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VI.B 2009 Tax Bill Write Off Michael Brown, Lee County Tax Collector, requested the authority to write-off delinquent 2009 tax bills in the amount of$39,347.15 per NCGS 105-373(g) and NCGS 105-378. These taxes were due on September 1, 2009 and delinquent September 1, 2019. A detailed list of delinquent accounts is on file in the clerk's office and available on the Commissioner's web page. 2009 Tax Bill Write Off- Total.pdf GS_105-373.pdf GS_105-378.pdf Motion: Motion to authorize the Tax Collector to write-off 2009 delinquent tax bills in the amount of$39,347.15 per NCGS 105-373(g) and NCGS 105-278. Mover: Robert Reives For: 7 - Amy Dalrymple, Kevin Dodson, Arianna Del Palazzo, Dr. Andre Knecht, Robert Reives, Cameron Sharpe, Kirk Smith Motion Result: Passed VI.0 Discussion on Fire Tax District Funding Chair of the Lee County Fire Advisory Board, Donald Andrews, presented the Fire Tax District funding requests for FY 20-21. Following the annual review process, the Fire Advisory Board made recommendations for FY 2020/2021 for the Tramway Fire Department, Deep River Fire Department, Cape Fear Fire Department, Northview Fire Department, Lemon Springs Fire Department, Carolina Trace Fire Department and Northwest Pocket Fire Department. Please see memo included as an attachment to the Minutes for further details. LeeCounty_FireDept_2020Budget_Letter.pdf VI.D FY 2020-2021 Recommended Budget Presentation County Manager Dr. John Crumpton reminded the Commissioners of the budget goals provided at the Commissioner's Retreat in January which included lowering the property tax rate and following through on commitments to employees. The recommended budget also addresses the impact of COVID-19. The total budget requested was $85,132,746. The projection for sales tax revenues for next year is a loss of$1.4 million. The total recommended budget presented by the County Manager is $79,854,656 which is an increase of$2,684,384 which amounts to a 3.48% increase from FY 19- 20. The public hearing for the budget is scheduled for June 15th at 6:00 p.m. at the McSwain Center located at 2420 Tramways Road in Sanford. The manager thanked the school system for coming in with a neutral budget and for the understanding of department heads who had budgets and programming significantly cut based on the current circumstances resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic. The manager noted that the recommended budget for the schools was in excess of the requested due to necessary repairs needed for the office of the Superintendent at the Heinz Building which the County is responsible for and after talks with the Superintendent, the recommendation is to transfer the funds for the repairs to the schools to conduct the bidding and to facilitate the necessary repairs. Motion: Motion to hold a budget workshop on June 15th beginning at 4:00 p.m. at the McSwain Center prior to the regular meeting. Mover: Cameron Sharpe 5