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December 1, 2114 (Work Session) Page 2217 their board meetings. If they recommend closure, the action will come back before both Boards of Commissioners for an official public hearing and resolution to act on the closure. A public meeting was held at the Cabarrus County Schools' offices on Tuesday, November 18, 2014 and all property owners who use North Drive for access were notified. That meeting was an opportunity for them to look at the plans for the construction of Mount Pleasant Middle School and to view the proposal for closing part of North Drive. Mike Downs, County Manager, advi 'sed the Town of Mount Pleasant is also involved this process because the city limit line runs down the middle of the road. BOC - ACT Work Ready Communities Vice Chairman Poole stated the State of North Carolina is now a Work Ready Community. She advised ACT work keys is a career ready assessment with a number of different parts: applied mathematics; reading for information; and locating information. She stated the North Carolina General Assembly feels it is important to help North Carolina businesses understand when someone applies for a job, they are ready for the job. People with skills developed in high school, community college or four -year college can come to employers able to say they have the skills for the job. She further stated ACT is recognized nationwide, but is not that well known in North Carolina. Last year approximately 35,000 North Carolina high school seniors were given the assessment. This year in Cabarrus County, upwards of 800 seniors will be given the assessment. The assessment is paid for by the General Assembly and is free for the students who qualify. She expressed support for the Board to approve Cabarrus County to be a Work Ready Community. She requested the Board consider investigating this, to gather a committee that would work on this initiative and see if this is something the Board would like to go forward with. She also requested to be on the committee as the Commissioners' representative. She stated committee representatives should also include delegates from RCCC, R -12 education, economic development and the Chamber of Commerce (US and NC Chamber of Commerce) . She advised there is an application process and further urged Board members to review the information included in the Agenda. Commissioner Shue expressed support for Cabarrus County becoming a Work Ready Community. Vice Chairman Poole advised RCCC utilizes the assessment for incoming students and expressed the benefit for new employers coming to the area. Chairman Morris also expressed support for Cabarrus County becoming a Work Ready Community. ROC - Commissioner Appointments for 2015 Chairman Morris stated in addition to the regular Board of Commissioner meetings, Board members are appointed as members or liaisons to various boards and committees. Mike Downs, County Manager, advised Board members have reviewed the list of appointments. He stated these will be finalized at the December 15, 2014 meeting. Vice Chairman Poole requested the addition of the ACT Work Ready Communities to the list. She requested to be appointed to this committee and suggested an alternate also be appointed. Commissioner Mynatt volunteered to be designated as an alternate to the ACT Work Ready Community Committee. ROC - Designation of 'Voting Delegate for NCACC Legislative Goals Conference Chairman Morris advised each county is requested to designate a commissioner or other elected official as a voting delegate for the 2015 Legislative Goals Conference scheduled for January 15 -16, 2015 in Pinehurst. He stated he was the delegate two years ago, adding it is a worthwhile process for the county to be involved in.