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239 The Board of Commissioners for the County of Cabarrus met in recessed session at the County Courthouse in Concord, North Carolina, at 6:00 P.M. on Thursday, May 30, 1985, to continue 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 announced that International Hardware Company had expressed an interest in relocating to Cabarrus County from New Jersey and in the County submitting an application to the State for funding of this project. The Board reviewed a letter from Ms. Alene Williams, retired employee of the Agricultural Extension Service, regarding the payment of vacation leave by the County upon termination of employment from the Agricultural Extension Service. Mr. Charles D. McGinnis, County Manager, explained that the Agricultural Extension employees are exempted from the termination pay in accordance with the Cabarrus County Personnel Ordinance as adopted in 1977 and a Memorandum of Understanding between the County and the State of North Carolina. He noted ~that Ms. Williams had asked the Board to commit to including the Agricultural Extension Service employees under the provision of the Personnel Ordinance to permit termination pay and to make this action retroactive to the time of her retirement. No action was taken by the Board regarding this request. Mr. Robert Wall, Director of the Cabarrus Memorial Hospital (CMH) reviewed the history of the hospital's operation and recent changes in the health care program. He stated the Cabarrus Memorial Hospital (CMH) Development Association had been formed in 1983 as a parallel corporation to the hospital, and the Association had in turn organized the CMH Home Care Services which is operated under a contractual agreement with Service Masters Industries. Mr. Wall further stated that this agency provides both continuous and intermittent home care services to patients in Cabarrus County and surrounding counties. Mr. John Bowles, Cabarrus Memorial Hospital administrator responsible for coordinating home health activities, stated in his opinion the rapid growth in the need for home care services would provide adequate business for the Health Department and the hospital. He pointed out that CMH Home Care Services serves patients in Rowan County and Stanly County as well as in Cabarrus County. Dr. Hector Henry, spokesman for the Cabarrus Physicians Association, stated that no physicians are involved with the CMH Development Association. He further stated, however, that the doctors in the county would choose the hospital's Home Care Services if a choice had to be made between the services provided by the Health Department and the hospital. Mr. Alfred M. Brown, Chairman of the Cabarrus County Board of Health, stated the purpose of the report on May 28, 1985, by Mr. William F. Pilkington, Health Director, regarding the CMH Home Care Services was to inform the Board of Commissioners of the possible loss of $100,000.00 in revenue from profits of the Health Department's Home Health Agency during the 1985-86 fiscal year. Ms. Valerie Whitlock, Nursing Director of the Cabarrus County Health Department Home Health Agency, stated that agency had enjoyed a good relationship with the hospital. She stated support of the continuation of home health services by the Health Department. The Board received the report on home health services as information only and no action was taken in this matter. The Board reviewed the proposed budgets from Public Health through the Cabarrus-Rowan Park Commission and took no action on these budgets. Also, the Board reviewed the proposed Revenue Schedules for 1985-86. Mr. Charles D. McGinnis, County Manager, reported that a lawsuit had been filed by Martin Marietta Corporation in United States District Court, Middle District of North Carolina, against the Cabarrus County Board of Commissioners, Planning Board, and staff members. He stated the lawsuit alleged that the County had delayed the company's development of a quarry near Flowes Store Road to such an extent that it cost the company a great deal of money.