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<br />At 8:00 o'clock p.,m„ the Chairman declared the meeting
<br />open for the second and final public hearing on the matter of'whether, or.not
<br />the Community Development Budget should+be amended''to,transfer-funds from
<br />Rehabilitation Activity and `Contingency Fund to administration. No-one
<br />appeared'to speak on the matter.either pro or con. After a second call and
<br />waiting for a reasonable period of time with no response,'the public hearing, .
<br />was closed upon motion of Commissioner'Gordon A. Wicker, seconded by
<br />Commissioner'Rhyne,' which'motion was unanimously adopted upon a vote.
<br />Chairman Cooper,reported that Mr. Elwin Buchanan,' Community
<br />Development Director, was in the hospital'and apparently would be incapacitated
<br />for some time and asked the Board what it wanted to do about supervision during
<br />that period. The Board's response was that the Chairman should appoint someone
<br />to serve as Acting Director 'during `Mr: Buchanan's absence, The,Chairman
<br />announced he was appointing Mr.. Ken Harmon to serve. in that capacity,'
<br />Commissioner Franklin D. Wicker joined the 'meeting and participated
<br />in the further-deliberations of the Board,
<br />Representatives of the..Lie County:Hospital,appeared before the
<br />Board concerning its proposed building program and its application for.appro.val.,
<br />of.sanie, Chairman Fulton, of the;Hosp tal,'Board,istated;that the, Hospital
<br />Board's. proposal was that a new, hospitahbe constr;uc£ed}and that the" construction'
<br />be financed through the issuance of'$12, 000, 000: 00' Gen eral`Obligation Bonds of
<br />Lee County and,that the hospital beioperated;on.such) a basis that the -Hospital Board
<br />pay. to the County, one-half of the, Rinds necessary to ibtire'theaionded-indebtedness.
<br />Mr, Fulton stated that before the Hospital Board could proceed, it-rieeded an
<br />expression from the Board of Commissioners'before it could make an application-
<br />for approval of 'such program by the Capital Health Systems 'Agency."-. There was
<br />considerable. discussion of the proposition by members of both Boards., Comm-
<br />issioner Rhyne moved that the Hospital Board be advised that the Board of Comm-
<br />issioners will initiate,pr'ocedures to. call a bond.eleciion on the question of
<br />whether or not Lee County should issue ,$12;.000, 000; 00 in Hospital Bonds if its
<br />t application providing .for payment to .the County by the Hospital of one-half of
<br />the. funds necessary,to pay the necessary bond'e'd indebtedness-, is approved by
<br />the Capital Health Systems Agency. Commissioner Dotterer seconded the
<br />motion and upon a roll call vote,. Messrs, Dotterer, Rhyne and Cooper voted for
<br />the motion and messrs.'.F. Wicker and G. "Wicker voted'against it. The Chairman
<br />declared that the motion had been adopted by a majority'vote.
<br />The Chai:rman reported to.the' Board that Mr, 'Hugh E. Carr had
<br />resigned as a member of the-Lee County Industrial Facilities and Pollution Control
<br />Financing Authority, The Board then took under advisement the replacement of.
<br />Mr. Carr on the Board, and upon motion of,Commissioner Gordon-A. Wicker
<br />duly seconded by Commissioner,Dotterer; it was unanimously resolved to appoint
<br />Mr. Dave Miller, as a member of that Board, to serve the unexpired portion of
<br />Mr. Carr's term, which term expiresion December-20,'1980',
<br />The Chairman then had the•C-lerk read a letter from Trion; Inc,,.
<br />requesting assistance on behalf of itself and'Eskridge & Lorig•Constructiori
<br />Corporation,' under "the County's established policy for the :°`exte sion-- ;of
<br />sewer lines to,service Trion'-s proposed expanded facilities on McNeill Road.
<br />The matter was referred to Commissioner Cooper,
<br />There being no further business to come before the session, it
<br />was adjourned sine die, .
<br />V ! C.c . CHAIRMAN
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