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306K In PIA, S~ 549 seconded the motion and upon a vote it was unanimously adopted. The County Manager presented a draft of a resolution honoring Mr. Billy Ray Cameron upon his election as the Junior Vice Commander of the United States Veterans of Foreign Wars. Commissioner Wicker moved that the resolution, a copy of which is attached hereto and by this reference made a part hereof, be adopted. Commissioner Lila P. Nielsen seconded the motion and upon a vote it was unanimously adopted. Sister Mary Blaise, a member of the Order of the Sisters of St. Joseph, appeared before the Board and discussed the Hospice Program, which is a program for the care of terminally ill persons. Ms. Jeannine Reese and a Ms. Seymore, appeared before the Board and discussed the automobile safety seat program. The following resolution was offered by Commissioner Lila P. Nielsen, and a motion was made by Commissioner Nielsen that it be adopted, this motion was seconded by Commissioner Jack D. Funderburke, and uponbeing put to a vote, was unanimously carried: WHEREAS, the North Carolina Governor's Highway Safety Program, hereinafter referred to as GHSP, proposes to implement a program to assist Lee County, hereinafter referred to as the County, in protecting their young children against death and serious injury in automobile accidents GHSP will provide the County with a supply of crash-tested automobile child restraint devices (CRD's), provide for the initial training of personnel who will implement the program to learn how to,properly install and properly use the CRD's provided, provide all forms necessary for operating and keeping records of the operation of the program, provide materials developed for GHSP designed to educate parents about using CRD's, provide technical advice and general supervision to County personnel; PROVIDED, the County agrees to provide manpower or to designate a local group or agency, the Sanford Jaycettes, who will provide the manpower to coordinate, pub- licize, and operate the distribution of CRD's within the County for a period of not less than two (2) years, to obtain additional crash-tested CRD's and to use them in this program, to insure that every parent who is loaned a CRD is given appropriate instruction as to how to use the CRD properly, to provide training for all persons involved in the loaner program who are not initially trained by GHSP, to report in three-month and twelve-month intervals as to the financial and implementation status and inventory of the program to expand the program to its fullest extent possible based on local demand and/or manpower available to run the program that any funds generated by the rental of CRD's provided by GHSP will be used to purchase additional CRD's or to replace and refurbish older seats, to