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B©N 8 PAGE 2®a The Board considered various Legislative bills presently pending in the General Assembly, which affect County operations. The Board expressed its opposition to Senator Ralph Scott's bill which provides for lowering the exemption for taxation to the age of 60. The Board also was opposed to a bill which provided for mandatory expenditures of ABC funds, and requested the Clerk to explain their position to the representatives in the General Assembly. The Chairman then read the Board a letter received from the Sanford City Board of Education requesting approval of a transfer of $3, 175. 00 from the school's unencumbered surplus funds to Central Office Secretaries and bookkeepers $650. 00, School secretaries $1, 105. 00, and maids and janitors $1, 420. 00 for the purpose of granting salary increases of 5% to the persons in the positions named in the transfer. Commissioner W. H. Cooper moved that the Board approve the transfer in the same manner. Commissioner Franklin D. Wicker seconded the motion and upon a vote it was unanimously adopted. The Chairman explained to the Board that he had been in contact with Dr. O. D. Garvin, District Health Officer, and that the District Health Department was requesting an addition to its present facility. The proposed sketch of the addition was considered and discussed and the Chairman was authorized to employ the ac hitectural firm of Pate & Mullins, to prepare the necessary plans. The motion authorizing the employment of the architect was made by Commissioner Cooper, seconded by Commissioner Franklin D. Wicker and upon a vote, unanimously adopted. Upon the request of Commissioner Hal Hancock, the Board author- ized the rental of uniforms for use by the Landfill employees. There was a discussion of the proper method of handling funds collected for the Recreation Department and it was established that all funds collected by the levy have to go for recreation purposes and could only be spent upon requests by the Recreation Department and appropriation by the County Commissioners for the designated items of expenditure. There was an extended discussion about the hiring of an operator to operate the scrapper at the Sanitary Landfill; however, no decision was made at this meeting. . Commissioner Cooper reported that he had investigated the matter and there was no reason why the County could not sell and dispose of the International Ambulance if it so desired. Commissioner Cooper had to leave the meeting and did not participate in the further deliberations of the Board. The Board resumed its discussion about the operator for the scrapper; however, it was decided to make no firm decision at this meeting and to re-consider the matter at a subsequent meeting upon the recommen- dation of the Landfill Committee. There being no further business to come before the meeting, it was adjourned. CHAIRMAN NORTH CAROLINA, LEE COUNTY ,'resented for registration on the a} day of /,ln,L _19ZJat 9 --51019 M. ATTE T: ~ recorded in Book page CLERK