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0 0 <br />BOOK V P:GE 674 <br />this plan with five districts with voting only in the districts was the <br />plan that had been approved and recommended by his clients. They were <br />against any plan which had voting at large and thought only a district <br />plan with voting within the district and not more than five districts <br />was the only plan that they would agree to. Mr. Donald Van Noppen of <br />Raleigh, representing an organization known as CEAD also spoke in favor <br />of this plan. Mr. Robert Reives from the organization CEAD also spoke <br />in favor of the District plan. Mr. Sammy Hill of the Black Leadership <br />Caucus- stated that he supported the five district plan and Mrs. Zenobia <br />Sellars of the Woman's Uplift Club said that they support the five <br />district plan. Mr. Van Noppen spoke again and in discussion with the <br />Board stated that five district with two at large was not acceptable. <br />Members of the Board discussed the possibility of a five district board <br />with two commissioners elected at large. Mr. Bobby Hall, a resident of <br />the Pocket community stated that the Pocket precinct had approved the <br />proposed seven member board with the elimination of the second primary <br />and he spoke in favor of that plan. Mr. Worth Pickard from the Pocket <br />community spoke in favor of districts. Mr. Robert Reives spoke again <br />and asked to be appointed to serve on any sub-committee to study the <br />problem. <br />The public hearing was closed upon motion of Commissioner John <br />R. Dossenbach, Jr., duly seconded by Commissioner Gordon A. Wicker, <br />which motion was adopted by a vote as follows: <br />AYE: Dossenbach, Matthews, Stafford, Wicker and Cox <br />NAY: None <br />The Chairman declared the motion duly adopted and the public <br />hearing closed. <br />The Board next considered the water contract between the <br />County and the City of Sanford. A copy of the proposed contract is <br />attached to these minutes and by this reference incorporated herein as a <br />part of these minutes. <br />Commissioner William C. Stafford, Jr. moved that the contract <br />be approved and the appropriate County officer be authorized to execute <br />and deliver the contract for and on behalf of the County. Commissioner <br />John R. Dossenbach, Jr. seconded the motion and upon a vote the results <br />were as follows: <br />AYE: Dossenbach, Matthews, Stafford and Cox <br />NAY: Wicker <br />The Chairman ruled the resolution had been adopted by a <br />majority vote. <br />- 4 - <br />