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466 The Board of Commissioners for the County of Cabarrus met in recessed session in the Multipurpose Room at the Cabarrus County Governmental Center in Concord, North Carolina, on Thursday, June 1, 2000, at 6:30 p.m. Present - Chairman: Arne L. Fennel Vice Chairman: Carolyn B. Carpenter Commissioners: Jeffrey L. Barnhart Sue B. Casper Coy C. Privette Also present were Mr. Frank W. Clifton, Jr., County Manager; Mr. John Day, Deputy County Manager for Operations; Ms. Cathie Keller Straub, Budget Officer; and Mrs. Frankie F. Bonds, Clerk to the Board. Chairman Fennel called the meeting to order at 6:30 p.m. Commissioners Carpenter and Casper were absent for the beginning of the meeting. Harrisburq Fire District Tax Mr. Mike Brown of the Board of Directors for the Harrisburg Volunteer Fire and Rescue reviewed the request to increase the District's tax rate from five cents (5¢) to six cents (6¢). He discussed daytime staffing difficulties, stating many of the volunteers work and are unavailable to assist with emergency calls. To address this problem, the Department used some of its reserve funds last year to hire ten (10) paid personnel in addition to Fire Chief Charles Greene. According to Mr. Brown, additional funding is needed to add more paid personnel, replace a crash truck, pay for necessary renovations at the existing fire stations and construct a new station with training center. Commissioner Casper arrived at 6:45 p.m. and was present for the remainder of the meeting. The Board discussed the growth in revenue and questioned the need to increase the Harrisburg fire tax. Mr. Brown and Chief Greene reiterated the need for additional paid personnel and the construction of a new fire station. They indicated that the growth in revenue does not support those expenditures. Board members requested additional information concerning revenues and expenses for the fire department. Kannapolis City Schools The Kannapolis City Board of Education joined the Board for discussion concerning the recommended Schools budget. Those present included School Board Chairman Lee Efird and School Board Members Charles Mitchell, Doris Buchanan and Danita Rickard. Also present were Dr. Ed Tyson, Superintendent, and Mr. William Crabtree, Finance Officer. Commissioner Carpenter arrived at 7:00 p.m. and was present for the remainder of the meeting. The recommended FY 2001 Current Expense funding for the Kannapolis City Schools includes the following: Average Daily Membership (ADM) Funding - $3,047,135.00; Building Maintenance Funding - $610,398.00; and Grounds Maintenance Funding - $137,356.00. The recommended Capital Outlay funding for Kannapolis Schools is $223,950.00. Mr. Efird thanked the Board for the school funding and the increases allotted the past year. He stated the maintenance agreement between the Kannapolis City Schools and Cabarrus County Schools appears to be working well although there are several "kinks" that are being worked out. Dr. Tyson stated that the proposed Current Expense funding for FY 2001 appears to be a reasonable and fair proposal. He gave a general overview of Kannapolis City Schools, the system's six percent growth rate and associated growth needs such as additional school buses and the addition of three mobile units for next year. Dr. Tyson did express concern about the proposed Capital Outlay funding and indicated the Schools may have to discuss larger items during the year. He advised a School Facility Task Force has been established to develop a comprehensive facilities plan to project facility needs for the next five to ten years.