TENTATIVE AGENDA & MEETING NOTICE
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
TUESDAY, APRIL 18, 2006
WATAUGA COUNTY ADMINISTRATION BUILDING
COMMISSIONERS’ MEETING ROOM
TIME NO. TOPIC PAGE
6:00 1 CALL REGULAR MEETING TO ORDER
2 APPROVAL OF APRIL 3, 2006, REGULAR MEETING MINUTES,
AND APRIL 3, 2006 CLOSED SESSION MEETING MINUTES 1
3 APPROVAL OF APRIL 18, 2006, AGENDA 8
6:05 4 PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER APPALCART’S RURAL OPERATING
ASSISTANCE PROGRAM APPLICATION – MR. CHRIS TURNER 9
6:10 5 PUBLIC HEARING TO ALLOW PUBLIC COMMENT ON PROPOSED
SOLID WASTE OPERATIONS ORDINANCE AMENDMENTS 19
6:15 6 FIRE DEPARTMENT MATTERS
A. CCC&TI Training 31
B. Revenue Neutral Tax Rate Discussion 46
6:30 7 COOPERATIVE EXTENSION REPORT – MS. SUE COUNTS AND
MS. NANCY REIGEL 52
6:45 8 REQUEST TO HOUSE OUT OF COUNTY INMATES – SHERIFF SHOOK 71
6:50 9 EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT PURCHASE
REQUEST – SHERIFF SHOOK AND FIRE MARSHAL LISA DANNER 73
6:55 10 BUDGET AMENDMENTS – MS. DORIS ISAACS 76
7:00 11 BREAK 79
7:05 12 PUBLIC HEARING REQUEST – INCUBATOR GRANT APPLICATION –
MR. JOE FURMAN 80
7:10 13 SUBDIVISION PERFORMANCE GUARANTEES – MR. JOE FURMAN 82
7:15 14 BRUSH GRINDING REQUEST – MR. J. V. POTTER 89
7:20 15 PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE ANIMAL CONTROL ORDINANCE –
MR. DERON GEOUQUE 92
7:35 16 MISCELLANEOUS ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS –
MR. ROBERT E. NELSON, JR.
A. Courthouse Security Discussion 119
B. Community Gardens of the Blue Ridge Space Request 122
C. Proposed Community Pride Week Resolution 126
D. Proposed Medicaid Relief Legislation Discussion 129
E. Proposed Courthouse/Administration Building Use Policy 135
F. 2006 CIP Presentation – Mr. Deron Geouque 137
G. Announcements 138
7:45 17 PUBLIC COMMENT 139
8:45 18 BREAK 140
8:50 19 CLOSED SESSION 141
Personnel Matters – G. S. 143-318.11(a)(6)
Attorney/Client Matters – G. S. 143-318.11(a)(3)
9:00 20 ADJOURN