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BOOK cO PACE 3 • Minutes from the October 3, 2005 regular meeting • Minutes from the October 3, 2005 closed session • Approval to fill Processing Assistant IV position in Child Support Unit • Approval to fill Income Maintenance Investigator I position in Social Services • Approval to fill WIC Program clerical position in Health Department • Tax Releases and Refunds for September 2005 (copy attached) • Request for Sheriff's Department to accept $1,000 "Hometown Hero" donation from Wal-Mart • Budget amendment # 10/17/05/# 06 (copy attached) • Capital Project Ordinance for Endor Iron Works project approved at February 21, 2005 meeting (copy attached) • Request from Health Department to apply for a planning grant in the amount of $5,000 to help close the gap in health status to non-white population • Request from Health Department to apply for primary care grant up to $75,000 for uninsured and medically indigent patients • Purchase of new vehicle for Drug Agent at the Sheriff's Department • Proclamation for Ms. Mary McLeod McLean on her 100th birthday (copy attached) 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. No one signed up to speak during the public comments section of the meeting. The Board considered the prescription drug card program endorsed by the NACo Board of Directors. This item was tabled at the October 3, 2005 meeting until additional information could be received on how many North Carolina counties are participating in the program and if there would be a cost or charge for the County to administer the program. Commissioner Brown moved to revive discussion of the prescription drug card program. 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. Chairman Hincks stated that NACo's Board of Directors unanimously approved this program which seeks to help uninsured individuals cope with the high price of prescription drugs. The program, which had been operating as a pilot program for eight months, has saved residents in seventeen counties across the United States more than $658,000 on prescription drugs with an overall average savings rate of 19%. More than 48,000 prescriptions have been filled through the pilot program. The card, which costs