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58-65-102 Part-Time Salaries 58-65-201 Social Security 58-65-202 Medicare 58-65-210 Retirement 58-65-230 Workman's Comp. 58-65-640 Insurance & Bonds 13,800.00 8,345.77 1,951.82 6 663.17 1 498.54 1 736.46 402 7,028.77 427.80 100.00 342.93 31.74 109.71 20,828 77 8,773.57 2,051.82 7,006.10 1,530.28 1,846.17 NEW BUSINESS Use of Cabarrus County Senior Center - Spokesperson for the Department of Aging Advisory Board Dr. Wallace Early, Department of Aging Advisory Board member, presented a resolution adopted by the Advisory Board on September 2 in opposition to a proposed option by Mr. Witherspoon to move Recreation to the Senior Center to provide needed space for the Department of Social Services and Recreation Department. He also presented a petition which he stated contained over 1,000 signatures in opposition to the proposed option. Dr. Early reviewed the history of the development of the Senior Center and listed the following specific requests: 1) the Senior Center remain strictly a Senior Center; 2) the Department of Aging be given sufficient staff to carry out their mission; 3) that the Department of Aging and Advisory Board have some input into Older American Programs; and 4) that the County Commissioners show their concern and give their support to the needs of our older citizens; and 5) the Commissioners strike the option by Mr. Witherspoon regarding the relocation of the Parks and Recreation Department into the Senior Center. Ms. Eleanor Koski, Director of Aging, discussed the activities at the Senior Center and the recent request by Mr. Don Moorhead, Personnel Director, for copies of the sign-in sheets and attendance records at the Center. Mr. Kenneth Ollo spoke in support of the proposed option to move the Parks and Recreation Department into the Senior Center. He stated in his opinion the move would enhance the services to the seniors, save taxpayer's money, and meet County space problems. He questioned Commissioner Casper's involvement in the opposition to the proposed option as well as the benefits derived from her trip to a National Aging Conference in California earlier in the year. There was lengthy discussion by the Board regarding the proposed option to move the Parks and Recreation Department into the Senior Center and the events of recent weeks in opposition to the proposed option. Motion was made by Commissioner Casper and seconded by Chairman Carpenter to adopt the following resolution which was adopted by the Department of Aging Advisory Board on September 2, 1993. RESOLUTION By resolution the Department of Aging Advisory Board hereby requests the Cabarrus County Commissioners to reaffirm their support for the Senior Center as a focal point for senior services and housing of the Department of Aging. The Department of Aging Advisory Board requests that a full-time program assistant be hired for the Senior Center. This could easily be accomplished by combining the two part-time positions which are currently vacant and are funded in this years budget. The Department of Aging Advisory Board further requests that the Cabarrus County Commissioners strike Option 3 as outlined in the Memorandum to the Cabarrus County Commissioners from John V. Witherspoon, County Manager, dated August 27, 1993, regarding alternatives for meeting DSS and recreation facility needs.