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June 1, 2011 (Recessed Meeting)
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<br />The Board of Commissioners for the County of Cabarrus met in recessed
<br />session in the Multipurpose Room at the Cabarrus County Governmental Center
<br />in Concord, North Carolina on Wednesday, June 1, 2011, at 3:30 p.m.
<br />Present - Chairman: H. Jay White, Sr.
<br />Vice Chairman: Elizabeth F. Poole
<br />Commissioners: Larry M. Burrage
<br />Robert W. Carruth
<br />Christopher A. Measmer
<br />Note: Commissioner Carruth joined the meeting by telephone at 6:29
<br />p.m. Due to technical difficulties, he was not able to participate at the
<br />beginning of the meeting.
<br />Also present were John Day, County Manager; Mike Downs, Deputy County
<br />Manager; Pam Dubois, Deputy County Manager and Kay Honeycutt, Clerk to the
<br />Board.
<br />Call to Order
<br />Chairman White called the meeting to order at 3:30 p.m.
<br />Kannapolis City Schools (KCS)
<br />Will Crabtree, KCS Finance Director and Danita Rickard, KCS Board of
<br />Education Chair, presented its total FY 12 budget as follows: capital outlay
<br />- $462,000.00; current expense - $10,393,526.00, including Rowan County's
<br />portion. The County's proposed budget included $50,000.00 for capital
<br />outlay, $5,238,995.00 for current expense and $1,262,059.00 for grounds and
<br />maintenance. Mr. Crabtree expressed support for continuation of the
<br />maintenance agreement, expressed appreciation for the Board's continued
<br />support and responded to questions from the Board. Ms. Rickard also
<br />expressed appreciation for the Board's support.
<br />Department of Social Services (DSS)
<br />Ben Rose, DSS Director, presented an overview of the Department's
<br />budget totaling $28,338,362.00, a reduction of 6.96 percent from last year.
<br />Mr. Rose along with Trish Baker, Program Administrator, Angela Tally, Child
<br />Support Supervisor and Connie Polk, Children's Services Program.
<br />Administrator, addressed a variety of questions related to the following
<br />programs: Economic Services, Child Welfare, Crisis Intervention, Foster
<br />Care, Adult and Family Services and Child Support.
<br />Transportation Department and Department of Aging
<br />Randy Bass, Transportation Director, provided an overview of the
<br />programs provided by the Department and their participation in programs
<br />provided by the Department of Social Services and Department of Aging. He
<br />responded to questions on the JARC (Job Access and Reverse Commute) program
<br />and transportation services for vocational rehabilitation. The Department's
<br />budget for FY 12 totaled $2,374,518.00.
<br />Mike Murphy, Aging Director, responded to questions related to the
<br />operation of the Home Community Care Block Grant program and its connection
<br />to the Transportation Department and the Department of Social Services. The
<br />Department's budget for FY 12 totaled $2,305,219.00.
<br />Mr. Bass and Mr. Murphy responded to questions from the Board. Ben
<br />Rose, Social Services Director, was also present for this discussion.
<br />Soil and Water Conservation District
<br />Vickie Porter and Louis Suther, Conservation Supervisors and Tommy
<br />Porter, Associate Member, requested reinstatement of $3,960.00 for
<br />educational funding that had been cut from their proposed budget based upon
<br />the State's intent to also cut or reduce the funding. Mr. Suther commented
<br />on the importance of the educational funds and protection of national
<br />resources.
<br />Mike Downs, Deputy County Manager, advised that the Department believes
<br />it does not have the resources to absorb the shortfall.
<br />In response to questions from the Board, John Day, County Manager,
<br />advised of how changes to the proposed budget are handled and further advised
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