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~a~e 58 and revenues is ,o considerable that eliminating such unma.ndated services as libraries, parks~ and recreation, department of aging and planning services would not make a significant dent. Finally, Mr. Day recommended that the Board take actio~ to main:sin :he sales :ax at the current level of six and one-half cents w~en the State's one-half cent sales tax sunsets on July 1, 2003. There was lengthy discussion regarding the updated financial forecasts for Cabarrus Co_L~_nty. Issues addressed during the discussion included the following. (1) Funding for school cons:ruction; (2) Current economy; (3) Termination of ~.elmbursements by :he State; (4) Increase in expenses for mandated service4; (S) Use of the County's capital reserve fund; (6) Funding for the new ]ail_~ (7) Need to implement the one-half cent sales tax to take the pressure off ~roperty tax; (8) Payment of sales tax by persons visiting Cabarrus County;: (9) Scheduled sunse: of the State's one-half percent sales and use tax on July 1, 2003; (10) Implications of reducing the County's Fund Balance below 1~ percent; and (11) Need to diversify the County's revenue base. UPON MOTIO~ of Commissioner Carruth, seconded by Commissioner Carpenter and unanimously ~arried, :he Board set a public hearing a= 6:30 p.m. on Monday, March 17~ 2003, :o receive public input on the adoption of Resolution that would main: _~in :he current combined State and Local Government Sales Tax at six and onerhalf percent by levying the third one-half cent local government sales ?nd use tax effective July 1, 2003. (F-10) Rasolutio~ Honorin~ the Memoz~ of Firefi~hter Joab Earle}, b}, Nam/hq the Section of ~ Hi~hwa}, 24/27 be:ween the Mecklanburc~ and Stanly County Lines the "Joshu~_B. Earle}, Memorial Highway" UPON MOTION of Commissioner Carpenter, seconded by Commissioner Privette and una~mously carried, the Board adopted the following Resolution. Resolucion No. 2003-05 ~ A'Resolu:ion By The _t Cabarrus County Board of Commissioners WHEREAS, :Ge North Carolina Board of Transports:ion has improved N.C. Highway 24/27 through Cabarrus County and the Town of Midland as part of the N.C. intrastate h~ghway system; and WHBREAS, :~s segment of highway will continue :o be called NC Highway 24/27 for address,~ng purposes; and WHSRE.a.-~, J~ahua B. Earley was a native of Cabarrus County and his parents still reside here; and 9rA~REAS, J~shua B. Barley was a firefigh:er for both the City of Charlo:te and :~e Harrisburg Fire Departments and was critically injured fighting a house}fire on March 4, 2002 and succumbed :o those injuries on March 6, 2002; an~ WHEREAS, The Cabarrus County Board of Commissioners honored the memory of Joshua B. BarLey in a Resolution passed on April 14,2002, a copy of which is hereto at:ached; and WHEP~T~%S, t~e Cabarrus County Board of Commissioners wish to further honor the memory! of Joshua B. Barley and all fire fighters and emergency services personnel who risk their lives in the performance of their duties. NOW, THBRE~ORB, B~ IT RBSO~.V~D, that the Cabarrus County Board of Commissioners req~_est that the North Carolina Board of Transportation approve the memorial nam~ "Joshua B. Barley Memorial Highway" for :ha: sec:ion of N.C. Highway 24/2.~ between the Mecklenburg and Stanly County lines, including the placement ofi signs along this eec:ion of highway to honor Joshua B. Earley and all em~.rgency services personnel. Adopted thi~ the 17t~ day of February 2005. ATTEST: /e/ Frankie F. Bo~ Frankie F. Bonds, /e/ Robert M. Freeman Robert M. Freeman, Chairman Cabarrus County Board of Commissioners iClerk to :he Board