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BK - 00026 PG:0568 The Board considered Budget Amendment # 06/02/14/15. Finance Director Lisa Minter presented said Budget Amendment for the following: Health Department — appropriate $2,678 in additional revenue from the State to purchase contraceptives. After a lengthy discussion, Commissioner Womack moved to approve Budget Amendment # 06102114115, a copy of which is attached to these Minutes and by this reference made a part hereof. Upon a vote, the results were as follows: Aye: Dalrymple, Frazier, Knecht, Parks, Reives, Smith, and Womack Nay: None The Chairman ruled the motion had been adopted unanimously. County Manager John Crumpton introduced House Bill 292 — Moratorium /Lawsuit for School Funds that had been added to the Agenda at the beginning of the meeting. Mr. Crumpton stated the North Carolina Association of County Commissioners (NCACC) has endorsed the Resolution presented which addresses litigation between local boards of education and boards of county commissioners that has resulted in costly legal fees for both parties that have reduced the amount of taxpayers' dollars that are actually spent on education in the public schools. Litigation has also led to prolonged legal battles including appeals to the North Carolina appellate courts keeping the matters unresolved over several school years. If approved, the Resolution asked that Lee County be included in the Bill. After discussion, Commissioner Smith moved to approve A Resolution of the Lee County Board of Commissioners Requesting that the North Carolina General Assembly Include Lee County on an act to Establish a Moratorium on Filing of Actions by Certain Local Boards of Education Challenging the Sufficiency of Local Funds Appropriated by Boards of County Commissioners, a copy of which is attached to these Minutes and by this reference made a part hereof. After further discussion, Commissioner Womack asked Commissioner Smith to amend his motion to approve the Resolution by striking words in the last "Now, Therefore" section. Commissioner Smith amended his motion to approve the Resolution with the re- wording as suggested by Commissioner Womack. Upon a vote of the amended motion, the results were as follows: Aye: Dalrymple, Frazier, Knecht, Parks, Reives, Smith, and Womack Nay: None The Chairman ruled the motion had been adopted unanimously. County Manager John Crumpton gave a brief update on the Clyde Rhyne Road paving project, stated the Joint City- County Sub - Committee will be meeting at 11:30 a.m., Monday, June 9, 2014, in the Wicker Room at the Lee County Government Center. He also noted that Commissioners will hold a budget work session at 5 p.m., June 16, 2014, in the Gordon Wicker Conference Room. With no other business to come before the Board, Commissioner Dalrymple moved to adjourn the meeting. Upon a vote, the results were as follows: Aye: Dalrymple, Frazier, Knecht, Parks, Reives, Smith, and Womack Nay: None