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]CABARRUS COUNTYJ <br /> <br />NOR[H CAROLINA <br /> <br />Memo <br /> <br />To: <br />Through: <br />From: <br />Date: <br /> <br />Board of Commissioners <br />Frank W. Clifton, County Manager <br />John D. Day, Deputy County Manager <br />October 12, 1999 <br />Omnibus Proposal <br /> <br />There are a few simmering issues, related in varying degrees, that should and can be addressed in <br />a comprehensive manner. Affected are the departments of Parks and Recreation, Planning <br />Services and Development Services, and Cabarrus County Schools. The following three sections <br />describe the issues and offer proposals in which resolution can be achieved. <br /> <br />I. County and Schools Grounds Maintenance <br /> <br />In January, 1999, the Property Maintenance Division of the Parks and Recreation Department <br />assumed responsibility for grounds maintenance at the two local school systems. The <br />Commissioners included funding for this program in that division's budget in FY 99. This <br />responsibility involved managing contractors hired to provide mowing and turf improvement <br />services and providing landscaping services with in-house staff. <br /> <br />Beginning in FY 00, funding for school grounds maintenance was shifted to Cabarrus County <br />Schools, as a part of the consolidated school maintenance program approved by the <br />Commissioners and the two school boards. <br /> <br />Discussions with school administration have revealed they have no staff members with the <br />expertise or single task responsibility to manage the existing mowing and turf improvement <br />contracts and provide landscaping services. Consequently, they are considering staffing such a <br />position. <br /> <br />Proposal: <br /> <br />Transfer the county's Property Maintenance Division to Cabarrus County Schools.' The county <br />would continue to fund the operation, but the five county staff would become employees of <br />Cabarrus County Schools. Cabarrus County Schools would then become responsible for <br />maintaining county grounds. <br /> <br /> Office of the County Manager <br /> <br />~C Box ~:37 · Ccnc~rd, NC 28026-0707 · (704) 788-8100 · Char!oRe (704.) 375-0829 <br /> <br /> <br />