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<br /> The Board of Commissioners for the County of Cabarrus met in recessed
<br />session at the County Courthouse in Concord, North Carolina, on Monday, April 17,
<br />1989, at 3:00 P.M.
<br /> Present Chairman: James W. Lentz
<br /> Commissioners: R. Giles Moss
<br /> William G. Hamby, Jr.
<br /> Martha H. Melvin
<br /> Billy J. Simmons, Jr.
<br />The Board heard presentations from a number of department heads regarding
<br />specific budget requests for Fiscal Year 1989-1990.
<br /> Sheriff Robert Canaday requested on behalf of the volunteer fire
<br />departments that the County upgrade the fire radio service and communications
<br />system at an estimated cost of $63,200.00. Also, he asked for funding in the
<br />amount of $82,512.00 to employ five fulltime and four part-time staff members
<br />to operate the County 3ail Food Service program.
<br /> Mr. 3ohn Page, General Services Administrator, reviewed his request for
<br />additional employees for Fiscal Year 1989-1990. He stated the five fulltime and
<br />eight part-time positions are needed to maintain the following additional office
<br />space: Third floor of the Courthouse, Jail addition, and Governmental Center upon
<br />its completion.
<br /> Mr. Steve Little, Parks and Recreation Director, requested two additional
<br />property maintenance staff members and one additional grounds maintenance worker
<br />at the Frank Liske Park. He also commented on such budget requests as a mower
<br />replacement, comprehensive plan for maintaining parking lots, road improvements
<br />at Frank Liske Park, and a feasibility study for a golf course on Stonewall
<br />Jackson School property.
<br /> Mr. Terry Rowland, County Assessor; Mr. Paul Hammer, Land Records Manager;
<br />and Mr. C. Richard Russell, Data Processing Manager, presented an update on the
<br />County's Geographic Information System program. Mr. Russell advised the Board
<br />that hardware/software computer enhancements costing approximately $157,641.00
<br />are needed during the next fiscal year.
<br /> Mr. James F. Cook, Jr., Social Services Director, discussed the mandated
<br />and optional services provided by the Department of Social Services. He
<br />specifically addressed the importance of the optional Chore and Community
<br />Alternative Programs which offer home care as an alternative to domiciliary and
<br />nursing home care.
<br /> Dr. William F. Pilkington, Health Director, briefly reviewed the budget
<br />requests relative to Home Care, recycling, and indigent delivery funds. He noted
<br />that delivery funds in the amount of $140,000.00 are requested for 1989-1990.
<br /> At 5:15 P.M. the Board of Commissioners met in joint session with the
<br />Cabarrus County Board of Education in the Grand Jury Room at the County
<br />Courthouse. The following members of the Board of Education were present for
<br />the meeting: Ms. Tina Loving, Chairman, and members Samuel F. Davis, Jr., Betty
<br />B. Alston, Betty Eddleman, Harold Hartsell, Sr., Lewis Williams, and Dorothy
<br />Simmons. Also present were Dr. Jesse Register, Superintendent, and Mr. Gene
<br />Jordan, Finance Director for the County Schools.
<br /> Mrs. Tina Loving, Chairman of the Board of Education, stated that members
<br />of the Board of Education are committed to providing an excellent education for
<br />the children in the county. She emphasized that it is the goal of the Board of
<br />Education to receive funding at the State average.
<br /> Dr. Jesse Register, Superintendent, presented an overview of the current
<br />expense requests of approximately $7.5 million. He presented slides of current
<br />capital outlay projects including the additions at Central Cabarrus, A. T. Allen
<br />and Northwest Middle Schools and the construction of two new schools, J. N. Fries
<br />Middle School and Mt. Pleasant High School.
<br /> The Board of Commissioners and the Board of Education had dinner together
<br />followed by a general question and answer period concerning items in the
<br />requested budget. The joint meeting ended at 7:10 P.M.
<br /> Chairman Lentz called the regular meeting of the Board of Commissioners
<br />to order at 7:15 P.M. in the Commissioners' Meeting Room at the Courthouse.
<br /> The invocation was given by Reverend Lester Robbins of the Faith Covenant
<br />Church.
<br /> UPON MOTION of Commissioner Simmons, seconded by Commissioner Moss and
<br />unanimously carried, the minutes of April 3 and 10, 1989 were approved as
<br />written.
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