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002 Ego' J8 PACE 741 • Pre-application grant for the Governor's Crime Commission for Youth Services • Agreement with the North Carolina's Uniforni Certification Process for Disadvantaged Business Enterprises • Increase cost for TB skin test from $10.00 to $15.00 • Letter of credit for Liberty Road (relocated Bruce Coggins Road) • Budget amendment# 02/18/02/#l 3 (copy attached) • Designation of Lee County Board of Education's share of State Public School Building Capital Finds (copy attached) • Purchase requisitions with DELL for computer equipment totaling $26,042.82 • Resolution for the purchase of voting machine equipment from MicroVote General Corporation in the amount of $419,950.00 (copy attached) • Letter to Department of Transportation for a traffic study on Franklin Drive Upon a vote, the results were as follows: Aye: Adams, Hincks, Lemmond, Matthews, Paschal, and Sauls Nay: None Absent: Reives The Chairman ruled the motion had been adopted unanimously. The board heard presentations from Johnny Ransdell with the local Department of Transportation Office, Greg Tanner from Triangle J Council of Governments, and Louise Bruckner from the Employment Security Commission. Commissioner Reives joined the meeting during Mr. Ransdell's presentation. Commissioner Reives asked that the board discuss the hiring of an Assistant County Manager in the upcoming budget process. By general consensus, the board approved adding this matter to the agenda. The board considered matters pertaining to the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program for FY 2002. Planner Karen Jones told the board that a public hearing had been advertised for this date and time to hear continents from the public concerning the FY 2002 scattered site rehabilitation project. Chairman Hincks opened the public hearing. No one from the general public spoke concerning the matter. Chairman Hincks closed the public hearing. Ms. Jones asked that someone be appointed to serve on the Site Selection Committee and Commissioner Matthews volunteered to serve on this Committee. The board considered a staffing proposal for the Cooperative Extension Office. Cooperative Extension Director John Hall told the board that during the past year his department has experienced staffing changes. Due to State budget cuts, his department was unable to fill the Agricultural Agent position that was left vacant in February 2001. Taylor Williams who is the Area Specialized Agent for Lee, Moore, and Richmond Counties has 2