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HUN % i9 FACE 21 The Chairman ruled the motion had been adopted unanimously. The board considered the scheduling of a public hearing for economic development incentives for a plant expansion. Economic Development Director Bob Heuts told the board that Electro Mechanical Specialties, located on Hawkins Avenue at the Deep River Road intersection recently sold the company to Meikle Automation and the new name is Meikle EMS Automation. The company currently employs twenty (20) people. He told the board that with the new ownership, plans are underway to expand the business to serve manufacturers in the South and Mexico. EMS builds automation equipment for manufacturing and Meikle will allow them to build larger robotic and automation equipment for a larger market share. He continued to tell the board that plans are underway to hire thirty (30) additional people over the next three (3) years and construct a new 15,000 square foot building at the current site plus renovate the existing building. Mr. Heuts told the board that the Executive Committee of the Economic Development Corporation met to discuss this project and recommends that the County use the local economic development incentive policy to assist the business in the development of this project. The amount of local incentives requested by Meikle EMS Automation would be $41,767. After some discussion, Commissioner SaLlls moved to schedule a public hearing on the above matter for the October 21, 2002, meeting at 7:00 o'clock p.m. 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 request from Social Services to fill a soon-to-be vacant position in the Child Support Office. Social Services Director Brenda Potts told the board that she will soon have a vacant position in the Child Support Office and she asked permission of the board to fill this position. Mrs. Potts stated the need of filling this position so the department can provide prompt services to the caretakers of children in Lee County. The Child Support Location Clerk is the point of entry for clients that are requesting child support services. This Clerk will be responsible for explaining the program to applicants, collecting the application fee and entering the application in the ACTS system to set the case up for location or enforcement to begin. Mrs. Potts told the board that under new federal time frames an absent parent must be located within 90 days of application to be eligible for assistance and Child Support Orders must be established within 90 days of location. She also stated that this position would assist in bringing revenue into the County. After some discussion, Commissioner Matthews moved to approve the request to fill the Child Support Location Clerk position. 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. I 3