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LEE COUNTY Committed Today for a Better Tomorrow SPECIAL MEETING OF THE LEE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS AND LEE COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION GORDON WICKER CONFERENCE ROOM 106 HILLCREST DRIVE SANFORD, NORTH CAROLIONA 27330 NOVEMBER 6, 2017 The special meeting between the Lee County Board of Commissioners for the County of Lee, State of North Carolina, and the Lee County Board of Education, convened at 6:00 p.m. in the Gordon Wicker Conference Room, 106 Hillcrest Drive, Sanford, North Carolina, on said date. Commissioners Present were Amy M. Dalrymple, Kevin C. Dodson, Dr. Andre Knecht, Larry "Doc" Oldham, Robert T. Reives, Cameron W. Sharpe, and Timothy S. Sloan. Staff in attendance included County Manager John Crumpton, Assistant County Manager/Finance Director Lisa Minter, County Attorney Whitney Parrish, Community and Government Relations Manager Jamie Brown, Management Analyst Michael Silverman, and Clerk to the Board Jennifer Gamble. Chair Dalrymple called the meeting to order on behalf of the Board of Commissioners at 6:00 p.m. Board of Education Chairman Mark K. Akinosho called the meeting to order on behalf of the Board of Education. Commissioner Doc Oldham delivered the invocation. The Pledge of Allegiance was recited. Presentations regarding characteristics of successful STEAM schools and updated information on the plans for the new W.B. Wicker School were provided. Jimmy Hite, architect with Hite Associates, explained the logistics behind his design for the Wicker School. A copy of the presentation is attached to these minutes and by this reference made a part hereof. The school is set to open in August 2019. No action was taken. Commissioner Reives moved to adjourn the meeting. Upon a vote, the results were as follows: Aye: Dalrymple, Dodson, Knecht, Oldham, Reives, Sharpe, Sloan Nay: None The Chair ruled the motion had been adopted unanimously.