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July 26, 2004 Page 580 the Cabarrus Animal Control and Preservation Task Force as presented with the exception that the at-large appointments to the Committee would be made as follows: One at-large member involved in a recognized humane animal organization [501(c) (3) or Letters of Incorporation] for a term of two years; One citizen at-large member for a term of two years; One at-large member involved in a recognized humane animal organization [501(c) (3) or Letters of Incorporation] for a term of one year; and One citizen at large member for a term of one year. Further, the Board authorized a budget amendment appropriating $15,000.00 from Contingency to the Animal Control budget for educational materials and appropriating $25,000.00 from Contingency to the Social Services budget to provide an auxiliary spay/neuter service to qualified indigent persons/families. Commissioner Carpenter encouraged persons interested in serving on the new committee to submit an application. Also, she expressed appreciation to the local veterinarians who have agreed to help with the spay/neuter program, to Patsy Beeker and Cabarrus CARES for their efforts and to local merchants for their donations to the CARES program. (~-3) Options Regarding a Full Time Construction Manager for the Jail Pro~ect (~-4) Designation of Voting Delegate to the N. C. Association of County Co~{ssioners Annual Conference on August 19-22, 2004 (~-5) Discussion of Design and Development Standards for Commercial Development UPON MOTION of Acting Chairman Carruth, seconded by Commissioner Carpenter and unanimously carried, the Board tabled Items G-3, G-4 and G-5 until its August 16, 2004 meeting. (~-6) Discussion of Purchasing Options for Future School Sites John Day reported there are insufficient funds in the budget to purchase land for new school projects on the November bond referendum. However, he stated there are sufficient funds available to acquire options for land purchases. He reported that Dr. winkler is supportive of this effort and the School Board and Board of Commissioners would be updated regularly with the Board voting on the land options at a later date. UPON MOTION of Acting Chairman Carruth, seconded by Commissioner Carpenter and unanimously carried, the Board directed the County Manager, County Attorney and staff to negotiate purchase options for land required for school construction projects and to contract with a third party, if necessary, to negotiate with land owners on these possible options. Mr. Day reported the Guiding Principles for School Development endorsed by the Board in June had been sent to all municipalities and will be considered at future meetings. Also, the Board of Education plans to consider these principles at a future meeting. (G-7) Personnel Ordinance Inconsistency Don Cummings, Human Resources Director, reported on an inconsistency in the Personnel Ordinance. He stated Article III, The Pay Plan, contains language that can impact the promotion of employees or when their position is substantially reclassified. The ordinance provides for a 10 level (approximately five percent) increase or an increase to the entry salary of the new salary grade, whichever is greater. However, permanent salary increases are limited to 10 percent in a fiscal year and sometimes these changes are more than two grade levels. He pointed out that a vacant position could be filled by hiring an applicant that is not a County employee at the entry level of a salary grade. However, promoting a County employee would not be possible because the entry level salary at the new grade would exceed the employee's 10 percent maximum increase. Additionally, a position that is substantially reclassified, three grades or more, would result in similar inconsistencies. These reclassifications, while rare, are possible due to changes in duties, qualifications, and/or responsibilities. Mr. Cummings cited several examples in which the 10 percent limit would cause a problem, such as the 13 percent increase that would occur if a Deputy Sheriff (Grade 65/Level 16) is selected to be a Sergeant (Grade 69). He recommended the language in Article III limiting permanent salary increases to a 10 percent maximum during a fiscal year be revised to allow an exception when an employee is entering a higher grade at the entry level. UPON MOTION of Acting Chairman Carruth, seconded by Commissioner Carpenter and unanimously carried, the Board revised Article III of the