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270 The Board of Commissioners for the County of Cabarrus, North Carolina, met in regular session at the Courthouse in. Concord, North Carolina, the regular place of meeting, on Thursday, November 9, 1978, at 9:30 A.M. Present - Chairman: S. Glenn Hawfield, Jr. Commissioners: Robert A. McClary John A. Hammett Marcelle Milloway Troy R. Cook The invocation was given by Reverend Leonard H. Bolick of the Calvary Lutheran Church. UPON MOTION of Commissioner Cook, seconded by Commissioner Hammett and unanimously carried, the minutes of October 5, 16, and 26, 1978, were approved. UPON MOTION of Commissioner McClary, seconded by Commissioner Hammett and unanimously carried, the Board moved to accept the audit report for the County fiscal year 1977-78 as presented by Mr. Gill Johnson of the accounting firm Sherill & Smith with possible questions concerning the report to be answered at future Commissioners' meetings. UPON MOTION of Commissioner McClary, seconded by Commissioner Hammett and unanimously carried, the Board approved the following amendments to the Cabarrus County Cable Television Ordinance: 3.10 "Franchise Area" shall mean all of Cabarrus County outside of the corporate limits of any city, provided, no service shall be required to be delivered to subscribers who reside in areas not having at least 50 residential units per cable mile for the first year of this franchise and thereafter service shall be provided in all areas where the density of residential units is equivalent to or greater than 45 residential units per cable mile subject to the schedule set out in Paragraph 6.2. 6.2 Service: The franchisee agrees to make available basic CATV ser- vice to all residents of the County within the basic service area, subject to the provisions of Section 6.4. The franchisee shall provide service to all subscribers who reside in areas not having less than 50 residential units per cable mile within the first year after receiving certification and permission from the FCC to begin construction. Thereafter, franchisee shall provide service in all areas where the density of residential units is equal to or greater than 45 residential units per cable mile, provided that the percentage of the franchise area to be served where there are 45 residential units per cable mile shall not be less than: (a) 50% at the end of 2 years. (b) 70% at the end of 3 years. (c) 80% at the end of 4 years. (d) 90% at the end of 5 years. 6.4 Basic Service Area: The franchisee shall provide its service to residents of the County in areas where the density of dwelling units is equivalent to or greater than 45 residential units per cable mile. Pro- vided that within one year after the certificate of approval is obtained from the FCC service shall be required only for residents of the County in areas where the density of the dwelling units is equivalent to at least 50 residential units per cable mile, provided that said franchisee shall adhere to the schedule set out in Paragraph 6.2. The franchisee shall ex- tend its service to such areas and only the standard installation charge specified in the rate resolution will apply to such areas. Special in- stallation charges may be made where the rate of residential units per mile is less than the equivalent of 45 residential units per mile; pro- vided, however, that such special charges shall not exceed the direct cost to the franchisee of such installation. Decisions over provision and extension of service by the franchisee as well as charges may be ap- pealed to the County Manager. 12.14(f) A complete financial audit statement including a statement of income to be certified by a public accountant to be sub- mitted no later than ninety (90) days after the end of the preceding fiscal year of the franchisee. UPON MOTION of Commissioner Hammett, seconded by Commissioner McClary and unanimously carried, the Board approved the ~ollowing amendment to the Cabarrus County Cable Television Ordinance: