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<br />January 27, 2006 - Recessed Meeting <br /> <br />Page <br /> <br />484 <br /> <br />The Board of Commissioners for the County of Cabarrus met in a recessed <br />session in Conference Room A at the Cabarrus County Governmental Center in <br />Concord, North Carolina on Friday, January 27, 2006, at 1:00 p.m. <br /> <br />Present - Chairman: Robert W. Carruth <br />Vice Chairman: Joni D. Juba <br />Commissioners: Carolyn B. Carpenter <br />Robert M. Freeman <br />Coy C. Privette <br /> <br />Also present were John D. Day, County Manager, and Frankie F. Bonds, <br />Clerk to the Board. <br /> <br />Chairman Carruth called the meeting to order at 1:05 p.m. <br /> <br />Approval of the Agenda <br /> <br />UPON MOTION of Commissioner Privette, seconded by Commissioner <br />Carpenter and unanimously carried, the Board approved the additions to the <br />Agenda of January 23, 2006, as follows: Closed Session to Consult with an <br />Attorney; Letter Endorsing the City of Kannapolis' Grant Application and <br />Proposal to the N. C. Biotechnology Center; Ethics Consultation; Proposal by <br />Chairman Carruth; and Confirming Plans to Meet with the Two School Boards on <br />February 27, 2006. <br /> <br />Endorsement of the Grant Application by the City of Kannapolis <br /> <br />UPON MOTION of Commissioner Privette, seconded by Commissioner <br />Carpenter and unanimously carried, the Board authorized the Chairman to <br />submit a letter to the North Carolina Biotechnology Center endorsing the City <br />of Kannapolis' grant application and proposal, as submitted by City Manager <br />Mike Legg, requesting $75,000.00 in funds to help complete a Biotechnology <br />Growth Strategy to create an Economic Impact Assessment, Regional SWOT <br />Analysis and Biotech Readiness Plan as it relates to the emerging N. C. <br />Research Campus. <br /> <br />Closed Session <br /> <br />UPON MOTION of Commissioner Privette, seconded by vice Chairman Juba <br />and unanimously carried, the Board moved to go into Closed Session with the <br />Attorney to preserve the attorney-client privilege and discuss pending or <br />threatened litigation as authorized by North Carolina General Statute 143- <br />318.11(a) (3). <br /> <br />UPON MOTION of Vice Chairman Juba, seconded by Commissioner Carpenter <br />and unanimously carried, the Board moved to come out of Closed Session. <br /> <br />Recess of Meeting <br /> <br />Chairman Carruth recessed the meeting at 1:45 p.m. until 2:30 p.m. in <br />the Multipurpose Room. <br /> <br />Chairman Carruth reconvened the meeting at <br />Multipurpose Room at the Governmental Center. <br /> <br />2:36 p.m. <br /> <br />in the <br /> <br />Ethics Consultation <br /> <br />Chairman Carruth welcomed the following ethicists from the Center for <br />Professional and Applied Ethics at the University of North Carolina at <br />Charlotte: Richard H. Toenjes, Ph.D., Faculty Associate, Department of <br />Philosophy and Eddy Souffrant, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Philosophy and <br />Faculty Associate. <br /> <br />John Day, County Manager, reported he had invited Dr. Toenj es and Dr. <br />Souffrant for a discussion on ethics or an ~Ethics 101." <br /> <br />Dr. Toenj es and Dr. Souffrant presented a general <br />and discussed a number of ethical situations. They <br />following questions that had been provided by Mr. Day: <br /> <br />overview of ethics <br />responded to the <br /> <br />. What is ethics? <br />. What is the difference between unethical and illegal behavior? <br />. What is a Code of Ethics? <br />. Why have a Code of Ethics? <br />. How does one develop a Code of Ethics? <br />