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February 21, 2005 (Regular Meeting) Page 99 There was no one present to address the Board, and Chairman Carpenter closed the Public Hearing at 8:52 p.m. UPON MOTION of Vice Chairman Carruth, seconded by commissioner Freeman and unanimously carried, the Board approved the naming of an easement off the 4700 block of Irish Potato Road as "Talbert Farm Road" and the portion that splits off to the West as "Talbert Farm Placel/. (G-4) Road Name Change - Naming an Unnamed Easement off Rimer Road to Boxcar Lane - Public Hearing - 6:30 p.m. Kassie Goodson, Planner, presented the petition [C2005-04 (Street Naming)] for an unnamed easement (approximately 2,412 feet in length) located off the 5350 block of Rimer Road to be officially named Boxcar Lane. Ms. Goodson said staff recommended approval of the petition to accommodate E-911 services and that 100 percent of the property owners had signed the petition. At 8:53 p.m., Chairman Carpenter opened the public hearing for the naming of Boxcar Lane. The Public Hearing Notice was published in THE CHARLOTTE OBSERVER (Cabarrus Neighbors) on February 10 and 20, 2005. There was no one present to address the Board, and Chairman Carpenter closed the Public Hearing at 8:54 p.m. UPON MOTION of Vice Chairman Carruth, seconded by Commissioner Freeman and unanimously carried, the Board approved the name of "Boxcar Lane" for an unnamed easement 6ff the 5350 block of Rimer Road. (G-5) Scheduling an Agenda Work Session for the Month of March At its January 2005 meeting, the Board established the regular schedule for Agenda work sessions to be held on the first Monday of each month. The work session in March was "to be determined" as Board members will be attending the National Association of Counties Legislative Conference in Washington on March 7, 2005. UPON MOTION of Commissioner Freeman, seconded by Commissioner Privette and unanimously carried, the Board agreed to hold the March Agenda Work Session on Monday, March 14, 2005, at 4:00 p.m. in the Multipurpose Room at the Governmental Center. (G-6) Compensation Study Don Cummings, Human Resources Director, presented the 2005 Compensation Review prePi'red by Springsted Incorporated and consistent with the Board- adopted Personnel Management Policy. He stated the following two changes had been made since the Board's work session on February 7th: Reclassification of Individual Personal Property supervisor from Grade 66 .to Grade 68 (rather than Grade 70); and Reclassification of Accounting Technician from Grade 62 (incorrectly listed as Grade 63) to Grade 63. Mr. Cummings highlighted the following during his presentation: (1) Of the County's 217 classifications, 79 were recommended for upgrades and 6 for downgrades; (2) The recommendations result in 17 employees reaching the 10 percent annual maximum increase and 51 moving into the entry level of the new grade, exceeding the maximum; and (3) The cost for the remainder of FY 2005 would be $133,065.00 if implemented on February 21. Mr. Cummings pointed out that 26 of the 51 employees moving into' the entry level of a higher grade were from the Transportation Department. There was brief discussion regarding the implementation date for pay increases and the number exceeding. the 10 percent maximum annual increase. Also, Commissioner Privette questioned the amount being paid to the County Attorney. Mr. Hartsell stated his hourly rate was $175.00, which he said was a reduction from the November 2004 rate. UPON MOTION of Vice Chairman Carruth, seconded by Commissioner Juba and unanimously carried, the Board adopted the 2005 compensation Review by springsted Incorporated and approved the requested changes as presented. The approved salary grade changes included the following: Clerk (54 to 55); Human Resources Analyst (7~); Help Desk Technician (64 to 65); GIS Analyst Trainee (73 to 70); GIS Ana~yst (74 to 72); GIS Manager (77 to 74); Webmaster (75 to 71); Analyst/programmer (74 to 72); Senior Ana1yst/ Programmer (76 to 74); Network Engineer (75 to 76); Deputy Register of Deeds (60 to 61); Assistant Register of Deeds (62 to 68); Senior Elections Clerk (61); Assistant Director of Elections (63 to 66); Director of Elections (71 to 73); Veteran Services Officer (64 to 65); Accounting Technician (62 to 63); Account/Payroll