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60V 17 PaE 212 a Aye: Cox, Garner, Mansfield, Matthews, Moretz, Paschal and Reives Nay: None The Chairperson ruled the motion had been adopted unanimously. Commissioner Moretz moved to approve the consent agenda, which consisted of the following items: • Minutes of the February 16, 1998 regular meeting • Tax Releases and Refunds for February, 1998 (copy attached) • Budget amendment # 03/16/98/19 (copy attached) • Resolution requesting consideration of a property tax discount for the elderly • Budget amendment from the Job Training Partnership Act for FY 1998-99 • Donation of a computer system and printer to the Enrichment Center • Community Services Block Grant for Johnston-Lee Community Action, Inc. • Application for release of funds from the Public School Building Capital Fund for construction of Deep River Elementary School • Criminal Justice Partnership Grant Application • Request from Lee County Library to apply for the following grants: - Universal Service Grant for E-rate Discount - Federal Library Services and Technology Act Grant - EZ-LSTA Grant for Basic Equipment Commissioner Reives seconded the motion, and upon a vote, the results were as follows: Aye: Cox, Garner, Mansfield, Matthews, Moretz, Paschal and Reives Nay: None The Chairperson ruled the motion had been adopted unanimously. The Board considered a resolution to recognize and celebrate the 150°i anniversary of the Women's Rights Movement. Chairperson Matthews moved approval of the following resolution, which she read aloud: WHEREAS, 1998 will mark the 150°i anniversary of the Women's Rights Movement in the Unites States, a bold and courageous civil rights movement that began in 1848 in Seneca Falls, New York, at the first Women's Rights Convention ever held; and WHEREAS, the Declaration of Sentiments issued by the Convention represents a work fundamental to our nation's commitment to liberty and personal freedom; and 2