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0 BOOK V plu 656 offer to purchase Parcel Number 7928 containing 0.50 acres for $660.03 and to authorize the appropriate County officials to execute and deliver a deed of conveyance for said property upon payment of the purchase price. Commissioner John R. Dossenbach, Jr., seconded the motion and upon a vote, the results were as follows: AYE: Dossenbach, Matthews, Stafford, Wicker and Cox NAY: None The Chairman ruled the motion had been unanimously adopted. The Board observed a short recess following which it resumed its meeting with all members present. The Chairman noted the presence of Mr. W. M. Womble, Chairman of the Sanford-Lee County Airport Commission, and Mr. John Ogburn, Airport Manager, and advised them the Board would consider the lease with Central Carolina Aviation and the employment contract with Mr. John Ogburn at its meeting on March 9, 1989, although it might not be able to give them a decision before April, 1989. The Chairman called on the County Attorney to report on the recommendations he and Mr. Leonard Barefoot had reached concerning the method of electing Commissioners in Lee County in view of the requirements of Section 2 of the voting Rights Act. The County Attorney stated that the recommendation was for the Commission to be increased to seven members with the elimination of second primaries. Five Commissioners would be elected at the next election on a county-wide basis with the four candidates receiving the highest number of votes being elected for four years and the fifth candidate being elected for a two-year term. At the next general election three Commissioners would be elected on a county-wide basis for four year terms. The County Attorney reported it had not been possible for Mr. Barefoot on the basis of available data to divide the County into equal districts with a district where minorities would constitute sixty-five percent of the district. Further, the recommended plan was based upon a similar plan which had been approved by the U.S. District Ccurt for the Middle District of North Carolina. The County Attorney also pointed out it would probably necessitate employment of personnel to conduct a census to formulate data on which to base a division into districts and the process may have to be repeated when the next Federal Census is completed. The Board received the report and directed that a public hearing be held on this matter on March 9, 1989. Chairman Albert L. Cox appointed Commissioners John R. Dossenbach, Jr. and William C. Stafford, Jr., as a committee to study this matter. The Committee requested that interested persons be advised to submit their proposal and direct their -4-