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bo0n 18 PAGE 553 introduced at the meeting of the Board of Commissioners held on August 20, 2001. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Hincks and was adopted by the following vote: Aye: Adams, Hincks, Lemmond, Matthews, Paschal, Reives, and Sauls Nay: None The Chairman ruled the motion had been adopted unanimously. The Clerk of the Board of Commissioners reported to the Board of Commissioners that the bond orders entitled, "BOND ORDER AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF $450,000 VOTING MACHINE BONDS OF THE COUNTY OF LEE," AND "BOND ORDER AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF $1,435,000 SANITARY SEWER BONDS OF THE COUNTY OF LEE," which had been introduced on August 20, 2001 had been published on August 23, 2001, with notice that the Board would hold a public hearing on each on September 4, 2001, at 9 o'clock A.M. The Clerk of the Board of Commissioners also reported that the County's Finance Director had filed in the Clerk's office a statement of debt complying with the provisions of The Local Government Bond Act, and such statement as filed showed the net indebtedness of the County to be 1.12% of the appraised valuation of property in the County subject to taxation. Commissioner Lemmond moved that the Board of Commissioners proceed to hold a public hearing on the voting machine bond order. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Sauls and was unanimously adopted. At 9:00 A.M., the Chairman of the Board of Commissioners announced that the Board would hear anyone who wished to be heard on the questions of the validity of the voting machine bond order and the advisability of issuing the voting machine bonds. At the direction of the Chairman of the Board of Commissioners, the Clerk of the Board of Commissioners read the voting machine bond order and the published notice of hearing. After the Board had heard all persons who requested to be heard in connection with the foregoing questions, Commissioner Adams moved that the public hearing be closed. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Paschal and was unanimously adopted. Commissioner Lemmond moved that the Board of Commissioners of the County of Lee adopt, without change or amendment, and direct the Clerk to the Board of Commissioners to publish as prescribed by The Local Government Bond Act the bond order entitled, "BOND ORDER AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF $450,000 VOTING MACHINE BONDS OF THE COUNTY OF LEE" introduced at the meeting of the Board of Commissioners held on August 20, 2001. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Paschal and was adopted by the following vote: Aye: Adams, Hincks, Lemmond, Matthews, Paschal, Reives, and Sauls Nay: None 5