March 30, 1981 - 3:00 PM - County Board of Commissioners Meeting Minutes (Special)

Meeting of Board of Commissioners for the County of JohnstonMarch 30, 1981The Johnston County Board of Ccxlmissioners met in special called session Monday,March 30, 1981, at 3 oclock pm, in the Commmissioners Room of the Johnston County Courthouse,Smithfield, North Carolina, with the following members presentNorman C Denning, Chairman, Frank B Holding, Vice- Chairman, James W Cash andHoward BentonMember Absent John M Booker, DVMThe Chairman called the meeting to order,Chairman Denning informed the board members that Commissioner John M Booker wouldnot be able to attend this meeting at this time, however, he would be available at 7 oclockpmTim Broome of Ragsdale Engineers was asked to report on the progress of the CountyWater Study Mr Broome advised that he had met with the Town of Smithfield regarding a waterline from Selma to Pine Level The Smithfield Town Board has agreed that until the county hasan alternate source of water they could not agree to furnish water for a proposed 16 inchcounty water line from Selma to Pine Level The board again discussed water lines from Four Oaks to Benson to connect with theCape Fear water supply, Mr Broome -also reported that he had met with Dunn officials and theymay be willing to sell water to Johnston County In further discussion the board agreed theyneed to look at several alternatives for water for Johnston CountyMr Broome told the board that he would continue to report on the progress of thecounty water studyUpon a motion by Commissioner Frank B Holding, duly seconded by Commissioner HowardBenton and carried by unanimous vote, the board recessed to meet again at 7 oclock pm, thissame date of March 30, 1981March 30, 1981The Johnston County Board of Commissioners reconvened in special session Monday,March 30, 1981, at 7 oclock pm, in the Commissioners Room of the Johnston County Courthouse,Smithfield, North Carolina, with the following members presentNorman C Denning, Chairman, Frank B, Holding, Vice - Chairman, John M Booker, DVM,James W Cash and Howard BentonMembers Absent NoneThe Chairman called the meeting to order and the following business was transacted1 Introduction of•Bond Order — Hospitalat lengthW R Britt, County Attorney, introducted the following bond order which was readBOND ORDER AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF 7,500,000 HOSPITAL BONDS OF THE COUNTYOF JOHNSTONWHEREAS, the Board of Commissioners of the County of Johnston deems it advisableto make the improvements hereinafter described andWHEREAS, the Board has caused to be filed with the Secretary of the Local GovernmentCommission of North Carolina an application for Commission approval of the bonds hereinafterdescribed as required bythe Local Government Finance Act, and the Secretary of the LocalGovernment Commission has notified the Board that the application has been filed and acceptedfor submission to the Local Government;Commission; NOW, THEREFORE,BE IT ORDERED by the Board of Commissioner of the County of Johnston, as followsSection 1 The Board of Commissioners of the County of Johnston has ascertainedand hereby determines that it is necessary to expand and improve Johnston Memorial Hospital,including the construction of additional hospital facilities and the acquisition and installof furnishings, equipment and machinery required therefor, and to pay capital costs of suchimprovementsSection 2 In order to raise the money required to pay capital costs of providingthe improvements as set forth above, in,additiorl,tb - any funds which may be made available forsuch purpose from any other source, bonds of theCounty of Johnston are hereby authorized andshall be issued pursuant to the Local Government Finance Act of North Carolina The maximumaggregate principal amount of said bonds authorized by this bond order shall be 7,500,000A102March 30, 1981 ContinuedSection 3 A tax sufficient to pay the principal of and interest on said bondswhen due shall be annually levied and collectedSection 4 A sworn statement of the Countys debt has been filed with the Clerkof the Board of Commissioners and is open to public inspectionSection 5 This bond order shall take effect when approved by the voters of theCounty of Johnston at a referendumCommissioner Frank B Holding moved that the following resolution be adoptedWHEREAS, the bond order entitled, BOND ORDER AUrBORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF 7,500,000HOSPITAL BONDS OF THE COUNTY OF JOHNSTON , has been introduced at the meeting of the Board ofComnissioners held on March 30, 1981, and the Board desires to provide- for theapholding of apublic hearing thereon and the submission of a statement of debt in connection therewith asrequired by the Local Government Bond Act;NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of Commissioners of the County ofJohnston, as follows1 The public hearing upon said bond order shall be held on the 6th day of April,1981, at three oclock pm, at the Commissioners Room of the Johnston County Courthouse,in Smithfield, North Carolina2 The Clerk of the Board of Commissioners is hereby directed to cause a copyof the bond order to be published with a notice of such hearing in the form prescribed by lawin a qualified newspaper no fewer than six days prior to such public hearing3 The Countys Finance Officer is hereby directed to file with the Clerk of theBoard of Commissioners, prior to publication of the bond order with the notice of such publichearing, a statement setting forth the debt incurred or to be incurred, the appraised value ofproperty subject to taxation by the County and the net debt of the countyThe motion was seconded by Commissioner James W Cash and was adopted by thefollowing voteAYES Frank B Holding, James W, Cash, John M, Booker, DVM, Howard Bentonand Norman C DenningaNAYS None2 EXECUTIVE SESSIONUpon a motion by Commissioner Howard Benton, duly seconded by Commissioner John MBooker and carried by unanimous vote, the board went into Executive Session to discuss theCounty Administrators positionwhich is still vacant and to discuss interested applicantsAfter discussion in Executive Session, Commissioner Frank B Holding moved that theExecutive Session be closed and regular session be resumedCommissioner James W Cash seconded the motion which was carried by unanimous voteThere being no further business to come before the board at this time, CommissionerJohn M Booker moved that the meeting be adjournedCommissioner Howard Benton seconded the motion which was carried by unanimous voteEleanor N Cre ch, Clerkv-Norman C Denning, Chairman?l1DetailsAnnotationsEntry PropertiesModified11192013 22644 PMCreated4222003 92603 AMTemplateMinutesFieldsMinutes - TypeSpecialMinutes - Date3301981Book17