December 11, 1980 - 8:30 PM - County Board of Commissioners Meeting Minutes

December 11, 1980 - Recessed1 3Fit widthJ7ADecember 11, 1980The Johnston County Board of Commissioners reconvened in regular session in theCommissioners Room of the Johnston County Courthouse, Smithfield, North Carolina, Thursday,December 11, 1980, at 830 pm, with the following members presentNorman C Denning, Chairman, Frank B Holding, Vice Chairman, JohnM Booker, DVM,James W Cash and Howard BentonMembers Absent NoneThe Chairman called the meeting to order and the following business was transacted1 Tax Matter - Sarah Jones - Boon Hill TownshipJohnnie Stott, Tax Supervisor, presented the following delinquent tax matter to theboard for consideration;Mrs Sarah W Jones purchased a piece of property in the Town of Princeton during1977 The previous owner was Thomas Melvin Hodges There were delinquent taxes due in theHodge name Mrs Jones was unaware of these taxes since there was no lawyer involved in thedeed trana,ction Mrs Jones added a building to the property in 1978 Mrs Jones wasunder the impression that she did not have to pay taxes on this property since it was beingused for a church Since property is in individuals name, property is taxable On March8, 1980, Mrs Jones sent a check for 2705 to the Collectors Office as partial payment forher 1978 and 1979 taxes This check was accepted by Collectors Office On June 14, 1980,Mrs Jones sent a check for 3000 to the Collectors Office as another partial payment Thischeck was not accepted by the Collectors Office The 3000 check was returned to Mrs Jonesalong with a tax statement showing a balance of 11939 This balance included 5000 forAttorneys Fee Mrs Jones received a Civil Summons dated October 14, 1980, stating that thecounty was seeking judgement for 9581 for taxes due plus court costs plus interest andpenalties as allowed by law On October 25, 1980, Mrs Jones sent a check in the amount of6304 At this point, Mrs Jones thought that the 2705 plus the 6304 was almost enoughto satisfy the 9581 which was the stated amount on the Civil Summons In a letter datedOctober 27, 1980, John A Whitley notified Mrs Jones that the 2705 check dated March 8,1980 was applied to the delinquent taxes in the previous owners name The check in theamount of 6304 was returned to Mrs Jones The letter from Mr Whitley stated that the totalamount now due to the County of Johnston was 32581; 150 Attorney Fee; 24 filing fee in theClerks Office and 6 service fee added since October 14, 1980 Mrs Jones is agreeable topay the 11939 amount as shown on statement received from Collectors Office by letter June18, 1980, plus 1980 taxes of 2508 Mrs Jones feels that it is extremely unfair to her tohave to pay the additional 150 attorneys fee, the 24 court costs for filing and the 6service fee Based on the situation as I view it and the conversations I have had with theparties involved, it is my recommendation that 1 Mrs Jones pay the following;l?wilDecember 11 1980 Continued1 Tax Due 1976 thru 1980 95812 Court Filing Fee 24003 Service Fees 6004 Attorneys Fee 500017581NOTE The court filing fees and service fees are controlled by factors that cannotbe reversed The 5000 attorneys fee is normal and reasonable and was included in thestatement which totals 11939; 2 Mrs Jones be allowed to make partial payments ofapproximately 45 per month in order to pay the above amount before mucli, more late paymentpenalty accumulatesCommissioner Holding commented that delinquent tax should not be turned over toan attorney if not more than three or four years oldAfter discussion, Conmissioner Howard Benton moved that the board accept Mr Stottsrecommendation and Mrs Sarah Jones be directed to pay 17581 to clear up her delinquenttaxes on this-`1pare 1 of property iri Boon, Hill TownshipCommissioner James W Cash seconded the motion which was carried by unanimous voteThe board instructed Mr Stott to ask Harper Godwin, Tax Collector, to meet withthe board at the January meeting2 Ester Sasser PropertyJohnnie Stott advised the board of a complaint from Mrs Ester Sasser regardingtrees on county property adjoining her property at 208 Johnston Street Mrs Sasser statesthat the damage was caused by rain water which was trapped on her roof by the leaves thatfell from the trees on county property and rotted the roof and came in on the inside of thebuildingThe Chairman told the board that he had talked with the Maintenance Supervisorabout this problem and he had trimmed the limbs back on these trees so that they do not hang-over on Mrs Sassers buildingAfter discussion, Commissioner Frank B Holding moved that the Chairman appoint aCounty Commissioner to work with the Maintenance Supervisor,to get the trees or limbs where itdoes not harm Mrs Sassers buildingThis motion died for the lack of a secondThe Chairman asked that the Maintenance Supervisor be instructed to meet with theboard first Monday in January regarding this matter3 Summer Recreation Program - 1977It was called to the boards attention that as a result of the Summer Youth RecreationProgram Audit for 1977, grant number 40110 -01 performed by A M Pullen, there is 300 inquestioned costs for Johnson -Lambe Company from the Johnston County Board of CommissionersThis cost was incurred by the Clayton Civitan Club prior to June 1, 1977 for recreationequipment Reference is made to invoice #2851 from Johnson -Lambe Company dated 52477 Asa result of this item being purchased prior to the date of the grant, the Johnston CountyBoard of Commissioners is requested to reimburse the City of Raleigh 300, to be reimbursedto CSAAfter discussion, Commissioner Frank B Holding moved that the City of Raleigh bereimbursed in the amount of 300 for costs incurred by the Clayton Civitan Club for recreationequipment prior to June 1, 1977, and disallowed by the audit firmCommissioner James W Cash seconded the motion which was carried by unanimous vote4 Capital Health Systems Agency, Inc - Appointment of Selection CommitteeCommissioner John M Booker moved that the following persons be named to the CapitalHealth Systems Agency, Inc, Board Selection Committee for a one year period;Frank B Holding, CommissionerDr Lyndon B Jordan,_ Provider Walter Sanders, ConsumerCommissioner Howard Benton seconded the motion which was carried by unanimous vote7December 11 1980 Con5 Joint Meeting - Board of Commissioners and Smithfield Town BoardThe Smithfield Board of Commissioners asked for a joint meeting with the Board ofCounty Commissioners for Tuesday, January 13, 1981, at 730 pm, to discuss the water supplyfor areas in the county served by Smithfields water treatment facilitiesThe Board of Commissioners asked that the Town Manager be advised to set another dateas all County Commissioners will not be available on that dateAt this time, Commissioner Howard Benton moved that the board go into ExecutiveSession to discuss and consider applicants for the position of County AdministratorCommissioner John M Booker seconded the motion which was carried by unanimous voteAfter discussion and consideration of the applicants for the position of CountyAdministrator, Commissioner Frank B Holding moved that the Executive Session be closed andfurther that regular session be resumedCommissioner Howard Benton seconded the motion which was carried by unanimous voteUpon a motion by Commissioner John M Booker, duly seconded by Commissioner James WCash and by unanimous vote, the board adjournedZ,??,j Y 4X,4-Eleanor N CreechClerk to the Board121780Norman C Denning, Chairman