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Soap 10 Pjm 391 Commissioner John E. Dotterer moved that the sum of $25. 00 be appropriated and paid to the North Carolina Association of County Commiss- ioners as payment on counsel fees in the litigation brought by various railroads challenging the level of taxation of their property in 1980. The County Attorney reported that a similar suit had been brought in Federal. District Court by several motor freight carriers. A meeting on this litigation will be held at the offices of the North Carolina Association of County Commissioners on Wednesday, March 3, 1982, at 11:00 o'clock a, m. Commissioner Funderburke seconded the motion and it was unanimously adopted. Mr. Donn Gunderson, Director of Social Services, appeared before the Board relative to the re-location of the mobile home from the Sheriff's Department to the area of the Department of Social Services building. Present zoning regulations of the City of Sanford would allow only a temporary use permit for up to six months which may be extended by the Aldermen for an additional six months period;however, at the end of that twelve months period, the mobile home would have to be removed. Mr. Gunderson reviewed with the Board the costs of other quarters and the Board directed that the mobile home not be moved at the present time until further investigation could be made into the matter. The Board next discussed the Transportation Policy Committee. After discussion and with the view that the Transportation Policy Committee would look at the total involvement of the County in the funding of transportation. Comm- issioner John E. Dotterer moved the adoption of the resolution forming the Lee County Transportation Policy Committee, a copy of which resolution is attached to these minutes and by this reference made a part hereof. Commissioner Lila P. Nielsen seconded the motion and upon a vote it was unanimously adopted. The Board next considered the Ambulance Service Procedure Policy as drafted by the Ambulance Advisory Committee. After review and dis- cussion by the Board, Commissioner John E. Dotterer moved that the Ambulance Service Procedure Policy, a copy of which is attached hereto and by this reference made a part hereof, be adopted as the official policy of Lee County with respect to Ambulance Service. Commissioner Lila P. Nielsen seconded the motion and upon a vote it was unanimously adopted. The County Manager reported to the Board that they had been invited to tour the grammar schools on Wednesday, March 17, 1982 and Wednesday, March 31, 1982. This tour will be made in conjunction with the Board of Education. The Chairman next called upon the Clerk to report on the matter of the resignation of H. R. Thomas as Sheriff of Lee County. The Clerk read to the Board the resignation of Mr. Thomas, a copy of which is attached to these minutes and by this reference made a part hereof. The Clerk reported that the resignation was received at 10:15 o'clock a, m. on Thursday, February 25, 1982, and had been delivered pursuant to the authority set out in North Carolina General Statute 162-3.