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March 20, 2006 - Regular Meeting Page 532 Bramlett stated the Furr and Boger elementary schools should be built concurrently and in addition to the Odell replacement school. She asked that the Board find the extra funds to provide the additional $11.6 million requested by Cabarrus Schools to cover rising construction costs and extra students. Reverend Dennis Briggs of Concord read Matthew 6: 33. He reported he was asked by the Sheriff's Department to leave the Concord Public Library. He stated he had done nothing wrong and asked the Board to investigate the matter. Further I Rev. Briggs commented on the following issues: a prior trespassing charge, the cost to have his record expunged, and eviction from an apartment without being allowed to get his personal property. He asked the Board to investigate the aforementioned items. With there being no one else to address the Board, Chairman Carruth closed that portion of the meeting at 7:05 p.m. (E) OLD BUSINESS (E-l) Public Comment Period Policy Chairman Carruth commented on his earlier proposals regarding a public comment period policy. Stating it had never been his intent to infringe on anyone's free speech, he presented a new proposal entitled "Townhall Cabarrus" and reviewed the differences between the current policy and proposed policy. Townhall Caharrus 1. In the interest of hearing from our citizens, the following changes are proposed to our regular monthly BOC meeting: A. The meeting will begin at 6: 00 PM, with Informal Public Comments. Speakers will sign up as always I using the yellow cards provided. As with the current policy, each speaker will be allotted 3 minutes in which to speak. B. Any speakers not being able to speak prior to 7: 15 will be given the option of speaking at the close of the regular business portion of the meeting, or by speaking at the BOC Agenda Work Session. C. At 7:30 p.m., the regular, video-taped portion of the BOC meeting will begin. If public hearings are held as part of this meeting, then speakers will be recognized from the floor. D. At the conclusion of the regular business session, the public will be allowed to speak, if they filled out a yellow card and were unable to speak due to time constraints. 2. With our Agenda Work Session, which generally occurs on the first Monday of each month, the chair will open the floor for comments from the public at the conclusion of the meeting. The comment period will be held at the conclusion of the meeting due to the early start time of the meeting. 3. Public hearings will continue to be held as they are now. UPON MOTION of Commissioner Privette, seconded by and unanimously carried, the Board agreed to place Comment Period Policy on the April 2006 Agenda. Commissioner Freeman the proposed Public (E-2) Jail Update Commissioner Privette stated he had received a report from John Harkins, Chief Jail Inspector with the N. C. Division of Facility Services, regarding jail facilities in the state. According to the report, Commissioner Privette said Cabarrus County will have the sixth largest jail in North Carolina with the construction of the proposed facility. He further commented on the difference in cost between Brunswick County's new 400-bed jail and administration building at a cost of $14 million and the proposed facilities in Cabarrus County. Commissioner Privette asked the County Manager to provide an update on the Law Enforcement Center. John Day, amendment to the Manager at Risk, County Manager, reported there would hopefully be an contract with Turner Construction Company, the Construction on the April Agenda for site preparation and the Jail Annex.