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<br /> The Board of Commissioners for the County of Cabarrus met in
<br />recessed session at the County Courthouse in Concord, North Carolina,
<br />at 7:00 P.M. on Tuesday, May 28, 1985, to continue review of the proposed
<br />1985-86 Cabarrus County budget.
<br /> Present - Chairman: James W. Lentz
<br /> Commissioners: Kenneth F. Payne
<br /> William G. Hamby, Jr.
<br /> Archie Y. Barnhardt
<br /> Marcelle M. Upright
<br /> Dr. Joseph Fries, Cabarrus County Schools Superintendent, reviewed the
<br />proposed 1985-86 Schools budget as requested by the Cabarrus County Board of
<br />Education. He reported that the budget requests included increased supplements
<br />and pay raises for locally paid teachers, an art teacher for Mt. Pleasant,
<br />three elementary guidance counselors, four in-school and band teachers, and
<br />five janitors. Dr. Fries outlined the capital outlay requests which included
<br />roof repairs for school facilities, construction of media center and library
<br />at Winecoff Elementary School, construction of restrooms and multipurpose
<br />room at Beverly Hills, renovation of Odell School cafeteria, purchase of
<br />activity buses, and parking lot improvements. In conclusion, Dr. Fries
<br />presented the average daily membership for 1985-86 which is projected to
<br />decrease in a number of schools in the county.
<br /> Mrs. Tina C. Loving, Chairman of the Cabarrus County Board of Education,
<br />and Mr. Samuel F. Davis, Jr., Vice-Chairman of the Board of Education, spoke
<br />in support of the requested Schools budget for 1985-86. Other members of
<br />the Board of Education present for the meeting included Ms. Betty Alston,
<br />Mr. Harold Hartsell, Ms. Betty Eddleman, and Mr. Robert Weaver.
<br /> Mr. Tracy Cress, President of the Concord High School Booster
<br />Organization, stated the need for assistant band directors due to the
<br />increased interest in the band program. He suggested that the Board raise
<br />taxes by one-half cent (½¢) to provide funding for a cultural arts program
<br />in the schools.
<br />The Board received the presentation regarding the requested 1985-86
<br />Schools budget as information only and no action was taken in this matter.
<br /> Mr. Alfred M. Brown, Chairman of the Cabarrus County Board of Health,
<br />requested the purchase of a mobile health unit to replace the Logan Clinic
<br />which is in poor condition and also to provide satellite services to the
<br />areas of Mt. Pleasant, Midland, and Harrisburg. He stated the unit would
<br />cost approximately $80,000.00 with $40,000.00 to be provided from the
<br />current Health Department budget.
<br /> UPON MOTION of Commissioner Barnhardt, seconded by Commissioner Hamby
<br />and unanimously carried, the Board appropriated $45,000.00 from the 1984-85
<br />Contingency Fund to allow the Health Department to purchase a mobile health
<br />unit and close the Logan Clinic.
<br /> Mr. William F. Pilkington, Health Director, reported on the operation
<br />of the Cabarrus Memorial Hospital (CMH) Home Care Services and the Cabarrus
<br />County Health Department Home Health Agency. He advised the Board that
<br />physician referrals to the Department's Home Health Agency had decreased
<br />since the CMH Home Care Services began operation in February, 1985. Mr.
<br />Pilkington stated the County could lose approximately $100,000.00 in profits
<br />from the Home Health Agency during the next budget year due to the operation
<br />of the CMH Home Care Services.
<br /> Mr. Alfred M. Brown, Chairman of the Board of Health, stated the purpose
<br />of the report was to advise the Board of Commissioners of the possible decrease
<br />in revenue from the Health Department Home Health Agency during the upcoming
<br />budget year.
<br /> The Board asked that representatives of Cabarrus Memorial Hospital
<br />be present at the meeting on May 30, 1985, to discuss the CMH Home Care
<br />Services.
<br /> The Board reviewed the proposed budgets from the Service Garage through
<br /> the Senior Services budget.
<br /> UPON MOTION of Commissioner Barnhardt, seconded by Commissioner Payne
<br />and unanimously carried, the Board cut $900.00 from the Lights and Power
<br /> line item of the Sanitary Landfill budget.
<br /> UPON MOTION of Commissioner Barnhardt, seconded by Chairman Lentz and
<br />unanimously carried, the Board agreed to cut $3,900.00 from the Building
<br />and Grounds Maintenance line item of the Sanitary Landfill budget and
<br />directed that some of the remaining funds be used to improve the entrance
<br />to the Landfill.
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