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r coos 15 4+~5 p? the Commissioners for the new air conditioners installed at the school, copies of which are attached to these minutes and by this reference made a part hereof. The Board considered a Proclamation declaring October as "National Disability Employment Awareness Month". Commissioner Reives moved to approve the Proclamation, a copy of which is attached to these minutes and by this reference made a part hereof. Upon a vote, the results were as follows: Aye: Dossenbach, Garner, Matthews, Paschal, Reives, Stafford and Wicker Nay: None The Chairman ruled the motion had been adopted unanimously. The Board considered the offer of the Lee County Community Arts Group to give the County two thousand two hundred and fifty dollars ($2,250.00) if the County would match the gift and employ Leland and Associates, P.A., to make a thorough site visit/inspection of the Lee County Arts Center building and provide the county with a written report of its recommendations and an estimate of the cost for such corrections. Messrs. David Brooks, Chief Building Inspector; Tommy Mann, Sr., Chairman of the Renovation Committee of the Arts Center group; and Roderic Leland, Jr., of Leland and Associates, P.A., appeared before the Board and answered questions. After much discussion, Commissioner Paschal moved to exempt this project from the provisions of Article III (d), Chapter 143, General Statutes of North Carolina, for the reason that the estimated professional fee is in an amount less than $30,000.00 for the proposed project. Commissioner Paschal explained that such action would allow the Board to select an architect or engineer without issuing a Request for Proposals for architectural or engineering services. Upon a vote, the results were as follows: Aye: Dossenbach, Garner, Matthews, Paschal, Stafford and Wicker Nay: Reives The Chairman ruled the motion had been adopted by a six to one vote. Commissioner Reives made the statement, "We're looking at different things and there is no way to make a logical and rational decision on what we are talking about when we're out in left field". After further discussion, Commissioner Garner moved that upon receipt of $2,250.00 from the Lee County Community Arts Group that the County appropriate $4,500.00 for the purpose of employing Leland and Associates, P.A., to make a thorough site visit/inspection of the Lee County Arts Center Building and provide a written report of its recommendations in conformity with the City of Sanford's Building 2