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<br /> The Board of Commissioners for the County of Cabarrus met in recessed
<br />session i~ the Commissionersf Conference Room at the Cabarrus County Governmental
<br />Center on Saturday, May 18, 1991, at 8:30 A.M.
<br /> Present - Chairman: Billy J. Simmons, Jr.
<br /> Commissioners: Jeffrey L. Barnhart
<br /> Carolyn B. Carpenter
<br /> William G. Hamby, Jr.
<br /> Kenneth F. Payne
<br /> Also present were Mr. Michael M. Ruffin, County Manager; Mrs. Cynthia
<br />Eades, Personnel Officer; Mrs. Diane Seaford, Budget Officer: and Mrs. Frankie
<br />F. Bonds, Clerk to the Board.
<br /> Chairman Simmons called the meeting to order at 8:45 A.M.
<br /> Commissioner Barnhart was absent for the beginning of the meeting.
<br /> The Board received the recommendations from the Board of Elections relative
<br />to the reductions in operational changes due to the elimination of the
<br />Presidential Preference Primary and related costs. In proposing the reductions
<br />to the operational costs, the Elections Board requested the right to come back
<br />to the Board of Commissioners to request additional funding if it is needed
<br />during the year.
<br /> UPON MOTION of Commissioner Hamby, seconded by Commissioner Payne with
<br />Commissioners Hamby, Payne, and Carpenter and Chairman Simmons voting for, the
<br />Board approved the following operational reductions and other changes to the
<br />Elections budget: Move the current part-time clerk position to a full-time
<br />position which would increase the Full-time Salary (Line Item 101) to
<br />approximately $61,121.00 and reduce Part-Time Salaries (Line Item 102) to O;
<br />Reduce Part Time < 1000 Hours (Line Item 103) to approximately $42,571.00; Reduce
<br />Temporary Wages (Line Item 104) by $3,546.31 to $1,773.16; Reduce Per diem
<br />Payments (Line Item 105) to $5,980.00; Reduce Printing and Binding (Line Item
<br />320) to $1,450.00; Reduce Postage (Line Item 325) to $3,402.00; Reduce
<br />Advertising (Line Item 601) to $914.00; and Reduce Elections Expense (Line Item
<br />697) to $21,500.00. In addition, the remaining line items relating to Personnel
<br />costs will be adjusted in accordance with the changes approved by the Board.
<br /> UPON MOTION of Commissioner Payne, seconded by Chairman Simmons with
<br />Commissioners Payne, Carpenter, and Hamby and Chairman Simmons voting for, the
<br />Board deleted $11,600.00 from Equipment and Furniture (Line Item 860) of the
<br />Elections budget for voting machines and voting booths for two proposed new
<br />precincts.
<br /> Chairman Simmons requested Mrs. Eades to check with Mrs. Ruby Little,
<br />Elections Supervisor, to determine if the personnel line items reflect additional
<br />personnel to staff the proposed new voting precincts. He further asked Mrs. Eades
<br />to bring back any additional changes which are needed for the personnel line
<br />items.
<br /> UPON MOTION of Commissioner Payne, seconded by Chairman Simmons with
<br />Commissioners Payne, Carpenter, and Hamby and Chairman Simmons voting for, the
<br />Board reduced Travel (Line Item 610) in the Elections budget by $1,000.00.
<br /> UPON MOTION of Commissioner Payne, seconded by Commissioner Carpenter with
<br />Commissioners Payne, Carpenter, and Hamby and Chairman Simmons voting for, the
<br />Board approved the Elections budget as amended by the Board.
<br /> UPON MOTION of Commissioner Hamby, seconded by Commissioner Payne with
<br />Commissioners Hamby, Payne, and Carpenter and Chairman Simmons voting for, the
<br />Board approved the recommended budget for the Register of Deeds Office as
<br />submitted and complimented Mr. Bill Ross, Register of Deeds, on the operation
<br />of that office.
<br /> Ms. Seaford noted that Micrographics will be removed from the Register of
<br />Deeds budget as that function will become a part of the Management Information
<br />System (MIS) Department on July 1, 1991. Appropriate budget revisions will be
<br />made to reflect this change.
<br /> Commissioner Barnhart a~rived at 10:00 A.M. and was present for the
<br />remainder of the meeting.
<br /> The Board reviewed the revenue projections which, according to Mr. Ruffin,
<br />were prepared by Mr. Blair D. Bennett, Finance Director.
<br /> Motion was made by Commissioner Payne and seconded by Chairman Simmons to
<br />approve an Accounting Technician III position for the Finance Department on a
<br />part-time basis (Line Item 103) up to 1,000 hours per year. This would include
<br />the removal of $9,846.00 from Line Item 101 and the addition of approximately
<br />$9,000.00 to Line Item 103.
<br /> Motion was made by Commissioner Carpenter and seconded by Commissioner
<br />Barnhart to amend previous motion to delete requested additional personnel and
<br />to instruct Mr. Blair Bennett, Finance Director, to make do with existing
<br />personnel and to cross-train his employees failed by the following vote.
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