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BOOK 20 mF 780 employees of the governing body, term limits would have to be set, a bond would have to be furnished, and compensation would be fixed by the governing body. Commissioner Brown withdrew his motion. Commissioner Reives moved the matter be tabled until the February 20, 2006 meeting. Upon a vote, the results were as follows: Aye: Adams, Brown, Hincks, Lemmond, Paschal, Reives, and Stevens Nay: None The Chairman ruled the motion had been adopted unanimously. The Board considered the purchase of new voting machines. Ms. Susan Feindel, Chairperson of the Lee County Board of Elections told the Board that the Board of Elections had approved, earlier in the day, a modified resolution to purchase seventeen (17) optical scan voting machines and sixteen (16) Direct Record Electronic (DRE) machines from Election Systems and Services. Ms. Feindel stated that the new machines will bring the county into compliance with both the Americans with Disabilities Act and state law requiring all voting machines to produce a paper record of each person's ballot. After some discussion, Commissioner Brown moved to accept the modified resolution adopted by the Board of Elections, a copy of which is attached to these minutes and by this reference made a part hereof, to purchase the two types of voting machines mentioned above. Upon a vote, the results were as follows: Aye: Adams, Brown, Hincks, Lemmond, Paschal, Reives, and Stevens Nay: None The Chairman ruled the motion had been adopted unanimously. Commissioner Adams stated that he voted in the affirmative but under protest. With no further business to come before the Board, Commissioner Lemmond moved to adjourn the meeting. Upon a vote, the results were as follows: Aye: Adams, Brown, Hincks, Lemmond, Paschal, Reives, and Stevens Nay: None ~he..Chairman ruled the motion had been adopted unanimously and the meeting yA d~ikeeping with the motion. r Herbert A. Hincks. Chairman M. Lee, 4