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June 17, 2013 (Regular Meeting) ATTEST: /s/ Megan Smit Megan Smit, Clerk to the Board Page 1591 (G -3) County Manager - Creation or the Human Services Agency - Public Hearing 6 P.M. Chairman Poole opened the public hearing at 7:13 p.m. The Public Hearing Notice was published on May 15, 2013 in The Independent Tribune. The Public Hearing Notice was also posted on the County's website ( www.cabarruscounty.us ) on May 15, 2013 in accordance with Article 2, Administration, Section 2.1 (Use of Electronic Means to Provide Public Notices) of the Cabarrus County Code of Ordinances. There was no one present to address the Board; therefore, Chairman Poole closed the public hearing. Chairman Poole requested adoption of the Resolution of the Cabarrus County Board of Commissioners Creating a Consolidated Human Services Agency Which the Board of Commissioners will Govern and Related Actions. UPON MOTION of Commissioner Measmer, seconded by Vice Chairman White and unanimously carried, the Board adopted the following resolution: Resolution No. 2013 -12 RESOLUTION OF THE CABARRUS COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS CREATING A CONSOLIDATED HUMAN SERVICES AGENCY WHICH THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS WILL GOVERN AND RELATED ACTIONS WHEREAS, the Cabarrus County Board of Commissioners ( "Board ") and Cabarrus County staff have spent considerable time analyzing and evaluating the provision of services to the residents of Cabarrus County by the County's existing Department of Transportation, its Department of Aging and its Department of Social Services. WHEREAS, this analysis and evaluation has led to the conclusion by the Board that the provision of County transportation services, aging services and social services can more effectively and economically be delivered if these County departments were consolidated. WHEREAS, part of the reason for this conclusion is that the existing services presently provided by the Department of Transportation, the Department of Aging and the Department of Social Services are complementary and occasionally overlapping, so that having an integrated management and serviceability structure would eliminate any overlap and better allow the coordination of the services of these departments. WHEREAS, the provision of N.C. Gen. Stat. §153A -77 set forth specific rules and procedures for creating a consolidated human services agency and providing for the governance of that agency. WHEREAS, thi public hearing be required by law. May 6, 2013 work regular meeting. required by law. sse provisions of N.C. Gen. held by the Board after 30 This Board duly voted to c session and set the public The notice of the public Stat. §153A -77 require that a days prior published notice as all for a public hearing at its hearing for its June 17, 2013 hearing was duly published as WHEREAS, based on the evaluation and analysis of the Board and County staff, at the time of calling for the public hearing, the Board contemplated taking the following sequential actions: a) abolishing the Cabarrus County Board of Social Services; and b) creating a consolidated human services agency, consisting of the existing County Departments of Transportation, Aging and Social Services; and c) appointing the Board to serve as the governing board for this consolidated human services agency. WHEREAS, the Board combined input from the public at its June 17, 2013 regular meeting, reviewed the recommendations of County staff and deliberated in open session concerning the relative merits of consolidation of the Transportation, Aging and Social Services Departments.