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482 The Board of Commissioners for the County of Cabarrus met in regular session in the Commissioners' Meeting Room at the Cabarrus County Governmental Center in Concord, North Carolina, on Monday, March 16, 1992, at 6:30 P.M. Present - Chairman: Carolyn B. Carpenter Commissioners: William G. Hamby, Jr. Jeffrey L. Barnhart Kenneth F. Payne Billy J. Simmons, Jr. Also present were Mr. John V. Witherspoon, County Manager; Mr. Fletcher L. Hartsell, Jr., County Attorney; and Mrs. Frankie F. Bonds, Clerk to the Board. Chairman Carpenter was absent for the beginning of the meeting. Vice- Chairman Hamby called the meeting to order at 6:35 P.M. and presided until Chairman Carpenter arrived. The invocation was given by Reverend John Coad of the Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church. NEW BUSINESS Dr. Herb Smith, Chairman of the 21st Century Committee, presented the Committee's recommendations for the future provision 'of human services in Cabarrus County. These recommendations were as follows: (1) Provide administration and centralized services in a user-friendly "hub" human service facility and offer other services that can be decentralized in dedicated space in the schools and senior centers as human services satellites. (2) Charge a Task Force composed of representatives from the School Board, County Commission, the 21st Century Committee and human services staff with selecting the appropriate locations for the two initial satellite service sites and to suggest an appropriate location for the "hub" facility. (3) Design a program of services to be offered at each of the two satellite sites based on community need and with a particular emphasis on preventive services. (4) Finance Department employ the appropriate consultant or consultants to estimate the cost of developing a hub and school satellite service sites and then incorporate these estimates into the county's capital improvements planning process. (5) The County Commission appoint a Human Services Planning Committee composed of nine members to oversee the hub/service center planning and implementation process and to annually prioritize funding requests for new or expanded services. Chairman Carpenter arrived and was present for the remainder of the meeting. The Board expressed appreciation to the members of the 21st Century Committee for their work. Vice-Chairman Hamby asked that the item be placed on the April 6th agenda for further discussion by the Board. Vice-Chairman Hamby turned the meeting over to Chairman Carpenter at 7:06 P.M. UPON MOTION of Commissioner Hamby, seconded by Commissioner Barnhart and unanimously carried, the Board approved the following amendment to the Cabarrus County Animal Control Ordinance. Article II, Section 3(b) Delete the following from the last sentence of Subsection (b): "except as provided by Article I, Section 12(d) of this ordinance." The last sentence of Article II, Section 3(b) as amended shall read as follows: "The collar or harness, with attached tag, must be worn at all times." UPON MOTION of Commissioner Simmons, seconded by Commissioner Barnhart and unanimously carried, the Board approved the request to expand the landfill operating hours as follows: 7:00 A.M. - 5:00 P.M. on Monday through Friday with Saturday hours remaining from 8:00 A.M. until 2:00 P.M. UPON MOTION of Commissioner Payne, seconded by Chairman Carpenter and unanimously carried,, the Board adopted the following fee schedule for the Cabarrus County Health Department Family Planning Program.