NEWBERRY COUNTY COUNCIL

AGENDA

MAY 2, 2007

7:00 P.M.

 

 

OPENING OF MEETING

 

Call to order:                                                    Henry B. Summer, Chairman

 

Invocation and Pledge of Allegiance:                    Wayne Adams, County Administrator

 

 

 

 

PERSONAL APPEARANCES

 

1.            Request for restoration of funds to Health Department’s budget – Beth Bozard, County Health Supervisor, SCDHEC, Newberry Office, and Richard Funderburk, DHEC Region 3 Administrator.

 

 

 

 

ADOPTION OF CONSENT AGENDA

 

 

 

 

ADDITIONS, DELETIONS AND ADOPTION OF AGENDA

 

 

 

 

 

Required public hearings shall ordinarily be held immediately prior to second reading of an ordinance, but may be held immediately prior to third reading.

 

THIRD READING ORDINANCES

(preceded by public comments as determined by Council)

 

2.            Ordinance #01-09-07:  An Ordinance authorizing the issuance and sale of a General Obligation Bond, Series 2007, or such other appropriate series designation, of Newberry County, South Carolina, in the principal amount of not exceeding $1,700,000; fixing the form and details of the bond; authorizing the County Administrator or his lawfully authorized designee to determine certain matters relating to the Bond; providing for the payment of the Bond and the disposition of the proceeds thereof; and other matters relating thereto.

                        a.            Third Reading

 

 

 

 

SECOND READING ORDINANCES

(if no public hearing is held, then preceded by public comments

as determined by Council)

 

3.            Ordinance #04-13-07:  An Ordinance to provide appropriations for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2007 and ending June 30, 2008 for the Newberry County Library, Piedmont Technical College and the Newberry Agency for the Developmentally Disabled; to provide for the levy of taxes on all taxable personal and real estate properties in Newberry County for said purposes; to provide for the expenditure of said taxes and other revenues coming to the County during said fiscal year for said purposes.

                        a.            Amendments

                        b.            Second Reading

 

 

 

 

4.            Ordinance #04-14-07:  An Ordinance to provide appropriations for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2007 and ending June 30, 2008 for the Newberry County budget for County Ordinary purposes and for other County purposes for which the County may levy a tax and receive revenues; to provide for the levy of taxes on all taxable personal and real property in Newberry County for all County purposes, including sufficient tax to pay the principal and interest on outstanding indebtedness of Newberry County payable during said fiscal year; to provide for matters relating to Newberry County; and to provide for the expenditure of said taxes and other revenues coming to the County during said fiscal year, and to provide for borrowing in anticipation of tax collections by the issuance of one or more Tax Anticipation Notes.

                        a.            Amendments

                        b.            Second Reading

 

 

 

 

FIRST READING ORDINANCES

 

5.            Ordinance #05-15-07:  An Ordinance amending the Road Ordinance, as codified, so as to amend provisions relating to the dedication period, to clarify certain policy statements, to clarify Council’s right to discontinue or abandon roads under all available statutory procedures and to require that new roads accepted into the county system be paved, with certain limited exceptions, and other related matters.

                        a.            First Reading

 

 

 

 

6.            Ordinance #05-16-07:  An Ordinance amending Chapter 30 of the Newberry County Code of Ordinances relating to issuance of the Ordinance Summons books and the training and commissioning of Code Enforcement Officers.

                        a.            First Reading

 

 

 

 

7.            Ordinance #05-17-07:  An Ordinance to amend the Official Zoning Map established pursuant to Zoning Ordinance No. 12-24-01 so as to rezone a tract containing approximately 2 acres, designated as TMS Parcel No. 359-11, from Rural (R-2) to General Commercial (GC).

                        a.            First Reading

 

 

 

 

RESOLUTIONS

 

8.            Resolution #10-07:  A Resolution authorizing the acceptance of the extension of Outback Drive into the Newberry County Public Road System.

 

 

 

 

COMMITTEE REPORTS

 

9.            Committee Reports.

 

 

 

 

APPOINTMENTS

 

10.            Appointments:

a.            District 3:

                                                Fairgrounds

 

 

                        b.            District 4:        

                                                Fairgrounds

                                                Recreation

                                                Westview

 

c.            District 5:        

                                                Airport

                                                Fairgrounds

 

                        d.            District 7:

Recreation Commission

 

e.            Planning Commission:

At large appointment (finish out term of Robert Martin; term expires 06/30/2008)

 

At large appointment (finish out term of Howard Earl Meetze; term expires 06/30/2008)

 

                        f.            Citizens Advisory Committee:

Councilman Edgar Baker appointment to non-profit sector to replace Teresa Epps, who has resigned from the committee

 

 

 

 

ACCEPTANCE OF BIDS

 

11.            Awarding of bid for Airport Runway Construction – Carroll Triplett, W.K. Dickson.

 

 

 

 

OTHER ITEMS

 

12.            Discussion of recommendations of County Finance Officers and County Administration regarding the following:

                        a.            Lifting of freeze on employee merit raises.

                        b.            Ability to provide tax refunds for owner-occupied dwellings.

 

 

 

 

REQUESTS BY COUNCILMEN

 

 

 

 

PUBLIC COMMENTS

(by those who signed up at the meeting)

 

 

 

 

VOTE FOR EXECUTIVE SESSION, WHEN NCESSARY

 

 

 

 

EXECUTIVE SESSION

 

 

 

 

TAKE ANY NECESSARY ACTION ON MATTERS DISCUSSED IN EXECUTIVE SESSION

 

 

 

 

COMMENTS FROM COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR

 

 

 

 

COMMENTS FROM COUNCIL MEMBERS

 

 

 

 

VOTE TO ADJOURN

 

 

 

 

ADJOURNMENT

 

 

 

CONSENT AGENDA

 

 

1.            Minutes:

                        a.            April 18, 2007 (work session)

                        b.            April 18, 2007 (regular meeting)

 

 

 

2.         Other Matters:

a. Approval of Limited License for SC Department of Transportation to use Newberry County Airport property for Transportation Day