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<br /> The Board of Commissioners for the County of Cabarrus met in regular
<br />session in the Commissioners' Meeting Boom at the Caharrus County
<br />Governmental Center in Concord, North Carolina, on Monday, September 18]
<br />2000, at 6:30
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<br /> Present - Chairman: ;%rne h. Fennel
<br /> Vice Chairman= Carolyn B. Cazl~enter
<br /> Commissioners: Jeffrey L. Barnhart
<br /> Sue B. Casper
<br /> Coy C. Privetta
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<br /> Also present were Mr. Frank W. Clifton, Jr., County Manager; Mr.
<br />Fletcher L. ~artsell, Jr., County Attorney; and Mrs. Frankie F. Bonds, Clerk
<br />to the Board.
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<br /> Chairman Fennel called the meeting to order at 6=30 p.m.
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<br /> Webelos Den, Cub Scout Pack 108 of the Otlwood Presbyterian Church
<br />conducted tha Flag Ceremony. Scouts participating in the ceremony included
<br />Douglas Rodale, Eric Bridges, Phillip Young, Nick Muccio, Brendan Pope, James
<br />Roseman, Micah ;Lrrants,' Bruce Griffin, Cameron Cook, Chris Bich, Justin
<br />Bland, Shana Norris, Andrew Marshan, Patrick Grogg, Marshall Fendrey, Bay
<br />Atkinson, Alton Troglin, Nail Quinn, Michael Benson and Benjamin Hu~fman.
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<br /> Reverend Zach Harris III of the Centergrove Lutheran Church gave the
<br />invocation.
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<br />A~roval or Correction o~ ~nutes
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<br /> ~ON MOTION of Commissioner Carpenter, seconded by Commissioner
<br />Barnhart and unanimously carried, the Board approved the following minutes as
<br />written: August 15, 2000 (Recessed Meeting); August 21, 2000 (Regular
<br />Meeting); September 7, 2000 (Becessed Meeting)
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<br />unanimously carried, the Board approved the A~enda as subn~tted.
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<br />~=ocl~tion - Kids Votin~ Week - Ms. Sonya Hodgee, Cabarrus Re~ional Ch---%er
<br />of Con~erce
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<br /> Mr. Paul Bessent, Chairman of the Board of Directors for the local Kids
<br />vo=ing Program, presented a brief overview of Kids Voting that is sponsored
<br />by the Cabarrus Regional Chamber Of commerce.
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<br /> D~PON MOTION of Commissioner Barnhart, seconded by Commissioner Privette
<br />and unanimously carried, the Board adopted the following Proclamation.
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<br />PROCLAMATION
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<br /> ~{BREAS, the future of this country depends on preparing and
<br />encouraging our youth to be active in all areas of citizenship; and
<br /> ~{EREA~, the right to participate in a free and open election system by
<br />voting fo~ governmental leadership is a fundamental and essential element in
<br />democratic governance; and
<br /> WHEREAS, Kids Voting is co~ating the crisis of low voter turnout which
<br />places our democratic way of life at risk; and
<br /> WHEREA~, Kids Voting is a nationally successful program designed to
<br />educate and encourage our youth to participate in the electoral process; and
<br /> WHERF~%S, the system Kids Voting uses builds citizenship through family
<br />participate thus reinforcing important values;
<br /> NOW, THEBEFORE, I, ~ h. pBNNEL, C~AIP_MA/; OF T~LE BOARD OF COUNTY
<br />CO~94ISSIONBRS of Cabarrns County, North Carolina, by the virtue o~ the
<br />authority ~ested in me as Chairman, do hereby proclaim the week of September
<br />25, 2000 as=
<br /> ~KIDS VOTIN~ WEEK IN CAB~2~RUS COUNTY"
<br />and urge all citizens to be more involved in this dynamic program and
<br />supportive of efforts to improve voting participation.
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