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0 BOOK 2-0 PAGE 8310 Aye: Adams, Brown, Hincks, Lemmond, Paschal, Reives, and Stevens Nay: None The Chairman ruled the motion had been adopted unanimously. The Board considered the Performance Appraisal Program. Human Resources Director Patsy Rogers told the Board that a Committee was established in early 2005 to begin work on a Performance Appraisal Program for Lee County employees. The Committee has established a policy where employees can receive an annual salary increase based on performance, in addition to the annual cost of living adjustment. Training will be required before the program can be implemented for FY 2006-07; therefore, the Board is asked to approve the proposed Performance Appraisal Program so development and training can be implemented. Ms. Rogers stated that employees will receive an additional 2% or 5% if they meet the requirements stated in their agreement. Commissioner Reives asked that an Audit Committee be established to address concerns of employees if they feel they haven't been treated fairly. After some discussion, Commissioner Adams moved to approve a resolution adopting the Performance Appraisal Program, a copy of which is attached to these minutes and by this reference made a part hereof, and begin development and training to implement the program effective July 1, 2006. 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 a Landfill Franchise Ordinance as prepared by County Attorney K. R. Hoyle. A resident of Lee County has expressed an interest and intention to make an application for a franchise to operate a Land Clearing and Inert Debris (LCID) Landfill in Lee County. Mr. Hoyle told the Board that per North Carolina General Statute 130A-294(bl)(3) a county must adopt a franchise ordinance under North Carolina General Statute 153A-136 before the application is submitted. Mr. Hoyle further stated that future steps would include the negotiation of a Franchise Agreement, conduct a public hearing, the presentation of the Franchise Agreement at two regular meetings of the Board, and the application process which will begin after the Franchise Ordinance is adopted. It was further stated that the law prescribes a specific procedure that must be followed in order to adopt a valid ordinance which includes the following: • The ordinance may be adopted when it is introduced by a unanimous vote of all of the Commissioners. • If the ordinance is voted on when introduced and receives a majority of the votes cast but not all of them, then it must be considered at the next regular meeting of the board. It may be adopted at that meeting or at any meeting within 100 days of introduction by a majority of the votes cast. If the proposal fails at that meeting, it must be reintroduced. • If the ordinance is voted on when introduced and does not receive majority of the votes cast, it fails. It must be formally introduced again before the board can once again consider it. 5