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l,� k / MINUTES OF SPECIAL MEETING \° OF THE /Th Q' BOARD-OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS • July 27, 1960 The Board of Commissioners4of Lee County met in special • session pursuant to notice of'adjournment at the regular monthly meeting. of July 5, 1960, at the courthouse at 7:30 o'clock P. M. , with the following members present for dispatch of business: • Commissioners Clyde J. Atkins, Ralph Groce, Sion H. Kelly, Percy Measamer and Evander Winstead. Chairman Sion'H. Kelly presided and the following business was transacted: • The Chairman stated that the purpose of the meeting was to consider the adoption of a resolution approving the budget and making_ appropriations for the operation of Lee County for its various agencies ending June 30, 1961. The Chairman then recognized Mr. H. A. McIver, Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Lee County Hospital who requested the Board of Commissioners to call a special election to submit to the qualified voters of Lee County a bond issue to provide funds for the construction of an addition to the Lee County Hospital. Mr. McIver • asked that a special election be held to submit only this issue to a vote of the pfople and that, if necessary, the trustees of the Lee County Hospital would underwrite the cost of such special election. Dr. F. L. Knight, S. W. Shaw and Harry Register spoke in support of Mr. McIver' s request. Twenty-two persons were present for the purpose of supporting Mr. McIver' s request and there then followed • a general discussion of the problem. Commissioner Measamer introduced the following bond order which was read at length:, .9 �u / "BOND ORDER AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF $600, 000 PUBLIC HOSPITAL BONDS OF THE COUNTY OF LEE. • • • WHEREAS, the Board of Commissioners of the County of Lee deems it advisable that the County shall enlarge the public hospital operated and maintained by the County-for the use of the inhabitants. of the County and desires to provide for the financing'of the enlargement and equipment of an addition to such hospital; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDERED BY the Board of Commissioners of the County of Lee as follows: • Section 1. The Board of Commissioners of the'County of Lee has ascertained and hereby determines that, iri order to provide an adequate public hospital for,the inhabitants of said County, it will be necessary to erect an addition to'said hospital and to acquire the equipment suitable for its use as a part of such hospital, and that it will be necessary to expend for such purpose not less than $600, 000, in addition to funds which may be made available for such purpose from sources other than County,funds. • • • r1l