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5O3 The regular monthly meeting of the Cabarrus County Commissioners was held at 10:00 A.M. on January 3, 1967, with the following members present: Commissioners - Rankin, Petrea, Hawfield, and White. Absent - Chairman C. Frank James. Meeting was called to order by Vice-Ch~rman Petrea. Prayer by the Rev. M. M. Faust and minutes were read by Arvonia Cochman. Minutes stand approved. The followin§ bids were opened for the purchase of two new cars for the Sheriffts Dept.: Widenhouse Motors $3,987.00 (Plymouth) Bill Dove Motors 5,1h8.00 (Dodge) Concord Motors 3,5h9.00 (Ford) Piedmont Chevrolet 3,798.00 (Chevrolet) Dewitt Motors 5,875.00 (Dodge) Motion by Rankin, seconded by Hawfield to accept the low bid of $3,5h9.00 of Concord Motors for two 1967 Fords. Price include~ tradin8 in two 1965 Fords. Vote carried. Informal bids for office equipment for the Food Stamp Program, Clerk of Superior Court, and the Health Department were opened. The board recommmnded that County Accountant Hurt check the bids and complete the transaction with the best interest of Cabarrus County. Upon motion by Hawfield, seconded by White, the followin§ road petitionawas approved: T-2 Sarah Drive and Stagecoach Road - Request for addition. A resolution was presented to the Board by Commissioner Hawfield calling for a public referendum on the establishment of legal liquor stores in the County. Hawfield made motion, seconded by White to call for a referendum. Voted for - Commissioners Hawfie~ and White. Voted against - Commissi.oners Petrea and Rankin. Commissioner Petrea tabled the motion until the next monthly meeting. County Accountant Hurt presented a report to the Board on the status of County funds nvested to draw interest as of January 1, 1967, and reported that space occupied by the County ~oard of Education in the Church Street Office Building was vacated during the month of December. He reported that several agencies requested some of this space. No action was taken other than a discussion of space requirements for the Food Stamp Program. A request was submitted by the Farm Agent to reclassify approximately $200.00 in his present budget to be used to increase a clerical salary for the remainder of the current fiscal year made necessary by a resignation and the fact that he had been unable to hire an experienced person for the position at the present salary. Hawfield made motion, seconded by Rankin to grant this request. Vote carried.