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237 The Board of Commissioners for the County of Cabarrus met in recessed session in the Multi-Purpose Room at the Cabarrus County Governmental Center in Concord, North Carolina on Thursday, June 17, 1999, at 7:00 p.m. Present - Vice Chairman: Arne L. Fennel Commissioners: Carolyn B. Carpenter Coy C. Privette Absent - Chairman: Jeffrey L. Barnhart Commissioner: Sue B. Casper Also present were Mr. Frank W. Clifton, Jr., County Manager; Mr. John Day, Deputy County Manager for Operations; Mr. Blair Bennett, Deputy County Manager for Administration; Mr. Don Moorhead, Human Resources Director; Ms. Cathie K. Straub, Budget Officer; and Mrs. Frankie F. Bonds, Clerk to the Board. Vice Chairman Fennel called the meeting to order at 7:10 p.m. Mr. Clifton presented a list of additions/deletions that had been made since the preliminary budget was drafted. He said these changes would be incorporated into the final adoption of the budget. Also, Mr. Clifton suggested the Board might wish to set aside the schools grounds/building maintenance allocation until the school maintenance agreements are finalized. Vice Chairman Fennel proposed that the Board move the remaining $500,000.00 from School Site Purchases to the Capital Reserve Fund. The Board by consensus agreed to this proposal. The Board reviewed the capital improvement projects as submitted by the Cabarrus County Schools and Kannapolis City Schools and for which $2.6 million in capital outlay funding had been included in the preliminary budget. In reviewing the list, Board members expressed concern that a number of the items appeared to be maintenance-related projects rather than capital improvement projects. Vice Chairman Fennel suggested the Board reduce the proposed $2.6 million school capital outlay allocation to $1.5 million. Commissioner Carpenter proposed that the Board pay the FY 2000 debt service payment of $172,914.00 for the Kannapolis City Schools. Vice Chairman Fennel made a motion, seconded by Commissioner Carpenter, to reduce the proposed School Capital Outlay funding from $2.6 million to $1.5 million with the funds to be distributed to the two school systems using the ADM funding formula and for the County to pay the FY 2000 debt service payment of $172,914.00 for Kannapolis City Schools. Commissioner Carpenter asked that the motion be amended to include that it is the Board's intent to pay the remaining FY 2001 debt service payment for Kannapolis City Schools. The amendment was accepted by Vice Chairman Fennel, and the motion was approved unanimously. Vice Chairman Fennel announced that this action reduced the County's proposed tax rate for FY 2000 to 59 cents. Mr. Bennett cautioned the Board concerning the impact that a decrease in the County's tax levy would have on the distribution of sales tax money. With the decrease in the County's levy, he stated that the cities would receive a larger portion of the sales tax proceeds. Commissioner Carpenter listed the following concerns associated with the proposed budget: more input by the County in the selection of future school sites; review of the County's fleet replacement policy; assurance that all new computers purchased by the County are Y2K compliant; and questions concerning the need for a salary study to be conducted every two years. Commissioner Privette supported a 58 cents tax rate, stating anything over that rate would be a tax increase. There was brief discussion concerning revaluation of real property, the impact of a 59 cents tax rate versus a 58 cents tax rate, the requested fire district tax rates, the amount of the County's Fund Balance and the economic growth of Cabarrus County. Adjournment of Meet~nq There being no further business to come before the Board, Vice Chairman Fennel adjourned the meeting at 9:08 p.m. Clerk to the Board