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BOOK 7 PACE 426 RESOLVED, that the Chairman and the Board Clerk be and they are hereby authorized and empowered in the name of and for and in behalf of the County of Lee, to execute said electrical contract with said Carolina Power & Light Company. The motion to adopt the foregoing resolution was seconded by Commissioner Gordon A. Wicker, a member of the Board, and, after discussion, the resolution was duly adopted, there being four (4) votes in favor thereof and no votes against it. Sheriff D. F. Holder appeared before the Board and reported that he was completing an application for standard operational equipment to be sub- mitted to the Cape Fear Criminal Justice Planning Region, to secure equipment to be used by the Sheriff's Department in the event of emergencies. The Board reviewed the application and upon motion of Commissioner Franklin D. Wicker, RESOLVED to include the sum of $3, 869. 33, in the budget appropriation for the Sheriff's Department,, to cover the County's share for the purchase of said equipment and to authorize the Chairman to sign a letter of intent to forward payment for its share of, that equipment, provided procurement could be effected by the Cape Fear Criminal Justice Planning Region. Mr. Sion H. Kelly, Clerk of Superior Court, requested assistance by the County to zerox and distribute to each member of the Bar, a set of General Rules of Practice, supplemental to the Rules of Civil Procedure, as he had been directed to do by Judge H. Pugh Bailey. The Board authorized the duplication of said Rules on the County's zerox machine located in the Register of Deeds office. The Chairman advised the Board that Mx. L. L. Beckham had reached the age of 65 years and under personnel policy, the Board must determine whether they wish to continue him in this position or not. Upon motion of Commissioner Gordon A. Wicker, seconded by Commissioner Perry White, it was unanimously RESOLVED to request Mr. Beckham to continue to serve as the Director of the Sanford-Lee County Civil Defense Department and to advise State Personnel Council that no replacement for Mr. Beckham is in sight. Mr. Douglas Wilkinson, Chairman of the Finance Committee of the Central Carolina Technical Institute, appeared before the Board and presented the Budget Request for that institution. i Central Chairman Stacy O. Budd, of the Carolina Technical Institute, appeared before the Board and invited them to attend the dedication of the Learning Resources Center at the Institution, to be held on May 24, 1970. Dr. Ben Brooks,. Superintendent of the Lee County Board of Education, appeared before the Board and presented the Budget Request on behalf of the Lee County Board of Education. Mr. Kenneth Brinson, Superintendent of the Sanford City Board of Education, appeared before the Board and presented the Budget Request on behalf of the Sanford City Board of Education. The list of monthly bills as prepared by the County Accountant, were considered, and upon motion of Commissioner White and seconded by Commissioner Frank Wicker, it was unanimously RESOLVED to authorize payment of such statements. Page 2