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January 30, 2014 (Recessed Meeting) Rage 1909 excess funds are transferred to the General Fund and the portion of the Capital Project associated with the project is closed. Adopted this the 30 day of January, 2014. CABARRUS COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS BY: 1s/ Elizabeth F. Poole Elizabeth F. Poole, Chairman ATTEST: /s/ Megan Smit Clerk to the Board Cabarrus County Board of Education Resolution - Bond Referendum Steve Cordell, Bond Counsel for Cabarrus County, presented a review of the bond process. He explained the bond process includes multiple players such as the Cabarrus Board of Education (CCS BOE), Kannapolis Board of Education (KCS BOE), Rowan- Cabarrus Community College Board of Trustees, Board of Commissioners (BOC) and the Local Government Commission (LGC). He advised the BOE determines funding needs and communicates those to the commissioners. The BOC determines projects which they deem appropriate for the bond referendum. The BOE has the right to petition the BOC to hold a referendum to approve school bonds. The BOE does not have the ability to dictate the amount on the referendum. Once petitioned, the BOC are required to hold a bond referendum. At a certain point, early in the process, a pre - application meeting with the School Boards, BOC and LGC will be held to discuss how much will be on the bond referendum. He advised the next step will be to schedule a pre- application meeting with the LGC and determine the amount for the bond referendum. If approved, the bond referendum authorizes a specific amount of bonds, available over 7 years, with a possible extension of an additional 3 years. Following further discussion, Chairman Poole suggested continuing discussion regarding the bond referendum at a later date in order to continue with the agenda. Mr. Cordell advised he would be gathering information and notifying the school systems as the process for the bond referendum proceeds. Recess p.m. The Board took a short break at 7:10 p.m. The meeting resumed at 7:19 BOC and BOE Discussion Items Cabarrus County Schools (CCS) Board of Education (BOE) Chair, Blake Kiger, called to order the meeting of the Board of Education. Facility Needs Study Cabarrus County Schools (CCS) Board of Education (BOE) Chair, Blake Kiger, advised it is the CCS BOE's intention to fund the facility needs assessment. He stated the BOE is here to explain the benefits to CCS and Cabarrus County. The following introductions were made: Lynn Shue, CCS BOE Member; Len Witke, CCS Facilities Manager; Barry Shoemaker, CCS BOE Vice Chairman; Blake Kiger, CCS 30E Chairman; Dr. Barry Shepherd, Superintendent; CCS BOE Members David. Harrison, Rob Walter and Jeff Phillips; and Mark Henriques, CCS BOE Attorney. Mr. Witke presented an overview of benefits expected from the facility needs study. He advised it is less costly to manage preventative maintenance versus reactive maintenance. Barry Shoemaker, CCS BOE Vice Chairman, stated this is the first step in providing better information and advised the facility needs study will provide more information and data for more accurate estimates. Chairman Kiger stated the purpose of this discussion is to provide information to the Commissioners and reiterated the 130E is not requesting funding from the Board for the study. Lynn Shue, CCS BOE Member, stated a plan is needed for the list of deferred maintenance projects the facility needs study will produce. He