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BK -00027 PG:0442 <br />The Chair ruled the motion had been adopted unanimously and the Board was in Closed <br />Session. Commissioner Smith arrived at the beginning of the Closed Session at 5:20 p.m. <br />Upon returning from Closed Session, with all members present, the regular meeting resumed. <br />At this time Donald Andrews, Chair of the Lee County Fire Advisory Board presented the FY <br />2015-16 Volunteer Fire Department Budgets. Mr. Andrews stated the Fire Advisory Board has <br />completed its annual review of the fire department budget requests for the upcoming year by reviewing <br />each budget by line item. Meetings were held with each department for a one-on-one question and <br />answer session. Mr. Andrews asked the Board of Commissioners to schedule a public hearing on June <br />15, 2015 in reference to the Fire Department budgets. After discussion, Commissioner Smith moved to <br />hold a public hearing at 6 p.m., June 15, 2015, for the recommended FY 2015-16 Lee County Fire <br />District Budgets. Upon a vote, the results were as follows: <br />Aye: Dalrymple, Frazier, Knecht, Oldham, Reives, Sloan, and Smith <br />Nay: None <br />At 5:45 p.m., Chair Dalrymple recessed the meeting until 6 p.m. <br />At 6 p.m. Chair Dalrymple called the meeting back to order, with all members present for the <br />purpose of conducting public hearings for the proposed FY 2015-16 Budget and Capital Improvement <br />Plan (CIP) for FY 2016-2020. <br />The Chair opened the public hearing that had been advertised for this date and time on the <br />recommended FY 2015-16 Budget. <br />The following spoke in favor of the proposed budget and were allowed 3 minutes for comments: <br />1. Irene Smith, 519 Walnut Drive, Sanford <br />2. Dr. Andy Bryan, Lee County School Superintendent, 1508 Winterlocken Drive, <br />Sanford <br />3. Dr. Lynn Smith, Chairman, Lee County Board of Education, 1502 Gormly Circle, <br />Sanford <br />4. Cynthia Wicker, 1636 Everett Dowdy Road, Sanford <br />5. Cindy Hall, 212 Wilkins Drive, Sanford <br />6. Paula Layton, 1019 Walker Road, Sanford <br />7. Jan Tart, 1406 Winterlocken Drive, Sanford <br />8. Justin Wilkinson, 822 N. Gulf Street, Sanford <br />9. Vickie Wilkins, 957 South Bay, Sanford <br />The following spoke in opposition to the proposed budget and were allowed 3 minutes for <br />comments: <br />1. Jim Womack, 1615 Boone Trail Road, Sanford <br />2. Frank Thompson, 191 Covered Bridge Lane, Sanford <br />3. Reuhl Dabolt, 2435 S. Plank Road, Sanford <br />4. Celeste Bissell, 1759 Daiquiri Turn, Sanford <br />5. Pat Barnville, 84 Traceway, Sanford <br />6. Mildred Smith, 502 Richmond Drive, Sanford <br />7. Myrna Rodriguez, 416 Harbor Trace, Sanford <br />The Chair closed the public hearing for the recommended FY 2015-16 Budget. <br />7 <br />