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13 <br />Commissioner Kelly <br />• Stated Lee County is currently in a situation on what and where our <br />finances are at this time. <br />• Would like to see Lee Senior be "top of the line" but doesn't want to see <br />the issue rushed. <br />Chairman Brown <br />• Stated the figure of $25 million could not be addressed without a tax <br />increase of at least 3 1/2 cents. <br />• The project in question started out as a $10 million project and has <br />accelerated to $25 millions. <br />After further discussion, Commissioner Lemmond moved to deny the request from the <br />Board of Education for a bond referendum for renovations up to $25 million dollars for <br />Lee County High School and their request to apply State lottery proceeds for renovations <br />at Lee County High School. Upon a vote, the results were as follows: <br />Aye: Brown, Kelly, Lemmond, Paschal, Reives, and Shook <br />Nay: None <br />Absent: Stevens <br />The Chairman ruled the motion had been adopted unanimously. <br />Representative Jimmy Love, Sr., had notified the County Manager's Office of the <br />deadline for submitting local bills to Legislative Bill Drafting. The deadline for Senate <br />Bills is February 27, 2007, and March 20, 2007 for Bills going to the House of <br />Representatives. A "draft" bill presented by former Representative John Sauls for the <br />one-half cent sales tax legislation requested by the Board in 2005 to be used for public <br />school capital outlay purposes will be resubmitted. A separate issue for a one-cent <br />increase is also being considered. The Board discussed questions presented by the <br />Staff Attorney from the N.C. General Assembly as it relates to the drafted Bill. <br />Commissioner Reives moved for County Attorney K. R. Hoyle to submit a letter to <br />Representative Love addressing questions proposed in reference to the local option <br />sales tax so the Bill can be finalized for submission. Upon a vote, the results were as <br />follows: <br />Aye: Brown, Kelly, Lemmond, Paschal, Reives, and Shook <br />Nay: None <br />Absent: Stevens <br />The Chairman ruled the motion had been adopted unanimously. (Note: A copy <br />of Attorney Hoyle's letter to Representative Love is attached to these minutes and by <br />this reference made a part hereof). <br />The Board considered a Resolution to ratify action taken during the <br />Commissioners Annual Planning Retreat held on February 12-13, 2007. Assistant <br />County Manager Kenny Cole told the Board staff felt the recent Retreat was a success <br />and therefore a Resolution was submitted to ratify the Resolution adopted by the <br />0 Commissioners after their 2005 Retreat which incorporated "family" as part of the Core <br />Values. Commissioner Shook moved to approve the above-referenced Resolution. <br />6 <br />