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LEE OUNTY Committed Today for a Better Tomorrow ANNUAL PLANNING RETREAT OF THE LEE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS BUGGY FACTORY 115 CHATHAM STREET SANFORD, NORTH CAROLINA 27330 JANUARY 26 - 27, 2017 The annual Board Retreat of the Board of Commissioners for the County of Lee, State of North Carolina, convened at 5:30 p.m., Thursday January 26, 2017, in the first floor conference room at the Buggy Factory, 115 Chatham Street, Sanford, North Carolina. Commissioners attending included Amy M. Dalrymple, Kevin Dodson, Dr. Andre Knecht, Larry "Doc" Oldham, Robert T. Reives, Cameron W. Sharpe, and Timothy S. Sloan. Staff members in attendance were County Manager John Crumpton, County Attorney Whitney Parrish, Finance Director Lisa Minter, Management Assistant Michael Silverman, and Clerk to the Board Jennifer Gamble. Chair Dalrymple called the Retreat to order. Commissioner Sloan delivered the invocation. At this time, the Board proceeded with dinner and discussions regarding Commissioner goals. Proposed goals included addressing concerns regarding trash along roadways, expansion and economic development in Lee County, plans for the new W.B. Wicker School, building relationships between law enforcement and the youth, and rerouting Kelly Drive in front of the Community College. Commissioner Revies departed the meeting at 7:30 p.m. Upon return, Commissioner Sloan moved to add a closed session item to the agenda. Upon a vote, the results were as follows: Aye: Dalrymple, Dodson, Knecht, Oldham, Sharpe, Sloan Nay: None Absent: Reives The Chair ruled the motion had been adopted unanimously. The following items were discussed during the course of the Retreat: State of the County Report — Management Assistant Michael Silverman presented the State of the County Report. This report addresses some of the issues the Board of Commissioners are Page 114