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405 UPON MOTION of Commissioner Hamby, seconded by Commissioner Melvin and unanimously carried, the Board removed the recommended $20,000.00 appropriation to the Downtown Redevelopment Corporation, allocated $5,000.00 to the Animal Protection Association, and approved a $5,000.00 one-time allotment to the Cabarrus Rescue Squad for storm damages in addition to the $15,000.00 annual appropriation. UPON MOTION of Commissioner Simmons, seconded by Chairman Lentz and unanimously carried, the Board approved a $5,000.00 appropriation to Historic Cabarrus, Inc. for the Old Courthouse. UPON MOTION of Commissioner Hamby, seconded by Commissioner Simmons and unanimously carried, the Board agreed to maintain the annual automobile allowance for the County Manager at the current rate of $3,600.00. Commissioner Moss introduced discussion relative to the reduction of the Dues and Subscriptions line item for all departments. The motion made by Commissioner Hamby to reduce the Dues and Subscriptions line items by 10 percent failed for lack of second. UPON MOTION of Commissioner Melvin, seconded by Commissioner Moss with Commissioners Melvin and Moss and Chairman Lentz voting for and Commissioners Hamby and Simmons voting against, the Board reduced all Dues and Subscription line items by 20 percent. Motion by Commissioner Melvin to cut all travel appropriations by one- third failed for lack of second. UPON MOTION of Commissioner Moss, seconded by Commissioner Melvin with Commissioners Moss, Melvin, and Simmons and Chairman Lentz voting for and Commissioner Hamby voting against, the Board agreed to cut all travel appropriations by 10 percent. Motion was made by Commissioner Moss and seconded by Commissioner Melvin to cut all Equipment and Furniture line item by 15 percent. After discussion, the motion was withdrawn and Board members were asked to bring a listing to the next meeting of any equipment and furniture items they wished to be deleted from the budget. The Board again reviewed the proposed agreement whereby the County would fund two officers and the Town of Mount Pleasant would fund two officers to provide law enforcement services in the Town and surrounding area. It was noted that the County Manager had recommended that the County fund one deputy with the Town ~o continue its previous practice of reimbursing the County for three deputies. The motion by Commissioner Melvin to withdraw from the budget the municipal law enforcement officer for the Town of Mount Pleasant died for a lack of second. UPON MOTION of Commissioner Moss, seconded by Chairman Lentz with Commissioners Moss, Hamby, and Simmons, and Chairman Lentz voting for and Commissioner Melvin voting against, the Board agreed to fund the law enforcement officers for the Town of Mt. Pleasant as agreed upon by Mayor Ralph Austin and Sheriff Robert Canaday. This agreement called for the Town of Mount Pleasant and the County to each fund two deputies to provide law enforcement services in the Town of Mount Pleasant and the surrounding area. The motion by Commissioner Melvin to delete the two detectives requested by the Sheriff's Department in order to defray the cost of the law enforcement officers for the Town of Mount Pleasant died for lack of a second. Chairman Lentz reported that he had been advised that the Mayor of Harrisburg was planning to request the same type of law enforcement services for that municipality as provided to the Town of Mount Pleasant. Commissioner Simmons proposed that the County investigate the possibility of using the Jail kit6hen for the preparation of food to serve at the Department of Aging meal sites. This matter will be discussed with the Sheriff. UPON MOTION of Commissioner Hamby, seconded by Chairman Lentz with Commissioners Hamby, Moss and Simmons and Chairman Lentz voting for and Commissioner Melvin voting against, the Board authorized Sheriff Canaday to place an order for 16 new vehicles on June 15 provided that they are in the budget allotment for Fiscal Year 1990-1991. UPON MOTION of Commissioner Simmons, seconded by Commissioner Hamby with commissioners Simmons, Hamby, and Moss and Chairman Lentz voting for and Commissioner Melvin voting against, the Board deleted from the budget the $10.00 out-of-county library user fee recommended by the County Manager for the Kannapolis Library. The Board reconsidered the request for the purchase of five rifles for the Animal Control Officers. No further action was taken on the rifles which had been deleted from the budget on May 31.