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007 BOOK V ncE 448 After further discussion, Commissioner Reives made a motion that in the event Oldham & Oldham, Inc. will not be willing to honor their original bid, the matter must come back before the Board at the next meeting. Commissioner Matthews seconded the motion, and upon a vote, the results were as follows: Aye: Garner, Mansfield, Matthews, Moretz, Paschal and Reives Nay: None The Chairperson ruled the motion had been adopted unanimously. Public Works Director Kenny Cole gave the Board a report on recent renovations to Courtroom #1 at the new Courthouse. Mr. Cole told the Board that all the work was completed by in house staff. No action was taken on the matter. The Board considered a vehicle replacement policy for Lee County. At a previous meeting, Chairperson Matthews appointed a committee to work on a draft for a vehicle replacement policy for Lee County. After some discussion, Commissioner Reives moved to approve the recommendation of the committee, with a few changes. Commissioner Matthews seconded the motion, and upon a vote, the results were as follows: Aye: Garner, Mansfield, Matthews, Moretz, Paschal and Reives Nay: None The Chairperson ruled the motion had been adopted unanimously. The Board considered the rejection of all bids for the proposed Emergency Medical Services building project. County Manager William Cowan told the Board that at the August 10, 1998 meeting the Board considered a ground lease with Central Carolina Hospital and a bid award for the construction of the proposed emergency medical services building. Based upon concerns from some Board members, he was not able to reach a satisfactory lease agreement with hospital officials. He further told the Board since the proposed building will need to be relocated and re-engineered, the Board would need to reject all bids and authorize new bids to be taken when a suitable location is found and the project is re-engineered. Commissioner Moretz moved to approve the recommendation of the County Manager to reject all bids. Commissioner Garner seconded the motion, and upon a vote, the results were as follows: Aye: Gamer, Mansfield, Matthews, Moretz, Paschal and Reives Nay: None The Chairperson ruled the motion had been adopted unanimously. The Board held discussion on the location and purpose of various sites for proposed new county buildings. County Manager William Cowan told the Board the open meetings law provides that a board of commissioners may go into closed session to 7