May 24, 1977 - 7:30 PM - County Board of Commissioners Meeting Minutes (Special)

Meeting of Board of Commissioners for the County of JohnstonMay 24, 1977The Johnston County Board of Commissioners met in special session in the Commissioners Roomof the Johnston County Courthouse, Smithfield, North Carolina, Tuesday, May 24, 1977, at 730 pm,with the following members presentNorman C Denning, Chairman, Frank B Holding, Vice Chairman, Howard Benton, J E Rogersonand John M Booker, DVNMembers Absent NoneThe Chairman called the meeting to order and the following business was transacted1Secondary Road Program for Paving - 1977 -1978Mr Shelton Castleberry, Secondary Roads Councilman, and Paul Anderson, District Engineer,with the Division of Highways, North Carolina State Department of Transportation and Highway Safety,appeared before the Board of County Commissioners and presented the Secondary Road Program forPaving for 1977 - 1978After reviewing with Mr Castleberry and Mr Anderson the proposed paving program for 1977 -1978, Commissioner Howard Benton moved that the following resolution be adoptedWHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners of Johnston County has received from p1r Castle-berry and Mr Anderson the Secondary Road Program for Paving for 1977 -1978 as presented by MrCastleberry and Mr Anderson, said roads being a part of the system maintained by the North CarolinaState Department of Transportation and Highway Safety;NO WHEREAS, after careful consideration of the services rendered by said roads and thetraffic errands of said County, it is deemed necessary that said roads be improved, in order tobetter s rve the interest of the people of the County;NOW THEREFORE, BE-IT approve and request that `thejNorthCarolina State Department of Transportation and Highway Safetyhake thelfollowi -ng improvements in said roads listed on the attached 1977 -1978 Secondary RoadProgramSECONDARY ROAD PROGRAM1977 -78JOHNSTON COUNTYRoad # I From To Length Grade, Drain Pave Soil Survey Right Totaland Base Erosion of Way2529 SR 2530 SR 1007 21 21,262 36,750 2,520 Stage Construction 60,5321735 N 96 SR 1736 16 54,560 28,000 1,920 3,340 7,680 96,0002514 SR 2309 SR 1007 14 47,740 24,500 1,680 3,360 -6,720 84,0001150 N 96 SR 1143 33 114,159 57,750 3,960 2,000 177,369I 413,401Allocation 492,237Less 15 - 73,836Total 418,401Commissioner Frank B Holding seconded the motion which was carried unanimously2 Resolution - Johnston County Airport Authority Grant Agreement AcceptanceJimmy Flowers, Chairman, Johnston County Airport Authority, met with the Board and presenteda resolution -for the Boards consideration to accept the second grant in the amount of 259,696 MrFlowers also made a progress report on the construction of the airport,and advised the paving shouldbe completed, weather permitting, in approximately sixty daysAfter discussion, the following resolution was introduced by Commissioner J E Rogerson,seconded by Commissioner John M Booker, read in full, considered and adoptedRESOLUTION AUTHORIZING, ADOPTING, APPROVING, ACCEPTING AND RATIFYING THE EXECUTION OF GRANTAGREEMENT FOR PROJECT NO 5- 37- 0068 -02 BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND THE COUNTYOF JOHNSTON, NORTH CAROLINABE IT RESOLVED, by the Board of Commissioners of the County of Johnston, North CarolinaSECTIrON I -;That said Board ,o,f _Commissioners hereby authorizes, adopts, approves, acceptsand ratio es -the execution and ratifies the execution of Grant Agreement between the Federal AviationAdministration on behalf of the United States 6f America and the County of Johnston, North Carolina284May 24, 1977 ContSECTION 2 That the execution of said Grant Agreement in quadruplicate on behalf of saidBoard of Commissioners of the County of Johnston by Norman C Denning, Chairman, and the impressionof the official seal ofthe County of Johnston, North Carolina, and the attestion of said executionby Eleanor N Creech, Clerk to the Board, is hereby authorized, adopted, approved, accepted andratifiedSECTION 3 That the Adyninistrator is hereby authorized to execute payment requests underthis Grant Agreement on behalf of said Board of Commissioners of the County of Johnston, NorthCarolinaSECTION 4 That the Grant Agreement