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230 The Board of Commissioners for the County of Cabarrus met in regular session at the County Courthouse in Concord, North Carolina, on Monday, January 17, 1983, at 7:00 P.M. Present - Chairman: J. Harold Nash Commissioners: Archie Y. Barnhardt Marcelle Milloway James W. Lentz Kenneth F. Payne The invocation was given by Reverend Richard Collins of Young Street Baptist Church. The minutes of January 4, 1983 were corrected as follows. The invocation was given by Reverend Harold Helms of Gordon Heights Baptist Church. Mr. Charles D. McGinnis, County ~.~nager, reported that provisions of the Tax Equity and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 1982 would neces- sitate 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. UPON MOTION of Commissioner Lentz, seconded by Commissioner Barnhardt and unanimously carried, the minutes of January 4, 1983, were approved as corrected and the minutes of January 6, 1983, were approved as written. Chairman Nash announced that Mr. Carl Stewart, attorney representing Howell's Child Care Center, Inc., had requested that the matter regarding authorization of the tax exempt bond issue to develop the proposed mental retardation facility be deleted from the agenda until further notice from him. Mr. T. L. Patterson, District Engineer with the North Carolina Depart- ment of Transportation, asked that the request for the abandonment of SR 1380 be deleted from the agenda. He explained that his department had learned that several new businesses were proposed for the site adjacent to SR 1380 and the road would be useful in providing a means of control for the driveways to these businesses. Mr. Ken Doyle, Group Sales Representative of Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina, reported that the monthly cost for health insurance coverage for retired County employees would be as follows. Under Age 65 $ 41.90 (individual) $ 79.69 (parent/child) $113.50 (family) Age 65 and Over $31.95 (individual) Chairman Nash requested Commissioners Milloway and Lentz to meet with Mr. Ken Doyle and Mr. Charles D. McGinnis, County Manager, regarding insurance benefits for retired County employees and report back to the Board with recommendations. Mr. Charles D. McGinnis, County Manager, advised the Board that only the two retired employees under the age 65 would be affected by a delay in a decision regarding health insurance benefits. He explained that the Board had previously authorized the payment of the December insurance premium for these two retired employees and that further action by the Board was needed in order for the County to pay the January insurance premium. Mr. David Roberts, Division Engineer of the North Carolina Department of Transportation, and Mr. T. L. Patterson, District Engineer, presented a proposal regarding the expenditure of $43,603.42 in surplus 1982-83 secondary road construction funds. Mr. Roberts explained that this money had become available as a result of a supplemental allocation of $21,556.00 to secondary road construction in Cabarrus County as well as from funds saved during construction work on other secondary roads in the county. Mr. Patterson recommended that approximately $31,464.00 of these funds be spent as State Participation for the upgrading of SR 1529, SR 1530, and SR 1233 under the Property Owners Participation Program with the remaining funds to be held in reserve to cover any overages in the road construction work. Estimates of cost for these secondary road projects were as follows.