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0 GuU~, 9 PA ?J( 719 AYE: Funderburke, Nielsen, Rhyne, Wicker and Harmon NAY: None The written request of the Board of Supervisors of the Lee County Soil and Conservation District to transfer the remaining balance of funds in the'line item for telephone and postage to printing was presented to the Board. The Super- visors explained that rather than mailing a newsletter from Texas that they have been publishing the newsletter in the Sanford Herald and this necessitated the transfer of funds. Commissioner Lila P:; Nielsen moved that the transfer be approved. Commissioner Clyde J. Rhyne seconded the motion and upon a roll call vote, it was adopted as follows: AYE: Funderburke, Nielsen, Rhyne, Wicker and Harmon NAY: None Commissioner Rhyne moved that Reverend Richard Hobson and Dr. Rastas Smith be appointed to terms on the Harnett-Lee Mental Health Board. Comm- issioner Lila P. Nielsen seconded the motion and upon a vote it was unanimously adopted. Commissioner Rhyne reported there was one other vacancy on that Board and that another nomination would be made at a later date. Commissioner C1ydd'J._ Rhyne moved that Mr. Alton Cockrell be appointed to the Board of the Johnston- Lee Community Action Program, Inc. , in place of Mr. Balleau whose term had expired. Commissioner Lila P. Nielsen seconded the motion and upon a vote it eas unanimously adopted. A report was given of the meeting held between Chairman Harmon, Commissioner Rhyne and the members of the Library Board. The recommendation of that meeting was that the sign on the Library Building read: "Suzanne Reeves Library, A. H. McIver Auditorium of the Lee County Library System", with equal prominence given to all names, that is, that the letters be of the same size. Comm- issioner Clyde J. Rhyne moved that this recommendation be approved and adopted by the Board and the Library Board be directed to implement this change with all due deliberate speed. Commissioner Jack D. Funderburke seconded the motion and upon a vote it was unanimously adopted. Commissioner Clyde J. Rhyne read a statement in support of the Finance Committee's work in preparing the new budget in reply to the editorial which appeared in the Sanford Herald on Friday, June 13, 1980. Chairman K. S. Harmon read a statement which compared the opinions and calculations expressed in the editorial in the Sanford Herald on June 13, 1980, with the actual facts and cal- culations as determined by the Finance Committee. The editorial, among other things, contained a calculation which had a multiplication error in the amount of $200,000.00. Commissioner Gordon A. Wicker brought up for discussion, the industrial valuations in the County. Commissioner Wicker expressed dissatisfaction that industrial valuations have not risen in the same proportion as have residential and agricultural valuations. Upon motion made, seconded and unanimously adopted, the meeting was adjourned until 7:00 o'clock p. m. , on Monday, June 23, 1980, to re-convene in the Commissioners Room on the second floor of the Co ice Building, 200 Wicker Street, Sanford, North Carolina. N CLERK