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2 <br />be improved through local community-based programs. Members include the following: <br />County Commissioner; County Manager; Superior Court Judge, District Court Judge; District <br />Attorney; Criminal Defense Attorney; County Sheriff; City Police Chief; Probation Officer; <br />Community Service Coordinator; one member from the service areas of Mental Health, <br />Public Health, Substance Abuse, Employment and Training, Community Based Corrections <br />Program and Victim Services Program; Member of the Business Community, Victim of <br />Crime and other At Large Members. Appointments are for terms of three years. <br />INDUSTRIAL FACILITIES AND POLLUTION CONTROL FINANCING AUTHORITY <br />This authority provides for the issuance of revenue bonds to aid in financing (1) industrial <br />and manufacturing facilities which provide job opportunities or betterways to help alleviate <br />unemployment and raise below-average manufacturing wages and (2) pollution control <br />facilities for industries. The 7-member authority meets as needed. Appointments are for <br />terms of six years. <br />JUVENILE CRIME PREVENTION COUNCIL <br />The council plans for the needs of adjudicated and at-risk youth and assesses the need for <br />delinquency treatment and prevention services in Cabarrus County. The 25-member council <br />is made up of a variety of judicial and public agency representatives as well as seven at- <br />large members. Appointments are for terms of two years. <br />LIBRARY BOARD OF TRUSTEES <br />The board advises the County Commissioners on matters relating to the Cabarrus County <br />Library system, including the planning of programs, policies, facilities and budgetary matters. <br />The seven-member board includes representatives selected from the areas of Concord (one <br />member appointed by the Concord City Council and one member appointed by the County <br />Commissioners), Mt. Pleasant, Harrisburg, Midland, and Kannapolis (2). Appointments are <br />for terms of three years. <br />NURSING HOME COMMUNITY ADVISORY COMMITTEE <br />This committee seeks to maintain the intent of the Nursing Home Residents Bill of Rights for <br />those persons residing in nursing homes, works to ensure appropriate conditions within the <br />nursing homes and promotes community involvement with those homes. Members cannot <br />be employed by a nursing home nor have any financial interest, directly or indirectly, in a <br />nursing home. Also, no immediate family of a nursing home resident in Cabarrus County <br />can serve on the committee. Initial appointments are made for terms of one year with <br />successive appointments of three years. <br />REGION F AGING ADVISORY COMMITTEE <br />This committee advises the Centralina Council of Governments (COG) staff and COG Board <br />on area plans for the aging within the nine-county region. County Commissioners appoint <br />three members and one alternate to the 26-member regional committee. The appointments <br />are for terms of two years except for the alternate appointment, which is a one-year term. <br />SOCIAL SERVICES BOARD <br />This statutorily required policy board is charged with overseeing the operations of the County <br />Social Services Department. It selects a director, develops policies to improve social <br />conditions and assists with the preparation of the budget which is sent to the Board of <br />June 9, 2008 <br />Attachment number 1 <br />-1 Page 621 of 627 <br />