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May 27, 2008 (Recessed Meeting) Page 844 The Board of Commissioners for the County of Cabarrus met in recessed session in the Multipurpose Room at the Cabarrus County Governmental Center in Concord, North Carolina on Tuesday, May 27, 2008, at 3:30 p.m. Present - Chairman: H. Jay White, Sr. Vice Chairman: Joni D. Juba Commissioners: Robert W. Carruth Grace M. Mynatt Coy C. Privette Also present were John Day, County Manager; Mike Downs, Deputy County Manager; Pam Dubois, Deputy County Manager and Kay Honeycutt, Clerk to the Board. Call to Order Chairman White called the meeting to order at 3:36 p.m. Approval of Agenda UPON MOTION of Commissioner Privette, seconded by Commissioner Carruth and unanimously carried, the Board approved the agenda as presented. Kannapolis City Schools Dr. Jo Anne Byerl y, Superintendent of Kannapolis City School (KCS), presented information -on student accolades, fast facts, school capacity, mobile units, etc. She also identified several grants and partnership opportunities and stated the need and importance of local funding. Will Crabtree, Director of Business Operations with KCS, presented the FY 2008-2009 budget request for Kannapolis City Schools. The budget included capital outlay requests totaling $1,212,000; a 5-year facilities budget of $99,139,159; continuation items of $386,946; and expansion items totaling $796,209. Dr. Byerly and Mr. Crabtree responded to questions throughout the presentation. Each thanked the Board of Commissioners and Cabarrus County for their continued support and funding. Rowan-Cabarrus Community College The following individuals from Rowan-Cabarrus Community College (RCCC) were present to discuss RCCC's EY 08/09 budget requests totaling $2,022,210: Jarrett (Jerry) Chandler, Jr., Irwin Newberry, Ray Paradowski, Robert Keeney and Tim Foley. Mr. Foley reported enrollment has increased by 8 percent over last year and this year's budget reflects building maintenance projects and security communication upgrades. Included in the $2.02 million request, Mr. Newberry reported that $1.6 million is for current expenses, $162,200 is for plant and equipment, and $170,000 is for non-recurring costs. Mr. Keeney and Mr. Foley also responded to questions throughout the presentation. Sheriff's Department Sheriff Brad Riley spoke at length on his request and justification for new positions for the following divisions: Patrol - 4; Dare - 1; Civil - 9; Department of Social Services - l; Crime Analyst/Fingerprint ID - 1; Project Safe Coordinator - 1; Jail Detention Officer - 25; Sergeant (ICE) - 1; and Courthouse Security - 2. He also responded to questions throughout the presentation. Of the 40 positions requested by the Sheriff, the Manager's recommended budget included 29 new positions. Recess of Meeting The Board took a short recess at 5:39 p.m. The meeting reconvened at 5:99 p.m. Courthouse Renovations Judges William E. Spainhour and William G. Hamby, Jr. discussed the need for additional courtroom space in the courthouse for trials/hearings, including a concept to convert an existing small claims courtroom into a jury/multipurpose courtroom. The Judges explained the various types of courts and their impact on existing courtroom space; they commented on the allocation of additional judges in the future; and they responded to various questions from the Board.