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05 Ritter shared concerns with the Harris Lake being dangerously close (2 miles) to the Jonesboro fault line. He stated that there were hundreds of cases of earthquakes that resulted from fracking across the country. His opinion was that if fracking is allowed in Lee County it could cause an earthquake which could cause the level of Harris Lake to drop thereby exposing a nuclear incident at the Shearon Harris Nuclear Power Plant. No action was taken. The Board considered the FY 2015 -16 Budget Calendar. Finance Director Lisa Minter presented said calendar to serve as a guideline for the budget process. It was noted the calendar was subject to change with regard to budget work sessions the Board may decide to hold. Commissioner Frazier moved to approve the FY 2015 -16 Budget Calendar presented, 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, Oldham, Reives, Sloan, and Smith Nay: None The Chair ruled the motion had been adopted unanimously. The Board considered Budget Amendment # 01/20/15/09. Finance Director Lisa Minter presented said Budget Amendment to appropriate funds for the following: Health — Family Planning — appropriate $6,867 of additional funding received from the State for the Family Planning Program approved by the Board of Commissioners during their January 5th meeting. Funds will be used to fund the Sister Love Program through the Coalition for Families in Lee County. An additional $1,000 is being allocated by the State birth control methods. Health — Environmental — appropriate $45,417 from fund balance as approved by the Board during their November 17th meeting for a project that will allow Environmental Health to come on board with Energov Electronic permitting system, convert paper documents to digital via Lee County Industries (LCI), and install equipment in vehicles for mobile technology implementation. Commissioner Sloan moved to approve Budget Amendment 01120115109, 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, Oldham, Reives, Sloan, and Smith Nay: None taken. The Chair ruled the motion had been adopted unanimously. The Monthly Financial Report for month ending December 2014 was presented. No action was County Manager John Crumpton provided his Monthly Report for January 2015, a copy of which is attached to these Minutes and by this reference made a part hereof. Mr. Crumpton stated a joint meeting with the Central Carolina Community College Board of Trustees had been scheduled for February 9` and he was working on other joint meetings with the City of Sanford, Broadway Town Board, Board of Education, and Sanford -Lee County Partnership for Prosperity. No action was taken. Chair Dalrymple passed out a "revised" list of Commissioner Board appointments for 2015. 4