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March 10, 2008 (Work Session) Page 738 Mr. Mc Daniels and Mr. Zimmer also responded to additional questions from the Board related to: the transportability of the simulator; the added benefits the simulator brings to the airport; the durability of the simulator; indirect revenues; the proposed facility; etc. A general discussion ensued. UPON MOTION of Commissioner Carruth, seconded by Commissioner Mynatt and unanimously carried, the Board voted to place the Industrial Development Incentive Grant request for Fly Right, Inc. (Phase I and II), on the March 29, 2008 Agenda as a New Business item and scheduled a public hearing for 6:30 p.m. Sheriff's Department - Southern Health Partners Contract Amendments No. 1 and 2 for Inmate Healthcare Paul Hunt, Chief Deputy, presented information related to Contract Amendments No. 1 and 2 with Southern Health Partners for inmate healthcare. Amendment No. 1 is intended to update the operating agreement between Southern Health Partners, the inmate healthcare provider and Cabarrus County. Amendment No. 2 is intended to update the base monthly compensation due to increased service hours (from 12 to 16 hours-per-day) to serve the Jail Annex. Chief Deputy Hunt responded to questions from the Board. Commissioner Carruth disclosed that his employer, Wausau Insurance Companies, is the workers' compensation provider for Southern Health Partners. He stated he has no direct business or financial relationship with Southern Health Partners. Richard M. Koch, County Attorney, advised that Commissioner Carruth did not need to be recused from the vote. UPON MOTION of Commissioner Mynatt, seconded by Vice Chairman Juba and unanimously carried, the Board voted to place Contract Amendments No. 1 and 2 with Southern Health Partners for inmate healthcare on the March 29, 2006 Agenda as a Consent item. Sheriff's Department - Purchase of New Record Management System via Piggyback of Union County Bid Captain Phil Patterson, Sheriff's Department, presented a request to purchase a new record management system via piggyback of a Union County bid of $2,075,821.57 from SunGuard Public Sector pursuant to NCGS 143-129. He provided a detailed synopsis of the benefits of the new system over and beyond the current system and addressed the following items: purchasing the system with E-911 surcharge funds; other local municipalities that are looking into upgrading to the new system; mapping and GPS access; new databases and tools that will be available with the new system; accessibility to other law enforcement databases through the system; system alerts; etc. Todd Shanley, with the County ITS Department, was also present and commented on the County's efforts to work with the current vendor to address software related issues in the records area that were unsuccessful. Captain Patterson and Mr. Shanley responded to questions from the Board throughout the presentation. UPON MOTION of Commissioner Carruth, seconded by Vice Chairman Juba and unanimously carried, the Board voted to place the Purchase of the New Record Management System (Computer-Aided Dispatch, Record Management System, mapping, jail management system, mobile, AVL and field reporting software) via Piggyback of the Union County Bid on the March 29, 2006 Agenda as a Consent item. Sheriff's Department - Award Surplus Weapons Upon Retirement UPON MOTION of Commissioner Carruth, seconded by Commissioner Mynatt and unanimously carried, the Board voted to place the Award of Surplus Weapons Upon Retirement for Lieutenant Steve Ray Cook and Captain Thomas Michael Furr on the March 29, 2008 Agenda as a Consent item. There was a brief discussion on the County's practice of inviting retiring officers to be recognized at a Board of Commissioners' meeting and placing future requests to "award surplus weapons upon retirement" on the Consent Agenda. UPON MOTION of Commissioner Carruth, seconded by Vice Chairman Juba and unanimously carried, the Board voted to place all future agenda requests