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229 The Board of Commissioners for the County of Cabarrus met in adjourned session at the County Courthouse in Concord, North Carolina, on Monday, May 13, 1985, at 7:00 P.M. to begin review of the proposed 1985-86 Cabarrus County Budget. Present - Chairman: James W. Lentz Commissioners: Kenneth F. Payne William G. Hamby, Jr. Archie Y. Barnhardt Marcelle M. Upright Chairman Lentz commented briefly on a recent newspaper article and photograph regarding the Cabarrus County Utility Department located on Church Street. He stated that the County had been involved in the water and sewer business for a number of years and outlined the following areas of participation: Rocky River Regional Wastewater Treatment Plant, outfall lines to the treatment plant, Harrisburg interceptor sewer line, water lines on Highway 29 and Pitts School Road, Mt. Pleasant water impoundment, Health Department sewer line, and Sidestown/Shankletown sewer lines. Mr. Charles D. McGinnis, reviewed the proposed pay plan which provides for a 5 percent (5%) pay difference between the grades and steps on the pay scale. The present pay plan has a 4.5 percent (4.5%) difference between grades and a 2.25 percent (2.25%) difference between the steps. Mr. McGinnis explained that the proposed pay plan had been applied to all employees and that all employees would receive a salary adjustment under this plan. The Board reviewed the recommended budgets for the Board of Commissioners through Other Contributions. During discussion of these budgets, Chairman Lentz proposed a $1,000.00 per year salary increase for the Register of Deeds. No action was taken in this matter. It was noted that the Job Training Partnership Act Program would be transferred to Rowan Technical College effective July 1, 1985. The Board set a budget review meeting for 5:00 P.M. on Tuesday, May 21, 1985, and for 7:00 P.M. on Tuesday, May 28, 1985. Also, the Board tentatively set the public hearing for the proposed budget for 7:00 P.M. on .Wednesday, June 12, 1985. Chairman Lentz instructed Mr. Charles D. McGinnis, County Manager, to invite Dr. Joseph Fries, Cabarrus County Schools Superintendent, to the meeting on May 21 to discuss the 1985-86 budget for the Schools. Also, Chairman Lentz asked that Mr. Branson Jones, Chairman of the Cabarrus County Board of Library Trustees, and Mr. Tom Dillard, Director of Cannon Memorial Library, be invited to the meeting on May 21 to review the proposed budget for the Kannapolis Library. During discussion of the contribution to the Cabarrus Workshop, Commissioner Hamby advised the Board that the Mental Health Board was withholding its contribution to the Cabarrus Workshop until receiving assurances that the financial matters of the Workshop will be handled more carefully in the future. The Board requested the County Manager to look into the financial problems of the Cabarrus Workshop and report his findings to the Board at the meeting on May 21. UPON MOTION of Commissioner Barnhardt, seconded by Commissioner Payne with Commissioners Hamby and Barnhardt and Chairman Lentz voting for and Commissioner Payne and Upright voting against, the Board moved to leave the contribution to Cabarrus Memorial Hospital at $250,000.00 which is the same as the 1984-85 contribution. The substitute motion by Commissioner Uprigh~ to delay consideration of the Cabarrus Memorial Hospital contribution until a later date failed for lack of second. The substitute motion by Commissioner Upright to invite Mr. Robert Wall, Director of Cabarrus Memorial Hospital, to address the Board regarding the hospital's budget request failed for lack of second. The substitute motion by Commissioner Payne to set the 1985-86 contribution to Cabarrus Memorial Hospital at $260,000.00 failed for lack of a second. The Board stated that Mr. Robert Wall, Director of Cabarrus Memorial Hospital, would be informed of the Board's decision concerning the hospital contribution and would have the opportunity to address the Board regarding this contribution if he wished to do so.