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330 The Board of Commissioners for the County of Cabarrus met in regular session at the County Courthouse in Concord, North Carolina, on Monday, Novemb~k 4, 1985, at 9:30 A.M. Present - Chairman: James W. Lentz Commissioners: Kenneth F. Payne William G. Hamby, Jr. Archie Y. Barnhardt Marcelle M. Upright The invocation was given by Reverend Edwin A. Chriscoe of the First Wesleyan Church in Kannapolis, North Carolina. UPON MOTION of Commissioner Upright, seconded by Commissioner Barnhardt and unanimously carried, the minutes of October 21 and October 28, 1985, were approved as written. Chairman Lentz reported that he and Commissioner Hamby had attended the Concord/Cabarrus County Chamber of Commerce 1986 Program of Work Planning Conference held in Asheville on November 1-3, 1985. The Board reviewed the letter from A. L. Hankins, Jr., P.E., Head of Hydrographic Unit of the North Carolina Department of Transportation, indicating that the replacement of the Dutch Buffalo Creek Bridge on N.C. Highway ZOO is scheduled for the fiscal year 1989. Mr. H. C. Whitley, Jr., of the Georgeville community asked that the Board endorse the request by the Georgeville Volunteer Fire Department to the North Carolina Department of Transportation that the Dutch Buffalo Creek Bridge be raised at the time it is replaced. He expressed concern that flooding along N.C. Highway 200 creates numerous problems in providing fire protection and emergency medical services to the residents of that area. UPON MOTION of Chairman Lentz, seconded by Commissioner Payne and unanimously carried, the Board directed that a letter be written to the North Carolina Department of Transportation expressing concern regarding flooding along N.C. Highway 200 and endorsing the request by the Georgeville Volunteer Fire Department to raise the level of the Dutch Buffalo Creek Bridge. This letter is to be similar to the letter of endorsement written by Mr. Ben H. Mabrey, Sr., Emergency Services Director. Mr. George W. Finger, Jr., of Arthur Young & Company reviewed the Cabarrus County Annual Financial Report for the Year ending June 30, 1985. He presented the following proposed audit contract for the fiscal year 1985-86. Services Fees Financial audit and reports in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards $17,800.00 Single Audit under the new Single Audit Act of 1984 and OMB Circular A-128 and reports for the period July 1, 1985 through June 30, 1986 $. 9,200.00 $27,000.00 UPON MOTION of Commissioner Upright, seconded by Commissioner Barnhardt and unanimously carried, the Board authorized Chairman Lentz to execute the audit contract with Arthur Young & Company for the period beginning July 1, 1985, and ending June 30, 1986, for the total amount of $27,000.00. Mr. Jay Freeman, Chairman of the Cabarrus County Community Based Alternatives (C.B.A.) Task Force, presented the proposed Cabarrus County, Kannapolis City Schools Survival and Counseling Program and the Uwharries Home Program grant application. He explained that the Survival and Counseling Program will be funded through C.B.A. funds and in-kind match by the schools. However, Mr. Freeman requested that the County appropriate $500.00 in local funds for the Uwharries Home Program. UPON MOTION of Commissioner Upright, seconded by Chairman Lentz and unanimously carried, the Board authorized the Chairman to sign the Cabarrus County, Kannapolis City Schools Survival and Counseling Program and the Uwharries Home Program applications for Community Based Alternatives funding and appropriated $500.00 from the Contingency Fund to provide local funds for the Uwharries Home Program.