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June 7, 2004 Veterans Servical DRAFT Page 488 Lewis M. Williams, Director of Veterans Services, reviewed services provided to veterans in Cabarrus County and presented the proposed FY 2005 budget that included a request for a secretary. The County Manager had denied the position and a student currently provides office assistance through a work study program funded by the Federal government. Cooperative Exte~aion Debbie Bos~, County Extenlion Director, presented the proposed budget for Cooperative Extension and the 4-H Afterschool, Summer Fling and SOS Goldminers/Pack programs. She reported on =he Cooperative Extension successes, including the donation of 24,250 hours by 417 volunteers and grants for the %-H and Horticulture programs. Soil and Water c~axse~-vation Matthew Ki~ane, District Conservationist, briefly reviewed the proposed budget for the Soil and Water Conservation District and the Watershed Improvement Commission. He reviewed the District's programs and stated the proposed budget was reduced overall by approximately three percent. Brant Weisner, Tax Administrator, presented the proposed budget for Tax Administration (Tax Assessor, Land Records and Appraisal) and Tax Collection. The Tax Adminlstmation budget decreased by 10.65 percent primarily due to the completion of the revaluation process. The Tax Collector's budget decreased by seven percenZ aa a result of the transfer of ambulance belling to Emergency Medical Services. Also, Mr. Weianer reported on the status of the appeals process for the revaluation. Board of Elections Linde Grist, Director of Elections, presented the proposed FY 2005 Elections budget. She stated new voting machines must be in place by January 2006. Testing of new machines will begin after the Federal government has set standards and the State has made its recommendations. The estimated cost for the new machines is $1.5 million, which is included in the Capital Improvement Plan for FY 2005. There was discussion regarding the funding of the new machines, including the need for State and Federal funding to assist with the purchase. To date, grant funds of $134,$00.00 have been received for new equipment. Deeds Linda McAbee, Register of Deeds, presented the proposed budget for the Register of Deeds. She reported an increase of 10,000 in the number of documents recorded this fiscal year. Automation Enhancement and Preservation Funds will be uled to purchase a computer, scanner and printer at the estimated coat of $6,000.00. General Services John Page, Director of General Services, presented the proposed budget for Grounds Maintenance, Administration, Street Sign Maintenance, Building Maintenance, Facility Services and Fleet Maintenance. Mr. Page reported his department is responsible for 860,000 square feet of property and represents 3.75 percent of the to=al County budget. Emergency Medical Services David Hampton, Director of Emergency Medical Services, presented the proposed budget for Emergency Medical Services. Library Tom Dillard, Library Director, presented the proposed budgets for the librarxes in Concord, Kannapolis, Harrisburg and Mt. Pleasant. He reported that over 2,000 food items were collected in the "Food for (Library) Fines" event ~n 2003.