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483 <br /> <br /> The Board of Commissioners for the County of Cabarrus met in recessed <br />session in the Commissioners' Conference Room at the Cabarrus County Governmental <br />Center in Concord, North Carolina on Monday, June 26, 1995, at 11:00 A.M. <br /> <br />Present - Chairman: Jeffrey L. Barnhart <br /> Vice-Chairman: Arne L. Fennel <br /> Commissioners: Sue B. Casper <br /> Dr. Franklin C. Niblock, Jr. <br />Absent - Commissioner: Kenneth Olio-Mills <br /> <br /> Also present were Mr. Fletcher L. Hartsell, Jr., County Attorney; Mr. John <br />Day, Budget Officer/Area Manager; Mr. Gerald Newton, Planning and Development <br />Area Manager; and Mrs. Frankie F. Bonds, Clerk to. the Board. <br /> <br />Chairman Barnhart called the meeting to order at 11:00 A.M. <br /> <br />Commissioners' Travel <br /> <br /> The Board discussed the North Carolina Association of County Commissioners' <br />Annual Conference to be held in Pinehurst on August 24 - 27, 1995. The Board <br />generally agreed that any member who wished to attend the Annual Conference <br />should be able to do so. <br /> <br /> There was also discussion regarding the establishment of separate travel <br />accounts of $2,000.00 for each Board member for FY 1995-96. Chairman Barnhart <br />proposed that Board members be able to spend this allocation without prior <br />approval by the Board for travel outside the region. Commissioner Casper <br />objected to travel restrictions on Board members, stating that she serves as the <br />County's representative on a number of regional boards and therefore incurs <br />travel expenses when attending those meetings. There were varying opinions by <br />Board members regarding the responsibility of the County and/or the regional <br />boards for the travel expenses to these meetings. <br /> <br /> UPON MOTION of Commissioner Fennel, seconded by Commissioner Niblock with <br /> Commissioners Fennel, Niblock and Casper and Chairman Barnhart voting for, the <br /> Board agreed that each Board member could spend the $2,000.00 in travel funds <br />* allocated to them for FY 1995-96 as needed without a report back to the Board and <br /> without prior approval by the Board. Travel expenditures in excess of the <br /> $2,000.00 allocation will come back to the Board for approval. <br /> <br />Outstanding County Program Award <br /> <br /> Chairman Barnhart reported that the "Managing Growth into the 21st Century" <br />entry submitted by the Planning, Zoning and Building Inspection Department had <br />been named as a winner of an Outstanding County Program Award by the North <br />Carolina Association of County Commissioners. The award will be presented at the <br />Annual Conference in August. <br /> <br />Workforce Reassessment Plan <br /> <br /> Chairman Barnhart introduced discussion of the policy for filling vacant <br />positions. He recommended that the Board reinstate the Workforce Reassessment <br />Plan adopted in 1992, thereby eliminating the need to bring each vacant position <br />to the Board for approval. This Plan provided for a position to remain open for <br />six weeks except for those positions which were deemed critical for public safety <br />and health. The position was evaluated during this time and the County Manager <br />had the authority to make the decision to fill the vacant position without <br />further approval by the Board. <br /> <br /> Mr. Day recommended that the time period be extended from six weeks to 60 <br />days. <br /> <br /> The motion by Commissioner Casper to take the proposal by Chairman Barnhart <br />under advisement until the next regular meeting died for lack of a second. <br /> <br /> UPON MOTION of Commissioner Fennel, seconded by Commissioner Niblock with <br />Commissioners Fennel, Niblock and Casper and Chairman Barnhart voting for, the <br />Board re-adopted the following Workforce Reassessment Plan, including a 60-day <br />time period for the position to remain open. <br /> <br />* See correction on Page 500 <br /> <br /> <br />