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BUCK 43 [Au624 • Annual support/purchase agreement with Tyler Technologies for Tax and Finance MUNIS software (copy attached); • Grant application for FY 2010111 Seniors Health Insurance Information (SHIIP); • Budget Amendment # 8/16/10/02 (copy attached); • Proposal from ECOFLO, Inc. for the 2010 Household Hazardous Waste Collection day scheduled for October 16, 2010 at the Dennis Wicker Civic Center, • Tax Releases and Refunds for July 2010 (copy attached); • Proclamation for the Fall Litter Sweep (copy attached); • Application for State Aid to Public Libraries (copy attached), • Changes to the Lee County Travel Policy, and • Annual contracts with Triangle South Workforce Development Board Upon a vote, the results were as follows: Aye: Dalrymple, Hayes, Kelly, Oldham, Paschal, Reives, and Shook Nay: None The Chairman ruled the motion had been adopted unanimously. No one signed up to speak during the Public Comments section of the meeting. Ms. Patricia Witt from Soroptimist International of Raleigh, North Carolina, completed the required paperwork to appear before the Board and discuss a seminar her organization is co- sponsoring with Triangle J Council of Governments on "Fighting the Crime of Human Trafficking". Commissioners were invited to attend a workshop on September 1, 2010 in Raleigh on the above referenced topic. No action was taken on the matter. At this time the Board conducted a public hearing to consider the acceptance of the Rural Operating Assistance Program (ROAP). Senior Services Director Debbie Davidson outlined the grant application for the following funding levels that have been allocated to Lee County in the amount of $191,279.00: • Elderly and Disabled Transportation Assistance - $79,020.00 with no matching funds required. These funds will assist clients of Lee County Senior Services, Lee County Industries, The Center for Independent Living, Dialysis patients, and other elderly or disabled Lee County residents with needed transportation services. • Employment Funds - $19,428.00 with no matching funds required. These funds assist Department of Social Services Work First clients, Workforce Development programs or other citizens in need of employment transportation. • Rural General Public - $92,831.00 with a minimum match required - 10% fare charged to passengers. These funds will be used to transport the general public for various transit needs. Fare rates will vary depending on pick-up and destination point of service. Chairman Hayes opened the public hearing that had been advertised for this date and time. Ms. Davidson, on behalf of Lee County Senior Services, spoke in favor of the grant application. No one present spoke in opposition to the grant application. Chairman Hayes closed the public hearing. 2