referred to hereinabove shall be attached hereto andmade a part ?f,this Resolution as though it were fully copied herein M3` Cl ayton Waterl i rie Eng? rreers to ProceedHerman Jones, Mayor, Town of Clayton, met with the Board in regards to the proposedSmithfield to-Clayton Waterline Mayor Jones apprised the Board of the water problem in Clayton;stating Clayton has 17 wells pumping 24 hours a day with no additional reserves, Clayton is planningto dig two more wells, hopefully to relieve the water problem somewhat, however, with the Cutter Labexpansion, Clayton needs a time table on the waterlineThe Board discussed the progress of the engineering plans with Tom Moore and Gene CobbRagsdale Engineers Mr Moore advised the Board that going full blast they could be ready toadvertise for bids in 45 to 60 days, meaning the line to Clayton is 12 months away at absoluteminimumCommissioner Frank B-H6Tding stated that he, would encourage the Board to instruct theengineers to proceed with all diligence to get the Clayton line ready for bidding and furtherinstruct Kramer Jackson, County Administrator, to seek grants and any available State Clean WatermoneyThe Board agreed with Commissioner Holding and instructed the engineers to get the ClaytonWaterline project ready for bidding as soon as possible4 1977 - 1978 Proposed County BudgetKramer Jackson, County Administrator, presented to the Board of Commissioners the 1977 -1978Proposed Budget and delivered his budget message to the Board of Commissioners for study andconsideration Mr Jackson advised the Board this Proposed Balanced Budget was based on a 0093tax rate at a 95 collection ratioThe Board discussed several budget items very briefly No action was taken on the budgetat this meeting5 Appointment- Selma Board of AdjustmentUpon the recommendation of the -Selma Town Council, Commissioner Frank B Holding movedthat Sir Charlie Hatcher, Route # 2; Selma, North Carolina, be reappointed to the-Selma Board ofAdjustment for a one year term effective May 1, 1977Commissioner J E Rogerson seconded the motion which was carried unanimously6 Luncheon - Good Neighbor Day - PrincetonKramer Jackson, County Administrator, advised the Board they were invited to attend aluncheon in Princeton on Saturday, June 18, 1977, at 1230,pm Good Neighbor Day RSVPThe commissioners advised Mr Jackson they would let him know for sure at a later date7 Audit Contract- County AccountsCommissioner Howard Benton moved that Daniel G Matthews and Associates, Smithfield, NorthCarolina, be awarded the contract to audit the Johnston County Accounts for the period July 1, 1976to June 30, 1977, General Fund, Revaluation Fund, Public Assistance Fund, Debt Service, RevenueSharing Trust Fund, 8,850; Rural Fire Departments - 1575; and Johnston County Airport Authority480 for the total amount of 10,905Commissioner Frank B Holding seconded the motion which was carried unanimously8 Budget Amendment Buffalo Bridge Waterline RepairKramer Jackson, County Administrator, advised the Board he had received a bill from theTown of Smithfield for repair of the water line break at the Buffalo Road bridge in the amount of5,14801 Mr Jackson explained that 91270 of this amount was labor and the Town of Smithfieldagreed to deduct this, leaving a total due of 4,23531 Mr Jackson requested a budget amendmentin the amount of 4,23531 to cover this expenditureAfter discussion, Commissioner Frank B Holding moved that the budget be amended in theamount of 4,23531 and the Town of Smithfield be paid accordinglyCommissioner J E Rogerson seconded the motion which was carried unanimouslydMay 24, 1977 Cont9 Capital Health ServicesA encyCommissioner J E Rogerson reported on a Capital Health Services Agency meeting he attendedrecently Commissioner Rogerson advised this agency needed to have a meeting in the county todiscuss the needs of Johnston County The Board asked Commissioner Rogerson and Helen Ray, Director,Johnston County Health Department, to make the necessary arrangements for this meetingUpon a motion by Commissioner John M Booker, seconded by Commissioner Frank B Holding andcarried unanimously, the Board recessed to meet again Tuesday, May 31, 1977, at 730 pmNorman C Denning, ChairmanLEleanor N Creech, lerk