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556 UPON AMENDED MOTION of Commissioner Payne, seconded by CommiSsioner Lentz and unanimously carried, the Board moved to let the people of the County decide whether or not beer and wine are to be sold in Cabarrus County and to call for a beer and wine referendum in conjunction with another referendum or the next County-~de election. The Board will specify at a later date the type of sale to be voted on in the election. A number of the Cabarrus County Ambulance Service personnel were present at the meeting. Commissioner Troy Cook, liaison to the Ambulance Service, presented a list of complaints from the Ambulance Service personnel which included the following: Concern over the condition of ambulance units, blind spot when leaving ambulance substation, unsuitable water at substation, lack of hot water at main ambulance station, lack of incentive pay for personnel who have completed EMT-I¥ training, concern with number of work hours, lack of fulltime secretary, request for additional money and training for personnel, need for pagers for off-duty personnel, lack of time for meals and for required six hours sleep while on duty twenty-four (24) hours, concern with out of town calls, more access to recreation, no garbage pickup at substation, problem with having yards mowed at ambulance stations, and the need for better communications with the County. Mr. Roy Smith, employee of the Ambulance Service, stated that personnel at .the Ambulance Service had been promised a salary increase to be effective at the time of EMT-IV certification. He expressed dissatisfaction that the Board had postponed salary adjustments for the personnel until receiving results of the salary classification survey from the Institute of Government in September, 1981. The Board discussed the fact that four of the five County ambulance units were out of service during the preceding weeking. Concern was' expressed regarding the use of the two oldest units for emergency calls due to "metal stress" of the vehicles. Commissioner Nash made motion, seconded by Commissioner Cook, that the two ambulance units would not be used for emergency calls and would be used for only non-emergency or convalescent calls. UPON SUBSTITUTE MOTION of Chairman Bonds, seconded by Commissioner Payne and unanimously carried, the Board authorized Mr. Ben Mabrey, Director of Emergency Services, to check the two ambulance units and if he finds them to be unfit, the units are to be taken off the road or used only for convalescent calls as deemed appropriate by Mr. Mabrey. The Board instructed the County Manager to pursue in all haste to get new ambulance units in service for the County. One ambulance is presently on order and funds are allocated in the 1981-82 budget for the purchase of an additional unit. Chairman Bonds expressed appreciation to the Ambulance Service personnel for attending the meeting and stated the Board would take the matter into consideration. UPON MOTION of Commissioner Payne~ seconded by Commissioner Nash and unanimously carried, the Board designated Commissioner Cook as the votinR delegate for Cabarrus County at the 74th Annual Conference of the North Carolina Association of County Commissioners to be held in Winston-Salem in August. The Board discussed the fact that Cabarrus County was included in the House Bill 169 enacted by the General Assembly which authorizes the county political party executive committee to appoint persons to fill vacancies in the offices of county commissioners, sheriff, register of deeds, and other offices. Cabarrus County had previously been excluded from this house bill as requested by the Board of Commissioners on June 1, 1981. UPON MOTION of Commissioner Payne, seconded by Commissioner Cook and u~animously carried, the Board approved by resolution the addition of Cobblestone Lane to the state secondary road system. Mr. Charles McGinnis, County Manager, informed the Board that only one bid had been received on June 30, 1981 for a compactor for the County Landfill. This bid had not been opened at that time pending the wishes of the Board. UPON MOTION of Commissioner Payne, seconded by Commissioner Lentz and unanimously carried, the Board moved to open the bid received from E. F. Craven Company on June 30, 1981, and to award the bid if all bid secifications were met.