07-14-2020 Meeting Minutes BOC
July 14, 2020
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PERSON COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS JULY 14, 2020
MEMBERS PRESENT OTHERS PRESENT
B. Ray Jeffers Heidi York, County Manager
Jimmy B. Clayton Brenda B. Reaves, Clerk to the Board
Kyle W. Puryear C. Ronald Aycock, County Attorney
Gordon Powell
C. Derrick Sims
The Republican majority of the Board of Commissioners for the County of Person,
North Carolina, called for an Emergency Meeting to be held on Tuesday, July 14, 2020 at
3:00pm in the commissioners’ boardroom in the Person County Office Building. The
purpose of the meeting is to authorize removal and relocation of the two Confederate
monuments due to imminent danger of the monuments and public safety.
Chairman Jeffers called the Emergency Meeting order. Clerk to the Board, Brenda
Reaves and County Attorney, Ron Aycock attended the meeting via telephone conference
call.
Chairman Jeffers yielded the floor to Vice Chairman Powell.
A motion was made by Vice Chairman Powell and carried 5-0 to remove from the
table the issue related to monuments and objects of remembrance which was tabled at the
Board’s July 13, 2020 meeting and to place that issue on the agenda for immediate action.
Vice Chairman Powell presented and read a resolution related to objects of
remembrance for consideration and adoption.
A motion was made by Vice Chairman Powell and carried 5-0 to consider and
adopt a Resolution Authorizing Removal and Relocation of “Objects of Remembrance"
pursuant to NC General Statutes 100-2.1.
July 14, 2020
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ADJOURNMENT:
A motion was made by Vice Chairman Powell and carried 5-0 to adjourn the
meeting at 3:05pm.
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Brenda B. Reaves B. Ray Jeffers
Clerk to the Board Chairman