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<br /> Mr. Charles D. McGinnis reconvened the meeting at 10:56 A.M. There
<br />being no additional nominations for Chairman, the vote was as follows.
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<br />Voted for Commissioner Nash - Commissioners Milloway, Nash, and
<br /> Barnhardt
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<br /> Having received a majority of votes, Commissioner Nash was elected
<br />as Chairman of the Board of Commissioners.
<br /> Mr. Charles D. McGinnis asked for nominations for Vice-Chairman of
<br />the Board. Chairman Nash nominated Commissioner Barnhardt and Commissioner
<br />Lentz nominated Commissioner Payne. The vote was as follows.
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<br />Voted for Commissioner Barnhardt - Chairman Nash and Commissioners
<br /> Barnhardt and Milloway
<br />Voted for Commissioner Payne - Commissioners Payne and Lentz
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<br /> Chairman Nash presided over the remainder of the meeting.
<br /> UPON MOTION of Commissioner Barnhardt, seconded by Commissioner
<br />Milloway with Chairman Nash and Commissioners Milloway and Barnhardt voting
<br />for, the Board moved to go into Executive Session to discuss a personnel
<br />matter.
<br /> UPON MOTION of Commissioner Payne, seconded by Commissioner Lentz and
<br />unanimously carried, the Executive Session was terminated.
<br /> Chairman Nash stated that the Board had discussed a personnel matter
<br />during the Executive Session and that no action was taken.
<br /> UPON MOTION of Commissioner' Lentz, seconded by Commissioner Payne and
<br />unanimously carried, the Baord reappointed Mr. John'R. Boger, Jr., as
<br />County Attorney.
<br /> Mr. David L. Yoos, Assistant General Manager of Car City of Concord,
<br />Inc., presented a request from Mr. A. E. Baker, Sr., President of Car City,
<br />that his company be released from paying the interest accruals on a 1976
<br />tax account. He stated that Mr. Ray McKinney, former Tax Collector, had
<br />verbally agreed to allow the company to pay the 1976 tax plus a penalty over
<br />a period of time with no interest to be charged on that account. Mr. Yoos
<br />reported that.the company was now being charged interest on the interest
<br />for this account, and he asked that the Board waive this tax liability of
<br />Car City of Concord, Inc.
<br /> Mr. John R. Boger, Jr., County Attorney, advised the Board that
<br /> the Board of Commissioners had no authority to forgive a tax liability
<br /> unless there was a legal reason f6r this action. He stated that an oral
<br /> agreement with the former Tax Collector would not constitute a legal
<br /> reason to release Car City of Concord, Inc., from paying the interest
<br /> on this account.
<br /> UPON MOTION of Commissioner Payne, seconded by Commissioner Lentz and
<br /> unanimously carried, the Board denied the request from Mr. A. E. Baker, Sr.,
<br /> President of Car City of Concord, Inc., to grant a release from the interest
<br /> accrued on a 1976 tax account because of legal reasons.
<br /> The Board reviewed the contract proposal from Arthur Young & Company
<br /> to audit the accounts of Cabarrus County for the fiscal years ending June 30,
<br /> 1983, 1984, and 1985. The fees for audit services as proposed by Arthur
<br /> Young & Company were as follows.
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<br />Fiscal Year Ending
<br />
<br />Fees
<br />
<br />June 30, 1983
<br />June 30, 1984
<br />June 30, 1985
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<br />$16,500
<br />$17,000
<br />$17,500
<br />$51,000
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<br /> Motion was made by Commissioner Lentz and seconded by Commissioner
<br />Milloway to approve the audit contract proposal presented by Arthur Young &
<br />Company.
<br /> UPON SUBSTITUTE MOTION of Commissioner Payne, seconded by Commissioner
<br />Lentz and unanimously carried, the Board awarded Arthur Young & Company
<br />the 1983 audit contract for one year only, provided that the company will
<br />accept the contract at the fee of $16,500.00, with an option by the County
<br />to renew the contract.
<br /> Mr. Steve Meadows, representative of Arthur Young & Company, advised
<br />the Board that the company would accept the one year audit contract at
<br />the fee of $16,500.00
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