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229 The Board of Commissioners for the County of Cabarrus met in recessed session in the Multi-Purpose Room at the Cabarrus County Governmental Center on Friday, October 14, 1994, at 5:00 P.M. Present - Chairman: -Jeffrey L. Barnhart Vice-Chairman: Carolyn B. Carpenter Commissioners: Sue B. Casper Arne L. Fennel Kenneth F. Payne Also present were Mr. John V. Witherspoon, County Manager; Mr. John Day, Budget Officer; and Mrs. Frankie F. Bonds, Clerk to the Board. County Commissioner candidates present for the meeting were Mr. Robert Misenheimer, Mr. Kenneth Olio-Mills, and Mr. F. A. Rankin, III. Chairman Barnhart called the meeting to order at 5:00 P.M. Report on County Boundary Survey Mr. Terry Rowland, Cabarrus County Tax Administrator, introduced Mr. Gary W. Thompson, Chief of Field Operations of the Geodetic Survey Section of the North Carolina Department of Environment, Health and Natural Resources. Mr. Thompson was present to discuss the recent survey that had been conducted to re- establish the Iredell County boundary lines. Also present was Mr. Jerry Lundy, Iredell County Director of Services and Development. At the request of Iredell County, the Geodetic Survey Section recently completed the boundary survey of Iredell County which touches on nine counties. The new boundaries have now been established with the exception of the southeast corner which joins Cabarrus County and Rowan County. Under the new survey, Cabarrus County would lose 409 acres to Iredell County and gain 1065 acres from Rowan County. It was reported that Rowan County officials have indicated they are agreeable to the new survey. There was lengthy discussion by the Board about the survey and its findings. Both Mr. Rowland and Mr. Lundy emphasized the importance of establishing county boundary lines in order to address future problems and handle situations as they arise. Board members questioned Mr. Thompson about the possibility of surveying Cabarrus County to establish all boundaries at the same time. Mr. Thompson indicated that his department could not do the work at this time; however, Cabarrus County can request a survey in the future. After discussion, there was general consensus for Cabarrus County to proceed as follows: (1) Prepare a resolution contingent upon Iredell County and Rowan County agreeing upon the line; (2) Ask the County Attorney to look at the issue from the legal perspective; (3) Instruct Mr. Rowland to determine what property owners would be affected; (4) Bring this information back to the Board at which time a decision will be made. Financial and Activity Report - 4th Quarter, FY 1994 and 1st Quarter, FY 1995 The Board briefly reviewed the financial and activity reports. Mr. Witherspoon reported that there was an additional unrestricted Fund Balance in the General Fund of $2,745,000.00+ at the end of FY 1994. Actual General Fund revenues for the year ended June 30, 1994 totaled $61,251,720.00 with expenditures of $58,955,113.00. The first quarterly report for FY 1995 showed General Fund revenues of $14,916,599.00 and expenditures of $16,629,522.00. Specific departments/activities which were briefly discussed included the following: Printing of the Sunset Outlook; Animal Control citations; Lack of long-term maintenance of projects funded by the matching Parks and Recreation incentive grants; Cost of the new water invoices; Decrease in Emergency Medical Services (EMS) calls; and Child protective service investigations by the Department of Social Services.