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BOOK ?A~~ 0"d, The Chairman ruled the motion had been adopted unanimously, and the Board was in executive session. Following the Board's discussion in executive session, Commissioner Matthews moved the executive session be closed. Commissioner Cox seconded the motion, and upon a vote, the results were as follows: Aye: Cox, Hall, Matthews, Paschal, Reives, Stafford and Wicker Nay: None The Chairman ruled the motion had been adopted unanimously. Mr. John Crumpton, Finance Director, gave a report to the Board on responses received for proposals for Solid Waste Disposal in Lee County. The five companies who submitted responses are as follows: Cherokee of Sanford, Business Programs, Inc., Addington Environmental, Inc., ARS-Waste Management and Browning-Ferris Industries. After some discussion the Board decided to work on proposals as a committee of the whole and to discuss them again at a future meeting after each Commissioner had had a chance to review the individual proposals. Mr. William Cowan, County Manager, announced to the Board that Commissioner Gordon Wicker would be honored for twenty years of service as a Commissioner at the annual North Carolina Association of County Commissioners meeting in Charlotte on August 13-16, 1992. The County will also be recognized at that time for taking part in the "Outstanding County Program Awards" competition. The County won an award for an article written by Mr. Don McLaughlin, Director of Parks and Recreation in the General Government Category entitled "Gateway to Greenways". Commissioner Wicker expressed to the Board his concern that none of the presidential candidates for President of the United States attended or responded to the invitations or material sent to them by the president of the National Association of County Officials (NACO) asking them to attend the recent convention in Minneapolis, Minnesota. After some discussion Commissioner Wicker made a motion for the Board to write a letter to each one of the candidates and let them know they did not appreciate the attitude they took toward the national convention. Chairman Stafford seconded the motion and upon a vote the results were as follows: Aye: Matthews, Paschal and Wicker Nay: Cox, Hall, Reives and Stafford The Chairman ruled the motion failed with a four to three vote. Chairman Stafford advised the Board he would write a letter on behalf of the Board of Commissioners to the presidential candidates Go 8