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132 The Board of Commissioners for the County of Cabarrus met in adjourned budget session at the County Courthouse in Concord, North Carolina, at 7:00 P.M. on Wednesday, June 16, 1982, to continue review of the 1982-83 County budget. Present - Chairman: Ralph C. Bonds Commissioners: J. Harold Nash Troy R. Cook James W. Lentz Kenneth F. Payne UPON MOTION of Commissioner Nash, seconded by Commissioner Cook with Commissioners Cook'and Nash and Chairman Bonds voting for and Commissioners Lentz and Payne voting against, the Board approved the allocation for four (4) additional~deputies at the Kannapolis Police Department. The substitute motion made by Commissioner Lentz and seconded by Commissioner Payne to allocate only two additional personnel at the Kannapolis Police Department failed with Commissioners Payne and Lentz voting for and Commissioners Cook and Nash and Chairman Bonds voting against. Chairman Bonds reported that a letter had been received this date from Cannon Mills Company giving the County $225,000.00. This was an additional allocation of $25,000.00 more than had been budgeted in the projected 1982-83 budget. UPON MOTION of Commissioner Lentz, seconded by Commissioner Payne and unanimously carried, the Board agreed to put $2,500.00 in the Sheriff's Department uniform line item in the budget for bullet proof vests with the County to pay $100.00 towards the purchase of a bullet proof vest by the law enforcement officers. Motion was made by Commissioner Payne and seconded by Commissioner Lentz to accept the County Manager's recommendation for three new positions in the Sheriff's Department. No vote was taken on this motion. UPON SUBSTITUTE MOTION of Commissioner Nash, seconded by Commissioner Cook with Commissioners Nash and Cook and Chairman Bonds voting for and Commissioners Lentz and Payne voting against, the Board agreed to add one additional deputy to the Sheriff's Department in addition to the three deputies recommended by the County Manager with the fourth deputy not to be employed until the new Sheriff takes office. UPON MOTION of Commissioner Nash, seconded by Commissioner Cook with Commissioners Nash, Cook, and Payne and Chairman Bonds voting for and Commissioner Lentz voting against, the Board moved that the fourth new deputy that was just added in the Sheriff's Department would not be hired until January 1, 1983. UPON MOTION of Commissioner Lentz, seconded by Commissioner Payne and unanimously carried, the Board directed Mr. Charles McGinnis, County Manager, to bring a recommendation to the Board in July on how to handle the $50,000.00 that has been set aside in the budget for personnel reclassifications and changes. UPON MOTION of Commissioner Payne, seconded by Commissioner Nash and unanimously carried, the Board agreed to increase the Planning Board per diem payments for meetings with the Chairman to receive $30.00 per meeting and the other Planning Board members to receive $25.00 per meeting. The motion made by Commissioner Cook and seconded by Chairman Bonds to discuss a Senior Center during this budget session failed with Commissioner Cook and Chairman Bonds voting for and Commissioners Nash, Lentz, and Payne voting against. Motion was made by Commissioner Lentz and seconded by CommisSioner Payne to transfer $25,000.00 from the Landfill - Heavy Equipment item in the budget to the Commissioners' Contingency Fund. No vote was taken on this motion. UPON SUBSTITUTE MOTION of Commissioner Cook, seconded by Chairman Bonds with Commissioners Cook and Nash and Chairman Bonds voting for and Commissioners Payne and Lentz voting against, the Board agreed to take the $25,000.00 in the Landfill - Heavy Equipment budget and earmark this money by putting it in the Senior Center budget with the line item to indicate land acquisition. UPON MOTION of Chairman Bonds, seconded by Commissioner Cook with Commissioners Cook and Nash and Chairman Bonds voting for and Commissioners Payne and Lentz voting against, the Board allocated $10,000.00 additional funds toward land acquisition in the Senior Center budget.