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122 The Board of Commissioners for the County of Cabarrus met in recessed session in the Grand Jury Room at the County Courthouse in Concord, North Carolina, on Wednesday, June 7, 1989, at 6:00 P.M. Present - Chairman: James W. Lentz Commissioners: R. Giles Moss William G. Hamby, Jr. Martha H. Melvin Billy J. Simmons, Jr. Chairman Lentz and Commissioners Hamby, Melvin, and Simmons along with the County Manager and County Attorney had dinner at the Red Pig Restaurant at 6:00 P.M. The Board began review of the proposed 1989-1990 Cabarrus County budget in the Grand Jury Room at 7:00 P.M. Ail members were present. UPON MOTION of Commissioner Simmons, seconded by Chairman Lentz with Commissioners Simmons, Moss, and Hamby and Chairman Lentz voting for and Commissioner Melvin voting against, the Board approved the Social Services Administration and Public Assistance budgets as recommended. UPON MOTION of Commissioner Moss, seconded by Commissioner Melvin and unanimously carried, the Board moved that no building would take place on the Social Services addition until the Governmental Center is completed. UPON MOTION of Commissioner Hamby, seconded by Chairman Lentz and unanimously carried, the Board accepted the Transportation Title IIIB budget as recommended with the deletion of $26,660.00 for the purchase of a new van and mobile radio. UPON MOTION of Commissioner Hamby, seconded by Chairman Lentz and unanimously carried, the Board accepted the Nutrition Title IIIC budget as recommended by the County Manager. UPON MOTION of Commissioner Melvin, seconded by Commissioner Hamby and unanimously carried, the Board approved the Senior Services budget as recommended by the County Manager. UPON MOTION of Commissioner Simmons, seconded by Commissioner Hamby with Commissioners Simmons and Hamby and Chairman Lentz voting for and Commissioners Moss and Melvin voting against, the Board approved the Public Health budget as recommended by the County Manager with the Physician Extender I salary to be removed from the Public Health budget and placed in the Contingency Fund. Funding for this position is to be reconsidered after the first quarter of the new fiscal year. UPON MOTION of Chairman Lentz, seconded by Commissioner Hamby and unanimously carried, the Board approved the Environmental Health budget as recommended by the County Manager. UPON MOTION of Commissioner Simmons, seconded by Commissioner Hamby with Chairman Lentz and Commissioners Hamby and Simmons voting for and Commissioners Moss and Melvin voting against, the Board accepted the Home Health budget as recommended with the deletion of $40,000.00 from Line Item 155, Consultants. UPON MOTION of Chairman Lentz, seconded by Commissioner Hamby and unanimously carried, the Board approved the Mosquito Control budget as recommended. UPON MOTION of Commissioner Melvin, seconded by Chairman Lentz and unanimously carried, the Board directed that the County Manager monitor all travel expenses for conferences and seminars and use his discretion in allowing these expenditures. The Board also discontinued the funding of any in-county regular monthly travel allowance for department heads. UPON MOTION of Commissioner Simmons, seconded by Commissioner Moss with Commissioners Simmons, Moss, and Hamby and Chairman Lentz voting for and Commissioner Melvin voting against, the Board approved the Maternal Health budget as recommended by the County Manager. UPON MOTION of Chairman Lentz, seconded by Commissioner Hamby with Chairman Lentz and Commissioners Hamby, Moss and Melvin voting for and Commissioner Simmons abstaining, the Board approved the Child Health Program budget as recommended by the County Manager. The Board by consensus agreed for Commissioner Simmons to abstain from voting on the Child Health Program budget recommendation due to his employment with Lederle Laboratories which sells supplies to the Health Department for. this program. UPON MOTION of Commissioner Melvin, seconded by Chairman Lentz and unanimously carried, the Board moved to accept the School Health Program budget as recommended by the County Manager. UPON MOTION of Commissioner Melvin, seconded by Chairman Lentz and unanimously carried, the Board approved the Family Planning and Hypertension Program budgets as recommended by the County Manager.