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soon 15 vn E 951 Commissioner Dossenbach made the following statement, "Each of these people which were elected to this Board agreed to serve knowing what they were getting into. Also, the general public does have a recourse if they do not agree with the Board of E & R. They may appeal to the State Board of E & R. We have people on the Board of E & R now and I think it's very well diversified. We have a farmer on there, real estate people, a woman,. and I feel that we are going to do very well with the public, but there is an appeal to the State if people do not feel they got a fair shake when they appear before this Board of Equalization and Review." Commissioner Moretz moved the Resolution establishing the Lee County Board of Equalization and Review be revised to appoint Max Matthews as Vice-Chairman. A copy of the revised Resolution is attached to these minutes and by this reference made a part hereof. Commissioner Reives seconded the motion, and upon a vote, the results were as follows: Aye: Cox, Dossenbach, Garner, Moretz, Reives and Wicker Nay: None The Chairman ruled the motion had been adopted unanimously and Max Matthews was elected Vice-Chairman of the Board of Equalization and Review. The Board heard an annual report from the Rest Home and Nursing Home Advisory Committee. Mr. Sam Hill, Chairman of this Committee gave the Board an oral report on the work being done by this volunteer Committee and answered questions of the Board. Mrs. Sharon Wilder, Region J Ombudsman from Triangle J Council of Governments was also present and answered questions of the Board. No action was taken on the matter. The Board considered a request to install a small TV transmitting antenna atop the Lee County Government Center. Mr. Burke Buchanan, owner of WBF-TV 46 requested permission to install the antenna to allow for live TV broadcasting from the Government Center. He told the Board there would be no expense to the County for this installation. After some discussion Commissioner Dossenbach moved to approve for WBF-TV 46 to install a small TV transmitting antenna on top of the Lee County Government Center. Commissioner Moretz seconded the motion, and upon a vote, the results were as follows: Aye: Cox, Dossenbach, Garner, Moretz, Reives and Wicker Nay: None The Chairman ruled the motion had been adopted unanimously. The Board considered tax releases and refunds for January, 1995. Assistant Tax Administrator Norma Bullard was present and answered 05 5