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585 Mr. Charles D. McGinnis, County Manager, presided over the organization of the Cabarrus County Board of Commissioners. He called for nominations for Chairman of the Board. Commissioner Payne nominated Commissioner Lentz for Chairman of the Board. There were no other nominations. The Board unanimously elected Commissioner Lentz as Chairman. Mr. Charles D. McGinnis asked for nominations for Vice-Chairman. Commissioner Hamby nominated Commissioner Payne for Vice-Chairman. There were no other nominations. The Board unanimously elected Commissioner Payne as Vice-Chairman. Chairman Lentz presided over the remainder of the meeting. Mr. Aldo Rainey of Arthur Young & Company presented the Cabarrus County Comprehensive Annual Financial Report for the Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 1986. UPON MOTION of Commissioner Payne, seconded by Commissioner Melvin and unanimously carried, the Board moved to formally accept the fiscal audit for Cabarrus County for the year ended June 30, 1986, as submitted by Arthur Young & Company. The Board reviewed the following recommendations from Mr. Blair D. Bennett, Finance Director, regarding the $14.5 million bond referendum for the Coddle Creek project. 1) 2) 3) Selection of Brown, Wood, Ivey, Mitchell and Petty as bond counsel. Designation of the Finance Director as the County's representative to file the application for approval of the bonds with the Local Government Commission. Appointment of Henningson, Durham and Richardson as consulting engineer for the Coddle Creek project. UPON MOTION of Commissioner Melvin, seconded by Commissioner Payne and unanimously carried, the Board moved to retain Brown, Wood, Ivey, Mitchell and Petty as bond counsel for the Coddle Creek project. UPON MOTION of Chairman Lentz, seconded by Commissioner Payne and unani- mously carried, the Board designated the Finance Director as the County's representative to file the application for approval of the bonds with the Local Government Commission and as the contact person with regard to any problems arising during authorization and sale of the bonds for the Coddle Creek project. UPON MOTION of Commissioner Hamby, seconded by Commissioner Melvin and unanimously carried, the Board moved that the firm of Henningson, Durham and Richardson (HDR Infrastructure, Inc.) be retained as the engineer for the Coddle Creek project. The Board discussed a resolution calling a bond referendum for sewer and briefly reviewed the Proposed Sewer Facilities Construction Cost Estimate Summary totaling $28,251,000.00 that was submitted by HDR Infrastructure, Inc. During review of the proposed sewer bond referendum, Chairman Lentz and Commissioner Payne addressed the importance of the $14.5 million Coddle Creek bond referendum scheduled for May 19, 1987. Chairman Lentz also reported that the Elections Board had requested that the May 19th bond referendum be rescheduled for June, 1987, to coincide with the Kannapolis Merger Election. No action was taken regarding this request. UPON MOTION of Commissioner Payne, seconded by Chairman Lentz and unani- mously carried, the Board tabled the resolution calling for a bond referendum for sewer. UPON MOTION of Commissioner Payne, seconded by Commissioner Hamby and unanimously carried, the Board approved the addition of Ellerbe Drive, Redfern Drive, Morningside Court to the State road system. UPON MOTION of Commissioner Melvin, seconded by Commissioner Moss and unanimously carried, the Board adopted the following resolution. RESOLUTION BY CABARRUS COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS WHEREAS, in North Carolina the Lead Regional Organizations, as voluntary organizations serving municipal and county governments, have established productive working relationships with the cities and counties across this state; and WHEREAS, many counties and cities need assistance in pursuing economic and community development opportunities, but federal assistance in the form of intergovernmental revenues has been severely curtailed in recent years; and