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<br />The written report of Nathan Crissman, Tax Collector, showing his collections
<br />through the month of April, was presented to the Board.
<br />Board,
<br />The written report of the Agricultural Extension Service was presented to the
<br />Mr. James Coats, Director of Social Services, appeared before the Board and
<br />presented the Budget Request. The request was reviewed and discussed and reduced
<br />by $10,000.00 to a total request of $417,000.00, and that figure was approved upon
<br />motion of Commissioner Franklin D. Wicker, seconded by Commissioner *John E.
<br />Dotterer, which motion was unanimously adopted,
<br />Mrs. Beatrice Fields and Mr. Tom Haislip, members of, the Lee County
<br />Personnel Board, and Ms. Mary Ann Current, member of the State Personnel Depart-
<br />ment, appeared before the Board and presented an amended-Personnel Plan for
<br />consideration by the Board. The amendments provided fora change in the vacations,
<br />unlimited accumulation of sick leave, automatic retirement at 65, and elimination of
<br />the 60 day employment period for injured employees. Commissioner Dotterer moved*
<br />that the Personnel Plan, as presented, be adopted,, except that Section 4, 'which pro-
<br />vided for retirement of employees at the age of 65 be amended to allow for annual
<br />extensions of employment for employees over 65 up to the age of 70, where such,'
<br />continued employment is recommended by the employee's supervisor and approved
<br />by the Board of Commissioners, and this Personnel Plan shall be effective from and
<br />after July 1st, 1976. Before other action could be taken on the motion, the Commiss-
<br />ioners retired from the meeting to conduct their session 'as the Board of Equalization
<br />and Review. Following completion of their work as a Board of Equalization and Review,
<br />the meeting re-convened and the Chairman relinquished the Chair to Commissioner
<br />Dotterer who was appointed Chairman Protem, and Chairman Wicker seconded the
<br />motion to,amend the Personnel Plan. Upon a vote, the motion carried by a vote of
<br />two to one.
<br />Mrs. Beatrice Fields, County Finance Officer, appeared before the Board and
<br />requested consideration of the change of classification of an employee in her office.
<br />After discussion, Commissioner Dotterer moved that the position presently occupied
<br />by Mrs. Patsy Rogers from an accounting clerk 3 to an accounting clerk 4, and that
<br />this change be effective.as-of July 1, 1976. Commissioner Franklin D. Wicker second-
<br />ed the motion and upon a vote, it was unanimously adopted.'
<br />The Planned Use Report on Revenue Sharing was discussed but,no formal
<br />action was taken at this meeting,
<br />"The Clerk read a letter from Mr. George Little, Secretary of Natural and
<br />Economic Resources concerning the establishment of a County Industral'and Pollution
<br />Control Facility Financing Authority, as provided by the Revenue Bond Act recently
<br />approved bythe voters of the State.
<br />The Chairman brought up for discussion,. appointments which will need to be
<br />made in the near future.
<br />The monthly bills as listed by the County Finance-Officer were approved for
<br />payment upon motion of Commissioner Dotterer, duly seconded by Commissioner
<br />Wicker and unanimously adopted upon a vote.
<br />Commissioner Dotterer moved that the sum of $2, 450. 00 be appropriated
<br />from the unappropriated surplus in the General fund to the Maintenance Fund for
<br />the purpose of installing pipe in the ditch behind the jail and County Maintenance
<br />Building. Commissioner Franklin D. Wicker seconded the motion and upon a vote,
<br />Commissioner Dotterer, Franklin Wicker and Gordon A. Wicker all voted for it and
<br />no one voted against it.
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