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310 318.11(d) provides that minutes and other records of a closed session may be withheld from public as long as such inspection would frustrate the purpose of the closed session. Rule 31. Appointments. The Board shall use the following procedure to make appointments to fill vacancies in the board itself or in other boards and public offices over which the board has power of appointment. The chair shall open the floor to nominations, whereupon the members shall put forward and debate names of possible appointees. If the nominations equal the number of openings, the board can accept nominations by acclamation. After the debate, the chair shall call the roll of the members, and each member shall vote. The votes shall not be tallied until each member has voted. Each vote shall be decided by a majority of the valid ballots cast (a majority is determined by dividing the number of valid ballots cast by two and taking the next highest whole number). It is the duty of each member to vote for as many appointees as there are appointments to be made, but failure to do so does not invalidate that member's ballot. Rule 33. Reference to Robert's Rules of Order. To the extent not provided for in, and not conflicting with the spirit of, these rules, the chair shall refer to RRO to resolve procedural questions. comment: RRO was designed to govern a large legislative assembly, and many of its provisions may be inappropriate for small boards. Nevertheless, it is the best source of parliamentary procedure; care should simply be taken to adjust RRO to meet the needs of small governing boards. Resolution in Support of The Ten Commandments Commissioner Fennel presented "A Resolution in Support of The Ten Commandments". He made a motion, seconded 'by Commissioner Privette, for approval of the following Resolution. Resolution No. 1999-19 CABARRUS COUNTY BO~D OF COMMISSIONERS A RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF THE TEN COMF~NDMENTS WHEREAS, violence has increased dramatically in our society and our schools; and WHEREAS, the passage of new laws to stop violence has had little, if any, beneficial effect and has diminished the personal liberty of law-abiding citizens; and WHEREAS, freedom and order can best be maintained if our children are taught to respect the lives, person, and property of others; and WHEREAS, there is no better code of moral conduct than The Ten Commandments and many of our laws have their origin in The Ten Commandments; and WHEREAS, the phrase, "separation of church and state" never appears in the Constitution and the Bible was the most frequent source of quotations during the Constitutional Convention. THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Cabarrus County Board of Commissioners, without reservation, supports legislation to display The Ten Commandments in our schools. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that a copy of this resolution be sent to each U. S. Representative and Senator from the great State of North Carolina, to each North Carolina State Senator and Representative and to each of the other ninety-nine County Commissions in North Carolina. This 20tn day of September 1999. CABARRUS COUNTY BOD=RD OF COMMISSIONERS Jeffrey L. Barnhart, chairman ATTEST: Clerk to the Board There was lengthy discussion regarding the proposed Resolution. Commissioner Casper questioned the legality of placing The Ten Commandments in the schools and the wording of the Resolution. Stating that the phrase "without reservation" was vague, she asked that it be replaced with the word "wholeheartedly." Commissioner Fennel did not accept this change.