second part, its successors and assigns, the right to construct,maintain, inspect operate, protect, repair, replace, change the size of, or remove a pipeline orpipelines and appurtenances for the transportation of water, or any other liquids or substanceswhich can be transported through a pipeline, together with the right of ingress and egress to andfrom the same for the purposes aforesaid, over, under, through and across the lands of which partiesof the first part warrant they are the owners in fee simple situated in Johnston County, NorthCarolina, said lands being more particularly described as followsIiJune 20, 1977 ContBULK WATER RATEAPPLICABLE TO SANITARY DISTRICTS AND MUNICIPALITIES THROUGH ONE MASTER METER4 1977 - 1978 Budget DiscussionThe Board discussed the Health Department Budget at length with Helen Ray and Mr JacksonThe Board tentatively approved the 1977 -78 Health Department Budget with salary increases at anaverage of 79 per cent and with the exception of the employment of two new employees requested,a Family Nurse Practitioner and Accounting Clerk However, the Board advised Mrs Ray that anyfuture vacancy in the Health Department staff could be filled with a Family Nurse Practitionereven if it means more moneyThe Board tentatively agreed to fund all the Board of Educations request; Current Expense1,720,133, Capital Outlay 672,000 and all revenues current and delinquent received from the17 -1U vocational and special tax levyIn further discussion of the budget the Board removed from the Sheriffs Budget one of thethree deputies previously approved for the Sheriffs Department to be replaced with funding fromthe Department of Social ServicesIn discussion of the County Administrators salary, Commissioner Howard Benton moved thatMr Jacksons salary be raised from 21,500 to 23,694 for the fiscal year 1977 1978Commissioner J E Rogerson seconded the motion which was carried unanimouslyThe Board continued to study other budget requests and tentatively appropriated 48,500 forthe Public Library of Johnston County and Smithfield However, it was the feeling of some boardmembers that the county contribution and the town contribution should be in the same amountCommissioner John M Booker stressed belief--, that the Public Library of Johnston County andSmithfield should have the funds needed appropriatedMr Jackson told the Board that the county is expecting to receive 261,000 public works money from EDA to be used for construction projects The Board discussed this money with MrJackson, after which, Commissioner Benton moved that the 261,000 be made a budget itemCommissioner John M Booker seconded the motion which was carried unanimouslyThe Board of Commissionersdiscussed `thebddget and tax rate at length Some of the boardmembers felt a tax rate increase necessary to help relieve the financing of the Kenly waterline,as the county is also engineering a waterline to ClaytonAfter much discussion of the budget requests and the tax rate, Commissioner J E Rogersonmoved that the tax rate for 1977 be set at 0093 per 100 valuationCommissioner Howard Benton seconded the motion which was carried by the following voteAye Commissioners J E Rogerson, John M Booker, Howard Benton, Frank B Holdingand Chairman Norman C DenningNay None5 Budget Amendment - Purchase of Lot - W M GaskinCommissioner Howard Benton moved that the Non - Departmental Budget of the General Fund, lineitem 1066059 be amended by 10,000 for the down payment of the lot at the intersection of Johnstonand Second Streets in the Town of Smithfield purchased from W M Gaskin and wife, Maggie V GaskinCommissioner J E Rogerson seconded the motion which was carried unanimouslyThe Board further agreed to pay Mr Gaskin a total of 39,500 in the following manner,down payment 10,000, 1st year payment 1978 6,500, 2nd year payment 1979 6,200, 3rd year 19805,900, 4th year payment 1981 5,600, and 5th year payment 1982 5,300 for a total of 39,500 infull6 Lease - Bagley School BuildingCommissioner Frank B Holding moved that the Board of Commissioners concur in the Board ofEducations action regarding the six year lease agreement of the Bagley School Building to Devil -Dog Manufacturing CompanyCommissioner J E Rogerson seconded the motion which was carried unanimouslyFirst 3,000,000 gallons426 1000gallonsNext 3,000,000 gallons406 1000gallonsNext 4,000,000 gallons386 1000gallonsAll over 10,000,000 gallons366 1000gallonsMinimum charge 30000 per monthThis rate effective July 1, 19724 1977 - 1978 Budget DiscussionThe Board discussed the Health Department Budget at length with Helen Ray and Mr JacksonThe Board tentatively approved the 1977 -78 Health Department Budget with salary increases at anaverage of 79 per cent and with the exception of the employment of two new employees requested,a Family Nurse Practitioner and Accounting Clerk However, the Board advised Mrs Ray that anyfuture vacancy in the Health Department staff could be filled with a Family Nurse Practitionereven if it means more moneyThe Board tentatively agreed to fund all the Board of Educations request; Current Expense1,720,133, Capital Outlay 672,000 and all revenues current and delinquent received from the17 -1U vocational and special tax levyIn further discussion of the budget the Board removed from the Sheriffs Budget one of thethree deputies previously approved for the Sheriffs Department to be replaced with funding fromthe Department of Social ServicesIn discussion of the County Administrators salary, Commissioner Howard Benton moved thatMr Jacksons salary be raised from 21,500 to 23,694 for the fiscal year 1977 1978Commissioner J E Rogerson seconded the motion which was carried unanimouslyThe Board continued to study other budget requests and tentatively appropriated 48,500 forthe Public Library of Johnston County and Smithfield However, it was the feeling of some boardmembers that the county contribution and the town contribution should be in the same amountCommissioner John M Booker stressed belief--, that the Public Library of Johnston County andSmithfield should have the funds needed appropriatedMr Jackson told the Board that the county is expecting to receive 261,000 public works money from EDA to be used for construction projects The Board discussed this money with MrJackson, after which, Commissioner Benton moved that the 261,000 be made a budget itemCommissioner John M Booker seconded the motion which was carried unanimouslyThe Board of Commissionersdiscussed `thebddget and tax rate at length Some of the boardmembers felt a tax rate increase necessary to help relieve the financing of the Kenly waterline,as the county is also engineering a waterline to ClaytonAfter much discussion of the budget requests and the tax rate, Commissioner J E Rogersonmoved that the tax rate for 1977 be set at 0093 per 100 valuationCommissioner Howard Benton seconded the motion which was carried by the following voteAye Commissioners J E Rogerson, John M Booker, Howard Benton, Frank B Holdingand Chairman Norman C DenningNay None5 Budget Amendment - Purchase of Lot - W M GaskinCommissioner Howard Benton moved that the Non - Departmental Budget of the General Fund, lineitem 1066059 be amended by 10,000 for the down payment of the lot at the intersection of Johnstonand Second Streets in the Town of Smithfield purchased from W M Gaskin and wife, Maggie V GaskinCommissioner J E Rogerson seconded the motion which was carried unanimouslyThe Board further agreed to pay Mr Gaskin a total of 39,500 in the following manner,down payment 10,000, 1st year payment 1978 6,500, 2nd year payment 1979 6,200, 3rd year 19805,900, 4th year payment 1981 5,600, and 5th year payment 1982 5,300 for a total of 39,500 infull6 Lease - Bagley School BuildingCommissioner Frank B Holding moved that the Board of Commissioners concur in the Board ofEducations action regarding the six year lease agreement of the Bagley School Building to Devil -Dog Manufacturing CompanyCommissioner J E Rogerson seconded the motion which was carried unanimously1304June 20, 1977 ContUpon a motion by Commissioner Howard Benton, duly seconded by Commissioner J E Rogersonand carried unanimously, the Board adjournedY Norman C Denning, ChairmanEleanor N Creech, Clerk