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May 20, 2005 Page 131 The Board if Commissioners for the County of Cabarrus met in recessed session in the M~ltipurpose Room at the Cabarrus County Governmental Center in Concord, North~Carolina on Tuesday, May 20, 2003, at 5:30 p.m. Present - C~airman: Robert M. Freeman V}ce Chairman: Richard D. Suggs C~mmissioners: Carolyn B. Carpenter ~ Robert W. Carruth ~ Coy C. Privette Also presen~ were Mr. Johl~ D. Day, Interim County Manager; Ms. Susan Fearrington, Assistant Finance Director; Ms. Cathie K. Straub, Budget Officer; Mr. Don~ Cummings, Human Resources Director; and Mrs. Frankle F. Bonds, Clerk to t~e Board. Chairman Freeman called the meeting to order at 5:40 p.m. Vice Chairman Suggs was not pre~ent for the beginning of the meeting. Commissioned Privette gave the invocation. Commissione~ Carpenter reported that the Mental Health Association of Central Carolinas ~has requested a letter of endorsement supporting a grant application to th~Department of Housing and Urban Development for funding to build housing for ,ounty residents with mental illness. ~tPON MOTIO~ Of Commissioner Carpenter, seconded by Commissioner Privette with Co.~issioners Carpenter, Privette and Carruth and Chairman Freeman voting f~r, the Board asked Mr. Day to look into the grant endorsement reques~ by the Mental Health Association and to bring information back to the Board ~or consideration on May 27. Addition of a Closed Sass~o~ UPON MOTION ~of Chairman Freeman, seconded by Commissioner Carpente~ with Chairman Freeman and Commissioners Carpenter, Privette and Carruth voting for, the ~oard voted to add a Closed Session to the agenda for discussion of pers4r~nel matters. Vice Chairm~ Suggs arrived at 6:00 p.m. and was present for the remainder of the me,sting. Budget Overview Ms. Cathie ~raub, Budget Officer, compared the expenditures in the proposed FY 2004 ~udget with exl~enditures for FY 200~. She called the Board's attention ~ ~o the reduction in expenditures for a nuraber of departmental budge~ for FY 2004. Ms. Susan ~arrington, Assistant Finance Director, presented the proposed Five-Year~ Financial Plan for FY 2004 through FY 2008. The Plan provided forecasts~of revenues and expenditures for the General Fund, the Arena and Events C~nter Fund and the Solid Waste Fund and maintained the tax rate at 56 cents t~ough 2008. Ms. Fearrington highlighted such issues as the fund balance, school debt, required purchase of election equipment and the impact of the revaluation on 2he FY 2005 budget. Ms. Shelley ~rris, Accounting Operations Supervisor, briefly reviewed ~he financial inf~rmatio~ concerning the Arena and Events Can=sr. She pomnted out there i~ a ~7 percent increase in revenue projected for FY 2004. Board of Connnission~rs Ms. Bonds b~efl¥ reviewed the proposed budget for the Board of Commissioners. Sh~ reported a decrease in most of the line items with the exception of dues ~ subscriptions, stating most membership dues are based on population and i~crease as the County's population continues to increase. County Manager Mr. Day reposed a decrease in the recommended budget for the County Manager's Office.