cabarrus county board of commissioners regular meeting november ...

October 17, 2011 (Regular Meeting)PageUPON MOTION of Commissioner Burrage, seconded by Commissioner Carruthand unanimously carried, the Board adopted the following proclamation:Proclamation of Weatherization Day 2011Proclamation No. 2011-13Whereas, October is National Energy Awareness Month, and October 30 isdesignated as National Weatherization Day; andWhereas, the County of Cabarrus has a long standing commitment toconserve its resources and to help low-income households through itsWeatherization Assistance Program; andWhereas, the State of North Carolina has administered theWeatherization Assistance Program since its inception in 1976, providing avariety of state and federal resources through numerous community actionagencies, housing authorities and departments of local government that servepeople in every county in the state; andWhereas, it is important to recognize the importance of those programsthat ensure that all residents, especially those living at or below thefederal poverty level, have the opportunity to live in energy efficient,healthy, safe, and comfortable homes as provided for bythe WeatherizationAssistance Program;Now, Therefore, I, H. Jay White, Sr., Chairman of Cabarrus County Boardof Commissioners, do hereby proclaim October 30, 2011 as:“Weatherization Day”in the County of Cabarrus and I urge all citizens to join me in thisobservance.Adopted this the 17 thday ofOctober, 2011./s/ H. Jay White, Sr.______H. Jay White, Sr.,ChairmanBoard of Commissioners(F-3) Finance – Extension of AuditContract with Martin Starnes andAssociates, CPA’s for FY 2012 through FY 2016, with Additional One-YearRenewalsCabarrus County has worked with Martin Starnes and Associates for thepast three years on the County'saudit. We have built a great relationshipand made significant improvements on the County's internal controls with thefirm's guidance and assistance. The Finance department would like to extendthe contract between MartinStarnes and Associates and Cabarrus County for afive-year period with two additional one-year options. The fee increases arereasonable and do not exceed 1.2 percent per year over the five-year period.DRAFTUPON MOTION of Commissioner Burrage, seconded by Commissioner Carruthand unanimously carried, the Board approved the contract between CabarrusCounty and Martin Starnes and Associates, CPA’s as set forth above; andauthorized the County Manager to execute the contract on behalf of CabarrusCounty, subject to review or revisions by the County Attorney.(F-4) Finance – Budget Amendment – 911 Emergency Telephone System SpecialRevenue FundThe attached budget amendment enables funding for the followingexpenditures:1. Reclassify budgeted expenses from Purchased Services to EquipmentRental for the rental of the Positron Host-Remote system for a fullyear - $11,385.25 monthly rental.2. Appropriate funds from the FY 2011 911 ETS Fund Balance for publicsafety needs pursuant to Section 9 of Session Law 2010-158. Newlegislation now allows for primary PSAP's to use up to 50 percent ofthe Emergency Telephone System Fund Balance at June 30, 2010. Thisproject was approved by the Board of Commissioners in FY 2011. Fundsare now needed and will be used primarily for the purchase of radio andrecording equipment for the upgrade of the 911 station. This projecthas a start date of November 7, 2011.A-1Page 20