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50 OK 1 PACE 2 Following the oath taking, a short break was observed to allow the newly installed Commissioners and members of the Board, of Education to receive the congratulations and good wishes of family and friends who were in attendance. During the break, Mr. James Holt, appeared and presented a copy of his oath of office taken before the Clerk of Superior Court, Sion H. Kelly, and his bond. The Board then proceeded with the organization of the Board and as the first order of business, conducted an election to choose one of its members as Chairman for the ensuing year. The Board elected to vote by ballot and ballots were distributed, marked and signed. The ballots were collected and tabulated by the Clerk and County Manager. The results of the first ballot were as follows: Commissioners Wicker and Dossenbach voted for Commissioner Gordon A. Wicker to be Chairman; Commissioners Dotterer and Matthews voted for Commissioner John E; Dotterer, and Commissioner Almond voted for Commissioner Bertha L. Matthews. Since no one received a majority of the votes cast, ballots were dis- tributed and a second election was held. The marked and signed ballots were collected and tabulated. The results of the second election were as follows: Commissioners Wicker and Dossenbach voted for Commissioner Gordon A. Wicker to be Chairman; Commissioners Almond, Dotterer, and Matthews voted for Commissioner John E. Dotterer. Commissioner John E. Dotterer, having received a majority of the votes cast, he was declared duly elected as Chairman and he assumed the Chair and presided over the remainder of the session. In accordance with the requirements of the open meeting law, the ballots were available for. public inspection and the Clerk was instructed to record the results in the minutes. The Chairman stated that the next order of business would be the election of a vice-chairman. The Board decided to conduct an election by ballot and accordingly, ballots were distributed. The marked and signed ballots were collected and tabulated by the County Manager and Clerk. The results were as follows: Commissioners. Almond, Dossenbach, Dotterer, and Matthews voted for Commissioner Bertha L. Matthews to be Vice-Chairman; Commissioner Wicker voted for Commissioner John R. Dossenbach, Jr. Commissioner Bertha L. Matthews having received a majority of the votes cast, she was declared duly elected as Vice-Chairman of the Board. The Board next considered the draft of the minutes for the regular meeting held on November 12, 1982, and the special meetings held on November 15, 1982, and November 29, 1982. Commissioner Dossenbach moved that the minutes be approved as submitted and recorded. Commissioner Almond seconded the motion and upon a vote, the motion was unanimously adopted. There were no petitions concerning roads for.consideration by the Board at this meeting.