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0 BOOK 21 PAGE 49 <br />minutes and by this reference made a part hereof. Upon a vote, results were as <br />follows: <br />Aye: Brown, Kelly, Lemmond, Paschal, Reives, Shook, and Stevens <br />Nay: None <br />The Chairman ruled the motion had been adopted unanimously. <br />The Board considered a Resolution for support of a one-cent local sales tax <br />increase to be used for school capital needs. Mr. Bill Tatum, Chairman of the Lee <br />County Board of Education told Commissioners, the Board of Education, at their <br />January 9, 2007 meeting, adopted a Resolution Requesting an Increase in Local <br />Sales Tax for School Capital Needs. The Central Carolina Community College <br />Board of Trustees also submitted a resolution in support of the resolution adopted <br />by the Board of Education requesting the addition of a one-cent sales tax. In a <br />letter to the Commissioners, signed by Mr. Bobby Powell, Chairman of the CCCC <br />Board of Trustees, it asked the Commissioners to consider approving a resolution <br />for funds to be used exclusively for capital needs of the public schools and the <br />community college. After some discussion, Commissioner Lemmond moved to <br />approve a Resolution Requesting an Increase in Local Sales Tax to be used for <br />Local School Capital Needs and Central Carolina Community College Capital <br />Needs, a copy of which is attached to these minutes and by this reference made a <br />part hereof. The approved resolution will be forwarded to local legislative <br />representatives Senator Bob Atwater and Representative Jimmy Love, Sr. for <br />legislative action in the North Carolina General Assembly. Upon a vote, the <br />results were as follows: <br />Aye: Brown, Kelly, Lemmond, Paschal, Reives, Shook, and Stevens <br />Nay: None <br />The Chairman ruled the motion had been adopted unanimously. <br />Commissioner Shook asked for back-up information from the Board of <br />Education in reference to the following items listed on the Resolution adopted by <br />the School Board at their January 9, 2007 meeting: <br />1. Increased student enrollment; <br />2. Mandated decreases in class size; <br />3. Unfunded mandates imposed upon local boards by State and <br />Federal legislation; <br />4. Expanding requirements for children with special needs; <br />5. Second language programs; and <br />6. Computer technology demands. <br />Commissioner Reives requested from the Board of Education a list of <br />minority contractors used on the new high school construction project and a list of <br />minority contractors who apply for the upcoming new middle school project. Mr. <br />5 <br />