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courthouse be demolished. For clarification of the October 9 minutes Commissioner Hammett <br />made a motion that Chairman Hawfield write a letter to Historic Cabarrus asking for the <br />following: the cost of restoration, the cost of maintenance, a definite set of plans for <br />use and whether they would be willing to accept six months to obtain restoration funds <br />after which time that period could be extended if substantial progress was being made. <br />Motion seconded by Commissioner Milloway and vote carried. Mr. Patterson stated that they <br />would try to have this information available for the December meeting. <br /> <br /> Sam Davis, Attorney speaking for the Bar Association, asked that the Board consider <br /> <br />equipping the law library using fifty cents (50¢) of the one dollar ($1.00) increase in <br />facilities fees. Using the fifty cents (50¢) figure and getting an approximate increase <br />from the Clerk's office this would generate approximately $6,000 or $7,000 this year. He <br />felt that a basic library would cost $15,000. A committee, possibly the Chief District <br />Judge, the Clerk of Court and the President of the Bar Association, should be set up to <br />select the books that would be purchased. After a lengthy discussion of the various <br />aspects the Board asked Mr. Davis if they could delay action until a later date. <br /> <br /> Pursuant to a request from Gaither Coggins of Ladies Funeral Home, Commissioner Hammett <br /> <br />made motion to allow the county planner to change the map to rezone Ladies Funeral Home <br />to business. Motion seconded by Commissioner McClary and vote carried. The Board asked <br />that the county planner accumulate all requests of this nature and bring before them at <br />one time. <br /> <br /> Charles Bost,Director of Community Relations Commission, asked if they should try to <br /> <br />obtain funding under the Community Development Act this year. He felt that a joint <br />application with the City of Concord would have a better chance of being accepted. The <br />Board asked that he approach the City with the possibtity of filing a joint application <br />and go ahead with filing an application. <br /> <br /> The Board discussed the purchase of uniforms for law enforcement, the possiBlity <br /> <br />of changing to stock uniforms, the possJblity of advertising for bids and various other <br />aspects relating to color and weight of material. Commissioner McClary made motion <br />authorizing the Sheriff's Department and Kannapolis Police Department to order summer <br />uniforms as has been done in the past but before placing an order for next winter the <br />uniforms be purchased on a bid or negotiated price basis. Motion seconded by Commissioner <br />Hinson and vote carried. <br /> <br /> Pursuant to a request from Albert Klimas, Health Department Director, Commissioner <br /> <br />McClary made a motion to transfer $31,232 from 1974/75 health department budget surplus to <br />q~pital projects for the construction of the new health department. Motion seconded by <br />Commissioner Hammett and vote carried. <br /> <br /> Chairman Hawfield made a motion to decrease state funds by $6607 and leave County <br /> <br />funds as they are and approve all the other changes as requested by Mr. Klimas. Motion <br /> <br />seconded by Commissioner Hinsonaand vote carried. <br /> <br /> Rebecca Yarbrough, Centralina Council of Governments representative, briefly reported <br /> <br />on transportation planning (mass transit system), airport systems, subdivision plans for <br />the region and stated that Cabarrus County would receive portable suction equipment for <br />six ambulances. <br /> <br /> <br />