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BOOK 21 PdGE Vice-Chairman Brown ruled the motion failed due to a tie vote. Commissioner Adams moved to pay members of the Board of E & R $15.00 per hour, to include meetings and site visits, in addition to mileage reimbursement. Upon a vote, the results were as follows: Aye: Adams, Brown, Lemmond, Paschal, Reives, and Stevens Abstained: Hincks Vice-Chairman Brown ruled the motion had been adopted unanimously. Mr. Alan Leonard on behalf of Carrolton Home Care, Inc. d/b/a Community Home Care and Hospice addressed the Board concerning plans to build an inpatient hospice facility in Lee County. Mr. Leonard told Board members he is working on a Certificate of Need Application to the State of North Carolina to build a nine-bed hospice inpatient facility in Sanford. The application is consistent with the need determination in the 2006 State Medical Facilities Plan. Mr. Leonard stated that typically most hospice care can be effectively managed within the home of the patient; however, there are circumstances in which patient management becomes a major challenge for caregivers and a higher care level is required to effectively manage acute symptoms or uncontrolled pain associated with the specific patient diagnosis. In such circumstances, care must be provided in a hospital, skilled nursing facility, or directly by the hospice agency in a free standing inpatient hospice facility. Funding for the facility will be provided by private funds, funding from a foundation, and billing from Medicaid and Medicare. Three sites are currently being considered for construction of the 8,000 square foot facility. Mr. Leonard asked the Board for support for the Certificate of Need that must be completed and submitted by November 15, 2006. After some discussion, Commissioner Adams moved to approve a resolution of support for the above referenced project, 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: Adams, Brown, Hincks, Lemmond, Paschal, Reives, and Stevens Nay: None The Chairman ruled the motion had been adopted unanimously. Finance Director Lisa Minter presented the County's financial statement to the Board for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2006. Ms. Minter presented a power point presentation stating that in FY 2006, total revenues and transfers into the County budget increased by 11.9 percent over 2005. Property taxes, which made up the majority of County revenue, increased by 23.7 percent over FY 2005 and exceeded $30 million. Ms. Minter stated the increase resulted from a combination of a higher tax rate and properties have been assessed at a higher value. The Board took no action on this matter. 4