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119 <br /> <br /> UPON MOTION of Commissioner Casper, seconded by Commissioner Privette <br />and unanimously carried, the Board approved the following amendment to the <br />Appointment Policy to Boards and Committees and reconfirmed the Policy. <br /> B. 2. Any appointee whose term has expired may continue to <br /> serve until such time 'a new appointment is made by the. County <br /> Commissioners. <br /> <br /> Chairman Barnhart discussed the appointment process and the desire to <br />develop a fair way to make appointments for those boards that do not include <br />designated appointees. For example, he suggested that each Board meafoer make <br />one appointment to the Department of Aging Advisory Board for the five <br />appointments that occur each year. He distributed the following listing of <br />appointments for the next 12 months and asked for input on the proposed <br />appointment process. <br /> <br />Department of Aging <br /> Advisory Board <br /> <br />5 members <br /> <br />Library Board of Trustees 1 me~oer <br /> 3 members <br /> <br />Parks & Recreation Comm. 3 members <br />Planning & Zoning Comm. 3 members <br /> (1 alternate) <br />Board of Equalization & 5 mem~0ers <br />Review <br />Jury Commission 1 member <br />Social Services Board 1 men~ber <br />Economic Development Corp. 1 member <br /> <br />12/98 1 appointed by each <br /> commissioner <br />12/99 1 appointed by each <br /> commissioner <br />07/98 Casper <br />07/99 Carpenter, Fennel & <br /> Privette <br />01/99 <br />0~/99 <br /> <br />06/99 1 appointed by each <br /> Commissioner <br />06/99 <br />06/99 <br />06/99 <br /> <br />Schedulin~ a Board Retreat <br /> <br /> The Board by consensus agreed to hold a retreat on Friday, February 19, <br />at 6:30 P.M. and continuing on Saturday, February 20. Staff is to make <br />recommendations regarding a meeting location, preferably in Cabarrus County. <br />The Board identified two topics of discussion as economic development <br />incentives and school funding. However, Board members were asked to provide <br />input at the January 19~h meeting regarding any additional issues they wish to <br />discuss at the retreat. <br /> <br />Consideration of Proposed Leaislative Goals and Desiunation of Votin~ <br />Deleqate to the N. C. A~soclati0n of County Commissioners Le=islative Goals <br />Conference <br /> <br />(a) ProPoSed 1999 GOalS by the Board o~ Directors of the N. C. Association <br />of County Com~iesioners <br /> <br /> The Board reviewed the proposed Legislative Goals and by consensus <br />indicated support of the following issues. <br /> <br />(I) ENVIRONMENT Timely State Agency Action; CompensAtion for Lost <br /> Property Tax Revenue <br />{II) CRIMINAL J~3STICE - Judicial and Court Facilities; Service of Process <br />(III) PUBLIC EDUCATION - School Funding; Funding for Community Colleges; <br /> Installment Contract Financing; New School Construction Design and <br /> Bidding Process <br />(IV) HUMAN RESOURCES - Mental Health Funding <br />(V) TAXATION ~/qD FINANCE - Reimbursements for Lost Local Revenue; Sales Tax <br /> Exemption; Property Tax Exemptions <br />(VI) GENERAL GOVERNMENT - 911 Surcharge Flexibility; Budgeting Process of NC <br /> General Assembly; Funding for Lead Regional Organizations; Resource <br /> Conservation and Development Councils; No Wake Zones, Notice to <br /> Property Owners; Institute of Government Technology Project; and Board <br /> of Commissioner Minutes relative to minor tax releases and refunds. <br /> <br /> There was lengthy discussion regarding the proposed legislative goals <br />authorizing counties to enact an additional one percent (1%) local option <br />sales tax and establishing a menu of revenue sources for counties. <br /> <br /> UPON MOTION of Chairman Barnhart, seconded by Commissioner Casper with <br />Chairman Earnhart and Commissioners Casper and Carpenter voting for and <br />Commissioners Fennel and Privette voting against, the Board voted to support <br />the proposed legislation authorizing counties to enact an additional one <br />percent (1%) local option sales tax by resolution of the Board of <br />Commissioners with a request that a provision requiring voter approval be <br /> <br /> <br />