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MOTION by Commissioner Fortner for the county attorney to
revise the agreement with the changes noted and to authorize the
chairman and clerk to sign on behalf of the County.
VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0.
REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF BARIUM SPRINGS HOME FOR CHILDREN'S
AGREEMENT TO PROVIDE YOUTH SERVICES (RESIDENTIAL BED SPACE FOR 90 -
DAY PLACEMENTS): Mr. Mashburn said this agreement would provide
services that had previously been supplied by the Iredell County
Youth Home. The arrangement will allow for the placement of six
adolescents at Barium Springs. The cost will be $80 a day per
person.
MOTION by Commissioner Johnson to approve the Barium Springs
agreement and to authorize the county manager to sign the same.
VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0.
REQUEST FOR ADOPTION OF PROCLAMATION COMMEMORATING THE TEN-
YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF THE EXCHANGE CLUB CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION CENTER
FOR IREDELL COUNTY (SCAN): MOTION by Commissioner Stewart to adopt
the following proclamation:
PROCLAMATION
COMMEMORATING
THE TEN YEAR ANNIVERSARY
OF
THE EXCHANGE CLUB CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION CENTER
OF IREDELL COUNTY
(THE EXCHANGEISCAN CENTER)
WHEREAS, child abuse is a serious and growing problem affecting more than three million
of our nations children annually, in whose hands we will eventually entrust our future; and
WHEREAS, this social malignancy called child abuse respects no racial, religious, class
or geographic boundaries, and in fact, has been declared a national emergency; and
WHEREAS, ten years ago there was established in Iredell County, The Exchange Club Child
Abuse Prevention Center of Iredell County known as the SCAN center, with a proven program of
treatment and prevention services for this tragedy utilizing a home -visitation model through
trained and dedicated volunteer parent aides and professional staff as well as other direct
services to families; and
WHEREAS, consistent with this concern, this legislative body commemorate$ and celebrates
the ten-year anniversary of the SCAN Center; and
WHEREAS, the local Noon, Evening, and Mooresville Exchange Clubs are an all -volunteer
service organization comprised of men and women all dedicated to making America a better
place to live through a variety of community service projects, and one national project, the
Prevention of child abuse.
NOW, THEREFORE, the Iredell County Board of Commissioners hereby proclaims October 14,
1997, the official date to commemorate the ten-year anniversary of The Exchange Club Child
Abuse Prevention Center of Iredell County. All citizens are called upon to support the
efforts of The Exchange Club child Abuse Prevention Center of Iredell County by becoming
involved in local child abuse prevention activities.
VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0.
REQUEST FOR ADOPTION OF PROCLAMATION PROCLAIMING SEPTEMBER 27, 1997 AS
HUNTING AND FISHING DAY: MOTION by Commissioner Boone to adopt the following
proclamation:
PROCLAMATION
FOR
HUNTING AND FISHING DAY
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 1997
WHEREAS, hunting and fishing have always been an important part of the North Carolina
tradition; and
WHEREAS, hunting and fishing are much more than recreational pursuits. For over 100
years, hunters and anglers have been at the forefront of the conservation movement giving of
their time and finances. In fact, they have provided over $20 billion to wildlife management