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<br />Organizational Meeting - December 6, 2004 <br /> <br />Page <br /> <br />3 <br /> <br />Mr. Day turned the meeting over to Chairman Carpenter who presided over <br />the remainder of the meeting. <br /> <br />Chairman Carpenter called for nominations for Vice Chairman. <br /> <br />Commissioner Privette nominated Commissioner Juba for the position of <br />Vice Chairman, citing her large voter support in the November 2nd election and <br />her ten years of experience on the Mt. Pleasant Town Board. Commissioner <br />Freeman seconded the nomination. <br /> <br />Chairman Carpenter moved for the appointment of Commissioner Carruth to <br />the position of Vice Chairman. Commissioner Juba seconded the motion. <br /> <br />Commissioner Carruth was elected Vice Chairman by the following vote: <br /> <br />Voting for Commissioner Juba: Commissioners Freeman and Privette <br />Voting for Commissioner Carruth: Chairman Carpenter and Commissioners <br />Carruth and Juba <br /> <br />On behalf of the Board, Chairman Carpenter presented a plaque to <br />Commissioner Freeman for his leadership and service to Cabarrus County as <br />Chairman of the Board from December 17, 2001 to December 6, 2004. <br /> <br />RECESS OF MEETING <br /> <br />At 7:01 p.m., <br />Commissioners. <br /> <br />Chairman Carpenter recessed the meeting of the Board of <br /> <br />Chairman Carpenter reconvened the meeting at 7:08 p.m. <br /> <br />(E) <br /> <br />APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA <br /> <br />Vice Chairman Carruth made a motion to suspend the Board's "Rules of <br />Procedure" and add the following item to the Agenda: Item F-4 - Memoranda of <br />Understanding with the Cities of Concord and Kannapolis and the Town of <br />Harrisburg. Chairman Carpenter seconded the motion. <br /> <br />Commissioner Privette questioned the items that could be considered at <br />an organizational meeting of the Board. He also asked if a motion to suspend <br />the Rules required a two-thirds majority. <br /> <br />Mr. Day stated there <br />meetings should be handled. <br />Chairman Carruth to suspend <br />majority vote. <br /> <br />were Rules of Procedure on how organizational <br />However, he said the procedural motion by Vice <br />the Rules was in order and required a simple <br /> <br />Commissioner Privette objected to the addition of Item F-4, stating the <br />information was not in the Agenda packet. However, Vice Chairman Carruth said <br />the information had been provided to Board members. <br /> <br />After discussion, Chairman Carpenter called for a vote on the motion by <br />Vice Chairman Carruth. <br /> <br />The motion carried with Vice Chairman Carruth, Chairman Carpenter and <br />Commissioner Juba voting for and Commissioners Freeman and Privette voting <br />against. <br /> <br />(F) <br /> <br />NEW BUSINESS <br /> <br />(F-1) Approval of Bond for the <br />Carolina General Statute 161-4 <br /> <br />Register <br /> <br />of <br /> <br />Deeds <br /> <br />as <br /> <br />Required <br /> <br />by <br /> <br />North <br /> <br />Linda McAbee was reelected as Register of Deeds on November 2, 2004. <br />Board was requested to approve the Public Official Bond for Ms. McAbee. <br /> <br />The <br /> <br />UPON MOTION of Vice Chairman Carruth, seconded by Commissioner Juba and <br />unanimously carried, the Board approved the Public Official Bond in the <br />amount of $50,000.00 for Linda McAbee, Register of Deeds, pursuant to North <br />Carolina General Statute 161-4. <br /> <br />(F-2) Appointment <br />Committees <br /> <br />of <br /> <br />commissioner <br /> <br />Members <br /> <br />to <br /> <br />Miscellaneous <br /> <br />Boards <br /> <br />and <br /> <br />Chairman Carpenter distributed a list of "Commissioner Member <br />Appointments" that included the appointment of commissioner members to <br />various boards and committees along with the appointment of commissioner <br /> <br />