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May 20, 2013 (Regular Meeting) Page 1527 Proclamation No. 2013 -10 MEMORIAL DAY 2013 PROCLAMATION WHEREAS, across this great country, Americans will join together on May 27, 2013 to honor our fallen heroes of the United States Armed Forces; and WHEREAS, Memorial Day was first proclaimed a national holiday in 1868 to pay homage to those who answered the call to defend the principles on which our nation was founded; and WHEREAS, throughout the course of generations, both at home and on foreign soil, men and women in uniform have sacrificed for the promise of freedom, the preservation of our values and the ideals of democracy; and WHEREAS, men and women in uniform have paid for our liberty with their lives, we hold in remembrance their selflessness with deepest honor and respect, and are indebted to their memories for the valiant and honorable path of service they followed; and WHEREAS, on this day, we share in sorrow with and express our support to the families, who have also sacrificed greatly for fellow citizens, as they gave up their sons and daughters to serve our country and to search for a day when peace will abound. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Cabarrus County Board of Commissioners do hereby proclaim Memorial Day, May 27, 2013, in recognition of the men and women in uniform who have made the supreme sacrifice, and further urge all citizens to pause for a moment of silence at noon on May 27, 2013 to honor and to reflect on the memory of our fallen heroes of the United States Armed Forces. Adopted this the 20th day of May, 2013. /s/ Elizabeth F. Poole Elizabeth F. Poole, Chairman Cabarrus County Board of Commissioners /s/ Megan Smit Megan Smit, Clerk to the Board (C -2) County Manager - NCACC Legislative Video Report At the request of the North Carolina Association of County Commissioners (NCACC), the Board viewed a legislative video update. (D) INFORMAL PUBLIC COId4ENTS Chairman Poole opened the meeting for Informal Public Comments at 6:47 p.m. She stated each speaker would be limited to three minutes. Cary Gluf, resident of 181 Glendale Avenue SE in Concord and teacher at Hickory Ridge High School, spoke in opposition of the resolution relating to Second Amendment rights being considered on the Agenda. With there being no one else to address the Board, Chairman Poole closed that portion of the meeting. (E) OLD BUSINESS None. (F) CONSENT AGENDA (F -1) BOC - Resolution Relatinq to Second Amendment Riqhts (Tabled from April) The Board of Commissioners reviewed a resolution adopted by Beaufort County, NC at the March 4, 2013 work session. Resulting from the work session discussion, the Commission requested the county attorney aid in drafting a statement supporting Second Amendment rights. This item was tabled from the April work session to May. UPON MOTION of Commissioner Burrage, seconded by Vice Chairman White and unanimously carried, the Board approved the following resolution: