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412 The Board of Commissioners for the County of Cabarrus met in recessed session in the Tax Assessor's Conference Room at the Cabarrus County Governmental Center in Concord, North Carolina on Thursday, May 11, 1995, at 5:30 P.M. Present Absent Chairman: Jeffrey L. Barnhart Vice-Chairman: Arne L. Fennel Commissioners: Sue B. Casper Dr. Franklin C. Niblock, Jr. Commissioner: Kenneth Olio-Mills Also present were Mr. John Day, Budget Officer/Area Manager; Mr. Don Moorhead, Personnel Director; and Mrs. Frankie F. Bonds, Clerk to the Board. Chairman Barnhart and Commissioner Fennel were absent for the beginning of the meeting. Mr. Greg Walters, Fire Marshal/Assistant Emergency Management Coordinator, began the Emergency Services department review at 5:40 P.M. Chairman Barnhart arrived at 5:55 P.M. and called the meeting to order. Commissioner Fennel arrived at 6:05 P.M. Emergency Services/Fire Marshal Mr. Walters presented an overview of the Cabarrus County Emergency Services office, including the Emergency Management and Fire Marshal departments. Three employees share in the duties of both areas, and the office is on call 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Some activities of Emergency Management include severe weather activities, hazardous materials incidents, and environmental concerns. The Fire Marshal performs such activities as fire inspections, assistance to volunteer fire departments, fire scene investigations of suspicious fires, and fire education programs in the schools. Cooperative Extension Service Mr. Alvin Stanford, Cooperative Extension Chairman, gave a brief overview of the Cooperative Extension Service and presented a video of the various agency activities. Operating as a part of federal, state, and County governments, the Cooperative Extension Service provides the following programs: Agriculture, including Horticulture and Livestock/Crops; 4-H Program, including 4-H Afterschool and Summer Fling Programs; Home Economics; and the Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP). Soil and Water Conservation District Chairman Barnhart reported that the Board had an appointment to meet with the Concord Board of Aldermen and would be unable to hear the presentation by Mr. Matthew Kinane, District Conservationist, at this time. He and the other Board members apologized to Mr. Kinane for this inconvenience and agreed to reschedule the presentation at a later date. Consolidation of Water and Sewer Utilities Chairman Barnhart reviewed a Press Statement to be issued at the meeting of the Concord Board of Aldermen regarding the consolidation of water and sewer utilities. The Board also briefly reviewed the proposed Letter of Intent scheduled for adoption at the meeting with the Board of Aldermen. Commissioner Casper expressed concern that water service to the Landfill area was not addressed in the Letter of Intent. After discussion, there was general consensus that water service is needed in the Landfill area and that this issue will be addressed in the future. Chairman Barnhart recessed the meeting at 7:15 P.M. for Board members to travel to the Concord Municipal Building. The Board joined the Concord Board of Aldermen in their meeting at the Concord Municipal Building. Chairman Barnhart reconvened the meeting of the Board at 7:25 P.M. and called to order the meeting of the Water and Sewer District. Present at that time were the Concord Board of Aldermen and City staff; namely, Mayor George W. Liles, and Aldermen James L. Dorton, Alfred Brown, Robert Mathis, Jr., W. Lamar Barrier, Frank Dusch, Jr., Wilson Cone, and Hector Henry II; Concord City Manager Leonard Sossamon; City Attorney Gordon Belo; and Concord City Clerk Vickie Weant.