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58O paid to him by the County. He estimated that the cost of this action would be approximately $500.00. Chairman Bonds directed Mr. Boger to proceed with the filing of the civil proceedings against Ms. Honeycutt. Lieutenant James Griggs of the Cabarrus County Sheriff's Department requested that the Board again consider the recommendation that deputies assigned to duty at the Cabarrus Memorial Hospital be given a one step pay increase of 2.25 percent. He stated that hospital officials had proposed the pay adjustment as an incentive for the good work the men were performing at the hospital. Lieutenant Griggs advised the Board that all costs of the salary increase, approximately .$27.00 per_employee, would be reimbursed by Cabarrus Memorial Hospital. UPON MOTION of Commissioner Lentz, seconded by Commissioner Payne and unanimously carried, the Board approved a one step pay increase effective August 1, 1981 for all.five employees of the Sheriff's Department assigned to the Cabarrus Memorial Hospital as recommended by hospital officials and directed that the budget be amended accordingly. Mr. Everette Calloway of the Cabarrus County Health Department presented information on solid waste disposal in Cabarrus County and the costs involved in operating the County Landfill. He suggested that the Board investigate the possibility of charging a "tipping fee" for those persons using the County.Landfill asa possible method for financing the landfill in the future.~ UPON MOTION of Chairman Bonds, seconded by Commissioner Nash and unanimously carried, the Board approved the concept of forming a committee consisting of members of the Board of Commissioners, the Board of Health, and other appointed individuals to make a study of the Cabarrus County Landfill and make recommendations to the Board of Commissioners for the future use of the landfill. The Board discussed the appointment of the study committee for the landfill. It was agreed that the committee should consist of seven (7) members - two (2) members of the Board of Commissioners, two (2) members of the Board of Health, one (1) member to represent the City of Concord, and two (2) members to represent industry. UPON MOTION of Commissioner Lentz, seconded by Commissioner Nash and unanimously carried, the Board-.approved the appointment of a seven (7) member "Blue Ribbon Committee" consisting of two members of the Board of Health to be appointed by that Board and five (5) members, two of which are to be County Commissioners, appointed by the. Chairman of the Board of Commissioners to make a study of the County Landfill. UPON MOTION of Commissioner Nash, seconded by Commissioner Lentz and unanimously carried, the Board moved to go into Executive Session to discuss personnel. UPON MOTION of Commissioner Cook, seconded by Commissioner Lentz and unanimously carried, the Board moved to terminate the Executive Session. Chairman Bonds stated that the Board had met with Mr. Gil Johnson of the audit firm of Sherrill and Smith during the Executive Session to discuss the irregularities in the Tax Collector's Office. UPON MOTION of Commissioner Lentz, seconded by Commissioner Cook and unanimously carried, the Board requested the District Attorney to help Sherrill and Smith, the County's independent auditors, to clarify the irregularities in the Tax Collection Department. UPON MOTION of Commissioner Nash, seconded by Commissioner Lentz and unanimously carried, the Board moved that the auditing firm be authorized to carry out certain procedures necessary to complete the current audit of the Tax Department and to ask the citizens of Cabarrus County to cooperate in any request they may have from the auditing firm, Sherrill and Smith, concerning unpaid taxes and to respond to the auditing firm as quickly as possible. Mr. Charles McGinnis, County Manager, reported that after the relief of Mr. Ray McKinney as Tax Collector Ms. Derelle Kiser had been temporarily appointed to serve as TaX Collector. UPON MOTION of Commissioner Nash, seconded by Commissioner Cook and unanimously carried, the Board approved the temporary appointment of Ms. Derelle Kiser as Tax Collector. The Board reviewed a. request from the North Carolina County Attorneys' Association that all counties in the State pool financial resources to provide a coordinated defense by the counties of a railroad lawsuit challenging that the railroads' system property is valued and taxed at a higher rate than other property valued by local taxing jurisdictions. For Cabarrus County to enter into the lawsuit, the Association asked for a