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291 Mr. William Potter complained that the present firemen of the Flowes Store Volunteer Fire Department only wanted the firemen to be able to vote for the officers. He stated in his opinion all persons paying taxes in that fire district deserved representation and should be allowed to vote. He further complained of the unavailability of audit or financial statements for the department. UPON MOTION of Chairman Lentz, seconded by Commissioner Barnhardt and unanimously carried, the Board directed the County Manager and County Attorney to take whatever steps deemed necesssary to correct the situation at Flowes Store Volunteer Fire Department to get the election for officers held. The Board indicated that this action would include the withholding of the normal County contribution of $250.00 per month until the matter is satisfactorily resolved. At 7:30 P.M~, Chairman Lentz stated that this was the day and hour scheduled for a public hearing regarding the renaming of Buff-Peach Road to International Drive and asked if anyone were present who wished to speak either for or against this road name change. No one spoke regarding the renaming of Buff-Peach Road. UPON MOTION of Commissioner Upright, seconded by Commissioner Barnhardt and unanimously carried, the Board approved the renaming of Buff-Peach Road, SR 1429, to International Drive. UPON MOTION of Commissioner Barnhardt, seconded by Chairman Lentz and unanimously carried, the 'Board appointed Commissioner William G. Hamby, Jr., to the Yadkin-Pee Dee River Basin Committee to fill the position previously held by Mr. J. Harold Nash, a former member of the Board of Commissioners. The Board received the nomination from the Parks and Recreation Advisory Commission for the appointment of Miss Lori Lynn White as the youth member of the Advisory Commission. Miss White is a student at Central Cabarrus High School. UPON MOTION of Chairman Lentz, seconded by Commissioner Hamby and unanimously carried, the Board appointed Miss Lori Lynn White as the youth member of the Parks and Recreation Advisory Commission for a term of one year ending on July 31, 1986. Commissioner Upright asked Mr. Charles D. McGinnis, County Manager, to ascertain the rotation schedule used by the Parks and Recreation Advisory Commission in selecting the youth representative nominee from the various schools in the county. UPON MOTION of Commissioner Hamby, seconded by Commissioner Barnhardt and unanimously carried, the Board approved the addition of Fish Camp Road to the state road system for maintenance. The following bids ware received for carpeting for the Kannapolis Branch of the Charles A. Cannon Memorial Library. LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT DATE: August 14, 1985 VENDOR CERT. CHECK BID BOND ~BID AMOUNT ALTERNATE Sherwin-Williams Howard Floor Covering & X Supplies Interiors by Nancy X Frank Hamby Floor Covering X E. L. Morrison Lumber X X $22,911.53 $19,385.83 $19,792.50 $20,135.75 $17,316.27 $19,811.70 $18,232.50 The Board reviewed the recommendation from the Cabarrus County Library Board of Trustees for the award of the bid to Interiors by Nancy for the purchase and installation of Commercialon Megatrend CG carpeting at a cost of $19,792.50 for the Kannapolis Branch Library. According to the memorandum from Mr. Tom Dillard, Library Director, the ~Library Board of Trustees selected this carpet over the low bid carpet for the following reasons: 1) 2) 3) 4) The superior potential for wear and maintenance. The fact that the carpet selected had a 10-year warranty as opposed to a .5-year warranty of the low bid. The fact that the selected carpet had a superior rating for static control, and hence computer applications than the low bid. The carpet selected was a superior quality to the low bid and to any other carpet presented for their consideration.