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(1 n, e00t 1~ r'nCt 2,17 Aye: Cox, Garner, Mansfield, Matthews, Moretz, Paschal and Reives Nay: None The Chairperson ruled the motion had been adopted unanimously. Ms. Susan Little, Finance Officer with the Lee County School System gave a quarterly report to the Board on financial matters of the school system. No action was taken on the matter. The Board considered the FY 1998/99 Budget Procedure Calendar. County Manager William Cowan went over the proposed budget calendar with Board members and answered questions. After some discussion, Commissioner Moretz moved to approve the FY 1998/99 budget calendar as presented. Commissioner Garner 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 discussed sign ordinances for businesses and churches in Lee County. Planner Ron Satterfield went over with the Board the Lee County Zoning Ordinance that pertains to signs for businesses and churches. After some discussion Commissioner Moretz recommended the area in square feet for church or public building bulletin boards and identification signs be increased from 25 square feet to 58 square feet, and to hold a public hearing to hear continents on the matter at the March 16, 1998 meeting. 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 recommendation from an ad-hoc committee made up of Commissioners Mansfield and Reives who had studied County purchasing procedures. Committee members and County Manager William Cowan went over some of the proposed changes and answered questions from the Board. After some discussion, Commissioner Mansfield moved approval of the following: (1) to raise the informal bid amount from $300 to $5,000, (2) increase the County Manager's purchasing authority from $5,000 to $20,000, and (3) increase capital outlay fi-om $20 and a useful life of one year to $500 and a useful life of one year. Commissioner Moretz seconded the motion, and upon a vote, the results were as follows: Aye: Cox, Garner, Mansfield, Matthews, Moretz, Paschal and Reives Nay: None 2