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O 009 goon 16 ,t~ 314 the Lee County Board of Education will be held on Thursday, February 29, 1996 from 5:00 - 7:00 p.m., with the site to be determined. The Board considered a pre-application grant for the Lee County Department of Youth and Adult Services. Community Corrections Director Randell Woodruff told the Board this was a new program not currently offered by the county, for children in the one to nine year old age group, and the grant was in the amount of $36,787.72 for the first year and $36,052.66 for the second year, at no cost to the county. Commissioner Matthews moved to approve the pre-application grant for the Lee County Department of Youth and Adult Services in the amount of $36,787.72 for the first year and $36,052.66 for the second year. Commissioner Moretz seconded the motion, and upon a vote, the results were as follows: Aye: Cox, Dossenbach, Garner, Groce, Matthews, Moretz and Reives Nay: None The Chairman ruled the motion had been adopted unanimously. The Board considered a pre-application grant for HAVEN of Lee County, Inc. Director Sherry Owensby ask the Board to approve this pre-application grant in the amount of $30,843.00, at no cost to the County. Commissioner Dossenbach moved to approve the pre-application grant for HAVEN of Lee County, Inc. Commissioner Cox seconded the motion, and upon a vote, the results were as follows: Aye: Cox, Dossenbach, Garner, Groce, Matthews, Moretz and Reives Nay: None The Chairman ruled the motion had been adopted unanimously. The Board discussed the selection of bond counsel for the $25,000,00 School Bond Referendum. Chairman Garner had asked this matter be placed on the agenda for discussion . County Attorney K. R. Hoyle told the Board the County had already hired bond counsel for the school bond project and much work has been completed to date. After some discussion Commissioner Groce moved to change bond counsel to the firms' that had submitted applications. Commissioner Reives seconded the motion. After further discussion Commissioner Dossenbach made a substitute motion to go with the current bond counsel already employed and next time bond counsel is needed send out for proposals. Commissioner Moretz seconded the motion. Commissioner Reives made the following statement, "Let me say this - I think this is good and healthy because number one - we never had an option before this particular time. All we've done is have bond counsel selected and moved right on through the process. I think it is only fair that we are given those opportunities to decide for ourselves. As I'm told the New York firm has done all the bond work - all of it. There are certainly cases that North Carolina firms would have done an equal job, if not a better job, and perhaps be closer to us in times of need as well as working with the General Assembly. There's a lot of different advantages that I can see by looking at other bond counsel but I'm not in opposition to the New York bond counsel doing this one. But surely to goodness it ought to be encumbered upon staff to tell us what our options are as opposed to running it right through because it's not something I specialize in, have no interest in specializing in, but when 1 have other options made available to me I can certainly make my own decision". After still further discussion Commissioner Groce withdrew his motion. Upon a vote of the substitute motion, the results were as follows: Aye: Cox, Dossenbach, Garner, Groce, Matthews, Moretz and Reives Nay: None The Chairman ruled the motion had been adopted unanimously. The Board considered a recommendation from an ad-hoc committee appointed by Chairman Garner at the last work session to study the organizational structure of the Tax Department. Commissioners' Bert Matthews, Jack Dossenbach, Jr. and Robert Reives were on this committee.