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a0, 0,~ 11 pg. E 62 i15 MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS FOR THE COUNTY OF LEE, STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA J Monday, February 21st, 1983 The regular meeting of the Board of Commissioners for the County of Lee, State of North Carolina, convened at 7:00 o'clock p. m. , on Monday, February 21st, 1983, in the Commissioners Room, second floor, County Office Building, 200 Wicker Street, Sanford, North Carolina. Those present were Commissioners John R. Dossenbach, Jr. , John E. Dotterer, Bertha L. Matthews, and Gordon A. Wicker. Commissioner Jerry M. Almond was absent but joined the meeting later. The Chairman declared a quorum present and the meeting open for the transaction of business. The invocation was given by the Reverend Jim Staunton, Pastor of the Congregational Christian Church. Minutes of the regular meeting held on February 7th, 1983, were approved and ordered recorded, upon motion of Commissioner Gordon A. Wicker, which motion was seconded by Commissioner Bertha L. Matthews and which motion was unanimously adopted upon a vote. Commissioner Jerry M. Almond joined the meeting and participated in the further deliberations of the Board. A petition requesting the adding of the roads in the Wildwood Sub- division to the State Maintained Secondary Road System, was presented to the Board. The motion approving the addition of such roads was approved, upon motion of Commissioner Gordon A. Wicker, seconded by Commissioner Bertha L. Matthews, which motion was unanimously adopted. The Board next considered the Animal Control Ordinance. Comm- issioner Bertha L. Matthews moved that all the provisions in the Act relating to tags and fees be rescinded. Commissioner Gordon A. Wicker seconded the motion. Commissioner Jerry M. Almond spoke in opposition to the motion. Commissioner Jerry M. Almond offered a substitute motion to amend the Ordinance to limit the costs of tags to $6. 00 for owners of more than three dogs. Commissioner John R. Dossenbach, Jr. , seconded the substitute motion. Mr. Gerald Shaw was recognized who spoke in opposition to the substitute motion on behalf of a delegation of dog•, owners and hunters. Commissioner Gordon A. Wicker also spoke in opposition to the substitute motion. The Chairman called for the vote on the substitute motion first and the substitute motion failed. Commissioners Almond and Dossenbach voted for the substitute motion and Commissioners Dotterer, Matthews and Wicker voted against it. The substitute motion having failed, the.Chairman called fora vote on the main motion. The main motion was adopted by a majority vote of three to