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July 26, 2004 ' m ~ <br /> ~ .~, Page 557 <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 <br /> Governmental Center in Concord, North Carolina on Monday, July 26, 2004, at <br /> 6:30 p.m. <br /> <br /> Present - Chairman: Robert M. Freeman <br /> Commissioners: Carolyn B. Carpenter <br /> Robert W. Carruth <br /> <br /> Absent - Vice Chairman: Richard D. Suggs Commissioner: Coy C. Privates <br /> <br /> Also present were John D. Day, County Manager; Marilyn D. Porter, <br /> County Attorney; Frankie F. Bonds, Clerk to the Board; and Kay Honeycutt, <br /> Deputy Clerk to the Board. <br /> <br /> Chairman Freeman called the meeting to order via speaker telephone from <br /> NorthEast Medical Center at 6:32 p.m. He expressed thanks for all the <br /> outpouring of support that he and his family had received during his recent <br /> heart surgery. <br /> <br /> Desi~nation of Actin~ Ch&iL'~an <br /> <br /> UPON MOTION of Chairman Freeman, seconded by Commissioner Carpenter and <br /> unanimously carried, the Board voted for Commissioner Carruth to serve as <br /> Chairman for the duration of the July 26=a meeting. <br /> <br /> Acting Chairman Carruth expressed well wishes to Chairman Freeman for a <br /> speedy recovery. He reported that Vice Chairman Suggs was ill and <br /> Commissioner Privates was in China. <br /> <br /> Acting Chairman Carruth read the following excerpt from North Carolina <br /> General Statute (NCGS) 153A-43: <br /> <br /> A majority of the membership of the Board of Commissioners <br /> constitutes a quorum. The number required for a quorum is not <br /> affected by vacancies. If a member has withdra~rn from a meeting <br /> without being excused by a majority vote of the remaining members <br /> present, he shall be counted as present for the purposes of <br /> determining whether a quorum was present. <br /> <br /> Ms. Porter stated NC~S 143-318.13 enables Board members to participate <br /> in a Board meeting by electronic means. <br /> <br />Flag Ceremony and Invocation <br /> <br /> Girl Scout Cadette Troop R26 of the Cold Springs United Methodist <br />Church conducted the Flag Ceremony. Scouts participating in the ceremony <br />were Kelby Hurlocker, Hillary Fearrington and Casey Honeycutt. <br /> <br /> Reverend Raymond Davis of Solid Rock Worship Center gave the <br /> invocation. <br /> <br /> (A~ APPROVAL OR CORP~CTION OF MINUTR~ <br /> <br /> UPON MOTION of Commissioner Carpenter, seconded by Acting Chairman <br />Carruth and unanimously carried, the Board approved the minutes of May 31, <br />2004 (Recessed Meeting), June 7, 2004 (Recessed Meeting), June 8, 2004 <br />(Recessed Meeting), June 14, 2004 (Recessed Meeting) and the June 15, 2004 <br />(Regular Meeting) as written. <br /> <br /> (B) A~PROVAL OF T~E AGENDA <br /> <br /> UPON MOTION of Commissioner Carpenter, seconded by Acting Chairman <br />Carruth and unanimously carried, the Board approved the Agenda with Item G-2 <br />as the first item. <br /> <br />(~) ~ B~SXHNS~ <br /> <br />IG-2) Resolutipn Approving the Fil~n~ of an Applicet~on with the Locs~ <br />Government Commi~ion, Authorisin~ Publication of a Notice of Intent to Fils <br />~aid Application and Findin~ the Need for Projects to be F~nced by the <br /> <br />Issuance of Gene~al Obli~ation Bondl ~--~isting o~ $54,900,000 ~chool Ben~- <br />and $3,100,000 C~nity College Bona~ <br /> <br /> <br />