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I <br />BOOK 21 M -E V8 <br />LEE COUNTY <br />Committed Today for a Better Tomorrow <br />MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING <br />OF THE <br />BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />FOR THE <br />COUNTY OF LEE, STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA <br />JANUARY 8, 2007 <br />The regular meeting of the Board of Commissioners for the County of Lee, <br />State of North Carolina, convened at 9:00 a.m. in the Commissioners' Room, Lee <br />County Government Center, 106 Hillcrest Drive, Sanford, North Carolina, on said <br />date. Commissioners present were Robert H. Brown, James C. Kelly, Jerry M. <br />Lemmond, Nathan E. Paschal, Robert T. Reives, Linda A. Shook, and Amy L. <br />Stevens. <br />® Commissioner Amy Stevens delivered the invocation. <br />Chairman Brown led the pledge of allegiance. <br />Mr. Joe Cherry, Chairman of the Employee Selection Committee <br />introduced Mr. Buddy Thomas, Maintenance Mechanic I with Lee County <br />General Services as the January 2007 Employee of the Month. Chairman Brown <br />presented Mr. Thomas with his awards which include a day off with pay, a Star <br />Award, a framed certificate, a pizza, compliments of Papa John's Pizza, Coca <br />Cola products from Sanford Coca Cola Bottling Company, and a movie rental <br />from the Movie Gallery. <br />The Board considered additions/changes to the agenda. Commissioner <br />Lemmond asked the Board to discuss and consider applying for a grant with <br />RC&D for stream restoration at Buchanan Park. Commissioner Reives asked for <br />an update on Mental Health Reform and discussion of a recent report submitted <br />by the Economic Development Office. Chairman Brown stated he would present <br />Board appointments for Commissioners and ask for Board approval of those <br />appointments. County Manager David Smitherman asked the Board to consider <br />a request from the Robert E. Lee Society to fly the First National Confederate <br />Flag at the Lee County Courthouse. Commissioner Shook asked that budget <br />amendment # 01/08/07/#10 be pulled from the Consent Agenda for discussion. <br />® Commissioner Lemmond moved to approve the agenda as amended. Upon a <br />vote, the results were as follows: <br />