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557 Mrs. Kaye Amos, Chairman of ~he Cabarrus County Board of Education, reviewed the Schools budget and the recent changes, which included the downsizing of administrative staff, to make more money available to meet the needs of the students. She stated the airport funds, if allocated to the Schools, would be used for the Concord Middle School, Winecoff Elementary School, a new school on Rocky River Road, and to begin a major initiative in technology. Ms. Sherry Church of the Northwest Cabarrus District questioned why responsible owners should be subjected to such a strong Animal Control Ordinance. Ms. Sandy Feibelman-Coppola of the Beverly Hills School District urged the Board to appropriate the airport settlement money to the Schools. Mr. Steve Dulin, Animal Control Officer, reviewed the work of the animal control officers and addressed the severe problems involving dogs running loose and attacks by dogs. He pointed out that there are three officers working Cabarrus County, Harrisburg, Mt. Pleasant and Kannapolis. Mr. Dulin commented on the personal safety of the officers and stated in his opinion the proposed Ordinance would not affect the responsible pet owner. There was no one else present to address the Board, and Chairman Carpenter closed the Informal Public Comments portion of the meeting. NEW BUSINESS The Board conducted the first reading of the proposed Animal Control Ordinance as adopted .by the Board of Health on May 28, 1992. Members reviewed the proposed ordinance and Dr. William F. Pilkington, Health Director, clarified a number of provisions of the ordinance. The Board requested several changes to the ordinance, including a provision regarding the license fee for breeders and an increase from two to five acres for premises on which physical restraint of animals is not required. Chairman Carpenter requested that a copy of the ordinance be forwarded to all the municipalities. In addition, Mr. Witherspoon suggested that the Health Director provide information regarding the additional resources needed to enforce the ordinance in those areas currently served by Animal Control. The Board by consensus set a public hearing on the proposed Animal Control Ordinance at 8:00 P.M. on Monday, June 15, 1992. UPON MOTION of Commissioner Hamby, seconded by Commissioner Payne with Commissioners Hamby, Payne and Barnhart and Chairman Carpenter voting for, the Board added the following job classification/salary grade assignments to the County's position classification plan effective July 1, 1992 as requested by Mr. Don Moorhead, Personnel Officer: Crew Chief - 66; HVAC Technician III 66; Gymnasium Supervisor 53; Physician III-A 86~ and Social Work Program Administrator II 74. UNFINISHED BUSINESS Motion was made by Commissioner Hamby and seconded by Commissioner Barnhart to postpone consideration of the proposed revisions to the Pay Plan/Pay Scale until a budget meeting. The vote was as follows: Voting for - Commissioners Hamby and Barnhart; Voting against - Chairman Carpenter and Commissioner Payne. UPON MOTION of Commissioner Payne, seconded by Chairman Carpenter with Commissioners Payne and Hamby and Chairman Carpenter voting for and Commissioner Barnhart voting against, the Board approved the amendments to the County Personnel Ordinance to revise the Pay Plan/Pay Scale as submitted by Mr. Don Moorhead, Personnel Officer, with a $200,000.00 cap on merits. The revisions as approved by the Board were as follows. Amend Article III, The Pay Plan, of the Cabarrus County Personnel Ordinance as follows: Section 3. Use of Salary Ranges The following provisions shall govern the hiring rate, as well as the granting of within-the-range pay increments: (a) Hiring Rate. The hiring rate (Step 1, Level 1 of each salary grade range) is the minimum rate normally paid an employee when hired into Cabarrus County employment. Appointment above the hiring rate may be made on the recommendation of the department head with the approval of the County Manager when deemed necessary in the best interest of the County. Above the minimum appointments shall be based on factors such as the qualifications of the applicant being higher than desirable