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C 461r, 0A '_V 'A Commissioner Adams moved to approve the consent agenda as printed which consisted of the following items: • Tax Releases and Refunds for May 2005 (copy attached) • Program Agreement and Annual Plan for Juvenile Crime Prevention Funds • Budget amendment # 06/20/05/#22 (copy attached) • Donation of paddle boat for San-Lee Park valued at $450.00 • Schedule of fees and charges for Parks and Recreation programs (copy attached) • Resolution for reduction in force of jail kitchen employees (copy attached) • Approval for Health Department to apply for $5,000 education dental grant • Acceptance of $3,000 donation to renovate the Jonesboro Library • Outreach Coordinator Grant for Senior Services through the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services Upon a vote, the results were as follows: Ave: Adams, Brown, Hineks, Lemmond, Reives, and Stevens Nay: None Absent: Paschal The Chairman ruled the motion had been adopted unanimously. Senior Services Director Debbie Davidson told the Board that the Lee County Enrichment Center had recently been awarded the status of Senior Center of Excellence by the North Carolina Division of Aging and Adult Services. Centers of Excellence provide exemplary services and opportunities to their communities and serve as mentors and models to developing centers. Certification is a voluntary process, and its purpose is to strengthen the capacity of senior centers by providing a set of measurable indicators of best practice. The benefits provide seniors and their families with a voice in program development, enhanced performance of center staff, a greater variety of activities and services, optimum use of resources, the prestige of having a certified center, increased consumer satisfaction, and the potential for receiving additional grant funds. The Board commended the Lee County Enrichment Center on their award. The Board considered a matter from the Sheriffs Office where Sheriff Billy Bryant was asking that the Grade and classification of a Data Entry Specialist in his office be upgraded from Grade 62 Step 9 to Grade 63 Step 9, and reclassified to Jailer/Data Entry Specialist/Daytime Supervisor. This matter had been discussed at the June 6, 2005 meeting and action was deferred to the June 20°i meeting so additional information could be obtained from the Human Resource Director. Sheriff Bryant told the Board that due to a recent safety study of the Lee County Jail; it was recommended that two people be in the control room at all times to monitor inmates. In order for the