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595 The Board of Commissioners for the County of Cabarrus met in regular session at the County Courthouse in Concord, North Carolina, on Monday, September 21, 1981, at 7:00 P.M. Present - Chairman: Ralph C. Bonds Commissioners: J. Harold Nash Troy R. Cook James W. Lentz Kenneth F. Payne The invocation was given by Reverend Garland Young of Central United Methodist Church. UPON MOTION of Commissioner Cook, seconded by Commissioner Lentz and unanimously carried, the minutes of September 8, 1981, were approved as written. Mr. Fred Pilkington, Health Director, reviewed problems of the County Health Department regarding the Jail Health Plan. The basic problems involved an overload on clinics at the Health Department with the family nurse practitioner conducting screening clinics at the jail three days a week, liability on the family nurse practitioner without direct supervision of a physician, and the questionable health problems identified by the prisoners at the screening clinics. Mr. Pilkington outlined the proposed Jail Health Plan which would provide for the hiring of a part-time nurse to conduct screening clinics for prisoners with health problems twice weekly and for 24-hour physician backup to the jail by H & M Medical Clinic for referral, consultation, and treatment purposes. No action was taken by the Board pending approval of the proposed plan by the Board of Health. Commissioner Nash nominated Ms. Nancy M. Barbee for appointment to the Jury Commission. Ms. Dale Nixon was nominated by Commissioner Lentz for reappointment to the Jury Commission. Voted for Ms. Dale Nixon - Chairman Bonds and Commissioners Cook and Lentz Voted for Ms. Nancy Barbee - Commissioners Nash and Payne The Board reappointed Ms. Dale Nixon to the Jury Commission for a two- year term ending September 30, 1983. Mr. Farrar Griggs, attorney representing residents of Meadow Street in Kannapolis, asked the Board to deny the request to allow a second mobile home on the lot at the corner of Universal and Meadow Street on which a duplex and one mobile home are presently located. Mr. Clinton Forbis, attorney representing Mr. Howard Wyrick, again appealed decision of the County Building Inspector regarding the interpretation of the Residential Minimum Lot Sizes Ordinance. He contended that based on his interpretation of the ordinance there was sufficient square footage for a duplex and two mobile homes on the lot at Universal and Meadow Street. UPON MOTION of Commissioner Payne, seconded by Commissioner Nash and unanimously carried, the Board denied the request to allow a duplex and two mobile homes on the lot at the corner of Universal and Meadow Street in Kannapolis. Mr. John R. Boger, County Attorney, reported that a hearing for the civil case against Ms. Ethel Honeycutt was scheduled for September 24, 1981. He stated that any agreement reached in the case would be presented to the Board for final approval. Ms. Betsy Carpenter, President of the Cabarrus Animal Protection Association, informed the Board that the dogs belonging to Ms. Ethel Honeycutt continued to be a nuisance in the neighborhood. She requested that she be involved in any settlement which might be reached between the County and Ms. Honeycutt as she has filed a cruelty to animals suit against Ms. Honeycutt to be heard on September 30, 1981. UPON MOTION of Commissioner Cook, seconded by Commissioner Payne and unanimously carried, the Board approved the acceptance of the grant award of $15,000.00 by the North Carolina Department of Administration for the Land Records Management Program and amended the Planning Department/Land Records Section budget to accept this revenue. Mr. Charles D. McGinnis, County Manager, presented the list of property which is no longer in usable condition by the County agencies.. He reported that several of the law enforcement vehicles listed as surplus property would be put back into service due to recent problems with County vehicles. Mr. McGinnis also informed the Board that the Department of Social Services had requested a County-owned vehicle for employees to use for out-of-town trips.