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363 <br /> <br /> The Board of Commissioners for the County of Cabarrus met in regular <br />session in the Commissioners' Meeting Room at the Cabarrus County Governmental <br />Center in Concord, North Carolina, on Monday, November 18, 1991, at 6:30 P.M. <br /> Present - Chairman: Billy J. Simmons, Jr. <br /> Commissioners: Jeffrey L. Barnhart <br /> Carolyn B. Carpenter <br /> William G. Hamby, Jr. <br /> Kenneth F. Payne <br /> Also present were Mr. John V. Witherspoon, County Manager; Mr. Fletcher <br />L. Hartsell, Jr., County Attorney; and Mrs. Frankie F. Bonds, Clerk to the Board. <br /> Chairman Simmons called the meeting to order at 6:30 P.M. <br /> The invocation was given by Reverend Thurmond Plexico of the St. Martin's <br />Lutheran Church. <br /> UPON MOTION by Commissioner Barnhart, seconded by Commissioner Payne and <br />unanimously carried, the minutes of October 28 and November 4, 1991, were <br />approved as written. <br /> Chairman Simmons introduced Mr. Witherspoon as the new County Manager and <br />welcomed him to the County. <br /> Mr. Witherspoon commented on his position as Cabarrus County Manager and <br />on the role of public employees to provide the best service possible to the <br />citizens of the county. <br /> <br />UNFINISHED BUSINESS <br /> <br /> Commissioner Barnhart reported that he had obtained answers to the <br />questions presented by him on November 4 regarding the Norplant contraceptive <br />and that he was ready to vote on the proposed budget amendment. <br /> UPON MOTION of Commissioner Carpenter, seconded by Commissioner Payne and <br />unanimously carried, the Board adopted the following budget amendment. <br /> <br />DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH <br />AMOUNT $4,750.00 <br />TYPE OF ADJUSTMENT: Supplemental Request <br />PURPOSE OF REQUEST: Medicaid reimbursement <br /> contraceptive in 10 patients. <br /> <br />for insertion of Norplant <br /> <br /> Line Item Present Approved Revised <br />Account Number Budget Increase Decrease Budget <br /> <br />01-01-6-58-114 $ 6,100 $4,750 $10,850 <br /> <br />01-01-58-50-360 <br /> <br />$18,000 $4,750 $22,750 <br /> <br /> The Board briefly reviewed the Cost Containment Program as proposed by <br />Chairman Simmons on November 4, 1991. Chairman Simmons reported that Mr. Gerald <br />A. Newton, Planning and Zoning Director, had prepared a recommended Cost <br />Containment Plan Award Table to calculate the percentage of cost savings to be <br />paid as an incentive to the employees. <br /> UPON MOTION of Chairman Simmons, seconded by Commissioner Barnhart and <br />unanimously carried, the Board directed the County Manager to draw up a Cost <br />Containment Program, including the percentage of savings to be paid as an <br />incentive to employees, and to bring back a proposed program for adoption by the <br />Board at its second meeting in December. <br /> UPON MOTION of Chairman Simmons, seconded by Commissioner Carpenter and <br />unanimously carried, the Board deferred the Rankin Road Closing Update until the <br />next meeting. <br /> <br />NEW BUSINESS CONSENT <br /> <br /> UPON MOTION of Commissioner Barnhart, seconded by Commissioner Hamby and <br />unanimously carried, the Board approved the following budget amendments. <br /> <br />DEPARTMENT OF CONTRIBUTION TO OTHER FUNDS <br />AMOUNT $125,000.00 <br />TYPE OF ADJUSTMENT: Internal Transfer Within Department <br />PURPOSE OF REQUEST: To provide the County share of the Community Development <br /> Block Grant funding. <br /> <br /> <br />