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January 23, 2006 - Regular Meeting Page 479 limited to preparing the Agenda unless by unanimous consent the Board agrees to consider an issue. commissioner Freeman seconded the motion. There was proclamations or issues. brief when discussion as there are time to the handling of such constraints for considering items as specific The MOTION carried unanimously. (H) APPOINTMENTS TO BOARDS AND COMMITTEES (H-l) Industrial Facilities and Pollution Control Financing Authority The terms of appointment for David C. Black and Dr. James R. Haviland on the Industrial Facilities and Pollution control Financing Authority ended on January 10/ 2006. Mr. Black had served one six-year term and Dr. Haviland had served two six-year terms or 12 consecutive years. The Authority meets only as needed and there has not been a meeting in the last several years. UPON MOTION of Chairman Carruth, seconded by Commissioner Freeman and unanimously carried, the Board reappointed David C. Black and Dr. James R. Haviland to the Industrial Facilities and Pollution Control Financing Authority for terms of six years ending January 10, 2012. (H-2) Agricultural Advisory Committee The Board adopted the Voluntary (and Enhanced Voluntary) Agricultural District Ordinance on November 21, 2005. This Ordinance called for the appointment of an advisory board of seven members. Deborah G. Bost, County Extension Director, submitted a slate of nominees that had been developed with input from Soil and Water, St. John's Grange, Farm Service Agency Board, Farm Bureau and cooperative Extension. UPON MOTION of Chairman Carruth, seconded by Commissioner Privette and unanimously carried, the Board approved the following appointments to the Agriculture Advisory committee with terms to end on January 31 of the years 2007, 2008 and 2009: Three-Year Terms - Vicky Porter and Randy Fisher; Two- Year Terms - Jerry Pless, Louis Suther and Marvin Bost; and One-Year Term - Ned Hudson and Larry Taylor. (I) REPORTS (I-l) Pre-Trial Release Program commissioner attendance at the Raleigh on January Privette presented the North Carolina Pre-trial 19 and 20, 2006. following report from his Services Association meeting in I want to thank members of this board for allowing me to attend this event. I wish to give you a review of what other counties are doing to address jail over-crowding and provide public safety to its citizens. One of the interesting characteristics of the meeting is the variety of pre-trial programs throughout the state. Some are administered by the Sheriff's Department; some by the county manager; and some by the Criminal Justice Partnership Program. One of the most popular pre-trial services is Electronic House Arrest. The state has utilized Electronic House Arrest for more than a decade for those convicted of a crime. Now, it is being used for those awaiting trial who are not able to secure bail. Testimony was given that house arrest provides better surveillance than those on bail. If they are on house arrest, law enforcement officers know where the defendants are in comparison of those on bail who could be anywhere. Some of the Electronic House Arrest Programs that were discussed: Cabarrus population: 131,983. 1. Randolph County (Population 130,454) where 25 are currently on House Arrest. The coordinator of the program stated that