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March 201 2006 - Regular Meeting Page 545 Cabarrus County with honesty, integrity and sound business intelligence. Tonight, I reiterate that commitment and I want to publicly assure the people of Cabarrus County that I will continue to uphold the high standards of conduct. I also ask tonight that those who have sought to discredit me start placing the interest of the people of Cabarrus County first and your own personal political agendas second. I am taking my "general comment" time to make sure that the public understands the facts, all of which are documented by the Board of Commissioner's meeting minutes, and other public records as well as corporate documents within my business. I have gone over the last three meetings (December, January and February) tapes of the minutes of the meetings. I have gone over them and I have documented word for word what I have said. In November of 2004, 36,735 voters placed their trust in me to serve our County's best interest. I have done nothing unethical, dishonest or deliberately hurtful to anyone. Even so, blog sites, a local website and one-on-one innuendo continue to circulate and some under anonymous names. Most all the people engaged in this behavior are a few former employees of my business and their spouses and my political adversaries. It is unfortunate that the true motive of these individuals has been an attempt to discredit, falsely charge, misrepresent and defame me personally and diminish my family business credibility. From the jail project to the issue of immigration, I have faced nothing but accusations, inferences, and obsessive attacks by this small group of disgruntled individuals. As I have mentioned, I have closely reviewed all the minutes of the meetings, as well as, researched and documented the facts of all my actions and my decisions. I am glad to share this information with anyone who sincerely wants to know and understand the truth. The sad part about all of this is that politically motivated untruths and unfounded accusations by this group of individuals has done nothing but paralyze the progress of this Board and our County. Cabarrus County deserves leaders who can work as a team and do what is right without personal agendas - a team that will support our County for the future. Cabarrus County deserves leaders who are not motivated by their own personal needs, but only the desire to make us the best and most innovative county in North Carolina. I feel that with all the new business and education opportunities that we have, we are well on our way to being prepared for the future and it is exciting. We must approach these opportunities as a united team by promoting our County with honest, professional, transparent and positive leadership. I will continue to listen to your comments and your opinions regardless of my views. I will continue to do all I can to make sure that I have accurate information, the facts and expert counsel on all issues that are brought before this Board as we have to make decisions and take votes. Lastly, I will make decisions which are best for the County as a whole. What I will not do is lower my standards by engaging in the political and personal agendas of others. I will not participate in a "tit-for-tat game" \\he said, she said" that accomplishes nothing positive for this Board or our County. In closing, I want to thank all of you who support me and who continue to place your trust in me as your Commissioner. I do not take this honor lightly. I will continue to pledge my commitment of honest and integrity and teamwork to the people of Cabarrus County. I ask that those who seek to discredit me do the same. Thank you and good night.