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the offer from Betty Jane McLean for $300.00, a copy of which is attached to these minutes and by this
<br />reference made a part hereof. Upon a vote the results were as follows:
<br />Aye: Dalrymple, Dodson, Knecht, Oldham, Reives, Sharpe, Sloan
<br />Nay: None
<br />The Chair ruled the motion had been adopted unanimously.
<br />Consider an Offer to Purchase Surplus Property Located at 0 Hooker Street, Lot 3, Block A, PIN 9642-
<br />54-5616-00, Sanford, NC and Offer to Purchase Surplus Property Located at 0 Hooker Street, Lot 2,
<br />Block A, PIN 9642-54-5705-00, Sanford, NC
<br />County Attorney Whitney Parrish stated that Lee County and the City of Sanford acquired the
<br />property through a foreclosure sale in 2016. The total amount of fees and taxes owed on Lot 3 is
<br />$1,972.11 and on Lot 2 is $1,972.10. The taxable value of each of the properties is $2,900.00. On
<br />October 17, 2016, Mr. Martin did contact the County to have the County's foreclosure bid assigned to
<br />him. At the time the Board and the Sanford City Council voted unanimously not to assign its bid and to
<br />continue forward with the sale. Mr. Brandon Martin of Black Fountain, LLC has now submitted an offer
<br />on each of the properties for $1,950.00. Mr. Martin has paid the requisite deposit and advertising costs.
<br />The Board will need to declare this property surplus and accept, accept the offer, and allow the offer to
<br />be advertised in the Sanford Herald. The offer will also have to be approved by the City Council.
<br />Commissioner Reives moved to declare both Lot 2 and 3 as surplus properties and approve the
<br />resolution accepting the offer from Brandon Martin for $1,950.00 per property and authorize staff to
<br />advertise for upset bids. Upon a vote, the results were as follows:
<br />Aye: Dalrymple, Dodson, Knecht, Oldham, Reives, Sharpe, Sloan
<br />Nay: None
<br />The Chair ruled the motion had been adopted unanimously.
<br />_Budget Amendment #06/05/17/15
<br />Finance Director Lisa Minter presented budget amendment # 06/05/17/15 for the Board's
<br />consideration. The budget amendment will appropriate FEMA funds to Emergency Management to
<br />cover expenses from the Hurricane Matthew event on October 8, 2016. The amendment will also
<br />appropriate funds to Solid Waste to cover additional costs of vegetative waste grinding. Commissioner
<br />Sloan moved to approve Budget Amendment #06/05/17/15, a copy of which is attached to these
<br />minutes and by this reference made a part hereof. Upon a vote, the results were as follows:
<br />Aye: Dalrymple, Dodson, Knecht, Oldham, Reives, Sharpe, Sloan
<br />Nay: None
<br />The Chair ruled the motion had been adopted unanimously.
<br />MANAGER'S REPORTS
<br />April 2017 Financial Report
<br />Finance Director Lisa Minter presented the Financial Report for April 2017. Ms. Minter reminded
<br />the board that sales tax revenues run three months behind. Tax collections through April 2017 are 1.41
<br />percent ahead of the same period last year. Sales tax revenues through January 2017 have been
<br />posted, and we are on target with our budget. In reviewing expenditures, the percentage used target is
<br />83.33%. The only department exceeding the target as of the end of April is Medical Examiner. She
<br />further provided that at this time, we are tracking slightly ahead of our sales tax budgets. Based on the
<br />county -wide historical analysis that is attached, overall sales tax collections are up 8.07% compared to
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