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The Board of Commissioners for the County of Cabarrus met in regular session in the Commissioners' Meeting Room at the Cabarrus County Governmental Center in Concord, North Carolina on Monday, March 17, 2003, at 6230 p.m. Present - Chairman: Robert M. Freeman Vice Chairman: Richard D. Suggs Commissioners: Carolyn B. Carpenter Robert W. Carruth Coy C. Privette Also present were Mr. John D. Day, Interim County Manager; Mr. Fletcher L. Hartsell, Jr., County Attorney; and Mrs. Frankie F. Bonds, Clerk to the Board. Chairman Freeman called the meeting to order at 6:30 p.m. Explorer Post 510 of the North Carolina 51'= Air Force ROTC at Central Cabarrus High School conducted the Flag Ceremony. Scouts participating in the ceremony were John Schoeneman, Derek Dunson, Kenneth Starcher, Jr., and Jason acree. Pastor Jeff Smith of Young Memorial Baptist Church delivered the invocation. (A) Approval or Correction of Minutes UPON MOTION of Commissioner Privette, seconded by Commissioner Carruth and unanimously carried, the Board approved the minutes of January 27, February 3 and February 10, 2003 as written. (B) APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA Chairman Freeman listed the following changes to the Agenda: (E) Consent Agenda Add the following as Item E-8 - Approval of Weatherization and Heating Repair Replacement Program Application and Authorization to Submit Application. (F) (F-4) New Business Consideration of Resolution to Preserve the Current Combined State and Local Government Sales and Use Tax at Six and One-Half Percent Effective July 1, 2003 - Add the following Resolutions that were received since preparation of the Agenda: (a) Resolution of the Kannapolis City Board of Education; (b) Town of Harrisburg - Resolution of Support for the Approval of the One-Half Cent Local ~overnment Sales and Use Tax for Cabarrus County; and (c) Cabarrus County Board of Education - Resolution Cabarrus County Commissioners Funding Options. (F-8) FY 2002-03 Tourism Authority Budget Add the following budget amendments: (a) $1,326,328.64 -, Initial appropriation of the Tourism Authority's two percent (2%) Occupancy Tax from inception through FY 2003 budget. (b) $156,328.50 - To appropriate FY 2002 Tourism Authority's operational fund balance (3%) UPON MOTION of Commissioner Prlvette, seconded by Commissioner Carruth and unanimously carrled, the Board adopted the Agenda with the changes listed above. (C) RECOGNITIONS AND PRESENTATIONS (C-1) Reco~nition of the Accomplishmen~s and Volunteer Activities of the Extension and Co~uni~ Association Members of Cabarrus County Ms. Pam Ou~en, Famlly and Consumer Science Agent with the local Cooperative Extension Service, thanked the Board for the opportunity to