The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-10
c0UNTY S0LONS
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~ have other powers much like
aiiu Of a municipal corporatin.
lno' amendment to the state Abe
il,1 As the law now stands mem
pli., If county ABC boards are
oeaoinfed by a board composed
Sppt ,p board of education, the
., of health and the county
Uo s,n,issioners. Members of h G
, ,PC board are appointed for three
A aaor neriods, the term of office
y one member expiring each year,
VI noo4b or resignation of any mem.
~. If an ABC board, the chair.
W. Of the ABC board shall cal,
. .ha three appointing boards tc
wv to name a successor but does
rot make any provision for any
w. ,,ae+ing of the appointing board
~ appoint a successor for a mem
Sor Of the ABC board when his
term expires.
Police Pensions
Being informed that the city's
rolice pension board has request.
~ the city commissioners to re.
o,ost A re-drafting of the police
aansion bill which has become
ramfjed through frequent amend.
r9ont in years passed, the group
said they would suggest that the
o;+v board instruct its attorneys
" re-draft the legislation and SUD-
,,,;+ if TO the three of them for in
+roduction in the legislature after
+ had been passed upon by mem
hers of the police force. They also
discussed legislation which would
Tovi4alize the city's civil service
commission and give it the power
IN make appointments rather than
simply make recommendations.
Consideration was also given to
= suggested re-drafting Of the pen
sion law for city firemen. No def
mite sentiment was expressed on
anv of the matters but the law
makers agreed to consider them
and take suitable action when re-
ouested TO do SO by proper au-
thoritles.
Also up for discussion was legis.
alton which would place all en-
Moves of the New Hanover county
hoard of education under the pen
sion law which now applies only
10 teachers. This will be done if
it is desired by the board of edu-
cation. they said.
Relative to social security Le-
Grand said he had found what he
considered some unfairness in the
bill and would seek changes in it.
For example, he said, if an en-
ploye resigns from a job volun-
tarily and takes another job and
is dismissed from it after a short
period of time. there are condl-
tons under which his unemploy-
ment compensation benefits r
paid him from the reserve fund
Of his first employer, whom he
quit, rather than from the fund
Of the employer who fired him. He
said he would introduce ]egisla-
ton which would cause such pay
ments to come either from the
account of the latter employer or
firm the state pool, unless such a
bill would be in conflict with the
federal statute on such benefit
payments.
Sick Leave Pay
The three lawmakers agreed
teachers should have a designated
sick-leave-with-pay period for each
year and that they should be in
Guided under the unemployment
compensation and social security
laws If there are sufficient funds
10 do So" However, they also
agreed with Senator Rowe h o
said if they are included under
these laws. the highway employees
and other state employees should
be given like treatment II think
they should all be considered and
treated impartially," Rowe said. Al
The group pointed out that the
tax levied in New Hanover county
lof the support of a port commits
son expires this year and cannot
oe levied thereafter unless a law
Is passed calling for another cleo
uQn on the matter. So far, they
.ald, no request for such legisla-
aon has been made but if it is
MADE they indicated they would in
lfoduce legislation calling for a
vote Of the people.
Inc group pointed out that re-
apportlonment is a matter which
uley will have to face in this ses-
Sloh OF the legislature, in which
u1e representatives of more pop
ulouS counties will seek to have
clelf number of representatives,
Increased at the expense of less
pOpulous counties, such as New
Hanover.
oeHtment OF the group vas
u.d' nothing can be done to block
te'dpportionment, for which there
.ios oeen a cry in the general
assembly ever since it was de-
1 1oa- by Thomas E. Cooper in
,v0'' When he pointed out that re-
appofllonment can be carried out
oaiS al the session of the general
ssSeiloly next after the decen-
nal census.
tbi "nlle they were talking about
VS. matter a former legislator,
u oong a bit of figuring on it.
co ne was J. C. Hobbs, electrical
tos. actor, who has served two
1q97 5is IN the general assembly, in
u Re : Apportionment
rn.+ tle Is What he found about the
raSo" OF re-apportionment of rep