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of the Central Carolina Technical Institute. Commissioner Hal L. Hancock seconded the motion and upon a vote Commissioners Cooper, Hancock, Rogers, F. Wicker and G. Wicker all voted for it and no one voted against it. A copy of the written request from the Board of Trustees is attached to these minutes and marked as "Exhibit A" and made a part hereof. A schedule of valuation of property to be used in listing property for 1973 was submitted by the Tax Supervisor. After review and discussion, Commissioner William H. Cooper moved that the schedule of valuation as listed by the Tax Supervisor be approved. Commissioner Franklin D. Wicker seconded the motion and upon a vote it was unanimously adopted. The schedule is attached hereto as "Exhibit B" and made a part of these minutes. The Tax Supervisor appeared before the board and presented a list of 'the tax listers that he had appointed for the listing.of taxes for 1973. Mr. James L. Clark, Tax Supervisor, requested that an intrafund transfer be made to transfer $2,000. from:appraisal expenses.to labor expenses. Commissioner Franklin D. Wicker'' moved that such transfer be authorized and approved. Commissioner William H. Cooper seconded the motion and it was unanimously adopted upon a roll call vote; wherein Commissioners G. Wicker, Cooper, Hancock, Rogers and F. Wicker all voted for it and no-. one voted against it. The Chairman then had the Clerk present resolutions honoring Miss Mary Estelle Doyle and Mr. Thomas M. Haislip for receiving Distinguished Service Awards from the National Association of Extension Home Economists and the National Association of County. Agricultural Agents respectively. Commissioner J. Eugene Rogers ' moved the adoption of these resolutions and Commissioner :William_ H. Cooper duly seconded them. Upon a vote they were unanimously; adopted. Commissioner Hal L. Hancock moved that the sum of $200. be appropriated from the unappropriated surplus in the general- fund to the fund for Council on Ageing for use by the senior citizens program. Commissioner William H. Cooper seconded the motion and upon a roll call vote, it was unanimously adopted. Messrs. Cooper, Hancock, Rogers, F;. Wicker and G. Wicker all voted for it and no one voted against it'. The Chairman then called for discussion of the proposed school merger and specifically the plan proposed by the, Lee County Board of Education. Commissioner William H. Cooper stated that . the Lee County Board of Education deserved a pat on the.back. That he thought their proposal had good concrete points and was a giant step.toward giving each student in the county the same quality education. Commissioner J. Eugene Rogers stated he thinks the county school board proposal was a step in the right direction but that he did not want to vote on any proposal at this meeting since the Board had not received anything from the Sanford City Board of Education. Commissioner Hal L. Hancock stated that he did not believe merger would solve all of the problems but that, each child is entitled to the same educational opportunity. Commissioner Franklin D. Wicker stated that the county's school board proposal was the greatest step forward in education in his six years on the Board. He reviewed the past actions of the. Board to equalize financial backing between the systems and stated he was in favor of the step taken by the Lee County Board of Education. Mr. Wicker stated that an 8,000 pupil school system is not a large system and that while he does not think merger. will necessarily save any money, he believes such a step is needed now and that we need to construct a new highschool building' for such a large system. Commissioner William H`. Cooper stated in his opinion „ merging the systems would produce savings in capital outlay in the long run. Commissioner Franklin-D. Wicker agreed with this conclusion and stated that from the sales tax. money, the revenue sharing money, and the bond money presently in Raleigh, that the necessary funds for construction of a new