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640K 7 FuE580 The Chairman stated that the County had two 1968 Ford auto- mobiles which were surplus to the needs of the Sheriff=s Department, and upon motion made, seconded, and unanimously adopted, it was resolved to appoint Commissioners Rogers and Gordon Wicker as a committee to dispose of said automobiles in the manner most feasible and which will produce the most favorable result for the County. The Board next considered the change made by the 1971 General Assembly which authorizes the delegation of certain acts and functions to County Directors of Social Services. Upon motion of Commissioner Gordon A. Wicker, seconded by Commissioner Perry White, and unanimously adopted, the following Resolution was adopted: "The person serving presently or in the future in the capacity of Director of Social Services for Lee County is hereby empowered with and assigned all the authority and duties, pertaining to Aid to the Needy Blind, as are conferrable upon the said Director under North Carolina General Statute 111-35 which is as follows: "Slll-35. 'Authority of director of social services. --The respective boards of county commissioners of each county are hereby authorized to empower and confer upon the county director of social services for their respective counties the authority to perform any or all acts or functions which the previous sections of this Article direct or authorize the-county boards of commissioners to perform. Any act or function performed by a county director of social services under the authority of this section shall be reported by him to the respective county board of commissioners for its review, and for alternative action or disposition where deemed appropriate by such board. Provided that the respective boards of county commissioners shall make no alternative or different disposition of a matter which the county director of social services is empowered to act upon which would pre- judicially affect the status of any aid to the blind recipient without first affording such recipient reasonable notice and opportunity to be heard. (1971, c. 348 s. L "The authority and duties. herein conferred and assigned are conferred upon and.assigned to any person who is lawfully acting as the Director when the functions of the Director are not being performed by a person officially designated and holding the position of Director of Social Services. " Commissioner Gordon Wicker moved that the Director of Social Services be instructed that he should give a quarterly report to this Board of his actions under this authority. Commissioner Perry White seconded the motion, and upon a vote it was unanimously adopted. Mr. Tom Fulkerson, representative of the State Council on Mental Metardation, appeared before the Board and discussed a-proposed program. After review, it was resolved to assign Commissioner Perry White to study the proposal and to make his recommendations to the Board. Mr. Hugh Talley and other employees of the District Public Health Service appeared before the Board and complained that under the District Health budget, they received less of a raise in salary than did the County employees. Chairman Wicker was to meet with Dr. Garvin to discuss the matter. The written report of the County Tax Collector and of the Agricultural Extension Service were distributed to the members of the Board. Upon motion of Commissioner Rogers, seconded by Commissioner White, it was unanimously resolved to designate Chairman Franklin D. Wicker as 3.