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March 20, 2006 - Regular Meeting Page 541 Debbie Bost, County Extension Director, reported there were 11 such applications for the Commissioners. consideration and that these applications have been recommended for approval by the Agricultural Advisory Board. Ms. Bost explained the difference between the Voluntary and the Enhanced Voluntary Agricultural Districts and responded to questions regarding the percentage of participation in the two types of districts. She reported the Advisory Board had received 79 applications totaling approximately 6,000 acres. UPON MOTION of Commissioner Privette, seconded by Commissioner Carpenter and unanimously carried, the Board approved the following applications for inclusion in the Cabarrus County Voluntary Agricultural Districts as recommended by the Agricultural Advisory Board: Application # Property Owner Type 2006-053 Haskel & Linda Troutman Voluntary 2006-062 Charles M. Barbee Voluntary 2006-01 Michael R. Church Voluntary 2006-039 Scott w. Firczak Enhanced 2006-036 C. Craig Hagler, Jr. Voluntary 2006-027 Charles A. Smith, Jr. & wife Betty Jo Voluntary 2006-009 Brenda and Clyde Dellinger Voluntary 2006-015 Janice Cochran Morris Voluntary 2006-031 Bonds Family Ltd. Partnership Voluntary 2006-032 Margie Bonds Trustee Voluntary 2006-046 Thomas E. and Anna L. Barbee Voluntary (G-5) Cabarrus County and Kannapolis City Schools - Public School Additional Capital and Operating Requests John Day, County Manager, reviewed the request from Cabarrus County Schools (CCS) and Kannapolis City Schools (KCS) for additional capital and operational funding due to an increase in the number of students (524 CCS students and 99 KCS students) for FY 2006. Cabarrus County Schools requested $677,000.00 and the Kannapolis City Schools requested $127,910.00. The additional funding would be used to cover increased costs for such things as bus fuel, charter schools, bus drivers and transportation expenses, utilities, City of Concord Storm Water fee, and funding for two additional school buses (County Schools) . Mr. Day reported there were two sources to fund these requests: the County's fund balance and the Schools' fund balances. He explained the Local Government Commission does not recommend a minimum level for school system fund balances, as it does for cities and counties (8%). School systems receive 1/12 of their funding at the beginning of each month, thus eliminating the need for carrying significant fund balances. Mr. Day recommended that the school systems use their fund balances to meet additional needs they might have this year. Kannapolis has a fund balance of 15 percent and Cabarrus has 7 percent. County School Board Chair Liz Poole expressed appreciation to Mr. Day for the advance notification of his funding recommendation. She commented on the increase in students and diesel prices and on the need to have and maintain a savings account (fund balance). Stating she understood Mr. Day's recommendation, Ms. Poole requested that the County provide the capital funding for two additional school buses in the amount of $65,500.00 each or $131,000.00. At the request of Chairman Carruth, Ms. Poole reported and status of the school buses parked at the school bus explained the State's process for retiring and replacing school on the garage. buses. number She There was a general discussion on the following funding-related issues: other local governments do not make mid-year funding appropriations; the improbability of receiving additional monies from the N. C. Department of Transportation for diesel fuel; possibility of including the cost of new school buses in the total school package when new schools are constructed; and the dramatic increase in school construction costs. Commissioner recommendation. Privette moved to accept the County Manager's Chairman Carruth stated a motion was not required to implement the Manager's recommendation.