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89 <br /> <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 Monday, May 14, 2001, at 6:30 p.m. <br /> <br />Present - <br /> <br />Chairman: Arne L. Fennel <br />Vice Chairman: Robert W. Carruth <br />Commissioners: Robert M. Freeman <br /> Coy C. Privette <br /> Richard D. Suggs <br /> <br /> Also present were Mr. Frank W. Clifton, Jr., County Manager; Mr. John <br />D. Day, Deputy County Manager for Operations; Mr. Don C. Cummings, Human <br />Resources Director;'Ms. Cathie K. Straub, Budget Officer; and Mrs. Frankie F. <br />Bonds, Clerk to the Board. <br /> <br /> Chairman Fennel called the meeting to order at 6:30 p.m. Vice Chairman <br />Carruth was absent for the beginning of the meeting. <br /> <br />Information Technoloqy <br /> <br /> Ms. Jean Kennedy, Information Technology (IT) Director, gave a brief <br />overview of the proposed budgets for IT Programming and Geographic <br />Information Systems. She advised of plans to'implement a County newsletter. <br /> <br /> Mr. Steve Hicks, Assistant Director of IT, briefly reviewed the <br />proposed IT Systems budget. An additional PC Technical Support Specialist <br />position will provide technical support for the growing number of personal <br />computers in County Government. <br /> <br />Piedmont Behavioral Healthcare <br /> <br /> Mr. Clifton reported Cabarrus County funds Piedmont Behavioral <br />Healthcare at a level of $4.98 per capita (excluding rent, utilities, etc.). <br />The recommended funding for FY 2002 is $849,914.00, an increase of $11,803.00 <br />from FY 2001. <br /> <br /> Mr. Dan Coughlin, Area Director of Piedmont Behavioral Healthcare, <br />discussed the funding for the Piedmont Area Mental Health Program, which <br />consists of the counties of Cabarrus, Rowan, Stanly~and Union. He advised <br />that the four counties fund at differing levels, but pointed out that funds <br />provided by Cabarrus County are used only for services to residents of this <br />county. Also, Mr. Coughlin updated the Board on the proposed legislation to <br />change the mental health system. He stated the proposed legislation has been <br />revised to allow counties to have the following options: (1) continue with <br />existing area programs (public authority); (2) form multi-county programs; or <br />(3) operate mental health as a department of County government. <br /> <br /> Mr. Clifton cautioned the Board to watch the funding stream for mental <br />health services, stating the State may choose to Shift some costs to the <br />County. <br /> <br />Tax Administration <br /> <br /> Ms. Dawn McHale, Tax Administrator, reviewed the proposed budget for <br />the Tax Collection program. She reported that an analysis of the position <br />approved last year for processing returned mail, specifically motor vehicle <br />billings, showed the position would be responsible for the annual collection <br />of $90,000.00 in revenue. <br /> <br /> Ms. McHale reviewed the proposed budget for Tax Assessor, Land Records <br />and Appraisal. She stated that several temporary positions were included to <br />begin work on the 2003 Revaluation. Also, Ms. McHale discussed the request <br />for a new Tax Analyst position within Audit/Business Personal Property to <br />assist with tax listings for the growing number of new businesses. <br /> <br /> There was discussion regarding the discovery process used by the <br />department and staff's efforts during the past year to identify unlisted <br />business property. <br /> <br /> Vice Chairman Carruth arrived at 7:42 p.m. and was present for the <br />remainder of the meeting. <br /> <br /> <br />