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030281RANDOLPH COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS MEETING - March 2, 1981 1 The Randolph County Board of Commissioners met in regular session March 2, 1981 with the following members present: Richard K. Pugh, Chm., Kenyon Davidson, Richard Petty, Thurman Hogan and Bill Boyd. The meeting was called to order by the Chairman. Motion was made by Bill Boyd, seconded by Kenyon Davidson, to approve the minutes of the February 2, 1981 meeting. This motion was unanimously approved. Motion was made by Richard Petty, seconded by Bill Boyd to approve the following resolution for Friendly Circle Sub -division and the motion was unanimously approved: RESOLUTION Road Description - Unnamed Street in Friendly Circle Subdivision (Plat Bk. 18, Page 58) WHEREAS, the attached petition has been filed with the Board of County Commissioners of the County of Randolph requesting that the above described road, the location of which has been indicated in red on the attached map, be added to the Secondary Road System; and WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners is of the opinion that the above described road should be added to the Secondary Road System, if the road meets minimum standards and criteria established by the Division of Highways of the Department of Transportation for the addition of roads to the System. NOW, THEREFORE, be it resolved by the Board of County Commissioners of the County of Randolph that the Division of Highways is hereby requested to review the above described road, and to take over the road for main- tenance if it meets established standards and criteria. Sara Ryan, Program Director, Randolph County Women's Aid, presented an update on the services of Women's Aid. Motion was made by Richard Petty, seconded by Kenyon Davidson to approve the proclamation to proclaim the month of March, 1981, Women's Aid Month. This motion was unanimously approved. PROCLAMATION WHEREAS, violence in the home victimizes all members of a family, undermines the strength of families, and perpetuates itself by teaching children violence as a means of resolving, conflict; and WHEREAS, society is becoming increasingly aware that family violence is prevalent and is not limited to a particular economic, Age, educational, or racial group; and WHEREAS, proper recognition and understanding of the problem of family violence is the best hope of solving it; and WHEREAS, Randolph County Women's Aid, Inc., in cooperation with other county agencies and organizations, has been providing a broad range of services to victims of family violence since September, 1979: NOW, THEREFORE, I, Richard K. Pugh, Chairman of the Randolph County Board of Commissioners, do hereby proclaim the month of March, 1981 to be Women's Aid Month. (2) Motion was made by Kenyon Davidson, seconded by Bill Boyd to proclaim the week of March 8-14 as "Employ the Older Worker Week" in Randolph County and the motion was unanimously approved. NATIONAL EMPLOY THE OLDER WORKER PROCLAMATION WHEREAS, More than 78 million Americans are aged 40 and older, and nearly 40 million are working or seeking work; and WHEREAS, Most of these aniddle-aged and older workers are regularly employed, producing the goods and services our nation needs; and WHEREAS, They neve solid job skills, a wealth of experience, are typically steady, reliable workers who take pri.de,.in their work and are valued employees; and WHEREAS, Workers over *Q, as a group, have no serious job problems --so long as they remain employed; and WHEREAS, There is a problem in that despite high job qualifications) many who lose their jobs have great trouble finding new ones and the search becomes more difficult as they grow older; and WHEREAS, The costs of the longer spells of unemployment these workers experience are persona] hardships, disproportionate public expenditures for un- employment insurance and other income maintenance programs, as well as lower productivity as our economy is deprived of highly experienced workers; and WHEREAS, The Federal Government and the State of North`.Carolina are working to overcome widespread reluctance to hire older jobseekers by making em- ployers aware of a well-documented finding; by every common measure of job performance older workers are at least as effective as younger people; and WHEREAS, The objective is to have each worker judged on the basis of individual ability to do a specific job. NOW, THEREFORE, I, Richard K. Pugh, Chairman, Randolph County Board of Commissioners do hereby proclaim the week of March 8-14, 1981 as Employ the Older Worker Week in Randolph County,.and do hereby actively endorse this opportunity to focus public attention to the problems of older workers. Motion was made by Kenyon Davidson, seconded by Bill Boyd to approve the position paper - Randleman Lake Project, (Included by reference). This motion was unanimously approved. Motion was made by Richard Petty, seconded by Kenyon Davidson to approve the February budget adjustments (included by reference). This motion was unanimously approved. (3) Motion was made by Richard Petty, seconded by Thurman Hogan to approve a draft of a hazardous waste ordinance to be presented by Dave McBride (PTCOG) at the April meeting. This motion was unanimously approved. A joint meeting between the Randolph County Planning Board and the Randolph County Board of Commissioners was held at 2:00 P.M. Motion was made by Bill Boyd, seconded by Kenyon Davidson to disapprove the re -zoning request of W.H. (Bill) Beard. Petty, Pugh, Boyd and Davidson voted YES. Hogan voted NO. Motion was made by Richard Pugh, seconded by Thurman Hogan to discuss the sharing of the cost of the plaque for the Courthouse addition with the Contractor, Architect and the County. This motion was unanimously approved. The meeting adjourned.