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BRIEFING MINUTES
OCTOBER 4, 2005
The Iredell County Board of Commissioners met in Briefing Session on
Tuesday, September 20, 2005, at 5:00 P.M., in the Iredell County Government Center
(South Wing Conference Room), 200 South Center Street, Statesville, NC.
Present were:
Sara Haire Tice, Chairman
Vice Chairman Godfrey Williams
Steve Johnson
Marvin Norman
Ken Robertson
Staff present: County Manager Joel Mashburn, Assistant County Manager
Tracy Jackson, Assistant Finance Director Deb Alford, Enforcement & Planning
Supervisor Lynn Nibloek, Planning Supervisor Steve Warren, Planner Rebecca Harper,
Purchasing Agent Dean Lail, EMS Paramedic Jeremy Shimberg, Support Services
Director Jim Vernon, and Clerk to the Board Jean Moore.
CALL TO ORDER by Chairman Tice.
PRESENTATION OF PLANNING DEPARTMENT ITEMS: Planning
Supervisor Steve Warren provided a brief description of the Mike & Kerry rezoning
request (Case No. 0509-2).
Starts Marina Board of Adjustment Case: Warren said much discussion had
been occurring in Mooresville about the September 7, 2005, planning board case
involving Starts Marina. He said a community meeting had been scheduled for
October 11, 2005, at Brawley Middle School in the Media/Library area, and the county
staff would attend to answer questions. Mr. Warren said the case was on the
October 20, 2005, agenda for the Board of Adjustment.
Planner Rebecca Harper then described two planning department matters
(release of zoning jurisdiction request and a watershed high density option). Additional
information may be found in the regular minutes.
REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF BUDGET AMENDMENT #12 TO
RECOGNIZE A $4,500 SOLID WASTE REDUCTION ASSISTANCE GRANT
(BACKYARD COMPOSTING): County Manager Mashburn requested to add an
item to the agenda pertaining to a grant application that was submitted to the board in
April of 2004. He said the state had awarded a $4,500 grant, and the funds needed to be
recognized. It was the consensus of the board to add the item to the agenda.
Note: The recycling coordinator scheduled an event on Saturday, October 15, 2005, to utilize
the grant funds. (Compost bins will be sold to the public.) This item was added to the agenda
due to the next board meeting not occurring until October 18.
PROCEDURE TO HANDLE GRANT REQUESTS AND BUDGET
AMENDMENTS: County Manager Mashburn said that in the past, the board had used
a two-step process when dealing with grants. He said the first step occurred when the
staff person requested permission to apply for the grant. Mashburn said the second step
happened when the staff person requested a budget amendment to recognize the grant
funds. He asked if the board members wanted to eliminate the second step.
It was the consensus of the board members to eliminate the second step, if the
staff person or department presented a plan on how the grant funds would be used.
(This would be at the time the staff person submitted a request to apply for the grant.)
If the staff person or department did not detail how the grant funds would be used, at the
application time, then a two-step process will be used. (The staff person will need to
request approval of a budget amendment, attend the board meeting, and explain the
usage of the grant funds.)
REQUEST FOR CONSIDERATION/DECISION REGARDING
REVISIONS TO THE BOARD'S RULES OF PROCEDURE IN CONJUNCTION
WITH G.S. 153A-521 — PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD: County Manager
Mashburn said a new state law required the commissioners to hold at least one public
comment period per month during regular board meetings. After a brief discussion, the
board members directed the staff to draft an outline on the procedures to be followed
during the meetings. The board members were in consensus on the following ideas for
the public comment period.
• The public comment period will take place during the second meeting of the month.
• Thirty (30) minutes will be allotted for the public comment period.
• Three (3) minutes will be allotted per speaker.
• Topic Exclusions: Matters that concern the candidacy of any person seeking public
office, including the candidacy of the person addressing the board; matters which are
the subject of public hearings; matters which are closed session items, including but
not limited to topics within the attorney-client privilege, anticipated or pending
litigation, personnel, and matters which are made confidential by law. In addition,
citizens will not be allowed to solicit business during board meetings nor to discuss
the sale or lease of fixed assets if they are a party to the transaction.
• A sign-up sheet will be used by the citizens to indicate their interest in speaking.
There was no clear consensus on when the public comment period would occur
during the meetings.
ADJOURNMENT: Chairman Tice adjourned the briefing session at 6:05 p.m.
Approved:
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Clerk to the Board