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Box 7 fwa 433 MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS FOR LEE COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA 1 JUNE 1970 The regular meeting of the Board of Commissioners for Lee County, North Carolina, met in the Commissioners' Room of the County Office Building at the corner of Steele and Wicker Streets in the City of Sanford, at 1.0:00 o'clock a.m. on Monday, June 1, 1970, the same being the hour, date, and place duly established for the holding of such meeting. The Chairman called the meeting to order and on roll call the following answered present: Perry White, Franklin D. Wicker, Gordon A. Wicker, and John E. Dotterer. The Chairman declared a quorum present and the meeting open for the transaction of business. ' Chairman John E. Dotterer presided and the following business was transacted: The Commissioners, on motion made, duly seconded and adopted, transferred the place of meeting to the District Courtroom, Lee County Courthouse to accommodate the members of the School Boards and citizens interested in the budget for school purposes. The Commissioners held a general discussion about school matters while waiting for the members of the School Boards to arrive. However, no formal action was taken. Chairman Dotterer read to the Board a letter received from Dr. O. D. Garvin about the budget request for the Health Department. Commissioner Gordon A. Wicker moved that the Board place the names of the two Democratic nominees for the Board in a hat and conduct a drawing to determine which one should be appointed to fill out the vacancy created by the death of Aubrey E. White. Two slips of paper, one bearing the name of W. H. Cooper and one bearing the name of Eugene Rogers, were placed in a hat and a spectator drew the name of W. H. Cooper for election as a Commissioner for Lee County. Commissioner Perry White moved that the nominations be closed and Mr. Cooper be elected by acclamation. The nominations were closed by a unanimous vote and Mr. Cooper was elected by a unanimous vote. Mr. Cooper then took the oath of office-from Clerk of Superior Court, Sion H. Kelly and participated in the further deliberations of the Board. Commissioner Gordon A. Wicker moved the adoption of the following resolution: WHEREAS, the heirs of Ella Coggins have offered to pay $1760.00 and the sum of $89.00 in court costs for the release of her one-fifth interest in the lands hereinafter described from a welfare lien based upon a grant for Old Age Assistance; and