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070781RANDOLPH COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS MINUTES - July 7, 1981 The Randolph 'County- Board of Commissioners met in regular session July 7, 1981 at 9:00 A.M. with the following members present: Richard K. Pugh, Chm., Kenyon Davidson, Bill Boyd, Richard Petty and Thurman Hogan. The meeting was called to order by the Chairman, Mr. Pugh. Motion was made by Thurman Hogan, seconded by Bill Boyd to approve the minutes of June 1, 15 and 22, 1981. This motion was unanimously approved. Motion was made by Kenyon Davidson, seconded by Bill Boyd to approve the following road resolution in the Winningham Farms Sub -division and the motion was unanimously approved: Borth Carolina County of Randolph Road Description Rd., Rd., Stoueh:+venDr. and Coventry Place in the Winnifighan -7nrinz, -Suisdivision -wi th entrance onto-SIt 2216 - - hHERIAS, the attached petition has heen filed �..ith the Goard of County Commissioners of the County of _ Rand ol )h -_._ ino that the iihove d(. - scribed road, the location of ti;'hich has hec,n indi� in 1-('d on the attached map, be added to the Secondary Road System; and ,.HEREAS, the Board of County Corrunissiol,c,rs i,, of the opinion that the at,ove described road 'hn�.rld be added to the `�t,c ond,!ry i:c,ad Sy,,tc,ni, i f 1.il(- road meets minimum standards and criteria estahli;h��d Icy the Division of Higiw)ays of the Departcr_>nt of Tr,ujsportatiorl for ti addition of ru,ds to the Systc,m. II%l, THEREFORE, be it resolved by the hoard of (,�,�,rnty horllrissioners (,.- the County of Randolph that the Division of iiic�ht�.�ty', is hereud - ---- — to review the above desu-ibed road, and to takr, the for maintenance if it meets estahlisheci st;r, darci:; and criteria. action was made by Thurman Hogan, seconded by Richard Petty to appoint the following to the Julian Fire Department to concur with the appointments made by Guilford County and the motion was unanimously approved: Glenn G. Gilmore, Jr. Pearl A. Shepard and William Oliver Collier. Motion was made by Richard Petty, seconded by Thurman Hogan to re -appoint Jerry Tillman to the Board of Trustees of Randolph Technical College. This motion was unanimously approved. Bob Croft, Director of the Chamber of Commerce, presented a request for funds to print a brochure for Randolph County. Motion was made by Thurman Hogan, seconded by Richard Petty to allocate $2300.00 to Asheboro/Randolph Chamber of Commerce for the (2) printing of the brochure to be taken from Non -departmental Miscellaneous. This motion was unanimously approved. Motion was made by Thurman Hogan, seconded by Bill Boyd to re -appoint Billy Chilton as Tax Supervisor for Randolph County. This motion was unanimously approved. STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF RANDOLPH To the Tax Collector of the County of Randolph: You are hereby authorized, empowered, and commanded to collect the takes set forth in the tax records filed in the office of the Tax Supervisor and in the tax receipts herewith delivered to you, in the amounts and from the taxpayers likewise therein set forth. Such taxes are hereby declared to be a first lien upon all real property of the respective taxpayers in the County of Randolph and this order shall be a full and sufficient authority to ;direct, require, and enable you to levy on and sell any real or personal property o' such taxpayers, for and on account thereof, in accordance with law, ditness my hand and official seal, this /7�- A- day of , 19t) /. Chairman, Board of Commissioners of Randolph County Mr. Chilton presented the annual Collector's Settlement for the Tax Department and the ambulance collections. Motion was made by Thurman Hogan, seconded by Richard Petty to appoint Bill Boyd to the Yadkin -Pee -Dee River Committee. This motion was unanimously approved. Motion was made by Kenyon Davidson, seconded by Richard Petty to amend the County budget to include $9,000 for the Soil and Water Conservation program. Pugh, Davidson, Boyd, and Davidson voted YES. Hogan voted NO. Motion was made by Thurman Hogan, seconded by Bill Boyd to approve a request for $35,000 for the Airport Authority to be used in construction projects at the Asheboro Municipal Airport. The money will be held in the county's contingency fund until it is needed. This motion was unanimously approved. Motion was made by Richard Petty, seconded by Thurman Hogan to approve the low bid of Parker Coach Co. for $28,600 for a Chevrolet chasis and modular body ambulance vehicle. This motion was unanimously approved. Katy Vuncannon, Director of Mental Health, presented the 1981-82 budget. (3) Motion was made by Thurman Hogan, seconded by Bill Boyd to approve the Mental Health Budget, (included by reference). Motion was made by Richard Pugh, seconded by Kenyon Davidson to adopt the Mental Health budget provided that salaries in this area follow the same basis as those set for county employees in other departments. Petty, DaLidson, Pugh voted YES. Boyd and Hogan