Town of Blowing
Rock
Board of
Commissioners
The Town of Blowing Rock Board of Commissioners held a special meeting on Friday, November 17, 2006 at 9:00 a.m. in the Town Hall Boardroom. Present were Mayor JB Lawrence, Commissioners Bobby Ball, Keith Tester, Terry Lentz, Rita Wiseman, and Tommy Klutz. Others in attendance were Town Manager Scott Hildebran, Finance Officer Margaret Pierce, and Town Clerk Sharon Greene.
Mayor Lawrence called the meeting to order at 9:00 a.m. and welcomed Town Auditor Billy Combs to the meeting.
Town Manager Hildebran presented a resolution to award Chief Tolbert his badge and service weapon upon retirement. NCGS 20-187.2 authorizes municipal governing bodies to award to a retiring law enforcement officer the badge and sidearm carried during his service. The statute requires the governing body to determine a price for the service sidearm and further requires that the retiring officer obtain the appropriate permit in accordance with the NCGS 14-402.
A motion to set the value of the service sidearm at $1 and authorize the Town Manager to transfer to Chief Tolbert the service sidearm carried and badge worn during service with the Blowing Rock Police Department to him was made by Commissioner Wiseman and seconded by Commissioner Ball. Unanimously approved. (Attachment #1)
A map with the revised location of the valet shed was presented to Council to address concerns from the Tuesday Council meeting. Planning Director Rothrock and applicant Rob Dyer met and concurred with moving the shed to a less visible location across the driveway in the landscape area facing Sunset Drive. Council unanimously agreed with the new location. (Attachment #2)
Mr. Combs presented copies of the
Town of
As Mr.
Combs was highlighting certain areas of the audit he commended the Town Manager
Hildebran and Finance Director Pierce for their hard work during the audit
process. He also stated that the Town of
He briefly discussed fund balance
stating he felt it continued going in the right direction with an unreserved
balance of $1,457,813 or 40.27 percent of the total general fund expenditures
for the fiscal year, an increase of $236,448 over prior year. Mr. Combs also commended the Town of
A motion by Commissioner Tester and seconded by
Commissioner Ball to accept the audit and thank Mr. Combs for his work.
Unanimously approved. (Attachment #3)
Finance Officer Pierce and Town Attorney Combs exited the
meeting.
Planning Director Kevin Rothrock and Architect Neil Brown joined the meeting.
Neil Brown with Garner and Brown
Architects presented building materials for the
Commissioner Lentz asked if the roofing shingles was the heaviest weight shingle available. Mr. Brown commented that the 50-year shingle was rated for 110 mph. Commissioner Lentz requested that the highest-grade shingle be used. Mr. Brown agreed to follow up on the issue.
Mr. Brown also stated that the contractor would prepare a sample panel of all of the materials for display on the site.
Commissioner Klutz requested that the contractor pursue acquiring fieldstone for the building rock. Mr. Brown stated that with the scale of the building, larger materials would be needed but he would look into the availability of fieldstone similar to the Blowing Rock Market. Commissioner Ball said she preferred the dry stack appearance of the stone. Mr. Brown advised Council that they will have a better representation of materials once the sample panel is erected.
Planning Director Rothrock and Mr. Brown exited the meeting.
Municipal Benefits, Inc.
(NCLM) Whole Life Insurance
Finance Officer Pierce rejoined the meeting.
Finance Officer Pierce reviewed a proposal from Municipal Benefits, Inc (affiliated with NC League of Municipalities) to offer whole life insurance policies to Town employees, payable by employees through payroll deduction. Employees can continue this insurance after they leave employment with the Town and the initial offering will not have health questionnaires.
A motion to approve offering life insurance through Municipal Benefits, Inc at employee cost was made by Commissioner Lentz, seconded by Commissioner Ball. Unanimously approved.
Finance Officer Pierce exited the meeting.
McGill Engineering Services
Agreement Water/Sewer CIP
Town Manager Hildebran reviewed a proposed engineering service agreement with McGill Associates for the recently approved Water/Sewer CIP projects. McGill Associates would design, bid and provide construction oversight of phase one of the water/sewer capital improvement plan for a cost of $270,500.
A motion to approve the contract
from McGill Engineering for the Water/Sewer CIP was made by Commissioner Lentz,
seconded by Commissioner Ball.
Unanimously approved. (Attachment
#4)
Art Center Reimbursement
Request
Town Manager Hildebran presented
a request from the
A motion to reimburse the
Mountaineer Express
Town Manager Hildebran presented
information on the new bus service, Mountaineer Express. For Council
information, a trip from Boone to
Police Department
Organizational Chart/Job Descriptions
Police Chief Owen Tolbert and Chief Designee Eric Brown joined the meeting.
Town Manager Hildebran and Chief Designee Brown reviewed a proposed police department organizational chart and the corresponding job descriptions. All proposed position modifications would be accomplished within the established FY 2006-07 budget allocation. Mr. Brown also distributed two manuals on evaluation programs to be instituted for Council review. Council thanked Mr. Brown for his work on the projects.
A motion to approve the revised
police department job descriptions and organizational chart was made by
Commissioner Wiseman, seconded by Commissioner Ball. Unanimously approved. (Attachment #7)
Police Chief Tolbert and Chief Designee Brown exited the meeting.
Other
At the conclusion of the agenda items, a motion that Council convene in closed session to discuss personnel matters by authority of North Carolina General Statutes 143-318.11(6) was made by Commissioner Wiseman, seconded by Commissioner Tester. Unanimously approved.
Town Manager Hildebran and Clerk Greene exited the meeting.
Upon reconvening in open session Manager Hildebran and Clerk Greene rejoined the meeting. Mayor Lawrence announced Council had conducted a performance evaluation of Town Manager Hildebran. He stated that Council was very pleased with the job performance of Town Manager Hildebran during his four-year tenure and noted their appreciation for all he does for the town. Council members then agreed unanimously to provide Town Manager Hildebran with at $10,000.00 increase in annual salary effective December 1, 2006.
Adjourning
There being no further business to discuss, the meeting was adjourned at 10:30 a.m.
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#2 Map on CUP #2002-08
#3 Town of Blowing Rock
Financial Statements
#4 Agreement For Engineering
Services
#5 McGill Construction Cost
Comparison
#6 Mountaineer Express
Pamphlet
#7 Blowing Rock PD
Organizational Chart & Job Descriptions