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380 <br /> <br /> The Board of Commissioners for the County of Cabarrus met in recessed <br />session in the Tax Assessor's Conference Room at the Cabarrus County Governmental <br />Center in Concord, North Carolina on Monday, April 10, 1995, at 6:00 P.M. <br /> <br />Present - Chairman: Jeffrey L. Barnhart <br /> Vice-Chairman: Arne L. Fennel <br /> Commissioners: Sue B. Casper <br /> Dr. Franklin C. Niblock, Jr. <br /> Kenneth Olio-Mills <br /> <br /> Also present were Mr. John V. Witherspoon, County Manager; Mr. John Day, <br />Budget Officer/Area Manager; Mr. Don Moorhead, Personnel Officer; and Mrs. <br />Frankte F. Bonds, Clerk to the Board. <br /> <br />Chairman Barnhart called the meeting to order at 6:00 P.M. <br /> <br />Sheriff's Department <br /> Sheriff Robert Canaday presented an overview of the operation of the <br />Sheriff's Department and the Jail. He specifically discussed the new community <br />police program which includes six officers who are assigned to specific areas of <br />the county and work during ~high call" periods. Other areas discussed by the <br />Board and Sheriff Canaday included the current Jail Health program, the DARE <br />program, the current 911 dispatch system, and a proposed community sentencing <br />program. <br /> <br /> Sheriff Canaday requested permission to apply for funding for two officers <br />through the COPS Program. Federal funding would cover 75 percent of the total <br />cost with the local 25 percent share to total approximately $47,000.00 over the <br />three-year period. The Board by general consensus agreed for the Sheriff to <br />submit this application to the United States Department of Justice. <br /> <br />Department of Aging <br /> Mr. Mike Murphy, Director of Aging, presented an overview of the operation <br />of the Department of Aging. Services provided by the Department include the <br />Nutrition, Transportation, In-Home Services, Weatherization/Home Improvement, and <br />Informational Referral programs. Grant funds for these services are provided <br />through the Older Americans Act and the Home and Community Care Block Grant. The <br />Department also operates the Senior Center which provides social, recreational, <br />and educational programs for the-senior citizens in the county. <br /> <br /> Commissioner Casper reported that funding for the Older Americans Act <br />stands in jeopardy at this time and must be re-authorized in the fall. She asked <br />that the Board support the continuation of federal funding for this program. <br /> <br /> There was lengthy discussion by the Board regarding the merits of proposed <br />tax cuts versus the re-authorization of such programs as the Older Americans Act. <br />No action was taken by the Board, and Chairman Barnhart asked members to draft <br />proposed resolutions for consideration by the Board relative to this issue. <br /> <br />Addition to Agenda - Parks and Recreation Commission <br /> UPON MOTION of Commissioner Fennel, seconded by Chairman Barnhart and <br />unanimously carried, the Board voted to add to the agenda an item regarding the <br />Parks and Recreation Commission. <br /> <br /> Commissioner Fennel stated the need to replace Ms. Celie Richardson who <br />currently serves as a member of the Parks and Recreation Commission. He <br />expressed regret for this action, but commented that a replacement is needed for <br />the productivity of the Parks and Recreation program. <br /> <br /> UPON MOTION of Commissioner Fennel, seconded by Chairman Barnhart with <br />Commissioners Fennel, Niblock, Olio-Mills and Chairman Barnhart voting for and <br />Commissioner Casper voting against, the Board voted to remove Ms. Celie <br />Richardson from the Parks and Recreation Commission and to replace her with Mr. <br />James Houston Leigh. Mr. Leigh's term of appointment will end on January 31, <br />1998. <br /> <br />Adjournment <br /> There being no further business to come before the Board, Chairman Barnhart <br />adjourned the meeting at 8:18 P.M. <br /> <br />Clerk to the Board <br /> <br /> <br />