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0 0 BOOK 21 PAGE 548 Commissioner Lemmond moved to approve the Consent Agenda as presented, which consisted of the following items: • Minutes from April 16, 2007 regular meeting, • Minutes from April 16, 2007 Finance Committee meeting, • Minutes from April 25, 2007 special meeting; • Resolution to accept bid for vacant lots in Santa-Lee Park Subdivision (copy attached); • Proclamation for Older Americans Month (copy attached), • Annual Emergency Management Performance Grant to the State Emergency Management Office, • Request to begin the foreclosure and collection proceedings against all of the prior years through 2006 on delinquent real estate taxes, • Revision to the Lee County Personnel Policy (Section A-2, Procedure/Rule 3.2) (resolution attached); • Budget amendment # 05/07/07/#18 (copy attached), and • Agreement between County of Lee Transit and Signs & Designs, Inc. for vehicle advertising (copy attached) Upon a vote, the results were as follows: Aye: Brown, Kelly, Lemmond, Paschal, Reives, and Shook Nay: None The Chairman ruled the motion had been adopted unanimously. The following individuals spoke during the Public Comments section of the meeting: • Mr. Jimmy Fraley, 3535 Nicholson Road, Cameron. Mr. Fraley spoke in favor of the Board appointing Mr. Kirk Smith to fill the vacant District 2 seat on the Board of Commissioners. • Mr. Kirk Smith, 3108 Avents Ferry Road. Mr. Smith thanked everyone for their support and nomination for the District 2 vacancy on the Board of Commissioners. The Board considered a donor request from the Centennial Committee that had been tabled at the April 16, 2007 meeting, and was referred to the Finance Committee for a recommendation. Ms. Lynn Sadler, Chairperson of the Centennial Committee appeared before the Board and requested a donation of $11,819.51 for the reprint of the booklet, The Lee County 2007 Centennial Calendar of Events, the purchase of one- hundred Centennial license plates, and funding for the Centennial Birthday Party that will be held at Depot Park on July 2, 2007. Commissioner Reives questioned how and when the booklets would be distributed. Ms. Sadler responded that the books would be distributed during the July 2nd Birthday Celebration at Depot Park. Commissioner Reives moved to approve the full request of $11,819.51 to the Centennial Committee for the above-referenced projects. Commissioner Shook had concerns with the book due to the fact that it is mostly advertising from local businesses. She stated she was not comfortable with funding the book but had no problems with the July 2nd Birthday Celebration. Commissioner Lemmond stated he wished the Committee had requested 2