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91 <br /> <br /> The Board of Commissioners for the County of Cabarrus met in regular <br />session in the Commissioners' Meeting Room at the Cabarrus County <br />Governmental Center in Concord, North Carolina on Monday, May 21, 2001, at <br />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. <br />Fletcher L. Hartsell, Jr., County Attorney; and Mrs. Frankie F. Bonds, Clerk <br />to the Board. <br /> <br />Chairman Fennel called the meeting to order at 6:32 p.m. <br /> <br /> Boy Scout Troop 222 of the Harrisburg United Methodist Church conducted <br />the Flag Ceremony. Scouts participating in the ceremony were Justin Brown, <br />Jon Seibert, Christopher ?orfeli and Jeremy Smith. <br /> <br /> Reverend Michael Kurtz of Forest Hill United Methodist Church gave the <br />invocation. <br /> <br /> Chairman Fennel thanked those who had fasted and prayed for rain during <br />the month of April. The Board had adopted the ~Pray for Rain" Proclamation at <br />its meeting in March. <br /> <br /> Commissioner Privette reported that Mr. Oren Hill, a former member of <br />the Board of Commissioners, had passed away. The Board observed a moment of <br />silence in memory of Mr. Hill. <br /> <br />APPROVAL OR CORRECTION OF MINUTES <br /> <br /> UPON MOTION of Vice Chairman Carruth, seconded by Commissioner Freeman <br />and unanimously carried, the Board approved the minutes of April 23, 24 and <br />30 and May 3, 2001 as written. <br /> <br />APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA <br /> <br /> UPON MOTION of Chairman Fennel, seconded by Commissioner Suggs and <br />unanimously carried, the Board approved the Agenda as submitted with the <br />following changes: (1) Removal of Item E-5 (Appointment of Fire Protection <br />District Commissioners); and (2) Addition of a Closed Session as authorized <br />by North Carolina General Statute 143-318.11(a) (4) to discuss the location or <br />expansion of industries or other businesses in Cabarrus County. Further, the <br />Board acknowledged receipt of the revised attachments for the following <br />Consent Agenda items: Item E-9 - Sale of Property at J. N. Fries Middle <br />School by the Cabarrus County Board of Education to the City of Concord; and <br />Item E-12(a,b,c,d,e) - DJJD? County Funding Plan and Program Agreements. <br /> <br />RECOGNITIONS AND PRESENTATIONS <br /> <br />Recognition of Bethpa~e Presbyterian Church and the Caremoor Retirement <br />Center - Mr. Mike Downs~ Development Services Director <br /> <br /> Mr. Mike Downs, Director of Development Services and Emergency <br />Management, recognized Bethpage Presbyterian Church and the Caremoor <br />Retirement Center for their response and care for the Center's residents when <br />a small fire caused their evacuation on May 3, 2001. He commended the Center <br />for having the forethought to plan for an emergency situation and commended <br />the church for its willingness to provide a service to the community by <br />opening a shelter for the Center's residents. <br /> <br /> Commissioner Privette presented Certificates of Appreciation to the <br />following persons: Caremoor Retirement Center - Tom and Teresa Kincaid <br />(owners), Anne' Sortain, Alfreda Rice, Anita Linker, Claudia Epinger and' <br />Jerfonda Johnson; and Bethpage Presbyterian Church - Darrell and Doris Ann <br />Ballard and Linda Van Pelt. <br /> <br /> <br />