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August 16, 2004 Page 583 <br /> <br /> The Board of Commissioners for the County of Cabarrus met in regular <br />session in the Commissioners' Meeting Room at the Cabarrus County <br />Governmental Center in Concord, North Carolina on Monday, August 16, 2004, at <br />6:30 p.m. <br /> <br />Present - Chairman: Robert M. Freeman <br /> Vice Chairman: Richard D. Suggs <br /> Commissioners: Carolyn B. Carpenter <br /> Robert W. Carruth <br /> Coy C. Privette <br /> <br /> Also present were John D. Day, County Manager; Marilyn D. Porter, <br />County Attorney; Frankie F. Bonds, Clerk to the Board; and Kay Honeycutt, <br />Deputy Clerk to the Board. <br /> <br /> Chairman Freeman called the meeting to order at 6:31 p.m. He expressed <br />appreciation for numerous cards and flowers he received during his recovery <br />from recent heart surgery. <br /> <br /> Commissioner Carruth was present via conference telephone from Detroit, <br />Michigan. <br /> <br /> Ms. Porter stated North Carolina General Statute (NCGS) 143-318.13 <br />enables Board members to participate in a Board meeting by electronic means. <br /> <br /> Cub Scout Pack 159 of the Mt. Pleasant United Methodist Church <br />conducted the Flag Ceremony. Scouts participating in the ceremony were: <br />Casey Aldridge, Steven Herring, Tre Shepley, and Adam Slaght. <br /> <br /> Reverend Dr. Michael Kurtz of Forest Hill United Methodist ChUrch gave <br />the invocation. <br /> <br />(A) APPROVAL OR CORRECTION OF MINUTES <br /> <br /> UPON MOTION of Commissioner Privette, seconded by Commissioner. <br />Carpenter and unanimously carried, the Board approved the minutes of June 23, <br />2004 (Special Meeting), June 24, 2004 (Recessed Meeting) and July 26, 2004 <br />(Regular Meeting) as written. <br /> <br />(B) APPROVAL OF T~{E AGENDA <br /> <br /> An Addendum to the Agenda was distributed on Friday, August 13, that <br />added the following items to ~New Business": Item G-8 - New Structure of the <br />Economic Development Corporation; and Item G-9 - Adequate Public Facilities <br />Standards. <br /> <br /> The following revisions to the Agenda were requested: Item F-9 - <br />Cabarrus County Contract Administration Policy - Updated and Revised (Changes <br />to Signature Authority); Add Item G-10 - Resolution Promoting Health <br />Department Accreditation in North Carolina (Commissioner Carpenter). <br />Chairman Freeman also requested that Item G-8 be heard as the first item of <br />New Business. <br /> <br /> UPON MOTION of Commissioner Privette, seconded by Vice Chairman Suggs <br />and unanimously carried, the Board adopted the Agenda and the revisions to <br />the Agenda as presented. <br /> <br />(C) RECOGNITIONS AND PRESENTATIONS <br /> <br />(C-1) Recognition of Vonda Hulett on her Retirement from Information <br /> <br />Technolo~u~ Services (ITS) <br /> <br /> Jean Kennedy, ITS Director, recognized Vonda Hulett for her 10 years of <br />service as the ITS Office Assistant. On behalf of the Board, she presented a <br />retirement plaque to Ms. Hulett in recognition of her dedicated service to <br />Cabarrus County. <br /> <br />(D) INFORMAL PUBLIC COMMENTS <br /> <br /> At 6:46 p.m., Chairman Freeman opened the meeting for Informal Public <br />Comments. He stated each speaker would be limited to three minutes. <br /> <br /> <br />