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April 7, 2614 (Work Session) Page 1961 UPON MOTION of Vice Chairman Burrage, seconded by Commissioner Oesterreich and unanimously carried, the Board suspended its Rules of Procedures in order to vote on this issue due to time constraints. UPON MOTION of Vice Chairman Burrage, seconded by Commissioner Oesterreich and unanimously carried, the Board adopted the following proclamation: PROCLAMATION DECLARING APRIL 7 -11, 2014 AS ADVANCED MANUFACTURING WEEK IN CABARRUS COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA Proclamation No. 2014 -04 WHEREAS, a group of public and private organizations have recognized April 7 -11, 2014 as Advanced Manufacturing Week in Cabarrus County to highlight the importance of advanced manufacturing in our national and local economy and to draw attention to the many rewarding high - skilled advanced manufacturing jobs; and WHEREAS, the United States is one of the world's largest manufacturing economies, producing 21 percent of global manufactured products and $1.7 trillion of value each year, or about 12 percent of U.S. Gross Domestic Product. For every $1 spent in manufacturing, another $1.35 is added to the economy; and WHEREAS, manufacturing supports an estimated 17 million jobs in the U.S., about one in six private sector jobs. Nearly 12 million Americans (or 9 percent of the workforce) are employed directly in manufacturing; and WHEREAS, U.S. manufacturers are the most productive workers in the world, far surpassing the worker productivity of any other major manufacturing economy, leading to higher wages and living standards; and WHEREAS, U.S. manufacturers perform two - thirds of all private sector Research and Development in the nation, driving more innovation than any other sector; and taken alone, U.S. Manufacturing would be the ninth largest economy in the world; and WHEREAS, in North Carolina, manufacturers account for 19 percent of the Gross State Product with annual exports exceeding $76 billion. In Cabarrus County, approximately 170 manufacturers with an annual payroll of $220 million employ more than 8,000 workers; and NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT PROCLAIMED that the Cabarrus County Board of Commissioners joins the effort to proclaim April 7 -11, 2014 as Advanced Manufacturing Week in Cabarrus County to support and celebrate our local manufacturers and school programs that prepare our future workforce. Adopted this the 7 t day of April, 2014. /s/ Elizabeth F. Poole Elizabeth F. Poole, Chairman Cabarrus County Board of Commissioners Chairman Poole advised she would obtain information regarding advanced manufacturing within Cabarrus County from the Chamber of Commerce for the Board. DHS - Update on NC Fast Medicaid Rollout Ben Rose, Human Resources Director, announced the Cabarrus County Department of Human Services is current in applications within the Food and Nutrition Division. He advised the State as well as Cabarrus County met the guidelines set forth by the USDA by the March I" deadline. The Department mandated employees to work on March 31s in order to meet the deadline. In addition, he provided a letter to the Board, written by the NCADSS (North Carolina Association of DSS Directors) President to the NCDHHS (North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services) , addressing concerns with NC FAST. He also expressed concerns regarding the NC FAST Medicaid rollout. Trish Baker, Economic Services Program Administrator, presented information regarding the NC FAST Medicaid rollout. She stated counties had to be on board with the Medicaid rollout by October 1 $t due to the Affordable