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<br />August 16, 2004 <br /> <br />DRAFT <br /> <br />Page 583 <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 />G.overnmental Center in Concord, North Carolina on Monday, August 16, 2004, at <br />6:30 p.m. <br /> <br />Present <br /> <br />- Chairman: Robert M. Freeman <br />Vi.ce Chairman: Richard D. Suggs <br />Commissioners: Carolyn B. Carpenter <br />Robert W. Carruth <br />Coy C. Privette <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 at 6:31 p.m. He expressed <br />appreciation for numerous cards and flowers he received during his recovery <br />from recent heart surgery. <br /> <br />commissioner Carruth was present via conference telephone from Detroit, <br />Michigan. <br /> <br />Ms. Porter stated North Carolina General Statute (NCGS) 143 -318 .13 <br />enables Board members to participate in a Board meeting by electronic means. <br /> <br />Cub Scout Pack 159 of the Mt. Pleasant United Methodist Church <br />conducted. the Flag Ceremony. Scouts participating in the ceremony were: <br />Casey Aldridge. Steven Herring, Tre Shepley, and Adam Slaght. <br /> <br />Reverend Dr. Michael Kurtz of Forest Hill United Methodist Church gave <br />the invocation. <br /> <br />(A) <br /> <br />APPROVAL OR CORRBCTION OF MINUTES <br /> <br />UPON MOTION of Commissioner Privette, seconded by Commissioner <br />Carpenter and unanimously carried, the Board approved the minutes of June 23, <br />2004 (Special Meeting), . June 24, 2004 (Recessed Meeting) and July 26, 2004 <br />(Regular Meeting) as written. <br /> <br />(B) <br /> <br />APPROVAL 01" THE AGENDA <br /> <br />An Addendum to the Agenda was distributed on Friday, August 13, that <br />added the following items to "New Business.: Item G-8 - New Structure of the <br />Economic Development Corporation; and Item G-9 - Adequate Public Facilities <br />Standards. <br /> <br />The following revisions to the Agenda were requested: Item .F-9 <br />Cabarrus County Contract Administration Policy - Updated and Revised (Changes <br />to Signature Authority); Add Item G-10 Resolution Promoting Health <br />Department Accreditation in North Carolina (Commissioner Carpenter). <br />Chairman Freeman also requested that Item G-8 be heard as the first item of <br />New Business. <br /> <br />UPON MOTION of Commissioner Privette, seconded by Vice Chairman Suggs <br />and unanimously carried, the Board adopted the Agenda and the revisions to <br />the Agenda as presented. <br /> <br />(C) <br /> <br />RECOGNITIONS AND PRESENTATIONS <br /> <br />(C-l) Recognition of Vonda <br />Technology Services (ITS) <br /> <br />her <br /> <br />Retirement <br /> <br />from <br /> <br />Information <br /> <br />Hulett <br /> <br />on <br /> <br />Jean Kennedy, ITS Director, recognized Vonda Hulett for her 10 years of <br />service as the ITS Office Assistant. On behalf of the Board, she presented a <br />retirement plaque to Ms. Hulett in recognition of her dedicated service to <br />Cabarrus County. . <br /> <br />(D) <br /> <br />INFORMAL PUBLIC COMMBNTS <br /> <br />At 6:46 p.m., Chairman Freeman opened the meeting for Informal Public <br />Comments. He stated each speaker would be limited to three minutes. <br /> <br />A-I <br /> <br />,I <br />