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Aye: Dalrymple, Del Palazzo, Dodson, Knecht, Reives, Sharpe, Smith Nay: None The Chair ruled the motion had carried unanimously. B. Resolution recognizing the achievement and service of the Cape Fear Rural Fire Department. Upon an inspection performed by the North Carolina State Fire Marshal's Office, the Cape Fear Rural Fire Department improved their rating from a 7 to a 4. This will likely result in lower insurance premiums for property owners served by the Department. The resolution recognizes their efforts, day-to-day sacrifices, and achievements of the volunteer members of the Cape Fear Rural Fire Department. Commissioner Smith presented the Resolution. Commissioner Smith moved to approve the Resolution recognizing the Cape Fear Rural Fire Department as presented, 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: Dalrymple, Del Palazzo, Dodson, Knecht, Reives, Sharpe, Smith Nay: None The Chair ruled the motion had carried unanimously. Commissioner Reives suggested performing a study regarding things that could be done to recruit and attract people to serving volunteer fire departments. V. PUBLIC COMMENTS Pursuant to General Statute § 152A-52.1, Chair Dalrymple opened the floor for Public Comments. No one signed up to speak during the Public Comments section of the meeting. VI. NEW BUSINESS Commissioner Knecht introduced Josh Brooks, engineer with NC Department of Transportation. He is the county maintenance engineer for NC DOT covering Moore and Lee Counties replacing Sarah Foster and James Garner. There are about 23 employees in the Lee County office. Mr. Brooks introduced Mr. Boyce Bostic, road maintenance supervisor, coming from Richmond County, who is replacing Michael Burke. The RMIP (Road Maintenance Improvement Program) shows the needs for maintenance around the county. It sets goals for both counties. The Legislature provides the money to pay for crossline pipe replacement, shoulder work, etc. Deep River Road is an example of a road where there has been recent rejuvenation efforts. A. Presentation of Annual Report from the Sandhills Center. Victoria Whitt, CEO of the Sandhills Center provided an annual report to the Board. Sandhills Center is the local behavior health entity in this region. The first item presented is the Sandhills Center County General Funding Request. For the 15th year in a row the Sandhills Center Board decided not to request any additional funding. The amount of the request is $240,000 for Lee County to go toward indigent services or for individuals without Medicaid. Sandhills has been able to work with each County to identify grant opportunities. The Commissioners were provided with a dashboard illustrating where the funding is allocated. Information regarding a new initiative going on at the state level, Medicaid Transformation was also -provided. The three main changes are to move toward a whole person care system, a Page 316