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• . , .. • . - • • .. • The written report of Nathan.Crisiman, the•TaiCollector, . • was-presented to the Board. Upon motion of Commissioner McLeod, seconded • ' . by Commissioner Wicker, and unanimously_adopted, -it was resolved to authorize. the Tax Collector to advertise delinqu • ent taxes in.July: • - . . ••.Upon motion of Commissioner:McLeod, ♦seconded by Commissioner. :White, and adopted by a:majority'vote, it'was'resolved by the Board that as a : .. • matter of policy that,' in•the'event of merger of the school'systems, it‘would . :support the consolidated unit at the same level provided for;the present city unit. ' Commissioner Wicker voted no and stated he could not commit himself in advance . - to any proposition which automatically raised taxes. . . ' The monthly statements as tabulated by the County Accountant and : • • . _' supported bypurchase orders were presented to the'Board. 'After review and•dis . • • cession it,was resolved to pay the bile as tabulated upon motion Of Coriunissioner Yaw,. seconded by Commissioner Wicker, and unanimously adopted: . - . • . ',Mr. W. B. Pittman appeared'before the Board'and presented the budget .. -`.request of the Mental Health Board. At the-conclusion of this presentation, : ' •_ - . Chairman Dotterer read the request of.the'Board on Mental-Retardation.• . • ' -The Board of Trustees and the Director of Centxa;:Carolina.Technical • ' _. . • Institute appeared before the.Board. Mr. Douglas Wilkinson presented the current. .expense budget request.;. Mr. John J. Marshall presented the capital.outlay budget • request. Mr. W. A. Martin, Director, reviewed.the.instructional program. , The members of the'Lee County:Board of Education appeared before • ' , :the:Board. .. Mr. J. G. .Edwards; Chairman; .presented the budget request.: Mr. Ben • ` ,.T. 'Brooks, Superintendent, presented petitions from the faculties of the•County ' • Schools and from interested parents'requesting (1)- •additional teachers to reduce ' ••. class load (2)` specialized„teachers,of music and art (3) a local supplement for , ' ., . ` -' D teachers in the amount of $1G© per year and (4) an increkse4 number..of teacher aides'.: ' — including aides for highs school teachers. . , • . - Following the budget request presentation, Mr. -Edwards'spoke in opposi- z don to the proposed bill to submit to the people of`Lee County the question of whether the:two school systems would be merged. - ' . '. • -• ' ' Mr.'W. W. Staten, Representative from_Lee'County, appear`.ed.before t he Board and-discussed the'school bill:' • . : . . • • ' . •r. • • • .'.'y-The members of the Sanford City:_Board of Education appeared before•' . ' •the'Board. . Mr. J. E. Davis, Vice-Chairman presented the budget request including the budget for the supplementary'tax. • ' ' hollowing the presentation of the Widget.request;, Mr: Davis-presented - and read a resolution adopted by the Sanford City Board of Education in opposition to• . ' . the bill to submit-to the people of Lee County tlie''proposition of`whether or not the.- two school s stems should.mere ' ` - The Chairman presented a proposed bond repayment schedule ' • -.received,from the:Local Government Comm ission. ..After' study it was resolved to • ' ♦ approve'same and to authorize bond attorneys to arrange for printing of bonds upon.. ' • • motion of Commissioner White, seconded by Commissioner Yow, and unanimously adopted. . . . : . • - . The Chairman•read a letter received from Mr. Wesley. D: Webster, • _ Chairman of-the Board.of Commissionex8for Rockingham'County, asking for support . . • , in requesting:.the General Assembly to appropriate_adequate funds to staff the' . - : .institutions'in the community college system-rt.':The Board'instructed the•Clerk to. ; notify the, represenatives of their support of this position. . . • _ Pages ben