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July 6, 2015 (Work Session) Page 2479 The Board of Commissioners for the County of Cabarrus met for an Agenda Work Session in the Multipurpose Room at the Cabarrus County Governmental Center in Concord, North Carolina on Monday, July 6, 2015 at 4:00 p.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; Richard M. Koch, County Attorney; Pam Dubois, Senior Deputy County Manager; Jonathan Marshall, Deputy County Manager; and Megan Smit, Clerk to the Board. Vice Chairman Poole arrived at 4 :14 and was present for the remainder of the meeting. Call to Order Chairman Morris called the meeting to order at 4:04 p.m. Approval of Agenda Chairman Morris presented the following changes to the Agenda: Supplemental Information: Discussion Items - No Action 3.5 County Manager - Economic Development Grant Program • Additional Item Detail UPON MOTION of Commissioner Honeycutt, seconded by Commissioner Shue and unanimously carried, the Board approved the Agenda as amended. Discussion Items for Action at July 20, 2015 Meeting Human Resources - Presentation of Public Safety Stud Results Phillip Robertson with the Mercer Group presented the results of the compensation and classification study conducted on behalf of Cabarrus County. He reviewed a handout provided to the Board of proposed reclassifications /pay grade changes. Vice Chairman Poole arrived at 4:14 and was present for the remainder of the meeting. Lundee Covington, Human Resources Director, clarified the numbers on the spreadsheet have been adjusted to include the COLA (Cost of Living Adjustment). Pam Dubois, Senior Deputy County Manager, stated the projection was put together for the Public Safety Study, and $250,000.00 was included in the budget for that purpose as an estimate. She advised the total criteria of the first phase of the study, with salary and benefits changes, is $314,789.00. She stated there is a shortfall of $64,789.00 and advised of available funds to cover the shortfall using excess money from the compression. There was discussion throughout the presentation with Mr. Robertson, Ms. Dubois, Ms. Covington and Mike Downs, County Manager, responding to questions from the Board. During discussion, Vice Chairman Poole requested a copy of the report. Mr. Robertson advised a draft copy of the report would be provided to the Board in approximately a week. Human Resources - Approval to Amend Contract with CHS to Provide an Onsite Employee Health and Wellness Clinic Lundee Covington, Human Resources Director, and Johanna Ray, Health and Wellness Manager, presented a request for approval to amend a contract with Carolinas Healthcare System (CHS) to provide an onsite employee health and wellness clinic. Ms. Ray announced the following representatives from Carolinas HealthCare were present to respond to any questions: Debra Gartz, Ellen Isaacs, Libby Motto, Dr. Charles Rich and Jeff Thomas.