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BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF THE COUNTY OF LEE, NORTH CAROLINA, in regular meeting assembled that the Chairman of said Board be, and he hereby is, authorized to enter into an agreement with the SEABOARD COAST LINE RAILROAD COMPANY, and to sign same on behalf of said County whereby said Railroad Company leases and demises unto Lessee, for the purpose of an activity center for senior citizens, certain improved property owned by said Railroad Company at Sanford, North Carolina, as particularly described in said agreement to which reference is hereby made, which agreement is dated December 3, 1974, a copy of which agreement is filed with this , Board of'Commissioners. Commissioner Hal L. a vote it was unanimously adopted. Hancock seconded the motion and upon The Board again considered the Manpower Program and after discussion, upon motion-of Commissioner Hancock, the Board RESOLVED that Chairman Gordon A. Wicker, Commissioner Franklin.D. Wicker and Finance Officer Beatrice Fields, be appointed to supervise the assignment of persons employed under this program. This motion was seconded by Comm- issioner Cooper and upon a vote was unanimously adopted. Mr. James Coats, Director of Social Services, appeared before the Board and discussed the budgetary transfers necessary to provide an expanded service in the food stamp program. Commissioner Dotterer moved that a transfer of funds within the Social Services budget be approved to allow the transfer of $4, 850. 00 from State and County General Assistance Program funds to administration, for the purpose of employing additional eligibility specialists in the food stamp program. Commissioner Franklin D.. Wicker seconded the motion and upon a roll call vote, Messrs. Cooper, Dotterer, Hancock, F. Wicker and G. Wicker all voted for it and no one voted against it. The statement of Pate-Mullins and Associates was presented to the Board for their surveying and engineering work at the Landfill site, and discussed by the Board. Commissioner. Hancock moved that the sum of. $3, 333. 25, be appropriated from the Unappropriated Surplus in the General Fund to the Landfill Fund for the purpose of paying Pate-Mullins and Associates the sum of $1, 302, 25 for survey, $1, 127. 50 for topographic work and $903. 50 for drilling services. Commissioner Cooper seconded the motion and upon a roll call vote, Messrs. Cooper, Dotterer, Hancock, F. Wicker and G. Wicker all voted for it and no one voted against it. The Chairman reported that Mr. Etheridge of Harnett County will replace former Chairman Brock as a member of the Mental Health Board for the Lee-Harnett District. The Chairman reminded the members of a meeting to be held in Wilmington on Civil Preparedness. Commissioner Cooper reported on the damage to the County Ambulance and advised the Board that it was classified as a total loss. Upon motion of Commissioner Cooper, seconded by Commissioner Dotterer, the Board resolved to authorize the preparation of specifications and the advertisement of bids for a new ambulance.