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566 The Board scheduled a special meeting for 7:00 P.M. on Monday, July 27, and at 7:00 P.M. on Thursday, July 30, 1981, with the Cabarrus County Planning Board for the purpose of reviewing the Zoning Ordinance. UPON MOTION of Commissioner Cook, seconded by Chairman Bonds and unanimously carried, the Board adopted the following resolution. RESOLUTION WITH RESPECT TO COUNSEL FOR BOND ISSUES FOR THE PHILIP MORRIS INDUSTRIAL AND POLLUTION CONTROL PROJECTS WHEREAS: The Cabarrus County Industrial Facilities and Pollution Control Financing Authority (the Authority) has agreed to assist in the financing under the North Carolina Industrial and Pollution Control Facilities Financing Act (the Act) of an industrial and a pollution control project for Philip Morris Incorporated, in connection with its cigarette manufacturing plant near Concord in Cabarrus County and indicated that agreement by the completion of Inducement Agreements between the parties dated as of March 28, 1978; and WHEREAS: The Board of Commissioners has approved in principle such projects on May 4, 1978; and WHEREAS: The legality of bonds issued under the Act must be approved by bond counsel selected and approved by the Authority and the Board of Commissioners; and WHEREAS: The Inducement Agreements name Messrs. Hunton & Williams, of Raleigh, North Carolina and Richmond, Virginia, as bond counsel and Messrs. Brown, Wood, Ivey, Mitchell & Petty of New York, New York, as special counsel; and WHEREAS: The Authority and the Board of Commissioners have reviewed the "Guidelines and Procedures for the Employment of Bond Counsel in Industrial Development Financings under G. S. Chapter 159C" issued by the Local Government Commission and examined the qualifications of Messrs. Hunton & Williams with respect to the criteria set forth in the "Guidelines and Procedures"; and WHEREAS: The Authority has recommended that special counsel no longer be retained in connection with the issues; NOW, THEREFORE, the Board of Commissioners of the County of Cabarrus do the following: BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS FOR THE COUNTY OF CABARRUS. 1. Special counsel shall no longer be retained in connection with the industrial and pollution control issues for Philip Morris Incorporated. 2. This resolution shall take effect immediately upon its passage. Mr. John Boger, County Attorney, reported that inmates of the County Jail had filed legal proceedings with the Federal courts alleging no exercise area at the County jail, improper food, and no reading material for the inmates. He stated he would report these charges to the County's liability insurance company to ascertain if the company would provide defense action for this case. Commissioner Cook, liaison to the County Ambulance Service, informed the Board that of the three ambulance units now being used for emergency calls, it was difficult to keep one or two of these units in operation at all times because of mechanical problems. He recommended that the Board consider the immediate purchase of an ambulance unit as the delivery date for the unit presently on order has now been set for either August 3 or August 17. UPON MOTION of Commissioner Lentz, seconded by Chairman Bonds and unanimously carried, the Board declared an emergency situation existing in the County Ambulance Service at this time involving the health and safety of the people of the County as it is difficult to maintain a sufficient number of ambulance units in operation because of mechanical problems. UPON MOTION of Commissioner Lentz, seconded by Commissioner Cook and unanimously carried~ the Board authorized Mr. Ben Mabrey to purchase an ambulance unit he deems most appropriate for the County at a cost not to exceed $31,600.00 plus tax with the balance of the money not budgeted this year for the purchase of an ambulance to be appropriated from the Commissioners Contingency Fund. UPON MOTION of Commissioner Cook, seconded by Commissioner Lentz and unanimously, carried, the Board instructed Mr. Charles McGinnis, County Manager, to formulate a plan outlining the extent of Mr. Ben Mabrey's position and authority regarding the County Ambulance Service.