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<br /> The Board of Commissioners for the County of Cabarrus, North Carolina,
<br /> met in regular session at the Courthouse in Concord, North Carolina, the
<br /> regular place of meeting on Monday, February 12, 1979, at 9:30 A.M.
<br /> Present - Chairman Troy R. Cook
<br /> Commissioners: Ralph C. Bonds
<br /> Marcelle Milloway
<br /> James W. Lentz
<br /> J. Ray Allen
<br /> The invocation was given by the Reverend Kenneth D. Altom, Jr., D.D.
<br /> of the First Baptist Church in Kannapolis.
<br /> UPON MOTION of Commissioner Milloway, seconded by Commissioner Lentz
<br /> and unanimously carried, the minutes of January 8, 1979, were approved.
<br /> Mr. Leon Overcash, Chief Dog Warden, was present to answer questions
<br /> from the Commissioners regarding the operation of the County Animal Shelter.
<br /> UPON MOTION of Commissioner Milloway, seconded by Commissioner Bonds
<br /> and unanimously carried, the Board requested that the County Manager, Mr.
<br /> Charles D. McGinnis, list the telephone number of the Sheriff's Department
<br /> as the number for citizens to call after office hours if they have a pro-
<br /> blem with animals.
<br /> Mrs. Betsy Carpenter was present to speak on behalf of the Cabarrus
<br /> Animal Protection Association, Inc., which endorsed employing more personnel
<br /> for the Animal Shelter, tightening the Animal Control Laws in Cabarrus
<br /> County, reinstating the tax and licensing of dogs in the County, and add-
<br /> ing a tax and licensing for cats.
<br />* UPON MOTION of Commissioner Lentz, seconded by Commissioner Bonds and
<br /> unanimously carried, the Board moved to ask the Legislators to introduce a
<br /> bill to amend the N.C. Statute 67-30 regarding the appointment of the Dog
<br /> Warden's Assistants so that the Commissioners could delegate to the Chief
<br /> Dog Warden the authority to enable him to appoint his Assistants subject
<br /> to the approval of the County Manager.
<br /> Chairman Cook appointed Commissioner Milloway as the Commissioners'
<br /> liaison to work with the Animal Shelter.
<br /> UPON MOTION of Commissioner Lentz, seconded by Commissioner Bonds and
<br /> unanimously carried, the Board moved to reappoint the Chief Dog Warden and
<br /> Assistant Wardens and Secretary for a four year period as of January 1, 1979.
<br /> Mr. Eugene Cook, Chairman of the Cabarrus County Airport Authority,
<br /> and Mr. Bill Cox of Talbert, Cox & Associates, Inc., were present to discuss
<br /> with the Board renewing the option Cabarrus County has on Site 5, the site
<br /> previously selected for the proposed airport.
<br /> UPON MOTION of Commissioner Milloway, seconded by Commissioner Bonds
<br /> with Commissioners Milloway, Bonds, Lentz, and Allen voting for and Chair-
<br /> man Cook voting against, the Board resolved to drop the option on the pro-
<br /> posed airport site.
<br /> Mr. Bill Murdock, Chairman of the Board of Rowan Technical Institute,
<br /> was present to request a commitment from the Board to support 'Rowan Tech's
<br /> work in Cabarrus County.
<br /> UPON MOTION of Commissioner Milloway, seconded by Commissioner Bonds
<br /> and unanimously carried, the Board resolved to endorse the concept that
<br /> Rowan Tech be "The" institution to work in this County and continue doing
<br /> the good work that they are doing.
<br /> Mr. Mack Funderburk, Area Director of the Piedmont Area Mental Health
<br /> Center, was present to request that the Board of County Commissioners put
<br /> up a retainer in the amount of $1,000 that would hold the Youngblood Clinic
<br /> Building for further study as a possible site for an area Detoxification
<br /> Center.
<br /> UPON MOTION of Commissioner Lentz, seconded by Commissioner Bonds and
<br /> unanimously carried, the Board moved to take the option on the Youngblood
<br /> Clinic Building in the amount of $1,000 and to further study the proposed
<br /> Detoxification Center project as proposed by Mr. Funderburk for final re-
<br /> view at the next regular meeting of the Board.
<br /> UPON MOTION of Commissioner Lentz, seconded by Commissioner Milloway
<br /> and unanimously carried, the Board authorized the expenditure of $1,000
<br /> for the lease payment from the Commissioners' Contingency Fund with the
<br /> stipulation that this $1,000 is to be automatically refunded in the event
<br /> that the Commissioners determine not to acquire the property or.credited
<br /> as part of the purchase price in the event the option to purchase the
<br /> Youngblood Clinic Building is executed; furthermore, this allocation of
<br /> funds is to be good for a period not' to exceed sixty (60) days from this
<br /> date of February 12, 1979.
<br /> Mr. Peter Bishop, a psychologist at Stonewall Jackson Training School,
<br /> was present to request that the Board create a task force to study the
<br /> methods for use of Community Based Alternative Projects.
<br /> UPON MOTION of Commissioner Milloway, seconded by Commissioner Lentz
<br /> and unanimously carried, the Board moved to establish a task force headed
<br /> by the Area Director of the Piedmont Area Mental Health Center to investi-
<br /> gate application of Status Offenders Grant Funds.
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<br />*Corrected
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