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BOOK 22 PaGE 150 <br />LEE COUNTY <br />Committed Today for a Better Tomorrow <br />MINUTES FROM THE FINANCE COMMITTEE MEETING <br />OF THE <br />BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />FOR THE <br />COUNTY OF LEE. STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA <br />JUNE 5, 2008 <br />The Finance Committee meeting of the Board of Commissioners for the County of Lee, <br />State of North Carolina, convened at 5:30 p.m. in the Gordon Wicker Conference Room, <br />Lee County Government Center, 106 Hillcrest Drive, Sanford, North Carolina, on said date. <br />Committee members present were James C. Kelly, Robert T. Reives, and Linda A. Shook. <br />Also present for the meeting were County Manager John Crumpton, County Attorney K. R. <br />Hoyle, Finance Director Lisa Minter, and Clerk to the Board Gaynell Lee. <br />Finance Committee Chairman Robert Reives called the meeting to order and the <br />following items were discussed: <br />Review of 2008-09 Budget - County Manager John Crumpton reviewed with the <br />Committee Revenues and Expenditures which balance at $64,366,802.00. <br />• A total of seventeen (17) positions were requested by departments with nine (9) <br />being recommended. <br />• Commissioner Shook stated she wanted additional patrol deputy positions <br />approved over the Deputy County Attorney position. <br />• Commissioner Shook recommended that one Jailer be hired effective July 1, <br />2008, two Dispatchers effective July 1 instead of the County Manager's <br />recommended start date of January 2009, and two patrol deputies effective July <br />1, along with the grant funded Gang Officer and Narcotics Officer positions. <br />• Commissioner Reives asked that the $120,000 requested by the Lee County <br />Economic Development Office for improvements at the Industrial Park be placed <br />on a list of potential budget cuts. <br />Review of 2008-09 Board of Education Budget Request - Mr. Crumpton discussed with <br />the Committee the Schools Capital Outlay request for Revenues that total $4,569,108 and <br />Expenditures which include Construction and Improvements, Furniture and Equipment, and <br />Vehicles. <br />• Mr. Crumpton stated Category I - Construction and Improvements can be <br />funded by line item or project and Category II - Furniture and Equipment, and <br />Category III -Vehicles can be funded by a lump sum. <br />• Commissioner Kelly questioned why the "Expense Budget Cost Per Pupil" has <br />shifted in funding so much from FY 2002-03 to FY 2008-09 in the line items for <br />