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008 ® Aye: Brown, Kelly, Lemmond, Paschal, Quiggle, Reives, and Shook Nay: None The Chairman ruled the motion had been adopted unanimously. The Board discussed a chiller unit at the Lee County Courthouse that has been down for the past ten days. General Services Director Russell Spivey stated the chiller unit that provides cold air for the building is fourteen years old and a portable unit is being used that costs the County $4,500 per week. The cost of a new unit will run around $175,000 - $400,000 and is not being recommended at this time. Approximately $15,000-$20,000 has been spent to date on repairs to the current unit. Mr. Spivey stated that staff is working diligently to repair the unit and will exhaust all avenues to repair over purchasing a new unit. Commissioner Reives asked the County Manager to send a memo to courthouse staff updating them on what is going on with repairs. No action was taken. County Manager John Crumpton presented the following information under the Manager's Report: • Monthly Financial Report for month ending May 2008 • Budget updates - a second public hearing will be held at 5:30 p.m., Monday, June 23, 2008, to hear comments in reference ® to the proposed FY 2008-09 budget. A public hearing will also be held at that time to hear comments in reference to the Fire Department budgets for FY 2008-09. Final adoption of the budget is scheduled for 5:30 p.m., Monday, June 30, 2008. Commissioner Quiggle moved to go into closed session to discuss personnel matters per NC Gen Stat 143-318.11 (a) (6). Upon a vote, the results were as follows: Aye: Brown, Kelly, Lemmond, Paschal, Quiggle, Reives, and Shook Nay: None The Chairman ruled the motion had been adopted unanimously and the Board was in closed session. After completing business in closed session, Chairman Brown recessed the meeting till 7:00 p.m. Upon returning at 7:00 p.m. in Courtroom #4 at the old Lee County Courthouse, Chairman Brown called the meeting back to order. Commissioners present were Robert H. Brown, James C. Kelly, Jerry M. Lemmond, and Linda A. Shook. Commissioners Nathan E. Paschal, John T. Quiggle, and Robert T. Reives were absent. Chairman Brown presided and the following business was transacted: County Manager John Crumpton stated a public hearing had been advertised for this ® date and time to hear public comments concerning the proposed acquisition of J. Glenn Edwards Elementary School as collateral for the proposed QZAB installment financing 6