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September 7, 2017 (Cabarrus Forum) Page 3292
<br /> The Board of Commissioners for the County of Cabarrus met for the 3rd
<br /> Quarterly Cabarrus Summit 2017 for a Cabarrus County Leadership Forum on Opioid
<br /> Abuse at the Laureate Center at Kannapolis City Hall in Kannapolis, North
<br /> Carolina on Thursday, September 7, 2017, at 6:00 p.m.
<br /> Present - Chairman: Stephen M. Morris
<br /> Vice Chairman: Diane R. Honeycutt
<br /> Commissioners: Elizabeth F. Poole
<br /> Lynn W. Shue
<br /> Absent - Commissioner: F. Blake Kiger
<br /> Also present were Mike Downs, County Manager; Richard Koch, County
<br /> Attorney; Pam Dubois, Senior Deputy County Manager; Jonathan Marshall, Deputy
<br /> County Manager; Terri Lea Hugie, Clerk to the Board; Angela Poplin, Deputy Clerk
<br /> to the Board; Jodi Ramirez, Law Enforcement Liaison/Project Administration;
<br /> Kasia Thompson, Communications and Outreach Manager; Kristin Bunton, Outreach
<br /> Coordinator; Jonathan Weaver, Multi-Media Journalist; Alan Thompson, Emergency
<br /> Medical Services Director; Ben Rose, Human Services Director; Cheryl Harris,
<br /> Child Welfare Program Administrator; Brad Riley, Sheriff; and Paul Hunt, Chief
<br /> Deputy.
<br /> The following municipal representatives were also present:
<br /> City of Concord - Brian Hiatt, City Manager; Gary Gacek, Police Chief;
<br /> and Council Members Al Brown and Brian King.
<br /> Town of Harrisburg - Benita Conrad, Mayor Pro-tem and Ron Smith,
<br /> Councilman.
<br /> City of Kannapolis - Darrell. Hinnant, Mayor; Mike Legg, City Manager;
<br /> Woody Chavis, Police Chief; Ernie Hiers, Fire Chief; and Council Members Roger
<br /> Haas and Dianne Berry.
<br /> Town of Midland - John Crump, Mayor; Darren Hartsell, Mayor Pro-tem; and
<br /> Rich Wise, Council Member.
<br /> Town of Mount Pleasant - Del Eudy, Mayor.
<br /> Also present - Cindy Fertenbaugh, Cabarrus County Schools; Dr. Chip
<br /> Buckwell, Kannapolis City Schools; Dr. Carol Spalding, Rowan-Cabarrus Community
<br /> College; Beth Street, District Attorney' s Office; Public Health Authority of
<br /> Cabarrus County - James Mack, Jay White, Tri Tang and Dr. Jon McKinsey; Carolinas
<br /> HealthCare System NorthEast - Phyllis Wingate and Dr. Laura Levin; Cabarrus
<br /> Health Alliance - Dr. William Pilkington, Dr. Russell Suda, Kristin Klinglesmith
<br /> and Marcella Beam; Cardinal Innovations - Reid Thornburg, Dr. Ranota Hall, Tedra
<br /> Anderson Brown, Ric Bruton, Delton Russell, Amy Kendall, Monica Johnson and
<br /> Sharisse Johnson; William Hamby, Jr. , Chief District Court Judge; Nathaniel
<br /> Knust, District Court Judge; Christy Wilhelm, District Court Judge; Keith
<br /> Griffin, Novant Health; Dr. Philip Nofal, Daymark; Billy Constangy, Congressman
<br /> Richard Hudson' s Office; David Whisenant, WBTV; and Representative Larry
<br /> Pittman.
<br /> Chairman Morris called the meeting to order at 6:09 p.m.
<br /> Welcome and Introductory Remarks
<br /> Chairman Steve Morris welcomed municipal elected officials, city managers
<br /> and other guests.
<br /> Opening Remarks: Our Shared Interest in Solutions
<br /> Dr. William Pilkington, Chief Executive Officer and Public Health Director
<br /> at Cabarrus Health Alliance opened the forum by providing updates on the status
<br /> of opioid in the County. He stated that drug overdoses kill more people than
<br /> car accidents and gun homicides combined. Additionally, Dr. Pilkington shared
<br /> that Cabarrus County is leading every other county in North Carolina in opioid
<br /> and heroin overdoses and emergency room visits.
<br /> Dr. Pilkington introduced the Forum' s Moderator Marcella Beam, Executive
<br /> Director, Cabarrus Health Alliance. Ms. Beam introduced Dr. Ranota Hall,
<br /> Executive Vice President and Chief Medical Officer, Cardinal Innovations. Dr.
<br /> Hall spoke of the interest of her organization regarding this epidemic. Cardinal
<br /> Innovations has hired additional staff, is committed to a strategic plan, and
<br /> have developed critical initiatives for the prevention, intervention, education
<br /> and training to assist with the opioid issue.
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