STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA ) OFFICE OF
THE COMMISSIONERS
) STOKES COUNTY GOVERNMENT
COUNTY OF STOKES ) DANBURY, NORTH CAROLINA
) JANUARY 18, 2006
The Board of Commissioners of the County of Stokes, State of North
Carolina, met in recessed session (recessed from the January 9, 2006 meeting)
in the Commissioners’ Chambers of the Ronald Wilson Reagan Memorial Building
(Administrative Building) located in Danbury, North Carolina on Wednesday,
January 18, 2006 at 6:00 pm with the
following members present:
Chairman
Leon Inman
Vice-Chairman
Joe Turpin
Commissioner
Sandy McHugh
Commissioner
John Turpin
Commissioner
Jimmy Walker
County
Personnel in Attendance:
Clerk
to the Board Darlene Bullins
Chairman Leon Inman called the recessed meeting to order.
Commissioner Walker delivered the invocation.
GENERAL
GOVERNMENT-GOVERNING BODY-PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Chairman Inman opened the meeting by inviting the citizens in
attendance to join the Board with the Pledge of Allegiance.
CLOSED SESSION
Chairman Inman entertained a motion to enter into closed session for
the following:
- To consider the initial employment or appointment of an individual
to any office or position, other than a vacancy in the Board of County
Commissioners or any other public body, or to consider the qualifications,
competence, performance, character, and fitness of any public officer or
employee, other than a member of the Board of Commissioners or of some
other public body pursuant to G.S. 143-318.11(a)(6)
Vice Chairman Joe Turpin moved to enter into closed session for the
following:
- To consider the initial employment or appointment of an individual
to any office or position, other than a vacancy in the Board of County
Commissioners or any other public body, or to consider the qualifications,
competence, performance, character, and fitness of any public officer or
employee, other than a member of the Board of Commissioners or of some
other public body pursuant to G.S. 143-318.11(a)(6)
Commissioner John Turpin seconded and the
motion carried unanimously.
The Board re-entered into regular session of
the January 18, 2006 recessed meeting.
GENERAL GOVERNMENT –
ADMINISTRATION –INTERIM COUNTY MANAGER
Commissioner John Turpin moved to appoint Darlene Bullins as Interim
County Manager and Dennis Thompson as Budget Officer/Consultant which will be
hired on a contract part time basis at a rate of $350 per day.
Vice Chairman Joe Turpin seconded the motion.
The Board discussed naming a current employee or current
commissioner to the position as interim manager, best possible solution for the
county’s current situation, and main emphasis is to focus on the process to
find a permanent county manager.
The motion carried (3-2)
with Commissioner Walker and Chairman Inman voting against the motion.
There being no further
business to come before the Board, Chairman Inman entertained a motion to
adjourn the meeting.
Vice Chairman Joe Turpin
moved to adjourn the meeting.
Commissioner McHugh seconded and the motion
carried unanimously.
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Darlene M. Bullins J. Leon Inman
Clerk to the Board Chairman
