1972 - 03-20-72 Adj. Reg. Meeting

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. 500A 8 rmt 4& MINUTES OF THE ADJOURNED REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF COU COMMISSIONERS FOR LEE COUNTY,. - 11 . 11 NORTH CAROLINA Monday,. March 20, 1972 The adjourned regular meeting of the Board of Commissioners for Lee County, North Carolina, convened on Monday, March 20, 1972, in the Commissioners' Room of the County Office Building, at the corner of Steele and Wicker Streets in the City of Sanford. Those present were: Commissioners William H. Cooper, J. Eugene Rogers, Perry White, Gordon A. Wicker, and Franklin D. Wicker. None of the Commissioners was absent. Chairman Franklin D. Wicker presided and the following business was transacted: Rev. Humphries of Shallow Well Christian Church gave the invocation. There was a discussion about repairs to the roof at the Courthouse and Mr. Hugh Brewer was requested to prepare specifications for the work desired to be done. The radio monitors for use by the Rural Fire Departments had arrived and Commissioner Gordon A. Wicker moved that the sum of $1, 111. 50,_ be appropriated from the Emergency and Contingency Fund to the Fund for Rural Fire Departments for the purchase of said radio monitors. Commissioner William H. Cooper seconded the motion and upon a roll call vote, Messrs. Cooper, Rogers, White, Gordon Wicker and Frank Wicker all voted for the motion and no one voted against it. Commissioner William H. Cooper reported that he had been advised that Mr. H. M. Jackson would donate five acres of land to go with the five acres of land that Mr. P. K. Buchanan had indicated he would give to the County for the establishment of a park. The Chairman read a letter from Mr. David Hathaway, complaining because the Tax Collector had garnisheed his wages,to.collect the taxes that he owed the County. Chairman Wicker advised the Board that they needed to appoint a Bi- centennial Commission for Lee County. Commissioner Rogers suggested contacting theDaughters of the American Revolution. Commissioner White suggested con- tacting the Board of Directors of the Railroad House Historical Society. The Chairman appointed Commissioners White and Rogers to approach and secure nominations for a Commission to be submitted to the Board at a later date. The Chairman reported that Dr. E.. C. Deibler and Mr. Fred Lawrence have resigned as members of the Sanford Planning Board. Mr. Lawrence's term would have expired June 30, 1972, and Dr. Deibler's would have expired on June 30, 1973. Chairman Wicker appointed Commissioners Gordon Wicker, Perry White and William H. Cooper as a committee to find representatives who would serve on this Planning Board. Chairman Wicker also designated Commissioner 'Cooper as the Board's representative to find out why County appointees are not compensated in a like fashion as other members of the Planning Board.