Welcome to the YES! Weekly Pop Quiz,
where we ask politicians and public servants
about their jobs. This week we address
questions to members of Forsyth
County Commission. The rules are simple:
no research, no callbacks.
QUESTIONS
What’s on the agenda tonight (Nov.
10)?
True or false: The commission voted
unanimously last month to appropriate
federal Help America Vote Act funds to the Forsyth
County Board of Elections for additional one-stop
voting sites.
Name as many as you can of the committees
to which the commission made
appointments at its Oct. 27 meeting. vote?
Walter Marshall (D-
District A)
We don’t have nothing major. We don’t
have any real issues. Things are basically
routine, just one or two zoning cases, appointments to
boards, nothing really major. (correct)
True. (correct)
Let’s see, I don’t recall all those things. I
know zoning, health board. Health board was
biggest one. That was the only one we had any debate
over. (X)
Debra Conrad (R-
District B)
It’s a very short agenda. Probably the
most significant item is some appointments
to the airport commission. (correct)
True. (correct)
We had some of the nursing home committees
that we made appointments to. Let’s
see if I can remember them. You’re talking to a 56 year
old here. I know we did quite a few. CenterPoint human
services board, both the nursing home committees.
That’s all I can remember. (correct)
Beaufort Bailey (D-District A)
The main thing is appointments. We have to reappoint the airport commission. (correct)
True. (correct)
I can’t name them exactly, but it’s about six or seven. (X)
ANSWERS
A proposed ordinance governing the
franchising of ambulance service, justice assistance
grant, an interlocal agreement between Forsyth
County and Davidson County for reimbursement of travel
expenses arising from social work services in juvenile
cases, publication of offers to purchase county-owned
property, appointments to the airport commission,
human resources reports, the tax assessor/collector’s
refund report and some zoning cases.
True.
The Adult Care Home Community Advisory
Committee, the Coalition for Drug Abuse, the
Emergency Management Advisory Council, the Experiment
in Self Reliance, the Forsyth Memorial Hospital
Triad Region Board of Trustees, the Nursing Home
Community Advisory Committee and the RegionaI Aging
Advisory
