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0 BOOK 22 P,Gt 261 0 Aye: Brown, Kelly, Lemmond, Paschal, Quiggle, Reives, and Shook Nay: None The Chairman ruled the motion had been adopted unanimously. The Board considered the refund of 2007 property taxes for Ms. Peggy Joyner. Tax Administrator Dwaine Brinson stated that in August 2005, while conducting the 2007 countywide revaluation, Ms. Peggy Joyner's home was revisited by one of the tax office appraisers. The appraiser noticed that the windows above the first story were covered with blinds - assuming the house was a 1.5 story. The 2007 tax value was not appealed, even though Ms. Joyner acknowledges receipt of her revaluation notice. Ms. Joyner came to the tax office in 2008 to question her value. At this meeting it was determined there was no finished area above the first floor, thereby reducing her value. Since Ms. Joyner did not appeal her 2007 tax value, and this error is defined by the UNC School of Government, the Supreme Court and Court of Appeals as not being a "clerical error", it was determined she was not entitled to any refund of taxes. The new value will become effective for 2008. After some discussion, Commissioner Paschal moved to deny the request for a 2007 tax refund for Ms. Peggy Joyner and to proceed with the current change in tax value for 2008. Upon a vote, the results were as follows: Aye: Brown, Kelly, Lemmond, Paschal, and Shook Nay: Quiggle and Reives The Chairman ruled the motion had been adopted by a five to two vote. The Board considered a voting delegate for the August 2008 North Carolina Association of County Commissioners (NCACC) Conference. The NCACC asks each county to select a voting delegate who will cast their county's vote for officers as well as any other resolutions voted on during the annual business session. Commissioner Lemmond moved that Chairman Brown be delegated as Lee County's voting delegate for the August 2008 conference. 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. The Board considered a request to replace the chiller unit at the Lee County Courthouse. County Manager John Crumpton stated the current chiller at the courthouse is approximately 15 years old and has experienced numerous problems over the past 6 weeks. General Service's staff along with outside vendors has done everything they could to try and save/repair the unit. Inspections were recently completed by three outside individuals, and the decision has been made that the unit is not repairable and needs to be replaced. Mr. Crumpton stated the time frame to design, award the bid, and install the new unit would be approximately 6 to 8 weeks. It is anticipated a new unit will cost approximately $275,000 which will include the engineering fees, cost of a new unit and associated costs for the rental unit currently serving the courthouse. Mr. Crumpton recommended that staff be allowed to move forward with the design and bidding of a new chiller unit and allocate funds from the Fund Balance to cover the expense. Commissioner Reives suggested that HVAC units at the Main Library on Hawkins Avenue and the Lee County Government Center is inspected due to the number of years they've been in service. After some discussion, Commissioner Quiggle moved to accept the County Manager's recommendation to proceed with bids and hire a mechanical engineer to 5