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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - 19860605~~ MINUTES ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS RESCHEDULED REGULAR MEETING JUNE 5, 1986 The Orange County Board of Commissioners met in regular session on Thursday, June 5, 1986 at '7:30 p.m. in the Commissioners' Room of the orange, County Courthouse, Hillsborough, North Carolina. COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: Chair Don Willhoit and Commissioners Shirley Marshall, Ben Lloyd and Norman Walker. COMMISSIONER ABSENT: Commissioner Moses Carey. ATTORNEY PRESENT: Geoffrey Gledhill. STAFF PRESENT: County Manager Kenneth R. Thompson, Assistant County Manager Albert Kittrell, Clerk to the Board Beverly A. Blythe, Deputy Finance Office Tien Chavious, Director of Purchasing Pam Jones, Health Director Jerry Robinson, Social Services Director Tom Ward and Director of Personnel Beverly Whitehead. A. BOARD COMMENTS Chair Willhoit announced that those citizens from the Coalition Against Shearon Harris (CASH) group would be heard at the June 17th meeting. Commissioner Walker noted he received several inquiries from ,.people who live around the landfill in which they complained about the . early hours the landfill is open. He requested that the Sheriff's Dept. be -requested to investigate this allegation. After an extended discussion, motion was made by Commissioner Walker, seconded by Commissioner Lloyd to request the County Manager contact the Town Manager of Chapel Hill and jointly determine if there is sufficient evidence to contact the State Division of Soild and Haaardous Waste. A report on the findings will be presented at the next regular meeting. VOTE: UNANYMOUS. Commissioner Wal]ier asked that the Board pursue disclosure and asked that a resolution be prepared and approved by the Board which would require disclosure by County officials. Commissioner Marshall endorsed the resolution as enacted by Guilford County and further summarized said resolution. Don Willhoit suggested that the Board review those resolutions as presented on May 5 and make a decision which would need to be sent to the General Assembly for consideration of passage. After further discussion it was decided that this item would be placed on the agenda for the June 17, 1986 meeting. Ken Thompson announced that five (5) achievement awards have been awarded by NACo to (1) Cooperative Sponsorship of Senior Citizen Activities, (2) Saturday School for Seniors, (3) Command Team, (4) Economic Development Commission, and (5) Model Water Quality Protection Measures. He also announced that the Child been ranked by the State to be the most Carolina. B. AUDIENCE COMMENTS 1. MATTERS ON THE PRINTED AGENDA Those who wish to make comments time that item is discussed. Support Enforcement Program has effective in the State of North will be heard at the appropriate 2. MATTERS NOT ON THE PRINTED AGENDA None. C. ITEMS FOR DECISION 1. CONSIDERATION OF RE UEST FOR SPECIAL LEGISLATION DURING THE 1986 SHORT SESSION OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY a. Hazardous Materials Res onse Team A co of the com lete narrative of the bi].1 is in the ermanent a enda file in the Clerk's office Ken Thompso: greater legal standing bill would protect the enabling the County to this type of incident. basis. reviewed this bill. He indicated it would give a to our hazardous materials response efforts. This staff from liability claims and serve the purpose of establish a cross-jurisdictional team to respond to The training would need to be done on a specialized Motion was made by Commissioner Marshall, seconded by Commissioner Lloyd to adapt the resolution and request the local delegation to introduce legislation establishing the Orange County Hazardous Materials Response Team. After ensued discussion, the motion was amended to add to Section 1 of the bill "Orange County may by ordinance establish procedures and protocol for the operations of the response team". VOTE: UNANIMOUS. b. ___ImpactFees (A complete narrative of the Act is in the permanent agenda file in the Clerk's office). Ken Thompson noted this bill would establish authority to enact impact fees in the future. He outlined the bill and highlighted Section 1- (b)(2) which includes capital improvements to public streets, schools, bridges, sidewalks, bikeways, on and off street surface water drainage ditches, pipes, culverts, other water and sewer facilities, and public recreation facilities. After an extended discussion, motion was made by Commissioner Lloy:~-to table this item for receipt of further information. MOTION DIED FOR LACK OF A SECOND. Motion was made by Commissioner Marshall, seconded by Chair Willhoit to adopt the resolution asking for the enabling legislation far impact fees. VOTE: AYES, 2; NOES, 2 (Commissioners Lloyd and Walker) c. Fire District Boundaries Ken Thompson explained this request for special legislation would give authority to the Board of Commissioners to make a change in a particular fire district line between South Orange and the White Cross district. A petition has been received from 39 persons who are asking to be annexed into the South Orange district. The White Cross distract has not allowed this to happen. ~~ Motion was made by Commissioner Walker, seconded by Commissioner Marshall to request the Legislative Delegation to pass a local Act to Genew~al Statue 69-2,5.11 to allow the orange County Board of Commissioners to change these fire district lines. Commissioner Marshall noted that since there is a controversy that further meetings may produce the same result the legislation would provide and further negotiations should be attempted. After further discussion, the motion was withdrawn. d.. Human Service Deliver Ken Thompson indicated this proposed legislation would change the population requirement and permit Orange County to determine how best to organize their human services department and agencies. Commissioner Marshall noted this bill is locally controversial and should be further discussed at the local level before proposing legislation at the State level. e. O tional Half Cent Sales Tax Motion was made by Commissioner Lloyd, seconded by Chair Willhoit to adopt the resolution as stated below: RESOLUTION WHEREAS, counties are in need of an additional revenue source to replace the expected loss of federal revenue sharing and avoid additional reliance on other revenues, such as the property tax; and WHEREAS, such additional revenue sources. are needed in Orange County to address major capital projects which are beyond the scope of the General Fund to support; and WHEREAS,. the municipalities of orange County are facing a similar loss of revenue due to the decline or loss of federal revenue sharing; and WHEREAS, it is expected that full year proceeds from such a tax would yield the following amounts to the County and its several municipalities: Orange County $ 1,375,000 Carrboro 175,000 Chapel Hill 540,000 Hillsborough 46,800 Mebane 7,658 NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of Commissioners of Orange County that the legislative delegation is urged to grant authority to counties to levy the tax with unrestricted use of the revenues to meet the varied needs of the County and its municipalities. Commissioner Walker asked that the bill be changed to indicate that the money will be designated for school capital. VOTE: AYES, 3; NOES, 1 (Commissioner Walker). 2. ROOF REPLACEMENT RESOLUTION FOR ORANGE COUNTY SCHOOLS Motion was made by Commissioner Marshall, seconded by Commissioner Lloyd to adopt a resolution which will assure that Orange ~~ County Schools will be allocated current capital funds out of which. roof repairs in the amount of $139,600 could be undertaken. RESOLUTION ' „~ WHEREAS, Orange County Schools received roof replacement bids on-May 30, 1986, and i WHEREAS, the apparent low bid was $139,600, and WHEREAS, Orange County Schools would like to award a roofing ~. contract to the low bidder on June 9, 1986, and pay for the work out of the 1986-87 budget year, and WHEREAS, without the assurance that current capital funds sufficient for the $139,600 in roof repair will be appropriated to the school system by orange County the school system is prevented under North Carolina General Statute 115c- 432(a)(4) from awarding bids. funds will be appropriated to the school system in the 1986-87 budget year. VOTE: UNANIMOUS. D. ADJOURNMENT With no further business to come before the Board, Chair Willhoit adjourned the meeting. The next regular meeting will be held on June 17, 1986. NOTE: A budget work session was held following this meeting. Don Willhoit, Chair Beverly A. Blythe, Clerk