March 3, 1980 - 10:00 AM - County Board of Commissioners Meeting Minutes

March 3, 1980 - Regular1 5Fit width656Meetingof -Board of Commissioners for the County of JohnstonMarch 3, 1980The Johnston County Board of Commissioners met in regular session Monday,March 3, 1980, at 10 oclock am, in the Commissioners Room of the JohnstonCounty Courthouse, Smithfield, North Carolina, with the following members presentNorman C Denning,Chairman, Frank B Holding, Vice Chairman, J ERogerson, John M Booker, DVM, and James W CashMembers Absent NoneThe Chairman called the meeting to order and the following business wastransacted1 Minutes - February MeetingThe board reviewed the minutes of the February 4, 1980, board meeting,Commissioner Frank B Holding moved that the minutes of the February 4,1980, board meeting be approved as recorded,Commissioner J E Rogerson seconded the motion which was carried byunanimous vote,2 Public Hearing - Subdivision Regulation Changes ProposedDue to inclement weather heavy snow conditions no one appeared at thePublic Hearing on Subdivision Regulation Changes scheduled for 10 oclock amThe Board of Commissioners agreed to re- schedule the Public Hearing at the nextregular board meeting in April3 Hospital Request Budget Amendment for Employees Pay RaiseKramer Jackson, County Administrator, advised he had received a letterfrom Terry Carson, Administrator, on behalf of the Hospital Board of Trustees,requesting a transfer of 31,000 from funds approved in this years budget toapply toward salary increases for hospital employees Mr Carson explained thatthe hospital had some of the funds, but needed 31,000 transferred in order tomeet the required amount needed retroactive to October 1, 1979 and to go throughthe remainder of this fiscal year of September 30, 1980 The board discussed thefinancial status of the hospital and emphasized that it should strive to operatein the black Mr Carson explained the cash flow for the past thirty days hadbeen good Mr Jackson recommended, if the board agrees to go along with thisrequest, they may prefer to authorize the Hospital Board of Trustees to make thenecessary budget transfer of funds as the Board of Commissioners have alreadyappropriated the money in this years budgetAfter discussion, Commissioner J E Rogerson moved that the HospitalBoard of Trustees be authorized to transfer 31,000 from Capital Improvements toOperating Expenses to be used for pay increases for this fiscal year, retroactiveto October 1, 1979,Commissioner James W Cash seconded the motion which was carried byunanimous vote4 Cutter Laboratories - Pretreatment RenovationGene Cobb, Ragsdale Engineers, met with the board seeking permission toadvertise for bids on the Cutter Laboratories Pretreatment renovation and for abudget amendment to cover the countys commitment for this project Mr Cobbexplained that the total project cost will be approximately 52,000 Mr Jacksonreviewed the minutes of previous meetings involving the upgrading of the Waste-water Pretreatment plant at Cutter at a cost of approximately 15,000, with thecounty and Cutter sharing this cost He also advised the board that the Town ofClayton had received a ruling from the Attorney Generals Office that town moneycan not be used on a project outside the city limits Gene Cobb indicated alsothat Cutter had back0d• -off of tentative funding commitment when they learned of theprice increase •The Board of Commissioners showed concern about the Town of Claytonscharges compared to the need of replacement cost, however, they indicated awillingness to support this project on a fifty -fifty basis Mr Jackson and MrCobb proposed a paying basis of county 3721 per cent, Cutter 3721 per cent and IIClean Water Bond grant of 25 per cent The board agreed with this funding formula0660March 3, 1980 ContinuedNorman C Denning, Chairman, reported to the board, that he and Mrt Jackson had discussed the selling price of 115,000 with Mr Spence at lengthand he had tentatively agreed to come down to 100,000 Chairman Denning andCommissioner Frank B Holding emphasized that the county seriously needs to buythis property at the most reasonable price possible Commissioner James W Cashand J E Rogerson agreed that the w gxrial price was too high Commissioner JohnM Booker indicated that its too much money for this property and felt the countcould justify purchasing the law offices, but not the store buildingThe board called Bob Spence, Sr to this meeting and negotiated furtheron the price of this propertyAfter much discussion and consideration, Commissioner Frank B Holdingmoved I that the county purchase the Bob Spence, Sr property adjacent to Courthouse property, law offices and Third Street Store Building at a,price of 92,500Commissioner James W Cash seconded the motion which was carried by thefollowing voteAye Frank B Holding, J E Rogerson, James W Cash and Norman CDenningNay John M BookerUpon a motion by Commissioner Frank B Holding, duly seconded byCommissioner John M Booker and carried by unanimous vote, the board recesseduntil Wednesday, March 12, 1980, at 7 oclock pmNorman C Denning, ChairmanEleanor N Creech, Clerk31880March 12, 19-0The Johnston County Board of Commissioners reconvened in regular sessionWednesday, March 12, 1980, at 7 oclock pm, in the Commissioners Room of theJohnston County Courthouse, Smithfield, North Carolina, with the followingmembers presentNorman C Denning, Chairman, Frank B Holding, Vice Chairman, J ERogerson, John M Booker, DVM, and James W CashMembers Absent NoneThe Chairman called the meeting to order and the following business wastransacted1 Micro - Kenly 201 Wastewater Area StudTim Broome, Tom Moore and C T Clayton, Ragsdale Engineers, met with theBoard of County Commissioners and presented the Micro - Kenly 201 WastewaterTreatment Alternatives Study PlanMr Clayton reviewed the options that had been studied for the treatmentof wastewater in this area and explained to the board that upon completion ofthe preliminary screening process, eight treatment and disposal alternatives wereformulated which appeared to be environmentally sound and feasible from?anengineering design standpoint Mr Clayton advised that a Public Hearing hadalready been held on this study, with opposition to Plan I -A and opposition to-Plan I -B The two town boards favored Plan I -A Mr Clayton explained that thecapital cost of Plan I -A would be approximately 2,575,218Mayor Gerald Whitehurst of Kenly and Mayor Jonas Hinton of Microrequested that the Board of Commissioners concur with the resolutions adopted bythe town boards favoring Plan I -A Plan I -A will be the treatment of all waste-water from the 201 area in the Kenly Treatment Plant after expanding and up-grading same, with discharge to the Little River Mayor Hinton told the boardthat the cost factor difference of 500,000 was one reason they favored Plan I -A,over Plan I -B Mayor Whitehurst asked the county to finance the local share ofIil ri