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631 The Board of Commissioners for the County of Cabarrus met in regular session in the Commissioners' Meeting Room at the Gabarrus County Governmental Center in Concord, North Carolina on Monday, December 17, 1990, at 6:30 P.M. Present - Chairman: Billy J. Simmons, Jr. Commissioners: Jeffrey L. Barnhart Carolyn B. Carpenter William G. Hamby, Jr. Kenneth F. Payne The invocation was given by Reverend Tom Anderson, Assistant Pastor of the First Baptist Church in Concord. Chairman Simmons deferred the adoption of the minutes for the following meetings: November 30, 1990 Recessed Meeting; November 30, 1990 Special Meeting; December 3, 1990 Regular Meeting; December 11, 1990 Recessed Meeting. UNFINISHED BUSINESS Mr. Tarry Gautney, Landfill Manager, reviewed the request to establish a recycling tipping fee exemption policy which would require private citizens to have recyclable material or pay a tipping fee for items brought to the Landfill. He noted that the pilot curbside recycling program began in the county on December 3 and that the proposed exemption policy was an effort to get private individuals to recycle. UPON MOTION of Commissioner Payne, seconded by Chairman Simmons and unanimously approved, the Board adopted the following amendment to the "Ordinance Governing the Management of Solid Waste in Cabarrus County, North Carolina" to be effective February 1, 1991. Io SECTION XII TIPPING FEE Existing Subparagraph A reads as follows: Ail users of landfill, except private users hauling their own personal residential garbage and rubbish, will be required to pay a tipping fee according to the schedule approved by the Board of Commissioners and listed in Appendix C. Modify Subparagraph A to read as follows: Ail users of landfill shall pay a tipping fee according to a schedule approved by the Board of Commissioners (Appendix C). UPON MOTION of Chairman Simmons, seconded by Commissioner Carpenter and unanimously carried, the Board adopted the following Exemption Fee Schedule to be effective February 1, 1991 and included in Appendix C of the "Ordinance Governing the Management of Solid Waste in Cabarrus County, North Carolina". EXEMPTION FEE SCHEDULE Vehicle Charge Autos $1.00 or 1 bag* Pickup $2.00 or 2 bags Vans $2.00 or 2 bags Autos & Trailers $2.00 or 2 bags Vans/Pickup & $4.00 or 4 bags Trailers Any vehicle larger $10.00 or 5 bags than ones listed vehicle examples: (1 ton, dump, dual or tandem axle) Recyclables For No Charge * Large Grocery Bag Recyclable Materials Accepted · Glass Bottles & Jars (color separated) · Newspaper (inserts & paper only)