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311 OTHER CONTRIBUTIONS ACCOUNT # 19-80 Line Item Acct. No. Description Revenue 01-6-19-31-125 State Grant-Hist. Cabarrus Present Approved Revised Bud~ Increase Decrease Budget -0- $100,000.00 - $100,000.00 Expenses 01-9-19-80-722 Historic Cabarrus -0- $100,000.00 - $100,000.00 UPON MOTION of Chairman Lentz, seconded by Commissioner Hamby and unanimously carried, the Board approved the $100,000.00 appropration from the State for the Cabarrus County Farmers Market as revenue to the County and approved the expenditure to the Cabarrus County Farmers Market of $100,000.00 with the money to be spent as designated by the State of North Carolina. UPON MOTION of Chairman Lentz, seconded by Commissioner Hamby and unanimously carried, the Board set a public hearing for 8:00 P.M. on Monday, October 21, 1985, to consider the following road name changes. Pruitt Road to Unnamed Road to Unnamed Road to Red Angus Drive Jake Tucker Road Thunderbolt Road At 10:00 A.M., Chairman Lentz stated that this was the day and hour scheduled for a public hearing to consider the naming of three unnamed roads to Cabarrus Farms Road, Libby Lane, and McCoy Street and asked if anyone were present who wished to speak for or against these road names. No one was present regarding the naming of the three roads. UPON MOTION of Commissioner Upright, seconded by Commissioner Payne and unanimously carried, the Board approved the naming of an unnamed road beginning at Bethel Avenue Extension as Cabarrus Farms Road, the naming of an unnamed road beginning at Drake Road as Libby Lane, and the naming of an unnamed road beginning at Hopewell Church Road as McCoy Street. Sheriff Robert Canaday reported that Mr. Estus White, Clerk of Superior Court, had changed the procedure in District Court whereby the deputy clerks would no longer accept payment of fines and costs in the courtroom. He stated that this change in procedure would require two bailiffs in District Court with one bailiff to shuttle defendants from the District Court to the Clerk's Office to pay fines. Sheriff Canaday further reported that Chief District Court Judge Robert L. Warren was in agreement with the Clerk's change and had advised him that two bailiffs would be required after October 1, 1985. In conclusion, Sheriff Canaday requested authority to hire one additional person to replace the employee he has assigned to permanent District Court bailiff duties. UPON MOTION of Commissioner Hamby, seconded by Commissioner Upright and unanimously carried, the Board agreed with great reluctance to permit the Sheriff to hire one additional person to replace the person assigned to permanent bailiff duty in District Court and appropriated $22,000.00 from the Contingency Fund to the Sheriff's Department budget to provide salary, benefits, and uniforms for the additional employee. At 10:30 A.M., Chairman Lentz stated that this was the day and hour scheduled for a public hearing on the Economic Development grant application and asked if anyone were present who wished to speak regarding the application. Mr. James F. Owens, Assistant Planning Director, reported that officials of Omni International Hardware of New Jersey had expressed an interest in relocating to Cabarrus County and were seeking economic development grant funds for land acquisition, plant construction, and working capital. He stated that under State guidelines the company was eligible for $250,000.00 to $300,000.00 in grant monies. According to Mr. Owens, the company's operation in the county would consist of assembling and packaging a paint and rust scraper manufactured by the company in New Jersey. Mr. Jim Epting of the North Carolina Department of Commerce reviewed the rating process used by the State in approving Economic Development Grant applications.