2011 - 07-25-2011 Special Meeting

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24 LEE CO Committed Today for a Better Tomorrow SPECIAL MEETING OF THE LEE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS 106 HILLCREST DRIVE SANFORD, NORTH CAROLINA 27330 July 25, 2011 The special called meeting of the Lee County Board of Commissioners for the County of Lee, State of North Carolina, convened at 10 a.m. in the Commissioners' Room, First Floor, Lee County Government Center, 106 Hillcrest Drive, Sanford, North Carolina, on said date. Commissioners present were Richard B. Hayes, Larry "Doc" Oldham, Charles T. Parks, Nathan E. Paschal, and Robert T. Reives. Commissioner's Linda A. Shook and James K. Womack, Jr. were both out of state but participated in the meeting via a teleconference call. Vice Chairman Oldham called the meeting to order and the following business was transacted: Commissioner Oldham delivered the invocation. The pledge of allegiance was recited. County Manager John Crumpton presented an Interlocal Agreement with the Board of Education for consideration. The agreement was for a $500,000 appropriation for the purpose of funding Teacher's Assistants and Tutors salaries and the Graduation Ambassadors Program during FY 2011 -12 and FY 2012 -13. Action on this item had been deferred at the July 18` meeting until the Board could study and review the agreement in more detail. Mr. Crumpton stated the agreement needed to be approved so the schools could hire Teacher's Assistants and have agreements in place by the first of August. Commissioner Parks moved to accept the county language as stated in the proposed agreement and add the following wording to the sixth ' WHERERAS" of the agreement..... or as an increase in the base of the local operations fund for the Lee County Schools. Mr. Parks further stated if the School Board does not accept the agreement as presented, the funding would be cancelled and we would accept the County Manager's original recommendation for the budget of funding the school at last year's level plus the $160,000 which would include the 1.6% COLA. After discussion, and upon a vote of Commissioner Parks' motion, the results were as follows: Aye: Hayes, Oldham, parks, Paschal, Reives, Shook and Womack Nay: None The Vice - Chairman ruled the motion had been adopted unanimously. A copy of the revised agreement is attached to these minutes and by this reference made a part hereof. With no,further business to come before the Board, Commissioner Reives moved to adjourn the meeting. Upon a vote, the results were as follows: