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IO Page 2 BOOK 8 W The Board next considered House Bill #522 which'relates to amending open meetings law. 'Upon motion of Franklin D. Wicker, seconded by Gordon A. Wicker, which motion was unanimously adopted-, it was resolved to oppose the passage'of that bill. The Board next considered House Bill #349; which concerns collective' bargaining by public employees. The Board had previously taken a position in opposition to the passage of this bill and so saw no need to change its position at this time. The Board next considered Senate Bill #96, which relates to the repeal of the sales tax on food." Upon motion of Commissioner Gordon A. Wicker, seconded by Franklin D. Wicker, which motion was unanimously adopted, it was resolved to oppose the passage of that bill. The Chairman announced that the time had arrived=for the public hearing on the question of whetherthe County should employ a County Manager. The meeting was duly opened and" the following persons were recognized: Messrs. Robert Stone and Dennis Foushee spoke in opposition.to the employ- ment of a County Manager. Mrs. Helen Turner and Messrs. Nelson Tibbitt, Dan Cape, Jim Coats, Garland Fulton, Frank Nunnally,:D.. F. Holder,' Bill' Huggins and Harold Makepeace spoke in favor of the employment of f-a County Manager. At the conclusion of the public hearing, Commissioner.F. Wicker moved a that the public hearing be"closed, Commissioner Rhyne seconded the motion s. -and upon aL vote it was unanimously, adopted. The meeting then recessed for 5 minutes. t, # g Mr.' Elwin Buchanan appeared before the Board and requested approval of. change order to the`Carter-Armory sewer line project. Commissioner F. Wicker moved the adoption of the'following Resolution; seconded by Commissioner Rhyne and upon r611-call Commissioners Dotterer, Rhyne, F.' Wicker, G. Wicker and Cooper all voted for it and no one voted' against it. RESOLVED that Change Order No. 2 to the Carter-Armory sewer line project be approved -to authorize payment of $6, 398. 70 to J. C. Johnson Construction Company, and FURTHER RESOLVED that $Z, 593. 70 be appropriated from sewer bond proceeds to -go with the.$3, 805.00 to be received from the Department . of Military Affairs, or its. contractor to pay for said work authorized'by said change order. Mr. Elwin Buchanan presented'a request.thatappropriate action be taken to reflect the loss of an Echo chain saw which was stolen'June 14, 1976. The complaint and investigative report of the police'was'presented. Commissioner Franklin D. Wicker moved that the capital equipment inventory for the Community Development Agency should be relieved of the. accountability fo'r one Echo chain saw, Model 451, of'the -value of $217.36, because it had been lost due to theft. Commissioner Gordon A. Wicker seconded the motion and upon a -vote it'was unanimously adopted. Chairman William H. Cooper reported that the county had two trucks, two automobiles, one `s'tation--wagon and some doors which were surplus property and need to be disposed,of. Commissioner Rhyne moved that Chairman Cooper and'Commissioner Franklin