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102 Meetin~ Schedule for July and August, 1996 UPON MOTION of Commissioner Fennel, seconded by Chairman Barnhart and unanimously carried, the Board by resolution amended its regular meeting schedule to hold only one regular meeting per month duly July and August. The regular meetings will be held at 6:30 P.M. on Monday, July 22, and Monday, August 19, 1996. The regular meetings scheduled for July 1, July 15 and August 5 were canceled. Destination of Votin~ Delegate to National Association of Counties Annual Conference UPON MOTION of Commissioner Fennel, seconded by Commissioner Casper and unanimously carried, the Board designated Chairman Barnhart as the voting delegate and Commissioner Casper as the alternate voting delegate to the National Association of Counties (NACo) Annual Conference to be held in Texas in July. FY 1996-97 Kannapolis City Schools Budset At 6:00 P.M., Mr. Lee Efird, Chairman of the Kannapolis City Board of Education, and the following School Board members met in joint session with the Board: Ms. Mtllie Hall, Ms. Linda Johnson and Ms. Danita Rickard. Dr. Ed Tyson, Kannapolis Schools Superintendent, and other Kannapolis Schools staff members were also present for the meeting. Dr. Tyson presented the Kannapolis Schools Current Expense and Capital Outlay Budget proposals for FY 1996-97. The Current Expense budget requested a twelve (12) percent increase from the current budget. The Capital Outlay budget requested an eight (8) percent increase in funding. Dr. Tyson expressed concern that the County Manager's recommendation for a 3.5 percent increase in current expense funding would result in a decrease in per pupil expenditures from $755.06 in FY 1995-96 to $744.81 in FY 1996-97. He urged the Board to maintain, if not increase, the per pupil expense for both the Kannapolis City Schools and Cabarrus County Schools. According to Dr. Tyson, the schools must have adequate operating funds in order to maintain a quality education program for the students. Ms. Johnson pointed out the current expense funding for Charlotte- Mecklenburg Schools is $1,400.00 per pupil. She stated in her opinion that local funding for the schools should be increased. Ms. Hall urged the Board to consider the children in its budget considerations. There was lengthy discussion by members of the two boards regarding funding for the schools. Specific items of discussion included the comparison of local salary supplements for the teachers in the Cabarrus County and Kannapolts school systems, per pupil funding, allocation of bond proceeds and capital needs for the schools. Commissioner Fennel left at 6:35 P.M. and was absent for the remainder of the meeting. The Kannapolis City Board of Education members and staff left the meeting at 6:40 P.M. Recycling Program Dr. William F. Pilkington, Health Director, concurred with the County Manager's recommendation to discontinue the County's curbside recycling program. He reported a low participation rate in the recycling program. A majority of the customers are located within the City of Kannapolis and a new recycling collection site is to be located within the City. UPON MOTION of Chairman Barnhart, seconded by Commissioner Casper with Chairman Barnhart and Commissioners Casper and Mills voting for, the Board agreed to proceed with the County Manager's proposal to discontinue the County's curbside recycling program and to allow Dr. Fred Pilkington, Health Director, and Mr. Clifton to develop additional recycling collection sites. Sheriff's Department Budget Proposal Commissioner Casper questioned the request for additional Sheriff's Department personnel and expressed concern regarding the use of certified officers as communications officers.