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July 31, 2006 (Recessed Meeting) Page 25 help build the needed infrastructure. He said the County should be concerned with managing growth and the money needed to build the infrastructure. with there being no one else to address the Board, Chairman Carruth closed the public hearing at 6:19 p.m. Vice Chairman Juba made a MOTION to waive Corporate Headquarters under Section III of the Incentive Program guidelines for Connextions Health, the requirement for a Industrial Development Inc. Commissioner Carpenter seconded the motion. Commissioner Privette commented on an article published in THE GREENSBORO NEWS AND RECORD on July 29, 2006 concerning a moratorium in Greensboro on incentive grants. He also commented on the number of jobs created by call centers as reported by the United States Trade Association and said call centers have a historic record of leaving town around the same time the incentive grant is to expire. He listed several examples of call centers across the United States not fulfilling their grant requirements and relocating to another town shortly before or shortly after the expiration of their incentive grant. There was a general discussion on the effect of the moratorium in Greensboro, the unemployment rate in Cabarrus County and the possibility of requiring incentive grant recipients to stay in the County for a specified amount of time. After discussion, the MOTION to waive the headquarters requirement for Connextions Health, Ioc. I passed with Chairman Carruth, Vice Chairman Juba and Commissioners Carpenter and Freeman voting for and Commissioner Privette voting against. Vice Chairman Juba made a MOTION to approve an incentive grant equivalent to 50 percent of the real and personal property taxes on the total project investment anticipated at $4.95 million for Connextions Health, Inc., and to authorize the County Manager and County Attorney to conclude the negotiations and execute the Agreement. Commissioner Carpenter seconded the motion. Commissioner corporation or any from Cabarrus County be cancelled and all to Cabarrus County. Privette offered the following amendment: If the of its corporate officers receiving an incentive grant are found guilty of a felony, the incentive grant will monetary benefits from the grant will be refunded back Commissioner Freeman seconded Commissioner Privette's amendment. There stipulation Development was a brief discussion on the possibility of including the proposed by Commissioner Privette in the revised Industrial Incentive Grant program guidelines that are being drafted. Commissioner Privette's amendment failed with Commissioners Freeman and Privette voting for and Chairman Carruth, Vice Chairman Juba and Commissioner Carpenter voting against. The MOTION by Vice Chairman Juba passed with Chairman Carruth, Vice Chairman Juba and Commissioner Carpenter voting for and Commissioners Freeman and Privette voting against. Commissioner Freeman opposed the incentive, stating call centers have a track record of going overseas. There was further discussion regarding the County's incentive grant program and the stipulation proposed by Commissioner Privette. Richard M. Koch, County Attorney, pointed out that there are different types and degrees of felonies. UPON MOTION of Commissioner Carpenter, seconded by Commissioner Privette and unanimously carried, the Board voted to forward the following recommendation to the Economic Development Corporation (EDC) Board and to ask that they work with the County Attorney in drafting a provision for the County's Industrial Development Grant Program: If the corporation or any of its corporate officers receiving an incentive grant from Cabarrus County are