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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 22, .2002, at <br /> 6:30 p.m. <br /> <br /> Present - Chairman: Robert M. Freeman <br /> Vice Chairman: Robert W. Carruth <br /> Commissioners: krne L. Fennel <br /> Richard D. Suggs <br /> ~sent - Co~nissioner: Coy C. Privette <br /> <br /> Also present were Mr. Blair D. Bennett, Deputy County Manager for <br /> Administration; Mr. Fletcher L. Hartsell, Jr., County Attorney; and Mrs. <br /> Frankie F. Bonds, Clerk to the Board. <br /> <br /> Chairman Freeman called the meeting to order at 6:30 p.m. He announced <br /> that Co~issioner Privette was in China. Also, he welcomed Mr. Bennett to <br /> the meeting in the absence of the County Manager. <br /> <br /> Scouts Bobby Klimas and Derek Lorance from Boy Scout Troop 38 of Poplar <br /> Tent Presbyterian Church conducted the Flag Ceremony. <br /> <br /> Reverend Chris Hawks of Miami Baptist Church delivered the invocation. <br /> <br /> (A) Approval or Correction of Minutes ' <br /> <br /> 'UPON MOTION of Co~issioner Fennel, seconded by Commissioner Suggs and <br /> unanimously carried, the Board approved the minutes of June 10, June 13, June <br /> 17 and June 24, 2002, as written. <br /> <br /> (B) Approval of the Agenda <br /> <br /> The following changes were requested to the Agenda= (1) Add additional <br /> change orders to Consent Agenda Item E-1 (Approval of Change Orders for the <br /> Expo Project); and (2) Add as Item K: Closed Session as Authorized by North <br /> <br />· Carolina General Statutes 143-318.11(a) (5) to consider the acquisition of <br /> real property. <br /> <br /> . Also, Commissioner Fennel asked for the addition of a Closed Session to <br /> discuss an economic-deve%opment matter [(NCGS 143-318.11(a) (4)]. <br /> <br /> ~PON MOTION of Commissioner Fennel, seconded by Vice Chairman Carruth <br /> and unanimously carried, the Board approved the Agenda as amended. <br /> <br /> Mr. Bennett· asked that Consent Agenda Item E-9 [Revised <br /> Cabarrus/Iredell/Rowan HOME Consortium Agreement (~nendment 1)] be removed <br /> from the Agenda. He stated that requested information concerning the <br /> agreement had not been received from the City of Concord. The Board <br /> ack/%owledged the removal of Item E-9 from the Agenda. <br /> <br />(C) RECOGNITIONS AND PRESENTATIONS <br /> <br />(C-1) Proclamation - Barber-Scotia College Weekend (August 2-4, 2002) <br /> <br /> Chairman Freeman presented the following Proclamation to Dr. Sammie <br />Ports, President of Barber Scotia College, in recognition of the 135~ <br />anniversary of the College. <br /> <br />PROCLAMATION <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, Barber-Scotia College was founded in 1867 by the Presbyterian <br />Church and is celebrating its 135=h anniversary; and <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, Barber-Scotia College is a fully accredited four-year co- <br />educational liberal arts institution that offers courses of study in the <br />divisions of Business, Education, Natural Science, Mathematics, Computer <br />Science, Social Work, Humanities and Fine A~ts; and <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, Barber-Scotia College has provided the opportunity for <br />students in this area as well as from other parts of the country to acquire a <br />quality education and prepare for a successful future as productive citizens <br />and leaders in their respective communities; and <br /> <br /> <br />