voted N0. Motion was made by Thurman Hogan, seconded by Richard Petty to approve the salary of the Mental Health Director from $21,900 to $24,168. This motion was unanimously approved. Motion was made by Richard Pugh, seconded by Thurman Hogan to allow the Board of Trustees of the Asheboro/Randolph County Library to set up a trust with funds inherited by the library from the estate of Gertrude Ferree Lovett. The following resolution was unanimously adopted: WHEREAS, Gertrude Ferree Lovett died October 6, 1980 and bequeathed in her Will one-half of her residuary estate, amounting to substantially more than $30,000.00, to the Randolph County Public Library to be used by the Library in such manner as it may determine; AND WHEREAS, this generous bequest was made by a lady who,by frequent use of the Library facilities,had determined that such disposition of her estate would improve the Library facilities for other people; AND WHEREAS, the Randolph County Board of Commissioners is of the opinion and so finds that Mrs. Lovett's bequest was meant to be in addition to governmental appropriations and to enrich the public library and for that reason, the Board of Trustees should exercise complete control and determine disposition of such bequest. NOW, THEREFORE, the Board of Commissioners hereby expresses its appreciation for the generous bequest of Gertrude Ferree Lovett in her Will and orders that the control, use and disposition of all funds from such bequest be exercised by the Trustees of the Randolph County Public Library without further action by the Randolph County Board of Commissioners or Randolph County Manager. This the 7th day of July, 1981. (4) A Public Hearing was held at 11:00 A.M. on the proposed Fldod Plain Ordinance that would allow Randolph County to be eligible for parti- cipation in the'National Flood Insurance Program. Motion was made by Thurman Hogan, seconded by Bill Boyd to adopt the Flood Plain Ordinance, effective July 16, 1981. This motion was unanimously.approved.(included by reference.)(Section 1910.3D) A Public Hearing was held for the purpose of changing the Zoning Ordinance Text. Motion was made by Richard Petty, seconded by Kenyon Davidson to approve the following change in the Zoning Ordinance which was unanimously approved: A. Article VIII, Section 4, Subsection 4.1 (Unified Housing Development) Page 31. The ammended change is that the minimum amount of land required for a Unified Housing Development be reduced from the currently required ten (10) acres to a minimum of five (5) acres. A representative of the Randolph County Industrial Facilities and Pollution Control Financing Authority appeared before the Board and advised the Board of the Authority's adoption of a resolution expressing its intention to issue revenue bonds and authorizing the execution and delivery of an inducement agreement pertaining to the financing of an industrial project for Elkhart Rubber Incorporated. The representative delivered copies of the resolution and the induce- ment agreement to the Board. A discussion of the project took place. Commissioner Richard Petty introduced the following resolution which was read at length; RESOLUTION APPROVING IN PRINCIPLE A PROPOSED INDUSTRIAL PROJECT FOR ELKHART RUBBER INCORPORATED TO BE FINANCED BY THE RANDOLPH COUNTY INDUSTRIAL FACILITIES AND POLLUTION CONTROL FINANCING AUTHORITY. WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners has created a political subdivision and body corporate and politic of the State of North Carolina known as "The Randolph County Industrial Facilities and Pollution Control Financing Authority" (the "Authority"); and WHEREAS, the Authority is authorized under the Industrial and Pollution Control Facilities Financing Act, Chapter 159C of the General Statutes of North Carolina (the "Act"), to issue revenue bonds for the purpose, among others, of paying all or any part of the cost of any industrial project for industry; to acquire, construct, improve and equip any such project; and to make and execute financing agreements, security documents and other contracts and instruments necessary or convenient in the exercise of such powers; and WHEREAS, the Authority has determined to issue its revenue bonds to pay all or a portion of the costs of the acquisition by Elkhart Rubber Incorporated (the "Company") of an industrial building site near Archdale, improvement of the building and acquisition and in- stallation of new, used and Company --owned equipment and moving and upfitting of existing equipment for the manufacture of custom rubber molding (the "Project") to be operated by the Company; and WHEREAS, the Authority intends to file an application for approval of the Project with the Secretary of the Department of Commerce (the "Department"), as required by the Act; and (5) WHEREAS, the Departmept has? by regulation, provided that no application for approval of a project will be officially received until the governing body of the county from which the application is made has, by resolution, approved in principle