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alternative 'post landtill' uses for the property. Also, the county will be seeking a new franchise agreement for the collection of household solid waste for the unincorporated'areas of the county. Included in that effort will be an attempt to provide a recycling option for those Cabarrus Citizens willipg to pay for the service: Local Erosion Control Permittine Responding to recoinmendations from the Cabarrus S0il & Water Conservation District Board, a proposal to create localized permitting and ·review of erosion control oversight in Cabarrus County is included within the Development Services Department budget. The actual process to make this. change will require a local ordinance and authorization by the State prior to implementing. Financial impacts within the budget are l?ased upon a full fiscal year even though there will be a phase-in period. Economic Development Incentive Grants The county successfully established an economic incentive program tied to either · expansion of existing local industries or new firms investing in Cabarms County. Each year the .budgetary. impacts of this program will v. ary based upon the local economy. This year's impacts are minimal, however, future years will' see allocations in conjunction with e?{pansions such as S&D Coffee and Dai Nippon and new facilities like SYSCO, Coming, and others. Computer System Soflware and Hardware' A major upgrade to the county's I.S. Department .is included. Outdated programming along with the year 2000 modifications that all computer systems face create a significant fmancial obligation. Lease purchase fmancing is proposed. Emergency Services Radio S~stem A county-wide 800MHZ emergency communications system that will serve all county agencies is a capital outlay request within the Sheriffs Department. A major portion of the expense associated with this project was proposed for grant funding. However, the grant funding award made this past April 1, 1997, dedicated the proceeds to. the N.C, State Trooper Agency. We are thereby proposing to fund thi.s project with lease fin.ancing, but to also resubmit a grant request next fiscal year at the appropriate time. Changes in the manner in which emergency radio services are delivered inclusive of restrictions placed on local government by the F.C.C. dictate that this issue must be addressed in a timely manner. Public Information Access System Expanding on past eff6rts the I.S. Department proposes a staffing plan that will address the need to coordinate the technology and access points to allow public access to county data bases. To pay for this process, it is proposed that the county's cable franchise fee be increased from 3% of gross CATV revenues to 5%. This revenue allocation is es~blished under federal law and requires action by the Board of Commissioners. Information transfer systems are being developed thai will allow interaction between the public and county government inclusive of compt~ter acce. ss on the world wide web via the county's home page · and an effort to make more effective use of the local government access channel on the existing cable television system. 9. Courthou,e FaciliTM Planning Expanded court activities require the development of an efficient plan at the current courthouse facility to maximize the effective use of existing vacant space. Expenditures roi: architectural and engineering review is budgeted in the Capital Reserve monies. The actual cost of renovation of existing space will be considered as a budget amendment once identified. 10. Employee Position Classification and Comnensation Study Incorporated in this budget is an update to the county's salary .plan. This will be done by a consultant. This class/compensation study will focus on both intemal and external equity for the many different employment positions the county maintains. A 3% cost-of-living adjustment is included in this budget. A ~taff study of how to better r~late employee performance to compensation is being pursued. 11. Self-Funded Insurance Proeram The County will begin a self funding program for Ge~eral Liability and ProPerty Insurance coverage during this budget year. 12. Education Funding Growth in student enrollment numbers along ~ith a management proposal to increase current ex. pen. se per student funding from $755.06 to $775.00 amounts to a dislxibution of current expense funding of $13,195;925 (Cabarms Schools) and $2,424,975 Kannapolis Schools). Total, school current expease increases fi-om $14,784,075 to $15,620,900 or 5.66%. one-time start up costs associated with the new Rodky River Elementary School are funded at $500,000. capital outlay ftmding is proposed at $2,400,000. Cabarms Schools will receive $2,027,520 (84.48%) Kannapolis Schools will receive $372,480 (15.52%) less.S161,400 debt service on A.L. Brown project and $25,000 as a partial payment on the land purchase for A);cock School. A payment schedule for the'~Aycock school site is proposed as $25,000 FY 97-98, $25,000 FY 98-99, $25,000 FY 99-00, and $150,000 FY 00-01 for a total $225,000. A credit of $50,000 was deducted from the total sales price of the