1972 - 11-06-72 Adj. Reg. Meeting

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BOOK 8 pnCf 142 Mr. Kenneth Brinson, Mr. Ernest Atkinson, Mrs. Paul Howard, Mr. Bob Ingram, and Mr. Mack Auman representing the City School Board appeared before the Board to discuss the following requests: School. 1. Additional office space (fourth floor) in Wilrik Hotel. 2. Proposed purchase of properties at Warren Williams School and W. B. Wicker 3• Securing a share of the County's expected Federal Revenue Sharing Funds. The Board granted the additional office space as requested. The Board recommended that Mr. Brinson continue to discuss with Mr. Harry Midki£f (Urban Redevelopment) the proposed purchase of certain properties abutting the W. B. Wicker School property. The Board discussed at length with the City School Board representatives the proposed purchase of properties abutting the Warren Williams School property. Mr. Brinson stated that he felt the purchase should be made so that additions could be made to the school. Mr. Ingram, Mrs. Howard, Mr. Atkinson and Mr. Auman expressed their opinions considering the proposed purchase of the property. All felt that the property should be purchased. A number of questions concerning the future role of Warren Williams School were asked by members of the Lee County Board of Commissioners. Chairman Wicker and Commissioner Rogers expressed the desire for a joint meeting of the two school boards and the Lee County Board of Commissioners to further discuss proposed merger of the two school systems. After continued discussion of the proposed purchase of the properties abutting Warren Williams School, Commissioner Rogers made a motion that the properties be purchased, using Emergency and Contingency Funds and other unappropriated surplus funds. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Cooper. The Chairman asked for further discussion; there being none, the Chairman directed the County Manager to poll the Board on Commissioner Rogers' motion. On a roll call vote Commissioners Rogers and Cooper voted aye; Commissioners Gordon Wicker, Perry White and Chairman Wicker voted nay. Chairman Wicker expressed the opinion that new school construction should be undertaken by using Sales Tax Refunds, Federal Revenue Sharing Funds and other funds available in preference to conducting a bond referendum that would call for the expenditure of excessive amounts. Chairman Wicker brought to the attention of the Board the fact that the low bid for library improvements in the Broadway area exceeded monies available by $9277.00. After some discussion, Commissioner White made a motion that $9277.00 be appropriated from Emergency and Contingency Funds which was seconded by Commissioner Cooper. Those voting in favor of the motion were: Chairman Wicker, Commissioners Gordon Wicker, W. H. Cooper, Perry White and Eugene Rogers. Chairman Cooper made a motion that the Civil Defense On Site Action Assistance Program as presented be adopted. The motion was seconded by Commissioner White and unani- mously carried. Chairman Wicker recommended that a letter of appreciation be written and directed to those responsible for the preparation of the program. The following resolution was read and adopted. The motion for adoption included the appropriation of monies to pay the County's share of project cost. ($300.00). WHEREAS, the Local Government Commission, a division of the Department of the Treasurer of the State of North Carolina, has designed a Uniform Local Government Accounting System and has published a Procedures Manual to facilitate the implementation of the uniform system at the local level; and WHEREAS, the Local Government Commission is authorized by law to offer counsel and advice to counties and municipalities of North Carolina in matters concerning fiscal management and accounting systems, and does recommend that counties and municipalities improve such systems by conforming with the uniform accounting system through use of said Procedures Manual; and -2-