1998 - 06-22-98 Recessed Meeting (2)

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suck 17 Po 410 019 RECESSED MEETING OF THE LEE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS FINANCE COMMITTEE MEETING JUNE 22, 1998 The recessed meeting of the Board of Commissioners for the County of Lee, State of North Carolina, convened at 3:30 p.m. on this date in the Gordon A. Wicker Community Conference Room at the Lee County Government Center. Members of the Finance Committee in attendance were Chairman Robert T. Reives, Commissioner J. Douglas Moretz and Commissioner T. Ervin Mansfield. Commissioner F. Hubert Garner was also in attendance. Others present for the meeting were County Manager William K. Cowan, County Attorney K. R. Hoyle, Finance Director Lisa Minter and Clerk to the Board Gaynell M. Lee. Chairman Reives called the meeting to order. County Manager William Cowan gave the Committee a report on the printers requested in the proposed budget. Mr. Cowan also reported to the Committee that Mr. Steve Wrenn will receive approximately $56,800 for the next six months as interim School Superintendent. Information Services Director Lesa Price gave the Committee a report on the automation process for the Register of Deeds Office. Register of Deeds Nellie Thomas was present and asked the Committee to consider adding a one-half time (20 hours per week) position to her budget. Commissioner Moretz moved that a part-time (20 hours per week) position be included in the Register of Deeds budget for FY 1998-99. Commissioner Mansfield seconded the motion, and upon a vote, the results were as follows: Aye: Mansfield, Moretz and Reives Nay: None The Chairman ruled the motion had been adopted unanimously and would be presented to the full Board for consideration. Mr. George Whitaker, Chairman of the Board of Elections appeared before the Committee and requested $450,920 for new electronic voting machines. He told the Committee the Board of Elections had no confidence in the current machines. Mr. Reives