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· he re.qular monthly meeting of the Cabarrus County Commissioners was held at 9:30 A. M. on November 2, 1770, at the Courthouse, with the follow- tng members present: Chairman: C. Frank 3ames = Commissioners: Dr. R. B. Rank/n, Jr., S, Glenn Hawfield, Jr., C. McNeil Petrea and Robert A. McClary. Chairman C. Frank 3ames called %he meeting to order. Prayer was by the Reverend Herbert Brown. Minutes were read and approved. Farm agent J. Ray.Allen requested an additional $200.00 in the Home Agents~ budget to provide for expenses for two additional personnel 'being added to the staff by the state at no salary cost to the county. The two new people would assist personnel in the low income group .in nutrition management, particularly in the use of food stamps in purchain.~ food. Rankin made motion, seconded by Petrea to approve this appropriation. Vote was unanimous. A. F. Daniel, C.P.A., presented the annual audit of the county's books as of June 30, 1970. After a discussion Commissioners approved the audit report as presented and which !ncluded all budget chan.ges made during the fiscal year 1~65-1~7©. Petrea made motion, seconded by McClary to accept the audit report. Vote was unanimous. P. L. Ledbetter, CD. airman of the Rockland Sanitary District submitted to the Board a Copy of the audit report prepared by Daniel and Daniel C.P.A.'s for the Rockland Sanitary District for the .f~tscal year ending 3une 30, I~70. The Board discussed .the audit report and approved release of the Sanitary District tax collections since the .r. equirement for sub- mitting an audit report had been complied ..with. A letter from Mrs. Frances B. Long, Director of the Department of Social Services was presented to the Board requesting two additional per- sonnel in order that the department be able %o bring their work up to date in the Medicaid program. She explained that all people who qualify by law for Medicaid had to be served. She said that of October 15, the as 1970 department had 247 applications they had not been able to process with the current staff. After a discussion Petrea made morton, ~econded by Ranktn to approve the addttton of an eligibility specialist and a typist I and to amend the salary budget of that department to provide Sh. gO0.O0 additional county funds to take care of the county's portion of this expense. Vote WaS unanimous.