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C~ 0 I 48 BOV 1"7 P,,,u % ~ minutes and by this reference made a part hereof. Commissioner Mansfield 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 letter of support for new state child health insurance initiatives. County Manager William Cowan told the Board he had received a letter from Secretary H. David Bruton from the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services outlining the new state child health insurance initiative and also asking for support in getting this plan submitted to the federal government for approval. In order to submit this request it must be approved by the legislature. Commissioner Garner moved to submit a letter of support to the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services for the new state child health insurance initiative. Commissioner Cox 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 approved unanimously. County Manager William Cowan briefly discussed with the Board the Capital Improvements Program (CIP) for FY 1998-99. No action was taken on the matter. Commissioner Mansfield expressed concern to the Board that the Department of Transportation wants to reduce the DOT Board from twenty-six members to thirteen or fourteen members. He asked the Board to consider passing a resolution asking that the State DOT Board be left as it currently is. Following discussion, no action was taken on the matter. Commissioner Garner discussed with the Board a recent letter from Robert Patterson, Chairman of the Central Carolina Community College (CCCC) Board of Trustees concerning state funds. Funds for physical plant operation and maintenance which had previously been provided for colleges with more than 50% out-of-county students which were eliminated from CCCC. The loss of funds for CCCC amounts to $192,493. After some discussion, Commissioner Garner moved that a letter of support be sent to the local representatives asking that funds be restored to Central Carolina Community College and suggest studies be conducted to determine whether certain other colleges which are approaching the 50% point in out-of-county student enrollment should be included. Commissioner Moretz seconded the motion, and upon a vote, the results were as follows: 8