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004 aaoK 18 pAcE 64 much discussion, County Manager William Cowan was asked to invite Ms. Insko to appear before the Board to discuss this request. No action was taken on the matter. The Board considered a budget matter concerning the purchase of hand held radios for the North Carolina Highway Patrol troopers. Commissioner Reives asked that the Board consider purchasing hand held radios at a cost of approximately $660 per radio. The radios would be owned by the County and given to North Carolina Highway Patrol troopers in Lee County so they could be contacted directly by local law enforcement without having to go through the Greensboro patrol office. No action was taken on the matter. The Board considered a budget matter concerning the purchase of a canine for the Sheriffs Department and the local Highway Patrol. Commissioner Reives asked that the Board consider a budget matter for the purchase of an "all-purpose" dog that could be used by the Sheriff's Department and local Highway Patrol. After sonic discussion, Commissioner Adams moved that a letter of support be sent to the Sheriffs Department requesting a dog. Upon a vote, the results were as follows: Aye: Adams, Garner, Hincks, Matthews, Paschal, and Reives Nay: None Absent: Sauls The Chairman ruled the motion had been adopted unanimously. The Board considered a resolution requesting that the North Carolina General Assembly authorize Lee County to conduct a referendum on an optional one-cent sales tax to raise funds for school capital needs. Commissioner Adams told the Board that the legislative delegation was trying to pursue alternate ways of financing schools, and he would like to try to get more support for a local option sales tax referendum. The Board discussed a recent letter firom Representative Leslie Cox to James Black, Speaker of the North Carolina House of Representatives. In the letter, Mr. Cox told Mr. Black that they must seriously consider alternative revenue sources other than just raising property taxes to fund schools. It is Mr. Cox's intention to introduce legislation for a one-cent, local option sales tax that must be approved by local voters before implementation by the Lee County Board of Commissioners. After much discussion, Commissioner Garner moved for County Attorney K. R. Hoyle to draft a letter to the Lee County delegation making the one per-cent (I%) local sales and use tax consistent throughout the Bill, ask that the community college be included along with the public schools to use these funds for capital outlay purposes, exempt vending machine sales from the Bill, and request a response from the delegation before they proceed. Upon a vote, the results were as follows: 4