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July 22, 2002 Page 401 <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, July 22, 2002, at <br />6:30 p.m. <br /> <br />Present - Chairman: Robert M. Freeman <br /> Vice Chairman: Robert W. Carruth <br /> Commissioners: Arne L. Fennel <br /> Richard D. Suggs <br />Absent Commissioner: Coy C. Privette <br /> <br /> Also present were Mr. Blair D. Bennett, Deputy County Manager for <br />Administration; Mr. Fletcher L. Hartsell, Jr., County Attorney; and Mrs. <br />Frankie F. Bonds, Clerk to the Board. <br /> <br /> Chairman Freeman called the meeting to order at 6:30 p.m. He announced <br />that Commissioner Privette was in China. Also, he welcomed Mr. Bennett to <br />the meeting in the absence of the County Manager. <br /> <br /> Scouts Bobby Klimas and Derek Lorance from Boy Scout Troop 38 of Poplar <br />Tent Presbyterian Church conducted the Flag Ceremony. <br /> <br /> Reverend Chris Hawks of Miami Baptist chUrch delivered the invocation. <br /> <br />(A) Approval or Correction of Minutes <br /> <br /> UPON MOTION of Commissioner Fennel, seconded by Commissioner Suggs and <br />unanimously carried, the Board approved the minutes of June 10, June 13, June <br />17 and June 24, 2002, as written. <br /> <br />(B) Approval of the Agenda <br /> <br /> The following changes were requested to the Agenda: (1) Add additional <br />change orders to Consent Agenda Item E-1 (Approval of Change Orders for the <br />Expo Project); and (2) Add as Item K: Closed Session as Authorized by North <br />Carolina General Statutes 143-318.11(a) (5) to consider the acquisition of <br />real property. <br /> <br /> Also, Commissioner Fennel asked for the addition of a Closed Session to <br />discuss an economic development matter [(NCGS 143-318.11(a) (4)]. <br /> <br /> UPON MOTION of Commissioner Fennel, seconded by Vice Chairman Carruth <br />and unanimously carried, the Board approved the Agenda as amended. <br /> <br />Mr. Bennett asked that Consent Agenda Item E-9 [Revised <br />Cabarrus/Iredell/Rowan HOME Consortium Agreement (Amendment 1)] be removed <br />from the Agenda. He stated that requested information concerning the <br />agreement had not been received from the City of Concord. The Board <br />acknowledged the removal of Item E-9 from'the Agenda. <br /> <br />(C) RECOGNITIONS AND PRESENTATIONS <br /> <br />(C-1) Proclamation - Barber-Scotia College. Weekend (August 2-4, 2002) <br /> <br /> Chairman Freeman presented the following Proclamation to Dr. Sammie <br />Ports, President of Barber Scotia College, in recognition of the 135tn <br />anniversary of the College. <br /> <br />PROCLAMATION <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, Barber-Scotia College was founded in 1867 by the Presbyterian <br />Church and is celebrating its 135tn anniversary; and <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, Barber-Scotia College is a fully accredited four-year co- <br />educational liberal arts institution that offers courses of study in the <br />divisions of Business, Education, Natural Science, Mathematics, Computer <br />Science, Social Work, Humanities and Fine Arts; and <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, Barber-Scotia College has provided the opportunity for <br />students in this area as well as from other parts of the country to acquire a <br />quality education and prepare for a successful future as productive citizens <br />and leaders in their respective communities; and ' <br /> <br /> <br />