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573 <br /> <br /> The Board of Commissioners for the County of Cabarrus met at the <br />County Courthouse in Concord, North Carolina, on Thursday, May 24, 1984, <br />at 7:00 P.M. in a budget workshop. <br /> Present - Chairman: James W. Lentz <br /> Commissioners: Archie Y. Barnhardt <br /> Marcelle Milloway <br /> J. Harold Nash <br /> Kenneth F. Payne <br /> The Board reviewed the 1984-85 budget proposals from Contributions <br />to Other Funds through the Planning Department with the exception of the <br />Schools budget proposal. This budget request will be discussed at a <br />later date when ~epresentatives from the schools are present. <br /> The Contribution to the Water and Sewer District Bond Fund line item <br />was increased from $840,000.00 to $1.2 million. <br /> After discussion of the request from the Cabarrus Memorial Hospital <br />for an appropriation of $440,230.00 or two percent on the County tax rate, <br />the Board agreed to leave the 1984-85 appropriation at $250,000.00 as <br />recommended by the County Manager. <br /> UPON MOTION of Commissioner Payne, seconded by Commissioner Barnhardt <br />with Commissioners Payne and Barnhardt voting for, Commissioner Nash voting <br />against, and Commissioner Milloway abstaining, the Board set the 1984-85 <br />appropriation to Rowan Technical College at $30,000.00. <br /> UPON MOTION of Commissioner Payne, seconded by Commissioner Nash and <br />unanimously carried, the Board agreed to appropriate in the 1984-85 budget <br />$2,000.00 to the Concord-Cabarrus County Chamber of Commerce and $2,000.00 <br />to the Kannapolis Chamber of Commerce to be used for economic development <br />activities. Invoices for these economic development activities are to be <br />submitted to the County for payment. <br /> The Board reviewed plans for a $1 million National Guard Armory to be <br />funded by a $768,000.00 Federal appropriation, a $115,000.00 State appropriation, <br />and a local appropriation of $117,000.00 shared equally by Cabarrus County <br />and the City of Concord. It was noted that the City and County would <br />also be responsible for providing water and sewer services to the site. <br />The Board directed that negotiations begin between the City and County to <br />work out the shared cost for these services to the armory site. <br /> Commissioner Payne left the meeting at 8:15 P.M. to attend the Health <br />Board meeting. <br /> The Board reviewed the need for an addition to the County Jail and <br />requested that Sheriff Robert M. Canaday be present at the next budget <br />session to discuss this matter. <br /> The motion made by Commissioner Barnhardt and seconded by Chairman <br />Lentz to cut $25,000.00 from the Equipment and Furniture line item in the <br />Fire Marshal's budget for a hazardous material unit for the county received <br />the following vote. <br /> <br />Voting for - Chairman Lentz and Commissioner Barnhardt <br />Voting against - Commissioners Nash and Milloway <br /> <br /> The Board agreed to discuss the hazardous material unit at the next <br />budget meeting. <br /> Commissioner Barnhardt nominated Mrs. Frances B. Sehorn of 7 Grace <br />Avenue in Concord to complete the unexpired term of Dr. Lynn A. Hughes <br />as the extra-territorial jurisdiction representative on the Concord Planning <br />and Zoning Commission. The appointment of a member to the Commission will <br />be made by the Board of Commissioners after a response is received from <br />the City of Concord regarding the Board's request for a recommendation <br />for this vacancy. <br /> The appointments to the Personnel Committee were delayed until a <br />later date. <br /> The meeting adjourned at 9:35 P.M. <br /> <br />Clerk to the Board <br /> <br /> <br />