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65 The Board of Commissioners for the County of Cabarrus met in regular session in the Commissioners' Meeting Room at the Governmental Center in Concord, North Carolina on Tuesday, September 8, 1992, at 6:30 P.M. The meeting had been changed from Monday, September 7, due to the Labor Day holiday. Present Chairman: Carolyn B. Carpenter Commissioners: William G. Hamby, Jr. Jeffrey L. Barnhart Kenneth F. Payne Absent - Commissioner: 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 called the meeting to order at 6:30 P.M. Boy Scout Troop 33 of Kannapolts conducted the Presentation of Colors ceremony. Members participating were James Sellars, Chris Voyles, and Chris Copeland. Mr. Mark Green, Scoutmaster, was also present. The Very Reverend Robert Sessumof the Ail Saints Episcopal Church gave the invocation. APPROVAL OF MINUTES UPON MOTION of Commissioner Barnhart, seconded by Commissioner Hamby with Commissioners Barnhart, Hamby and Payne and Chairman Carpenter voting for, the minutes of August 17, 1992 were approved as written. UNFINISHED BUSINESS 21st Century Committee Recommendations The Board reviewed the recommendation presented on August 17 by Dr. Herb Smith, Chairman of the 21st Century Committee. At that time Dr. Smith had recommended that the Board appoint a commission consisting of a member from each of the four human services boards, one member from each of the two school boards, one County Commissioner, and one member from the 21st Century Committee (if not otherwise represented by an appointee of the human services boards). He had further proposed that the Board charge the appointed commission with the task of making the following recommendations: (1) Locate a site for the hub facility; (2) Develop a model for delivering human services in the hub satellite concept; (3) From this model, develop a hub facility plan; (4) Design the satellite service delivery system; and (5) Select appropriate satellite sites. UPON MOTION of Commissioner Barnhart, seconded by Commissioner Hamby with Commissioners Barnhart, Hamby, and Payne and Chairman Carpenter voting for, the Board appointed the following persons to the Human Services Task Force as recommended by their respective boards: Ms. Dorothy Simmons of the Cabarrus County Board of Education, Ms. Danita Rickard of the Kannapolis City Board of Education, and Dr. Herb Smith of the Cabarrus County Health Board. The Board further appointed Chairman Carpenter as the Commissioner member of the Task Force and asked that the other human services boards--Social Services, Aging and Piedmont Area Mental Health--submit a nominee for appointment to the Task Force. No terms of appointment were established and members of the Task Force will serve until such time the report is completed. Commissioner Payne asked that Dr. smith and one other member of the 21st Century Committee meet with Mr. Witherspoon to discuss the work the Board has pursued in regards to the human service needs in the county. NEW BUSINESS CONSENT Confirmation of Exchange of Real Property in the Coddle Creek Reservoir Agenda Item C-4 relative to the Eudy and Baxter properties in the Coddle Creek Reservoir area was removed from the agenda at the request of Mr. Hartsell. Budget Amendment - Cooperative Extension Service (2) UPON MOTION of Commissioner Barnhart, seconded by Commissioner Payne with Commissioners Barnhart, Payne and Hamby and Chairman Carpenter voting for, the Board approved the following Cooperative Extension budget amendments.