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361 Commissioner Hamby advised the Board that he could not attend the meeting in Catawba County on December 6 concerning the Mental Health funding inequities. Another Board member is to attend this meeting. UPON MOTION of Chairman Simmons, seconded by Commissioner Barnhart and unanimously carried, the Board moved to go into executive session for consultation with counsel and to discuss a personnel matter and a matter relating to the expansion or location of an industry in the county. The Board invited Mr. Gerald A. Newton, Planning and Zoning Director, and Mr. Bob Stark of Stark Associates to join the Board in executive session. UPON MOTION of Commissioner Carpenter, seconded by Chairman Simmons and unanimously carried, the executive session was adjourned. No action was reported from the executive session. Mr. G~rald A. Newton advised the Board of a delay by the City of Kannapolis in performing the required addressing for the implementation of the E911 service. He advised the Board that during the Egll planning process he and the Planners from the cities of Concord and Kannapolis had agreed to complete the addressing work for their respective areas. However, Mr. Newton reported that the City of Kannapolis has now asked that the County Planning and Zoning staff assume the responsibility for coordinating the addressing of the City of Kannapolis with the Kannapolis Post Office. He indicated that he did not have the staff necessary to undertake this addressing work for Kannapolis at this time. The Board by consensus agreed for Chairman Simmons to advise the Mayor of Kannapolis that the County is handling the addressing for the unincorporated areas of the county as well as the Town of Harrisburg through the interlocal agreement for planning and zoning services. However, the County would be willing to do the addressing for the City of Kannapolis on a contractual basis or to incorporate the work into an interlocal agreement for planning and zoning services. The Board by consensus agreed for the County Print Shop to print a souveni~ program for the Bicentennial Commission to be distributed at the Board meetin§ on January 21, 1992. UPON MOTION of Chairman Simmons, seconded by Commissioner Carpenter and unanimously carried, the Board moved to go. into executive session for consultation with counsel and to discuss a personnel matter. UPON MOTION of Chairman Simmons, seconded by Commissioner Barnhart and unanimously carried, the executive session was adjourned. Commissioner Barnhart proposed that the County provide coupons to a local restaurant to those employees who were working and could not attend the County Employee Appreciation Picnic on October 12, 1991. UPON MOTION of Chairman Simmons, seconded by Commissioner Barnhart and unanimously carried, the Board authorized the Employee Picnic Committee to spend up to $750.00 or up to $10.00 per family in restaurant coupons for those employees who were on duty and could not attend the Employee Picnic on October 12, 1991. Chairman Simmons introduced discussion of the merit system for County employees. Citing increasing costs, he stated the need to adjust the merit system prior to January 1, 1992. He proposed that the Board set aside a certain percentage for merit increases and give floating merits ranging from 0 percent to 2 percent or above. During the discussion, Commissioner Hamby proposed that the Board consider the possibility of a bonus system whereby single year bonuses varying from year to year could be given. A proposal for the change in merit pay is to be prepared by the first of December. UPON MOTION of Chairman Simmons, seconded by Commissioner Barnhart and unanimously carried, the Board moved to go into executive session to discuss personnel. UPON MOTION of Commissioner Carpenter, seconded by Commissioner Hamby and unanimously carried, the executive session was adjourned. No action was reported from the executive session. There being no further business to come before the Board, the meeting was adjourned. Clerk to the Board