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April 7, 2(715 (Work Session) Soil and Water Conservation and Mecklenburg counties. the USDA. He explained the at the federal level. Page 2344 District offices and serves farmers of Cabarrus He presented an overview of services provided by expired lease was related to a reduction of staff County Manager - Offer for Purchase of Tax Foreclosure Property Jonathan Marshall, Deputy County Manager, presented a request for an offer to purchase a tax foreclosed property located at 132 Ft. Worth Avenue in Kannapolis. He explained tax foreclosure parcels that are not purchased through the Courthouse auction have been sold using an online surplus property web service. However, there has been an offer for purchase of one of these parcels before it could be placed in that service and is now required to be processed through the standard upset bid process. The process for upset bids is outlined in NCGS 1608--269. Richard Koch, County Attorney, explained the upset bid process. A brief discussion ensued regarding the publication of the notice for upset bids. DHS - Relocation of the Cabarrus County Partnership for Children Ben Rose, Human Services Director, presented a request for the relocation of the Cabarrus County Partnership for Children to the Department of Human Services building in Kannapolis. He explained the vision to bring these services together under one roof creating a single portal of entry for childcare services. Ann Benfield, Executive Director, Cabarrus Partnership for Children, explained the benefits of the departments being co-located- Chairman Morris announced he is a member of the Board for the Cabarrus Partnership for Children and expressed strong support for this venture. A discussion ensued. During discussion, Commissioner Shue inquired if charter schools were being connected to the services offered by the Cabarrus County Partnership for Children. Vice Chairman Poole inquired about the costs associated with the relocation. EMS - Transition from Scheduled Non - Emergency Transportation Services Alan Thompson, Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Director, presented a request for a transition from scheduled non- emergency transportation services. He stated the provision of non - emergency transportation has increased workload while generating minimal additional revenue. He advised personnel currently occupying the non- emergency position would be reassigned to emergency unit vacancies. This move would allow for greater focus to provide progressive advanced emergency medical services and promote community wellness. He requested the Board consider the award of a franchise agreement to a selected non - emergency provider to provide routine (non -911) transportation of patients for scheduled appointments and discharges. He further requested this change be effective July lst with the new budget year for a one -year period to be re- evaluated after that time. He also responded to a variety of questions from the Board. Jimmy Lentz, Assistant EMS Director, was also in attendance. Vice Chairman Poole inquired about the funding of the non - emergency transport provider as well as the current billing collection rate. A brief discussion ensued. During discussion, Mr. Thompson responded to questions from the Board. Commissioner Honeycutt left the meeting briefly at 6:01 p.m. and returned at 6:03 p.m. Human Resources - Employee Benefits Renewal FY 2015 -2016 Lundee Covington, Human Resources Director, presented a request for the employee benefits renewal for FY 2415 -2016. She requested approval of the plan design to simplify the enrollment process which will begin in late April. She advised it was determined best to keep the plan year in line with the budget year_