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570 The Board of Commissioners for the County of Cabarrus met in regular session at the County Courthouse in Concord, North Carolina, on Monday, May 21, 1984, at 7:00 P.M. Present - Chairman: James W. Lentz Commissioners: Archie Y. Barnhardt Marcelle Milloway J. Harold Nash Kenneth F. Payne The invocation was given by Reverend E. Steven Ayers of McGill Avenue Baptist Church in Concord. UPON MOTION of Commissioner Barnhardt, seconded by Commissioner Payne and unanimously carried, the minutes of May 3, May 7, and May 15, 1984, were approved as written. Mr. C. A. Peverall of American Refuse Systems, Inc., requested the transfer of the permit to collect commercial and industrial refuse in Cabarrus County from Home and Industrial Disposal Company, Inc., to American Refuse Systems, Inc. He reported that his company had purchased Home and Industrial Disposal Company, Inc., effective May 15, 1984. UPON MOTION of Commissioner Payne, seconded by Commissioner Nash and unanimously carried, the Board approved the transfer of the solid waste management permit to collect refuse from commercial and industrial establish- ments from Home and Industrial Disposal Company, Inc., to American Refuse Systems, Inc. The Board reviewed the letter from Mr. J. L. Greeson, Concord City Manager, stating, that Dr. Robert E. Hammonds did not wish to serve on the Concord Planning and Zoning Commission and requesting that the Board appoint a member from the extra-territorial area to fill the vacancy on that Commission. The Board of Commissioners had appointed Dr. Hammonds on February 6, 1984, to complete the unexpired term of Dr. Lynn A. Hughes. UPON MOTION of Commissioner Payne, seconded by Commissioner Nash and unanimously carried, the Board directed the County Manager to write a letter to the City of Concord requesting that they make a recommendation for an apppintee from the extra-territorial jurisdiction to complete the unexpired term of Dr. Lynn A. Hughes on the Concord. Planning and Zoning Commission. Nominations are also to be received from members of the Board of Commissioners for appointment to the Concord Planning and Zoning Commission. The Board reviewed the appointment of a special ad-hoc personnel committee to work with the Centralina Council of Governments personnel in the review and update of the Cabarrus County Personnel Ordinance, dated August 4, 1977. Chairman Lentz appointed Commissioners Nash and Barnhardt as the two commissioners to serve on the committee. Commissioner Nash reported that a personnel specialist from Cannon Mills Company and Philip Morris U.S.A. had agreed to serve on the committee. The Board agreed to make the final appointments to the Personnel Committee at the budget workshop on May 24, 1984. UPON MOTION of CommiSsioner Milloway, seconded by Commissioner Nash and unanimously carried, the Board appointed Chairman Lentz as the voting delegate and Commissioner Payne as the alternate delegate to the Annual Conference of the National Association of Counties to be held in Seattle in July, 1984. Mr. Ray Flowers requested stream channelization funds to clear Back Creek at Stallings Road and Pharr Mill Road. He stated that these two roads were at times impassable due to overflow caused by fallen trees and other debris in Back Creek. Mr. Jay Stallings also addresSed the Board regarding the problem at Back Creek. Mr. Lipe Barrier, Soil and Water Conservation District Supervisor; Mr. Carl Overcash, Watershed Improvement Commissioner; and Mr. Hugh Price, District Conservationist, reviewed the work completed under the stream channelization program during the past year and the need for additional work on streams throughout the county. Mr. Barrier stated that the 1983- 84 allocation of $15,000.00 was not enough to successfully complete the needed work and urged the Board to consider a larger appropriation for 1984-85. No action was taken by the Board regarding the stream channelization request. The Board will discuss the 1984-85 stream channelization appropriation during upcoming budget sessions.