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March 17, 2014 (Regular Meeting) Page 1045 <br />The Board of Commissioners for the County of Cabarrus met in regular <br />session in the Commissioners' Meeting Room at the Cabarrus County <br />Governmental Center in Concord, North Carolina on Monday, March 17, 2014, at <br />6:30 p.m. <br />Present - Chairman: <br />Vice Chairman: <br />Commissioners: <br />Elizabeth F. Poole <br />Larry M. Burrage <br />Christopher A. Measmer <br />Stephen M. Morris <br />Jason A. Oesterreich <br />Also present were Mike Downs, County Manager; Richard M. Koch, County <br />Attorney; Jonathan Marshall, Deputy County Manager; Pam Dubois, Deputy County <br />Manager; and Megan Smit, Clerk to the Board. <br />Chairman Poole called the meeting to order at 6:30 p.m. <br />The Concord High School Fire Academy Honor Guard conducted the Flag <br />Ceremony. Students participating were: Joshua Ordoyne; Jose Gonzalez, <br />Captain; Jonathan Baldwin, Captain; and Kaitlin Wood, Lieutenant. <br />Associate Pastor Kevin Seger from Pitts Baptist Church in Concord <br />delivered the invocation. <br />(A) APPROVAL OR CORRECTION OF MINUTES <br />UPON MOTION of Vice Chairman Burrage, seconded by Commissioner <br />Oesterreich and unanimously carried, the Board approved the minutes of <br />January 25, 2014 (Retreat) as written. <br />Chairman Poole reviewed the following changes to the Agenda. <br />Supplemental Information - Reports <br />I -2 County Manager - Update on the Aging Strategic Plan <br />• Draft Plan <br />I--4 Human Services - NC FAST Update <br />to Updated Report <br />UPON MOTION of Vice Chairman Burrage, seconded by Commissioner <br />Oesterreich and unanimously carried, the Board approved the Agenda as <br />amended. <br />C] RECOGNITIONS AND PRESENTATIONS <br />(C -1) BOC - Proclamation Declaring April 2014 as National Donate Life Month <br />in Cabarrus County <br />Chairman Poole read the proclamation aloud. <br />UPON MOTION of Commissioner Morris, seconded by Commissioner Measmer <br />and unanimously carried, the Board adopted the following proclamation: <br />Proclamation No. 2014 -03 <br />PROCLAMATION <br />NATIONAL DONATE LIFE MONTH <br />WHEREAS, LifeShare Of The Carolinas is focused on saving lives by <br />increasing participation in the North Carolina organ, eye and <br />tissue donor registry; and <br />WHEREAS, April is observed as National Donate Life Month with unwavering <br />support from the nation's donation and transplantation community; <br />and <br />WHEREAS, LifeShare Of The Carolinas, the organ procurement organization <br />that serves Cabarrus County, is a part of that community and has <br />its own programs to highlight the importance of donating to save <br />the lives of others; and <br />WHEREAS, Over 3,370 North Carolina residents and 121,021 people nationwide <br />are in need of life- saving transplants; and <br />