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Aye: Dalrymple, Knecht, Oldham, Reives, Sharpe, Sloan <br /> Nay: None <br /> Absent: Dodson <br /> The Chair ruled the motion had carried unanimously <br /> H. Request for Approval of Resolution Authorizing Certain Staff to Accept Donations on <br /> Behalf of the County. <br /> Under North Carolina General Statute § 153A-12, the Board of Commissioners have <br /> the authority to accept donations of real or personal property to the governing board <br /> of commissioners for the use of any statutorily approved use it has. The Board of <br /> Commissioners can also grant authority to accept certain donations to staff members <br /> to allow greater efficiency when donations are given to the County. The proposed <br /> resolution would grant the County Manager authorization to accept donations of <br /> personal property of up to $1,000. Any donations of real property will still have to go <br /> before the Board of Commissioners for approval. Commissioner Reives moved to <br /> approve the resolution giving the County Manager the authority to approve donations <br /> of personal property up to $1,000 in value to the County, a copy of which is attached <br /> to these minutes and by this reference made a part hereof. Upon a vote, the results <br /> were as follows: <br /> Aye: Dalrymple, Knecht, Oldham, Reives, Sharpe, Sloan <br /> Nay: None <br /> Absent: Dodson <br /> The Chair ruled the motion had carried unanimously. <br /> I. Request for Approval of"Spring Thaw" Fine Forgiveness Program for Lee County <br /> Libraries <br /> Beth List, Lee County Library Director, provided the Board with information on a <br /> proposed "Spring Thaw" Fine Forgiveness Program for Lee County Libraries. The <br /> proposed program will encourage library card holders to return lost items with no <br /> penalty, will allow patrons to purchase an exact match replacement for their lost <br /> item(s) to clear their accounts, and to encourage patrons to renew/update their <br /> accounts by making a payment on their current fines with a forgiving match of 50%. <br /> The program would also eliminate "legacy bills", which are historical bills that <br /> migrated over when the new system was established in 2013. Several of these <br /> accounts migrated over with mistakes and errors that would need to be individually <br /> researched to get an accurate total of. Commissioner Reives moved to approve the <br /> "Spring Thaw" Fine Forgiveness Program for Lee County Libraries. Upon a vote, the <br /> results were as follows: <br /> Aye: Dalrymple, Knecht, Oldham, Reives, Sharpe, Sloan <br /> Nay: None <br /> Absent: Dodson <br /> The Chair ruled the motion had carried unanimously. <br /> Page 819 <br />