the proposed project and a certified copy of such resolution has been provided to the Departmen; and WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners desires to approve the Project in principle; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners of the County of Randolph, as follows: (1) The Project is hereby approved in principle. (2) The Clerk of the Board of Commissioners is hereby authorized and directed to provide a certified copy of this resolution to the Department. (3) This resolution shall take effect immediately upon its passage. Commissioner Richard Petty moved the passage of the foregoing resolution and Commissioner Thurman Hogan seconded the motion, and the resolution was passed by the following vote: AYES: 5 NAYS: 0 A representative of The Randolph County Industrial Facilities and Pollution Control Financing Authority appeared before the Board and advised the Board of the Authority's adoption of a resolution ex- pressing its intention to issue revenue bonds and authorizing the execution and delivery of an inducement agreement pertaining to the financing of an industrial project for Mid -State Plastics, Inc. The representative delivered copies of the resolution and the inducement agreement to the Board. A discussion of the project took place. Commissioner Thurman Hogan introduced the following resolution which was read at length: RESOLUTION APPROVING IN PRINCIPLE A PROPOSED INDUSTRIAL PROJECT FOR MID -STATE PLASTICS, INC. TO BE FINANCED BY THE RANDOLPH COUNTY INDUSTRIAL FACILITIES AND POLLUTION CONTROL FINANCING AUTHORITY. WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners has created a political subdivision and body corporate and politic of the State of North Carolina known as "The Randolph County Industrial Facilities and Pollution Contraol Financing Authority" (the "Authority"); and WHEREAS, the Authority is authorized under the Industrial and Pollution Control Facilities Financing Act, Chapter 159C of the General Statutes of North Carolina (the "Act"), to issue revenue bonds for the purpose,amoAg others, of paying all or any part of the cost of any industrial project for industry; to acquire, construct, improve and equip any such project; and to make and execute financing agreements, security documents and other contracts and instruments necessary or convenient in the exercise of such powers; and WHEREAS, the Authority has determined to issue its revenue bonds to pay all or a portion of the costs of the acquisition, construction and installation by Mid -State Plastics, Inc. of additional machinery and equipment at its plastic molded products manufacturing plant in Seagrove (the "Project") to be operated by Mid -State Plastics, Inc.; and (6) •WHEREAS, the Authority intends to file an application for approval of the Project with the Secretary of the Department of Commerce (the "Department")', as'required by the Act; and WHEREAS, the Department has, by regulation, provided that no application for approval of a project will be officially received until the governing body of the county from which the application is made has, by resolution, approved in principle the proposed project and a certified copy of such resolution has been provided to the Department; and WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners desires to approve the Project in principle; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners of the County of Randolph, as follows: (1) The Project is hereby approved in principle. (2) The Clerk of the Board of Commissioners is hereby authorized and directed to provide a certified copy of this resolution to the Department. (3) This resolution shall take effect immediately upon it passage. Commissioners Thurman Hogan moved the passage of the foregoing resolution and Commissioner William Boyd seconded the motion, and the resolution was passed by the following vote: AYES: 5 NAYS: 0 Motion was made by Thurman Hogan, seconded by Richard Petty to allow all County employees to receive a 5% pay increase. This motion was unanimously approved. Motion was made by Richard Petty, seconded by Bill Boyd to ammend the following Capital Project Ordinance which was unanimously approved: (account No. Account Name Budget Adjustment New Budget PANDOLPH COUNTY SCHOOLS CAPITAL PROJECT FUND GO -660-75 Construction in Progress $ 5,862,743 (Debit) $ 5,404 $ 5,868,147 60-329-00 Interest on Investments 189,411 (Credit) 5,404 194,815 ASHEBORO CITY SCHOOLS CAPITAL PROJECT FUND 61-661-75 Construction in Progress $ 2,557,833 (Debit) $ 31,212 $ 2,589,045 61-329-00 Interest on Investments 169,062 (Credit) 31,212 200,274 COURTHOUSE ADDITION CAPITAL PROJECT FUND 63-663-76 Construction in Progress $ 925,674 (Debit) $ 29,743 $ 955,417 63-397-00 Contribution from Gen. Fund 74,000 (Credit) 29,743 103,743 Motion was made by Richard Pugh, seconded by Bill Boyd to designate Thurman Hogan as the voting delegate to the annual conference of the N. C. Assocation of County Commissioners. This motion was unanimously approved. The meeting adjourned at 11:30 A.M.