The Alleghany County Board of Commissioners met in regular session = on Monday, December 1, 1997 at 6:30 PM in the Conference Room of the County Of= fice Building, 90 South Main Street, Sparta, North Carolina

&= nbsp; The Alleghany County Board of Commissioners met in regul= ar session on Monday= , July 7, 2008<= /st1:date>, at 6:30pm in the= Board Meeting Room of the Count= y Administration Building, 348 South Main Street, Sparta, North Caro= lina.

&= nbsp; Present: Chair Ken Richardson, Vice-Chair W= arren Taylor, Commissioner Randy Miller, Commissioner Doug Murphy, Commissioner M= illy Richardson, County Attorney Donna Shumate, = County Manager Don Adams, and Clerk to the Bo= ard Karen Evans.

Chair Ken Richardson called the meeting to order.

Commissioner Randy Miller led the Pledge of Allegiance and opened the meeting with a pra= yer.

Chair Ken Richardson stated that General Fund budget amendment #1 and closed sess= ion for personnel needs to be added to the agenda.

Commission= er Milly Richardson made a motion to approve the amended agenda for this July 7, 2008, meeting. Commissioner Doug Murphy seconded the motion. Vote 5:0.

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AGENDA

Monday, Jul= y 7, 2008

6:30 PM

6:30 &= nbsp; Meeting Called To Order <= /o:p>

Pledge of Allegiance and Praye= r

&= nbsp; &nbs= p; Motion on Agenda for July 7, 2008, meeting

Motion on Minutes for June 11, June 12, June 16, June 25, June 27 and June 30, 2008, meetings

6:35 A. &nbs= p; Public Comments—30 minutes

B. = Public Hearing

RE: 911 Road Names

C. = Pat Polley

RE: Council on Aging Update

D. = Piney Creek Volunteer Fire Department Annual Report

E. = County B= usiness

1. Sparta School Construction Fund Project Ord= inance Amendment

2. EMS Capital Request

3. General Fund budget amendment = #1 &= nbsp; (added)

4. Other Business

5. Closed Session—NCGS 143-= 318.11 (a) (3)—legal

NCGS 143-318.11 (a) (6)—personnel (added)

6. Adjourn

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Commissioner Randy Miller made a motion to approve the minutes for the June 11, June 12, June 16, Jun= e 25, June 27 and June 30, 2008, meetings. Commissioner Milly Richardson seconded the motion. Vote 5:0.<= /span>

Chair Ken Richardson opened the public comments’ portion of the meeting and asked for public comments. No= ne were received. He closed the public comments’ portion of the meeting.

Wendy Williams, E-911 Coordinator/Mapper, c= ame before the Board to present four road names; Cheyenne Lane, Cowboy Way, Red Hawk Ridge, Wormy Chestnut Drive. She explained each ro= ad’s location.

Chair Ken Richardson opened the public hearing regarding the 911 road names at 6:33pm.<= /p>

Chair Ken Richardson asked for public comments.&= nbsp; None were received.

Chair Ken Richardson closed the public hearing at 6:34pm and reconvened the regular meeting.

&= nbsp; Commissioner Milly Richardson made a motion to approve the road names as presented by the E-911 Coordinator/Mapper. Com= missioner Randy Miller seconded the motion. Vote 5:0.

&= nbsp; Pat Polley with Council on Aging came before the Board to provide an update abo= ut the Council’s activities. She presented information regarding their upcoming activities. She talked about their activities, services offered and the number of clients served. She further talked about the recen= t renovations at the Center. She continued explaining their activities. = She talked about the Senior Tarheel Legislature program. She invited the Board to come by t= he Senior Center.

&= nbsp; Commissioner Doug Murphy and Pat Polley talked about two to three volunteers are needed = for meal deliveries to take care of the back log.

&= nbsp; Chair Ken Richardson talked about the Center’s remodeling and the Senior Tarheel Legislature program.

&= nbsp; County Manager Don Adams presented the Sparta Elementary School project ordinance amendment. He explained the additional $65,37= 2 is what the Board discussed in recent budget meetings that is in the Sparta Elementary School construction fund. He reminded everyone that the Board approved providing the money to the schools, and this amendment is putting = the money in place.

&= nbsp; Commissioner Doug Murphy made a motion to a= pprove the project ordinance amendment. Commissioner Milly Richardson seconded the motion. Vote 5:0.

&= nbsp; County Manager Don Adams presented General Fu= nd budget amendment #1 in the amount of $8,483 for a transfer to the Fairgrounds Fund. He explained the purpos= e of the budget amendment is to transfer the remaining monies for the trail betw= een the high school and the college to the Fairgrounds Fund. He further explained the additional items that are planned for that area.

