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<br /> The Board of Commissioners for the County of Cabarrus met in regular
<br />session at the County Courthouse in Concord, North Carolina, on Monday,
<br />November 2, 1987, at 3:00 P.M. The meeting time had been rescheduled from
<br />9:30 A.M. by the Chairman of the Board of Commissioners at the meeting on
<br />October 5, 1987.
<br /> Present - Chairman: James W. Lentz
<br /> Commissioners: William G. Hamby, Jr.
<br /> Martha H. Melvin
<br /> R. Giles Moss
<br /> Absent - Commissioner: Kenneth F. Payne
<br /> The invocation was given by Reverend Edwin A. Chriscoe of the First
<br />Wesleyan Church in Kannapolis, North Carolina.
<br /> UPON MOTION of Commissioner Melvin, seconded by Commissioner Hamby and
<br />unanimously carried, the minutes of October 19, 1987, were approved as
<br />written.
<br /> UPON MOTION of Commissioner Hamby, seconded by Chairman Lentz and
<br />unanimously carried, the Board approved the addition of Terrytown Drive and
<br />Moonstone Drive to the State secondary road system.
<br /> UPON MOTION of Commissioner Hamby, seconded by Chairman Lentz and
<br />unanimously carried, the Board agreed to maintain the Centralina Service
<br />Delivery Area as it is currently constituted for the Job Training Partnership
<br />Act Program (JTPA). The Centralina Service Delivery Area is composed of
<br />Cabarrus, Iredell, Lincoln, Rowan, Stanly, and Union Counties.
<br /> UPON MOTION of Commissioner Hamby, seconded by Chairman Lentz and
<br />unanimously carried, the Board adopted the following Centralina Council of
<br />Governments State Funding Resolution.
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<br /> RESOLUTION'
<br /> BY
<br />CABARRUS COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
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<br /> WHEREAS, in North Carolina the Lead Regional Organizations, as voluntary
<br />organizations serving municipal and county governments, have established
<br />productive working relationships with the cities and counties across this
<br />state; and
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<br /> WHEREAS, many counties and cities need assistance in pursuing economic
<br />and community development opportunities, but federal assistance in the form
<br />of intergovernmental revenues has been severely curtailed in recent years;
<br />and
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<br /> WHEREAS, the 1987 General Assembly recognized this need through the
<br />appropriation of $990,000 to help the Lead Regional Organizations assist
<br />local governments with grant applications, economic development, community
<br />development, and to support local industrial development activities and other
<br />activities as deemed appropriate by their local governments; and
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<br /> WHEREAS, these funds are not intended to be used for payment of member
<br />dues or assessments to a Lead Regional Organization or to supplant funds
<br />appropriated by the member governments; and
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<br /> WHEREAS, in the event that a request is not made by the City or County
<br />of Cabarrus for release of these funds to our regional Council, the available
<br />funds will revert to the state's General Fund; and
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<br /> WHEREAS, in Region F funds in the amount of $55,000 will be used to/for
<br />preparation of CDBG applications, strategic planning programs, SBA 504
<br />program and other economic development activities that may deem appropriate.
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<br /> NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Cabarrus County (Board of
<br />Commissioners/City Council) requests the release of its share of these funds,
<br />$5,032.60 to the Centralina Council of Governments at the earliest possible
<br />time in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 830 of the 1987 Session
<br />Laws (HB 1515).
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<br />Witnessed this the 2nd day of November, 1987, at Cabarrus County by:
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<br />/s/ James W. Lentz
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<br />(Signature)
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<br />Chairman~ Board of Commissioners(Title)
<br />/s/ Frankie F. Small (Signature)
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<br />Clerk, Board of Commissioners (Title)
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