HARNETT COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
County Administration Building
102 East Front Street
Lillington, North Carolina
Results of Board Meeting
Regular Meeting
November 5, 2007 9:00 a.m.
- Order of Business –
1. Call to order – Chairman Teddy J. Byrd
2. Pledge of Allegiance and Invocation – Commissioner Tim McNeill
3. Consider additions and deletions to the published agenda
Added 3 budget amendments to consent agenda.
4. Consent Agenda: All items on the consent agenda, including addition, were approved.
A. Minutes
B. Budget amendments
C. Tax refunds and releases
D. Resolutions to add roads to state system
E. Public Utilities write-offs for third quarter
F. Final change order for Temple Grading contract/Harnett Fuquay WW project
G. Change orders for Fort Bragg NTA Housing Project – Billings & Garrett
H. Resolutions recognizing Eagle Scouts
I. Change orders for Anderson Creek Transfer Facility project – D.S. Simmons, Inc.
J. Property damage release for damage to fence at Dunn-Erwin Landfill
K. Request from Library to apply for non-matching planning grant
L. Request from Emergency Services to accept grant for animal sheltering program
M. Request from Emergency Services to accept grant for VIPER communications equipment
N. Request from EMS to award bid for two new ambulances
O. Request from Sheriff’s Dept. to accept additional grant funds from Criminal Justice
Partnership Program
All consent agenda items have been reviewed by the county manager and are recommended for approval by the Board.
5. Period of up to 30 minutes for informal comments allowing 3 minutes for each presentation
Gary Ross, Forest Ridge Subdivision, expressed his concerns regarding issues
associated with Forest Ridge Subdivision.
6. Appointments
Harnett County Board of Adjustment – Andrew S. Ruhland
Airport Committee – Gene Batten
Harnett County Juvenile Crime Prevention Council – Gil Wise
Industrial Facilities & Pollution Control Financing Authority – Robert Doberstein
Board of Health – Herman Medlin, Sherrie Byrd, Dr. Hubert Warren
CCCC Harnett County Advisory Committee – Addie McLean, Brenda Moody,
Truett Underhill
7. Request for authorization to use sole source purchasing option to upgrade Audio Log
Communications Recording System – Clint Williams, E-911 Operations Administrator
Board authorized use of sole source purchasing option as requested.
8. Request for authorization to submit grant application for 2008 NC Housing Finance Agency
Urgent Repair Program – Barry Blevins, Central Permitting & Community Development
Administrator
Board authorized submission of grant application as requested.
9. County Manager’s report – Neil Emory, County Manager
- Board appointed William Hayes and Margaret Hudson as Local Firemen’s Relief
Fund Trustees for Benhaven Emergency Services.
- Board agreed to help Triton students who are going to China to pay for airline
tickets up front when parents pay half the cost, then county will be reimbursed.
- Closing of Kipling railroad crossing has been delayed.
- New detention center project continues on schedule.
- River Park project is also proceeding.
10. Closed session to discuss matters relating to the location or expansion of industries or
other businesses in Harnett County.
11. New Business
12. Adjournment: 10:10 a.m.