&= nbsp; Commissioner Milly Richardson made a motion to approve General Fund budget amendment #1 = in the amount of $8,483. Commiss= ioner Doug Murphy seconded the motion. Vote 5:0.

&= nbsp; County Manager Don Adams informed the Board a= bout a 2007/08 interfund budget transfer from Finance to EM= S for $112 to cover part-time salaries.

&= nbsp; Chair Ken Richardson talked about he recently received a letter from the County Commissioners Association stating that the County has received an additiona= l $37,000.

&= nbsp; County Manager Don Adams explained that this = is in regards to Medicaid/Medicare reimbursement rates. He talked about we only receive ab= out 50% of the costs for these clients. He explained the history of working with the County Commissioners Association to help obtain more money for these costs.

&= nbsp; Commissioner Warren Taylor and County Manag= er Don Adams talked about this is based on the nu= mber of trips during the year. They discussed this is budgeted revenues. The County Manager explained h= ow this works for insurance reimbursements and provided the percentage of the = different types of payers. <= /span>

&= nbsp; County Manager Don Adams stated that the EMS capital request was requested to be on the agen= da.

&= nbsp; Chair Ken Richardson talked about the recent adoption of the budget. He explained that now is the time = to look at ways to address concerns that weren’t addressed in the budget; such as the EMS capital.

&= nbsp; Commissioner Doug Murphy stated that he had asked the County<= /st1:PlaceType> Manager to look for funding sour= ces for the EMS capital.

&= nbsp; County Manager Don Adams stated that he asked Linda Edwards to look for the funding. He further stated that he is assum= ing she hasn’t found any grants yet because he hasn’t heard back fr= om her.

&= nbsp; Commissioner Milly Richardson asked about contacting Kelley Coffey at Region D to help.<= o:p>

&= nbsp; County Manager Don Adams stated that they don’t specialize in safety needs but he will be glad to call them.

&= nbsp; Commissioner Warren Taylor talked about since Dr. Ray is leaving; we need to make sure t= hat the equipment that is being discussed is compatible with the hospital and the o= ther physicians.

&= nbsp; Commissioner Randy Miller discussed a letter from Mr. and Mrs. Randy Andrews. He stated that he was recently at = a game and some of the same things happened about the umpires not being on time.

&= nbsp; The Board and the County Manager talked about scrimmage games versus regular games, how the scrimmage games are handled a= nd the operation of the Recreation Department concerning Little League. The County Manager explained the operation of the Little League board.

&= nbsp; Commissioner Randy Miller and Commissioner Doug Murphy talked about David Evans’s recent activities, and he is doing a good job.

&= nbsp; County Manager Don Adams talked about how the= y have handled the Little League season. &nb= sp; He further explained how the Little League board will work. He talked about the need for parti= cipation from the volunteers.

&= nbsp; Commissioner Milly Richardson made a motion to enter into closed session under NCGS 143-318.11 (a) (3)—legal and (a) (6)—personn= el at 7:12pm. Commissioner Randy Mil= ler seconded the motion. Vote 5:0.

Commissioner Randy Miller made a motion to adjourn the closed session and reconvene the regular meeting at 7:27pm. Commissioner Milly Richardson seco= nded the motion. Vote 5:0.

Chair Ken Richardson stated that no decisions were made during closed session.

&= nbsp; Being no further business, Commissioner Milly Richardson made a motion to adjourn= at 7:28pm. Commissioner Randy Miller seconded= the motion. Vote 5:0. =

Respectfully submitted, &nb= sp;

Karen Evans &= nbsp; &nbs= p;

Clerk to the Boar= d &= nbsp;

Attest:

Ken Richardson

Chairman

ALLEGHANY COUNTY AMENDED PROJECT ORDINANCE

Sparta Elementary School

= ; BE IT ORDAINED by the Board of Commissioners of Alleghany County, North Caroli= na, meeting this the 7^th day of July 2008 that:

= ; Section I. The following amount= s are hereby appropriated to be expended in the Sparta Elementary School Capital Projects Fund for the life of the Project:

= ; &n= bsp; Transfer to General Fund &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; $ 65,372

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= ; Section II. It is estimated tha= t the following revenues will be available in the Sparta Elementary School Capital Projects Fund for the life of the Project:

= ; &n= bsp; Escrow Interest &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; &= nbsp; $ 65,372

= ; Adopted this the 7^th day of July 2008.