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January 22, 2008 (Regular Meeting) Page 678 The Board of Commissioners for the County of Cabarrus met in regular session in the Commissioners' Meeting Room at the Cabarrus County Governmental Center in Concord, North Carolina on Tuesday, January 22, 2006, at 6:30 p.m. Present - Chairman: H. Jay White, Sr. Vice Chairman: Joni D. Juba Commissioners: Grace Mynatt Coy C. Privette Absent - Commissioner: Robert W. Carruth Also present were John D. Day, County Manager; Richard M. Koch, County Attorney; Mike Downs, Deputy County Manager; Pam Dubois, Deputy County Manager; Kay Honeycutt, Clerk to the Board; and Lori Hinson, Deputy Clerk to the Board. Chairman White called the meeting to order at 6:33 p.m. Commissioner Carruth was out of town on business. Girl Scout Troop 2815 of All Saints Episcopal Church in Concord conducted the Flag Ceremony. Scouts participating in the ceremony were: Hannah Love, Chelsea Fried, Amanda Surles and Kelly Hynek. Pastor Kevin Whidden of Concord First Assembly gave the invocation. (A) APPROVAL OR CORRECTION OF MINUTES UPON MOTION of Commissioner Privette, seconded by Commissioner Mynatt and unanimously carried, the Board approved the minutes of October 1, 2007 (Work Session), October 15, 2007 (Regular Meeting), October 24, 2007 (Special Joint Meeting), November 5, 2007 (Work Session) and November 19, 2007 (Regular Meeting) as written. (B) APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA Chairman White reviewed the following additions to the Agenda: Old Business: Item E-1 (Information Regarding Curbside Recycling for Allied Waste Subscribers.) Closed Session: Item L-1 (Closed Session to Consult with the Attorney to Preserve the Attorney-Client Privilege and to Discuss Threatened or Pending Litigation (Pillowtex) as Authorized by NCGS 143-318.11(a)(3). UPON MOTION of Commissioner Privette, seconded by Vice Chairman Juba and unanimously carried, the Board approved the Agenda with the aforementioned additions. (C) RECOGNITIONS AND PRESENTATIONS (C-1) Finance Department - Distinguished Budget Presentation Award Pam Dubois, Deputy County Manager, reported that Cabarrus County has received the Distinguished Budget Presentation Award for FY 2007-2008 from the Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada for the eleventh consecutive year. She recognized Loretta Lee, Budget and Performance Manager and Becky Crabtree, Budget Analyst, as the primary staff members responsible for the budget document. Commissioner Mynatt, on behalf of the Board, presented the Distinguished Budget Presentation Award to Ms. Lee and Ms. Crabtree and expressed appreciation for their work. (D) INFORMAL PUBLIC COMMENTS Chairman White opened the meeting for Informal Public Comments at 6:91 p.m. He stated each speaker would be limited to three minutes. Sonja Gray, resident of 5130 Navion Place in Concord, stated the recycling fee is not fair and that it should have been up to the citizens to decide on this issue. Larry Marlow, resident of 669 Odell School Road in Concord, stated senior citizens are on a fixed income and it is unfair to make them pay for recycling. He expressed concern about the amount of water needed for new