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4) E'nof 13 po, ; X04 0 Dossenbach seconded the motion and upon a vote the results were as follows: Aye: Cox, Dossenbach, Matthews, Stafford and Wicker Nay: None The Chairman ruled the motion carried unanimously and the public hearing was open. After all persons desiring to speak had been given an opportunity to do so, Commissioner Matthews moved that the public hearing be closed. Commissioner Cox seconded the motion and upon a vote the results were as follows: Aye: Cox, Dossenbach, Matthews, Stafford and Wicker Nay: None The Chairman ruled the motion had been unanimously adopted and the public hearing was closed. Commissioner Cox moved for adoption of the following resolution: WHEREAS, the North Carolina General Assembly enacted Chapter 480 and Section 74.17 of Chapter 770 of the 1989 Session Laws, thereby rewriting North Carolina General Statute 142-128; and WHEREAS, N.C.G.S. 143-128(c) requires each city, county or other public body to adopt, after notice and a public hearing, an appropriate verifiable percentage goal for participation by minority businesses (as defined in that statute) in the total value of work for building contracts the costs of which exceed one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) and which are awarded pursuant to N.C.G.S. 143-128; and WHEREAS, N.C.G.S. 143-128(c) (3) requires an authority awarding a building contract the cost of which exceeds one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) under a separate prime or separate specification contract system to adopt written guidelines specifying actions that will be taken by the awarding authority to ensure a good faith effort in the recruitment and selection of minority businesses for building contracts awarded under the separate prime or separate specification contract system; and WHEREAS, N.C.G.S. 143-128(c) (4) requires an authority awarding a building contract the cost of which exceeds one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) under a single-prime contract system to adopt written guidelines specifying the action that the prime contractor must take to ensure a good faith effort in the recruitment and selection of minority businesses for building contracts awarded under the single prime contract system; and requires that action taken by the prime contractor must be documented in writing by the contractor to the appropriate awarding authority; and WHEREAS, N.C.G.S. 143-128(b) requires that a public body choosing to use a single-prime contract system must also seek bids for a building contract the cost of which exceeds one hundred 3