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G 04 eu0( 18 moF 72+ Nay: None The Chairman ruled the motion had been adopted unanimously. The board considered a resolution to participate in the N. C. Local Government Debt Setoff Clearinghouse Program. In the absence of Tax Administrator Roger Kelley, County Attorney K. R. Hoyle outlined this new program for the board. Mr. Hoyle told the board that the General Assembly recently passed an act that enables counties to file debts that are in the amount of $50.00 or more and delinquent for more than six days. The League of Municipalities and the Association of County Commissioners are forming this Clearinghouse Agency. Mr. Hoyle told the board that if an individual were eligible to receive an income tax refund, the Clearinghouse would collect the delinquent funds from the State Department of Revenue for the county, less a $15.00 collection fee. Mr. Hoyle recommended that the board participate in this new program. After some discussion, Commissioner Sauls moved to approve a Memorandum of Understanding and Agreement, 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: Adams, Hincks, Lemmond, Matthews, Paschal, Reives, and Sauls Nay: None The Chairman ruled the motion had been adopted unanimously. The board considered a Capital Project Ordinance fora high school project and a Declaration of Official Intent to Reimburse for the construction of a high school project. County Manager William Cowan discussed the above documents with the board and stated that the Capital Project Ordinance only involved professional services for land acquisition, and the Declaration of Intent was simply a source of revenue for the Capital Project Ordinance. After much discussion, Commissioner Sauls moved to approve the Capital Project Ordinance and the Declaration of Official intent to Reimburse, copies of which are attached to these minutes and by this reference made a part hereof. Upon a vote, the results were as follows: Aye: Adams, Hincks, Lemmond, Matthews, Paschal, and Sauls Nay: Reives The Chairman ruled the motion had been adopted by a six to one vote. Commissioner Reives stated that even though he voted against the above documents, lie did understand them. The board considered a resolution to form a Rural Transportation Planning Organization with Triangle J Council of Governments. County Manager William Cowan told the board that the Department of Transportation currently has planning organizations in all the major metropolitan areas within the State and is urging rural counties to form planning organizations called Rural Planning Organizations (RPO). Mr. Cowan told the 4