TENTATIVE AGENDA & MEETING NOTICE
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
TUESDAY, AUGUST 18, 2009
WATAUGA COUNTY ADMINISTRATION BUILDING
COMMISSIONERS’ BOARD ROOM
TIME NO. TOPIC PAGE
6:00 1 CALL REGULAR MEETING TO ORDER
2 APPROVAL OF AUGUST 3, 2009, REGULAR MEETING AND
CLOSED SESSION MINUTES 1
3 APPROVAL OF AUGUST 18, 2009, AGENDA 14
6:05 4 PUBLIC HEARING TO ALLOW CITIZEN COMMENT ON PROPOSED
AMENDMENTS TO THE AMBULANCE FRANCHISE ORDINANCE –
MR. ROBERT E. NELSON, JR. 15
6:10 5 PUBLIC HEARING TO ALLOW CITIZEN COMMENT ON PROPOSED
AMENDMENTS TO AN ORDINANCE TO GOVERN THE HEIGHT OF
STRUCTURES – MR. JOE FURMAN 20
6:15 6 PUBLIC HEARING TO ALLOW CITIZEN COMMENT ON PROPOSED
AMENDMENTS TO AN ORDINANCE TO REGULATE SIGNS IN
WATAUGA COUNTY – MR. JOE FURMAN 24
6:20 7 PUBLIC HEARING TO ALLOW CITIZEN COMMENT ON PROPOSED
AMENDMENTS TO THE ORDINANCE TO GOVERN SUBDIVISIONS AND
MULTI-UNIT STRUCTURES – MR. JOE FURMAN 28
6:25 8 PUBLIC HEARING TO ALLOW CITIZEN COMMENT ON PROPOSED
AMENDMENTS TO THE WATAUGA COUNTY ANIMAL CONTROL
ORDINANCE – MR. DERON GEOUQUE 37
6:30 9 PROPOSED WATAUGA COUNTY BIG SWEEP 2009 DAY
PROCLAMATION – MS. WENDY PATOPRSTY 60
6:35 10 REQUEST TO AMEND AN ORDINANCE TO REGULATE LOUD
DISTURBING NOISE – DR. THOMAS ZUBER 63
6:40 11 FINANCE MATTERS – MS. DORIS ISAACS
A. Budget Amendments 68
B. Surplus Property 71
C. Report on Watauga County’s Bond Rating Status 74
6:45 12 TAX MATTERS – MR. KELVIN BYRD
A. Annual Settlement of Tax Collector 82
B. Oath to Collect Taxes 131
6:50 13 EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND PLANNING & INSPECTIONS
MATTERS – MR. JOE FURMAN
A. E911 System Upgrade Proposal 134
B. Green Valley Townhomes Sewer Study Report 139
6:55 14 OUT-OF-STATE TRAVEL REQUEST FOR SHERIFF’S OFFICE –
MR. DERON GEOUQUE 143
7:00 15 PERSONNEL ADVISORY COMMITTEE APPOINTMENT REQUEST –
MR. DERON GEOUQUE 145
7:05 16 DISCUSSION OF COURTHOUSE PORTRAITS – MR. DERON GEOUQUE 147
7:10 17 MISCELLANEOUS ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS –
MR. ROBERT E. NELSON, JR.
A. Bid Award Request for Sanitation Department Roll Off Truck 151
B. Appointment of Lead Agency for Child Support Offices Transition 153
C. Discussion of Sale of Edmisten House 156
D. Discussion of Drainage Issues Near the New High School 157
E. Boards and Commissions 159
F. Announcements 168
7:15 18 PUBLIC COMMENT 175
8:15 19 BREAK 176
8:20 20 CLOSED SESSION 177
Attorney/Client Matters – G. S. 143-318.11(a)(3)
8:30 21 ADJOURN