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591 Commissioner Cook reported that Mr. Paul Hileman, member of the Region F Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Advisory Council, was not presently attending the meetings and recommended that Mr. Howard Troutman be appointed in his place. He also informed the Board that there was an additional position now open on the Advisory Council and recommended that Ms. Cathy Crowley be appointed to this vacant position. UPON MOTION of Commissioner Cook, seconded by Commissioner Nash and unanimously carried, the Board appointed Mr. Howard Troutman to the Region F Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Advisory Council to take the place of Mr. Paul Hileman and approved the appointment of Ms. Cathy Crowley to the vacant position on the Emergency Medical Services Advisory Council. Dr. May Safrit, Public Health Dentist with the Cabarrus County Health Department, requested the employment of a part-time dental assistant for the Preventive Dental Health Program using lapsed salary monies from the Health Department budget to pay the cost of the employee until the end of this fiscal year. She stated that the position would be classified as Grade 56, Step 1 and the salary for the part-time employee would cost approximately $4,600.00 this fiscal year. Dr. May also reported that the part-time employee would not be eligible for any fringe benefits offered by the County to fulltime employees. Mr. Ray Flowers, member of the Cabarrus County Health Board, spoke of the importance of the dental health program for the young children in the County and also requested the additional funding to employ the part-time assistant. Commissioner Cook made motion, seconded by Chairman Bonds, to table the request for the part-time dental assistant until the County is notified of State and Federal budget cuts for this fiscal year. UPON SUBSTITUTE MOTION of Commissioner Payne, seconded by Commissioner Lentz with Commissioners Lentz, Payne, and Nash voting for and Chairman Bonds and Commissioner Cook voting against, the Board authorized Mro Fred Pilkington, Health Director, to employ a part-time dental assistant with funds presently available in the Health Department's budget with the stipulation that the position may be terminated at some time in the future if necessary funding becomes unavailable. Mr. Clinton Forbis, attorney representing Mr. Howard Wyrick, appealed the decision of the Cabarrus County Building Inspector regarding the interpretation of the Residential Minimum Lot Sizes Ordinance relative to the minimum lot size necessary to accommodate a duplex and two mobile homes on a lot served by water and sewer. He contended that based on his interpretation of the ordinance and formula for figuring the minimum square footage, there was sufficient square footage for the duplex and mobile homes on that lot. Mr. Forbis asked the Board for its interpretation on the formula for determining the minimum square footage requirement for a lot and space. UPON MOTION of Commissioner Cook, seconded by Commissioner Lentz and unanimously carried, the Board deferred action on matter of interpretation of the Residential Minimum Lot Sizes Ordinance until further study of the situation. Chairman Bonds requested Commissioner Lentz, liaison to the Building Inspection Department, to talk with Mr. Charlie Irvin, Building Inspector, regarding the matter and report his findings to the Board at the next meeting. Mr. William P. Ferriss presented a report on the progress of the revaluation process in Cabarrus County. He stated that the revaluation work was on schedule at the present time. Mr. Ferriss discussed the need for the appointment of a Board of Equalization and Review to hear property tax appeals and suggested that the Board consider the possibility of appointing local citizens to serve on that Board. UPON MOTION of Commissioner Cook, seconded'by Commissioner Lentz and unanimously carried, the Board approved the addition of Wesley Drive to the state road system. The Board reviewed the request from Mr. Fred Pilkington, Health Director, that the County Health Department be allowed to operate the Local Government Child Restraint Loaner Program in cooperation with the Junior Charity League of Concord and the Junior Women's Club of Kannapolis. This program will require no expenditure of local monies. UPON MOTION of Commissioner Nash, seconded by Commissioner Cook and unanimously carried, the Board adopted the following resolution approving the Governor's Highway Safety Program (GHSP) Local Government Child Restraint Loaner Program.