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BOOK 22 mE 658 (1) Current Financial Situation. November sales tax revenues were down considerably from the previous year; overall reduction is 8% when Medicaid swap is factored in; running 6% below budget through November 2008. (2) FY 2009-10 Budget. Departments and outside agencies continue to work on their 2009-10 fiscal year budget requests. The Department of Labor's cost of living adjustment number in January (the index used to figure COLD, amounts) was a negative .5 percent; therefore, employees will not receive a COLA in next year's budget. All Departments have been asked to prepare budgets at their current level of funding and have plans ready to reduce spending by 2% - 4%. Should be ready to discuss preliminary numbers in late March or early April with the Board. (3) Community College - Jonesboro Campus. The Health Department is considering closing the Dental Clinic at the W. B. Wicker Campus. CCCC has been contacted and is interested in taking over the space Lee County currently rents and possibly using the dental equipment that will no longer be needed. CCCC has an interest in this as well as an interest in renting other parts of the facility. This would allow the college to transfer some classes from the Jonesboro Campus to the Wicker Campus. Discussions will continue as the budget process continues. (4) Mid-Carolina Work Force Development Board. Lee County is part of a four-county group that handles funds disbursed by the Federal Government under the Workforce Investment Act. These funds are used to retrain or prepare displaced workers for other jobs that are open in these counties. The other counties involved are Sampson, Harnett and Chatham. The funds disbursed on behalf of Lee County go to the Employment Security Commission here in Sanford. Our system appears to be working well. however, the other three counties appear to have issues with the funding. Their funds are handled by internal departments to County Government in Sampson and Harnett and the Employment Security Commission for Chatham. The other counties have raised concerns about how the money is allocated by the Mid Carolina Council of Governments who handles the funds and disburses them to the appropriate agencies. The Board will be kept updated as developments go forward. (5) 911 Agreement with the City of Sanford. Chairman Hayes and Vice-Chairman Oldham continue to work on this agreement with City representatives and are making progress. It is hopeful that a beneficial agreement to both parties will be in place before the State's 911 Board meets on March 16`h With no further business to come before the Board, Commissioner Reives moved to adjourn the meeting. Upon a vote, the results were as follows: Aye: Dalrymple, Hayes, Kelly, Oldham, Paschal, Reives, and Shook Nay: None The Chairman ruled the motion had been adopted unanimously and the meeting adjourned at 7:20 p.m. 7Ai, (A (&J at ATTEST: Richard B. Hayes, Ch ir. n Lee County Board of Commissioners