Minutes - May 6, 2013 Regular Meeting

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BK:00025 PG-0524 Broadway. At that meeting the Board instructed the two Managers to meet and discuss the agreements and the services that are exchanged between the two agreements. These 3 agreements are where fees will be exchanged for services. In the Animal Control and Sheriff's Patrol agreements the Town of Broadway is providing services to the Sheriff's department. The County up to now had been receiving these services free of charge. The Tax Collection agreement is the only Interlocal Agreement currently in use between the two governments. In this case, the Town pays the County to collect their real and personal taxes for a fee. After discussion, Commissioner Dalrymple moved to defer action on the Interlocal Agreements with the Town of Broadway until the May 20 meeting. Upon a vote, the results were as follows: Aye: Dalrymple, Frazier, Knecht, Parks, Reives, Smith, and Womack Nay: None The Chairman ruled the motion had been adopted unanimously. The Board considered a Resolution to establishment seven rural fire service districts. Emergency Services Director -Fire Marshal Shane Seagroves gave a brief history on where the fire districts are from the 2005/06 TriData study. By approving the Resolution 100% of Lee County taxpayers will be in a rated fire district. Mr. Seagroves stated it was a win -win situation for the taxpayers and fire departments, and would be effective July 1, 2013. After discussion, Commissioner Smith moved to approve The Resolution and Order Making Findings Concerning the Establishment of Seven Fire and Emergency Response Service Districts within the Existing Rural Fire Protection Districts of Lee County and Directing Staff to take all Actions that will Allow this Board to Make a Final Legal Decision Concerning Whether to Establish the Same, a copy of which is attached to these Minutes and by this reference made a part hereof. Upon a vote, the results were as follows: Aye: Dalrymple, Frazier, Knecht, Parks, Reives, Smith, and Womack Nay: None The Chairman ruled the motion had been adopted unanimously. The Board considered an Economic Development Task Force Memorandum of Understanding (MOU). County Manager John Crumpton stated that for several months a Task Force of representatives from the Lee County Economic Development Corporation, the Sanford /Lee County Chamber of Commerce, Lee County, City of Sanford, Town of Broadway, and members of the business community have been meeting to discuss the future of Economic Development efforts in Lee County. The Task Force met several times and developed several different versions of a Memorandum of Understanding. If approved, Lee County will pay $190,000 per year for the next 2 budgets to fund economic development operations and loan the new organization $150,000 so that private fund raising efforts can begin. The MOU states the loan agreement will include a clause that allows for a future request that the loan, or part of the loan, be forgiven but the County is under no obligation to forgive the loan. After discussion, Commissioner Womack moved to approve the MOU as presented with representation on the Board to be proportional based on financial support as among governmental participants and private parties with ratio being revised on a biannual basis, a copy of which is attached to these minutes and by this reference made a part hereof. Upon a vote, the results were as follows: Aye: Dalrymple, Frazier, Knecht, Parks, Reives, Smith, and Womack Nay: None The Chairman ruled the motion had been adopted unanimously. 2