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Dr. O. D. Garvin of the District Health Department and Drs. Ronald Levin and Dr.. McCrary of the State Health Department appeared before the Board and discussed Lee County's participation in the District Health Department. No formal action was taken. The meeting recessed for lunch at.tweive o'clock noon. The meeting reconvened at two o'clock p. m., Those present were Chairman John E. Dotterer, Commissioners Max McLeod, A. E. White, and Charles Robert Yow. Commissioner Franklin D. Wicker was absent when the meeting reconvened. The written report of Mr. Thomas Haislip, County Agricultural Extension Chairman, was presented to the Board. Mr. Sion H. Kelly, Clerk of Superior Court, appeared Uefore the Boa and requested additional funds for the operation of the office of the Clerk of Superior Court. Upon motion of Commissioner Yow, seconded by Commissioner McLeod, it was RESOLVED to appropriate the sum of $400.00 from the unappropriated surplus in the General Fund to the Clerk of the Superior Court Fund. The roll call vote was as folbws: AYE: McLeod, White, Yow and Dotterer NO: None ABSENT: Wicker Commissioner Yow reported on his visit with.Hayea-Howell & Associates, Architects, about preparing plans for. a Courthouse- Addition. After discussion, upon motion of Commissioner Yow, seconded by Commissioner White, it was RESOLVED to appropriate the sum of $300.00 from the unappropriated surplus in the General Fund to the existing fund to provide for architectual services to cover ti expenses of having such plans prepared. The roll call vote on the Resolution was as follows: AYE: McLeod, White, Yow and Dotterer NO: None ABSENT: Wicker Dr. J. H. Byerly, member of the District Health Board from Lee county, appeared before the Board and discussed the Public Health Department and the discussion concerning reorganization of that department. Mr. Phillip Lettsinger of the Division of Community Planning, of the Department of Conservation and Development, appeared.before the Board and discussed matters relative to-,County Planning with the Board. Commissioner Wicker re-joined the meeting and participated in the further deliberations of the Board. The Chairman called attention to the: Board that :a policy needed to be established about employees salaries who are injured in the scope and course of their agreement and.thereafter received workmen compensation payments. After discusion, upon motion of. Commissioner White, seconded by Commissioner McLeod,- it.was unanimously RESOLVED that the County policy would be to pay a County: employee who.suffezs injury from an accident, in the scope and course of his employment, his salary for the first seven days of injury and no salary payments thereafter until he returns to duty , and that such time loss, because of accident would not be charged against the employee's sick leave. Page four