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572 Commissioner Simmons made motion which was seconded by Commissioner Payne to decrease the funding for the National Guard Armory by $2,000.00; to reduce funding for Historic Cabarrus, Inc. to $5,000.00; to delete the $3,500.00 appropriation to Wildlife Care; and to delete the $3,500.00 appropriation to Cabarrus Animal Protection Association. Commissioner Barnhart amended the motion by Commissioner Simmons to remove Wildlife Care from consideration at this time. Commissioner Simmons accepted the amendment to his motion. UPON AMENDED MOTION of Commissioner Simmons, seconded by Commissioner Payne with Commissioners Simmons, Payne, Barnhart and Hamby voting for and Chairman Carpenter voting against, the Board decreased the funding for the National Guard Armory by $2,000.00; reduced funding for Historic Cabarrus, Inc. to $5,000.00; and deleted the $3,500.00 appropriation to Cabarrus Animal Protection Association. Commissioner Barnhart made motion which was seconded by Commissioner Payne to allocate $30,000.00 to the Community in Schools Program on a $1.00 for $2.00 match. Commissioner Payne asked that motion be amended to include an appropriation to the Bicentennial Commission. UPON MOTION of Commissioner Simmons, seconded by Commissioner Payne with Commissioners Simmons, Payne, Barnhart, and Hamby voting for and Chairman Carpenter voting against, the Board approved an allocation of $30,000.00 to the Community in Schools Program on a $1.00 for $2.00 match and approved an appropriation to the Bicentennial Commission on a $1.00 for $1.00 match with the money raised since June 1 to be included as a part of the match for the Bicentennial Commission. UPON MOTION of Commissioner Simmons, seconded by Commissioner Payne and unanimously carried, the Board approved the remainder of the Other Contributions as recommended by the County Manager. These programs included Cabarrus Arts Council ($5,000.00), Carolinas Transportation Compact ($12,150.00), Carolinas Partnership ($16,172.00), Old Courthouse Theater (-0-), Concord Downtown Redevelopment Corporation (-0-), and LIFE Center ($64,511.00). The motion by Chairman Carpenter to give the Farmers Market $1,000.00 failed for lack of a second. The motion by Commissioner Hamby and seconded by Chairman Carpenter to allocate $2,500.00 to the Farmers Market failed with Commissioner Hamby and Chairman Carpenter voting for and Commissioners Payne, Barnhart and Simmons voting against. Motion by Commissioner Hamby to increase the Insurance line item of the Commissioners' budget to $8,100.00 to fund health insurance for members of the Board of Commissioners failed for lack of a second. UPON MOTION of Commissioner Hamby, seconded by Chairman Carpenter and unanimously carried, the Board approved the Board of Commissioners' budget as recommended by the County Manager with the understanding that the members of the Board have access to the CountyWs health insurance program provided that they pay the cost of the coverage. The Board briefly discussed the Animal Control program and the provision of services to the municipalities. However, approval of the proposed budget was postponed until a later date. There being no further business to come before the Board, Chairman Carpenter recessed the meeting until 7:30 P.M. on Tuesday, June 9, 1992. Clerk to the Board