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