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46' Commissioner John.E. Dotterer seconded the motion and upon a roll call vote, Commissioners Cooper, Dotterer, Hancock, F. Wicker and G. Wicker all voted for it and no one voted against it. The Chairman declared that since the Ordinance had received the approval of all of the members of the Board of Commissioners, pursuant to General Statute 153A-45, it was duly adopted and would be recorded in the-Ordinance Book. Mr. E. M. Underwood, Jr., County Auditor, appeared before the Board and discussed with the Board, the provisions of House Bill 47, which pertains to school budget and fiscal matters. The Board was of the opinion that the provision denominated as 115-90, which allows the school boards to have authority to transfer funds would encourage fiscal irresponsibility by school boards and for that reason the bill should be opposed and that the Board's opposition should be communicated to the North Carolina Association of County Commissioners. The motion for such action was made by Commissioner Franklin D. Wicker, duly seconded by Commissioner John E. Dotterer, and unanimously adopted upon a vote. Mr. Darrell Mullins, of the firm of Pate-Mullins, Architects, appeared before the Board and reviewed plans for the Senior Citizens facility to be constructed at the Seaboard Coastline Passenger Station. The Chairman stated the time had arrived for holding a public hearing with respect to the Community Development Act. Commissioner Hal L. Hancock moved that the Board proceed to hold its public hearing. Commissioner Franklin D. Wicker seconded the motion and upon a vote it was unanimously adopted. The Chairman declared the public hearing open and recognized the yf following persons: Mrs. Badgett, a representative of the Region J Council of Governments; Mrs. Helen Dyer, representative of the League of Women Voters; Mr.. W. Edward Keller, representative of the Black Civil League of Sanford; Mr. Jesse Walker, a representative of the Northview Community Water System; Mr. E. L. Gunther, representative of the Cumnock Water Association; Mr. Harold McNeill, representative of the City of Sanford; Mr. Gilbert Matthews, representative of Greenwood Water Association. After all persons who desired to be recognized were given an opportunity to speak, Commissioner Franklin D. Wicker moved that the public hearing be closed. Commissioner William H. Cooper seconded the motion and upon a vote it was unanimously adopted. Mr. W. J. Winfree, of Raleigh, North Carolina, Superintendent of the Seaboard Coastline Railway Company, appeared before the Board and presented a signed copy of the Lease between the County and the Seaboard Coast- line Railroad, for the Passenger Station in Sanford, for use by the County, as a Senior Citizens facility. Mrs. Reggie Bowman, of the Council on Aging, appeared before the Board, and presented representatives of the State and Federal Government who were in Sanford to arrange public hearing relating to the transportation of needs of the elderly. Mrs. Badgett, a representative of the Region J Council of Governments, appeared before the Board and had a discussion with the Board concerning its application for grant funds under the Community Development Act. Commissioner John E. Dotterer, moved that the sum of $1, 000. 00, be appropriated from the unappropriated surplus in the General Fund to the General Assistance Account in the Social Services Fund and that the sum of $800. 00 be appropriated from the unappropriated surplus in the