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Nay: None <br />Absent: Dodson <br />The Chair ruled the motion had carried unanimously <br />H. Request for Approval of Resolution Authorizing Certain Staff to Accept Donations on <br />Behalf of the County. <br />Under North Carolina General Statute § 153A-12, the Board of Commissioners have <br />the authority to accept donations of real or personal property to the governing board <br />of commissioners for the use of any statutorily approved use it has. The Board of <br />Commissioners can also grant authority to accept certain donations to staff members <br />to allow greater efficiency when donations are given to the County. The proposed <br />resolution would grant the County Manager authorization to accept donations of <br />personal property of up to $1,000. Any donations of real property will still have to go <br />before the Board of Commissioners for approval. Commissioner Reives moved to <br />approve the resolution giving the County Manager the authority to approve donations <br />of personal property up to $1,000 in value to the County, a copy of which is attached <br />to these minutes and by this reference made a part hereof. Upon a vote, the results <br />were as follows: <br />Aye: Dalrymple, Knecht, Oldham, Reives, Sharpe, Sloan <br />Nay: None <br />Absent: Dodson <br />The Chair ruled the motion had carried unanimously. <br />I. Request for Approval of "Spring Thaw" Fine Forgiveness Program for Lee County <br />Libraries <br />Beth List, Lee County Library Director, provided the Board with information on a <br />proposed "Spring Thaw" Fine Forgiveness Program for Lee County Libraries. The <br />proposed program will encourage library card holders to return lost items with no <br />penalty, will allow patrons to purchase an exact match replacement for their lost <br />item(s) to clear their accounts, and to encourage patrons to renew/update their <br />accounts by making a payment on their current fines with a forgiving match of 50%. <br />The program would also eliminate "legacy bills", which are historical bills that <br />migrated over when the new system was established in 2013. Several of these <br />accounts migrated over with mistakes and errors that would need to be individually <br />researched to get an accurate total of. Commissioner Reives moved to approve the <br />"Spring Thaw" Fine Forgiveness Program for Lee County Libraries. Upon a vote, the <br />results were as follows: <br />Aye: Dalrymple, Knecht, Oldham, Reives, Sharpe, Sloan <br />Nay: None <br />Absent: Dodson <br />The Chair ruled the motion had carried unanimously. <br />Page 819 <br />