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470 The Board of Commissioners for the County of Cabarrus met at the County Courthouse in Concord, North Carolina, on Tuesday, June 10, 1986, at 7:00 P.M. to continue review of the proposed 1986-87 Cabarrus County Budget. Present - Chairman: James W. Lentz Commissioners: Kenneth F. Payne William G. Hamby, Jr. Archie Y. Barnhardt Marcelle M. Upright Chairman Lentz announced that Commissioners Hamby and Barnhardt would arrive late for the meeting as they had attended the Legislative Briefing sponsored by the North Carolina Association of County Commis- sioners in Raleigh on this date. Mr. Charles D. McGinnis presented a compilation of the requested fire district and sanitary district tax rates and recommended that all rates be approved as requested. He reported that all fire departments had signed the Contract to Provide Tax District Fire Service and had complied with the terms of the contract with the exception of nine departments which had not submitted the type of financial audit as specified in the contract. These departments were as follows: Allen, Enochville, Georgeville, Jackson Park, Midland, Mt. Pleasant Rural, Northeast, Odell, and Rimer. Mr. McGinnis recommended that the County contract with these nine departments to provide fire protection services next year and remit funds to them. However, he further recommended that the Board inform the nine departments through the Fire Marshal that they have ninety (90) days to submit an audit as specified within the provi- sions of the contract and that the County will withhold remitting funds to these nine departments at the end of ninety (90) days if a proper audit is not received. UPON MOTION of Commissioner Payne, seconded by Commissioner Upright with Commissioners Payne and Upright and Chairman Lentz voting for, the Board approved the County Manager's recommendation to allow the nine departments that have not fulfilled the obligations of the Contract to Provide Tax District Fire Service a period of ninety (90) days to submit an audit as specified in the contract and to withhold remitting funds to these departments at the end of ninety (90) days if a proper audit is not received. The nine departments were as follows: Allen, Enochville, Georgeville, Jackson Park, Midland, Mt. Pleasant Rural, Northeast, Odell, and Rimer. The fire district and sanitary district tax rates will be considered by the Board at the time of the budget public hearing on June 1§ and will be included in the adoption of the Cabarrus County Budget Ordinance. Mr. Thomas W. Dillard, Director of the Charles A. Cannon Memorial Library, reviewed the requested budget for the library which the Board had cut from $209,793.00 to $192,000.00. He explained that the local funding request had been increased this year to provide for the estab- lishment of a full-time position of branch services librarian to work with the Kannapolis Branch Library and another part-time position of a library page to work primarily in the children's room at the library. Mr. Dillard stated the library is an important factor in the economic development of Cabarrus County and outlined the use of the library for such items as resume books, job referral services, and job source material as well as an outlet for illiteracy development in the county. The Board accepted Mr. Dillard's presentation as information only and no action was taken regarding the library budget request. Dr. Sid Hunter of the Board of Directors for the YMCA Senior Center introduced Ms. Jennifer Smith, Programs Coordinator for the Center, and Mr. William Fesperman, Executive Director of the Cannon Memorial YMCA and Community Center. Mr. Fesperman presented a slide presentation showing the activities of the Center. He stated that a request had been made to both Cabarrus County and Rowan County for funding of salary and staffing of the Center. Mr. Fesperman asked that the County's contribution be as high as possible to enable the Center to serve senior citizens throughout the county. UPON MOTION of Commissioner Upright, seconded by Chairman Lentz with Commissioner Upright and Chairman Lentz voting for and Cox~issioner Payne voting against, the Board approved a contribution in the amount of $7,000.00 to the YMCA Senior Center in the 1986-87 Cabarrus County Budget. Mr. Charles D. McGinnis, County Manager, reminded the Board that the County Attorney would be drawing up a contract for the purchase of a service from the YMCA Senior Center by an appropriate agency of County government.