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0 Baas 8 RAGE 2ZO Mrs. Leonard Ascough and Mr. John D. Pegram appeared before the Board and presented the budget request for the program of the Lee County Council on Aging. The request was for the total budget of $11, 937. 06, of which $1, 800. 00 could be items designated as "in kind" services or space. Tentative approval was given for this budget for this program to be included in the appropriate agency which would sponsor the program. Mr. Whit Stallings, District Forester and Mr. Allen Matthews, Assistant County Ranger, appeared before the Board and presented the request for County funds for the operation of the forestry program for the coming year. Chairman Robert W. Dalrymple and Superintendent Ben Brooks appeared before the Board and presented the budget request on behalf of the Lee County Board of Education. Chairman J. R. Ingram of the Sanford City Board of Eduation appear- ed before the Board and presented a draft of a new merger agreement which he stat- ed satisfied the requirements of the Attorney General's Department. Copies were also furnished to Chairman Robert W. Dalrymple of the Lee County Board of Education. Chairman J. R. Ingram and Superintendent Kenneth Brinson, appeared before the Board and presented the budget request on behalf of the Sanford City Board of Education. Chairman Gordon A. Wicker stated that the Local Governmental Employees' Retirement System would allow the beneficiary of Mr. James Chand- ler Eakes to claim credit for his services as a public school teacher from September 1, 1926 through July 1st, 1933, if the Board of County Commissioners would authorize it. Upon motion of Commissioner Cooper, seconded by Comm- issioner Franklin D. Wicker, it was unanimously RESOLVED to give such author- ization and the Chairman was further authorized to send a letter to such effect to the North Carolina Local Governmental Employees' Retirement System. Mr. Billy Ray Cameron, Director of Civil Defense, appeared before the Board and advised the Board that the Federal Government has decided to liquidate the inventory of emergency medical supplies and equipment prepositioned at strategic locations throughout the Country. The State Health Director has indicated that the packaged disaster hospital located in Lee County could be turned over to Lee County as a resource for disaster purposes. Upon motion of Commissioner Rogers, seconded by Commissioner Hancock, it was unanimously RESOLVED to accept the packaged disaster hospital in keeping with the request of the State Health Director. A photo copy of the County's decision is attached to these minutes and by this reference made a part hereof. Upon motion of Commissioner Franklin D. Wicker, seconded by Commissioner Hal Hancock, it was RESOLVED to appropriate the sum of $1, 300. 00 from the unappropriated surplus in the General Fund and to allocate $600. 00 to the Department of Social Services, $400. 00 to the Public Health De- partment and $300. 00 to the Mental Health Department for the purpose of operating a student employment program this summer. Messrs. Cooper, Hancock, Rogers, F. Wicker and G. Wicker, all voted for it and no one voted against it. There being no further business to come before the meeting, it adjourned.