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598 <br /> <br /> The Board of Commissioners for the County of Cabarrus met in recessed <br />session in the Multipurpose Room at the Governmental Center in Concord, North <br />Carolina on Tuesday, May 26, 1998, at 6:00 P.M. <br /> <br />Present <br /> <br />Absent - <br /> <br />Chairman: Sue B. Casper <br />Vice-Chairman: Carolyn Carpenter <br />Commissioner: Jeffrey L. Barnhart <br />Commissioners: Kenneth Mills <br /> Dr. Franklin C. Niblock, Jr. <br /> <br /> Also present were Mr. Frank W. Clifton, Jr., County Manager; Mr. Don <br />Moorhead, Human Resources Director; Ms. Cathie Keller-Straub, Budget Officer; <br />and Mrs. Frankie F. Bonds, Clerk to the Board. <br /> <br />Chairman Casper called the meeting to order at 6:50 P.M. <br /> <br />Request for Fireworks Display <br /> <br /> UPON MOTION of Commissioner Barnhart, seconded by Commissioner Carpenter <br />and unanimously carried, the Board approved the request by Zambelli Fireworks <br />Mfg. Co., Inc., for a fireworks display at the Charlotte Motor Speedway on <br />Saturday, June 13, 1998, at approximately 9:00 P.M. This approval is subject <br />to compliance with the requirements of the National Fire Protection Agency <br />(NFPA) 1123 of the North Carolina Fire Prevention Code and any requirements of <br />the City of Concord. <br /> <br />Capital Improvements Program <br /> <br /> Mr. Clifton reviewed the proposed Capital Improvement Program (CIP) for <br />Cabarrus County. He explained that the CIP would increase awareness of long <br />term needs of the County and help in scheduling future expenditures. <br /> <br />Budget Review <br /> <br /> The Board reviewed the following proposed budgets: Board of <br />Commissioners; County Manager; Human Resources; Tax Assessor/Tax Collector; <br />Elections; Register of Deeds; Finance; Information Services Programming; <br />Information Services Systems; Geographic Information Services; Public <br />Information; Library; and General Services. <br /> <br /> Ms. Jean Kennedy, IS Programming Manager, gave a brief update on the <br />Year 2000 computer/software upgrade project. <br /> <br /> Mr. Clifton reported the proposed Library budget included the <br />recommendation that the County assume operational expenses for the Concord <br />Library at an annual cost of approximately $500,000.00. <br /> <br /> The Board made no changes to the proposed budgets as submitted by the <br />County Manager. <br /> <br />Recess of Meeting <br /> <br /> There being no further business to come before the Board, Chairman <br />Casper recessed the meeting at 7:55 P.M. until 6:00 P.M. on Wednesday, May 27, <br />1998. <br /> <br />Clerk to the Board <br /> <br /> <br />