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228 Chairman Nash recessed the meeting at 12:10 P.M. for lunch. The meeting reconvened at 1:15 P.M. with Commissioner Lentz absent for the remainder of the meeting. Board members agreed to meet at 4:45 P.M. on Wednesday, January 12, 1983, at the rear of the County Courthouse to travel to the Centralina Council of Governments meeting in Lincolnton. Mr. Charles D. McGinnis, County Manager, requested a brief biographical outline from each member of the Board to have on file when requests for such information are received from various companies in the area. Mr. Charles D. McGinnis, County Manager, reported that provisions of the Tax Equity and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 1982 would necessitate an approximate five percent (5%) increase in County contributions to the IV-D program administered by the Department of Social Services during the next fiscal year and an approximate three percent (3%) increase in expected contributions to the Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) Program. Commissioner Barnhardt introduced discussion regarding problems resulting from garbage falling from trucks in route to the County Landfill. He requested that the County Manager write a letter to the Health Director to instruct the refuse haulers in the county to be more particular in the matter that they secure garbage on trucks to be taken to the County Landfill. Chairman Nash requested that Commissioner Payne, liaison to the Health Board, discuss this matter with the Health Board. The Board entered into a discussion regarding water and s'ewer for Cabarrus County. During this discussion, the Board reviewed the provisions of the State Water Supply Grant award of approximately $900,000.00 and the action to be taken by the County in the future to obtain these funds. The Board also reviewed the agreements signed in 1975 between the Board of Light and Water Commissioners of the City of Concord, the County of Cabarrus, and Cannon Mills regarding the regional wastewater treatment system. Members of the Board expressed concern that a Water and Sewer Authority has not been established to run the Rocky River Wastewater Treatment Plant as originally planned and requested the County Attorney to ascertain if there were any pending lawsuits by the Board of Light and Water Commissioners which would further delay the formation of this Authority. It was also noted during the discussion that a lease had not been executed between the County and the Board of Light and Water Commissioners for the use of the interceptor sewer lines as specified in the original agreements. Chairman Nash instructed Mr. Charles McGinnis, County }~anager, to set up a meeting for the County Commissioners with the Mayor of each of the municipalities in the county, representatives of the Board of Light and Water Commissioners, and the Chairman of each of the sanitary districts in the county for a general discussion regarding water and sewer and the establishment of a plan of action to implement these services in Cabarrus County. UPON MOTION Of Chairman Nash, seconded by Commissioner Barnhardt and unanimously carried, the Board moved to go into Executive Session to discuss personnel and property acquisition. UPON MOTION of Commissioner Payne, seconded by Commissioner Barnhardt and unanimously carried, the Executive Session was terminated. Chairman Nash reported that the Board had discussed a personnel matter and property acquisition during the Executive Session and that no action was taken by the Board. UPON MOTION of Commissioner Payne, seconded by Commissioner Barnhardt and unanimously carried, the meeting was adjourned. Clerk to the Board