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73 Commissioner Mills returned and was present for the remainder of the meeting. UPON MOTION of Commissioner Barnhart, seconded by Commissioner Carpenter and unanimously carried, the Board set a public hearing on November 16, 1998 at 6:30 P.M. (or as soon thereafter as persons may be heard) to consider an industrial development incentive grant agreement for Fieldcrest Cannon, Inc. Request to Set a Public Hearinq to Consider the Naminq of Unnamed Road to Critter Court UPON MOTION of Commissioner Carpenter, seconded by Chairman Casper and unanimously carried, the Board set a public hearing on November 16, 1998, at 6:30 P.M. (or as soon thereafter as persons may be heard) to consider the naming of an Unnamed Road to Critter Court. Request to Set a Public Hearinq to Consider an Incentive Grant Aqreement for Marriott UPON MOTION of Commissioner Niblock, seconded by Commissioner Carpenter and unanimously carried, the Board set a public hearing on November 16, 1998 at 6:30 P.M. (or as soon thereafter as persons may be heard) to consider an incentive grant agreement for the Marriott project. Request to Set a Public Hearinq to Consider the AdoDtion of the ProDosed Cabarrus County Alarm Ordinance UPON MOTION of Chairman Casper, seconded by Commissioner Niblock and unanimously carried, the Board set a public hearing on November 16, 1998 at 6:30 P.M. (or as soon thereafter as persons may be heard) to consider a proposed Cabarrus County Alarm Ordinance. Request to Address Interim Compensation Adjustments, Contracted Support Service and Staff£nq Orqanizational Analysis for the County's Information Services Department and AdoDtion of Related Budqet Amendment Mr. John Day, Deputy County Man&ger for Operations, reviewed recommendations relative to Information Technology Services Department staffing issues. He had advised the Board of staffing problems at the September 21~t meeting. The recommendations included outsourcing of mainframe operation and maintenance, outsourcing of local/wide are network administration, the hiring of a consulting firm to review the organizational structure and related staffing issues concerning the department, and a recommended 10 percent across the board salary increase for employees in Information Technology IT) positions. UPON MOTION of Commissioner Barnhart, seconded by Chairman Casper with Commissioners Barnhart, Mills and Niblock and Chairman Casper voting for and Commissioner Carpenter voting against, the Board approved out-sourcing of mainframe operation and maintenance at a maximum cost of $15,000.00 per month for nine to ten months and approved out-sourcing of local/wide area network administration at a maximum cost of $21,000.00 per month for three to four months. UPON MOTION of Chairman Casper, seconded by Commissioner Niblock with Chairman Casper and Commissioners Niblock and Barnhart voting for and Commissioners Carpenter and Mills voting against, the Board approved the hiring of a consulting firm to review and make recommendations on the following issues concerning the Information Services Department at a maximum cost of $25,000.00: Organizational structure/strategies; staffing levels (including out-sourcing); pay structures and employee retention. UPON MOTION of Chairman Casper, seconded by Commissioner Niblock with Chairman Casper and Commissioners Niblock and Barnhart voting for and Commissioners Carpenter and Mills voting against, the Board approved a 10 percent across the board salary increase for employees in IT positions and adopted the following budget amendment. BUDGET REVISION/AMENDMENT REQUEST DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SERVICES AMOUNT: $250,900.00 TYPE OF ADJUSTMENT: Supplemental Request