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January 31, 2015 (Board Retreat) Page 2275 The Board of Commissioners for the County of Cabarrus met for a Board Retreat in the Multipurpose Room at the Cabarrus County Governmental Center in Concord, North Carolina on Saturday, January 31, 2015 at 8:00 a.m. Present - Chairman: Stephen M. Morris Vice Chairman: Elizabeth F. Poole Commissioners: Diane R. Honeycutt Grace M. Mynatt Lynn W. Shue Also present were Mike Downs, County Manager; Pam Dubois, Senior Deputy County Manager; Jonathan Marshall, Deputy County Manager; and Megan Smit, Clerk to the Board. The following persons were also present: Cabarrus County Staff - Brent Weisner, Tax Administrator; David Thrift, Real Property Manager; Kasia Thompson, Communications and Outreach Manager; Lundee Covington, Human Resources Director; and Susan Fearrington, Finance Director. Also in attendance were Phil Boyd and Scottie Seawell, facilitators with Leading and Governing Associates. Chairman Morris called the meeting to order at 8:09 a.m. Welcome, Introductions and Overview County Manager Mike Downs welcomed staff and guests to the Governmental Center and reviewed the retreat agenda for the day. State of the County Brent Weisner, Tax Administrator, began the session by reviewing the revaluation process. Throughout discussion, Mr. Weisner responded to questions from Board members. Break a.m. The Board took a short break at 8:56 a.m. The meeting resumed at 9:01 State of the County (Continued) Susan Fearrington, Finance Director, provided a financial update. During the update, the Board also heard from Mike Downs, County Manager; Pam Dubois, Senior Deputy County Manager and Lundee Covington, Human Resources Director. The topics covered in the update included: • Overview of Current Year - FY15 Revenues • Overview of Current Year - FY15 Expenditures • Overview of 5 Year Plan - Projections for FY16 Throughout the presentation, Ms. Fearrington, Mr. Downs and Ms. Dubois responded to questions from the Board. In between the review of current year expenditures and the discussion of the five year plan, Lundee Covington, Human Resources Director, briefly addressed the number of retirements and staff turnover realized in 2014. She identified the library system, human services and the Sheriff's detention center as examples of departments where turnover was highest. The presentation continued, covering an overview of the five year plan. Throughout the presentation, Ms. Fearrington, Mr. Downs and Ms. Dubois responded to questions from the Board. Vice Chairman Poole requested department presentations outside of the formal budget meetings in order to better understand department needs and processes. Ms. Dubois briefly presented FY16 projections inclusive of options for a cost of living adjustment (COLA) and merit raises, in accordance with the Personnel Ordinance. Mr. Downs reviewed a portion of the five year plan and advised the building inspections and ambulance fee schedules may come before the board for consideration over the next few months. He also suggested a public safety