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good one. Chairman Harmon noted that the tax collector's report was a Mr. Chuck Grubbs, Director and Mr. Worth F. Pickard and Mr. Joe Edwards, members of the Lee County Parks and Recreation Comm- ission, appeared before the Board and presented a request for $60, 000. 00 to be used as matching funds to obtain a grant to renovate the Washington Park swimming pool and the tennis courts at the Davenport Park area. This was a special request for funds in addition to the regular budget request. The Board discussed with the representatives this special request as well as portions of the regular budget request. Following the discussion, the Board declined to take action on the special request. Commissioner Wicker requested that the Department of Trans- portation be asked to reply to Mr. Leon Morrison on the status of the petition concerning Oakdale Drive. Sheriff Harold Thomas appeared before the Board and asked that funds be restored to his budget to enable him to employ a narcotics officer and extra help at the county jail. No action was taken upon this request. Mr. David Riddle and Mr. Boyd Childress, of Childress-Roberts, Inc., appeared before the Board and recommended that the County's property be insured in keeping with a schedule of values they had prepared in conjunction with Mr. James Clark, County Tax Supervisor. The schedule of values is attached hereto and by this reference made a part hereof. During the discussion, the question of whether or not Freeman & Company had performed their contractual obligations came up for discussion. The Board being of the opinion that Freeman & Company had breached their contract with the County, Commissioner Rhyne moved that the matter be referred to the County Attorney and if he concurred with the Board's opinion, that he be instructed to notify Freeman & Company that the County had elected to terminate the contract. Commissioner Gordon A. Wicker seconded the motion and upon a vote, it was unanimously adopted. The Board then reconsidered the statement of values and upon motion of Commissioner Rhyne, seconded by Commissioner Nielsen, which motion was unanimously adopted, upon a vote, it was RESOLVED to authorize the insurance of the County's property in keeping with the statement of values adopted. Mrs. Beatrice Fields, County Finance Officer, appeared before the Board and presented the revised final budget for the San-Lee Park Project. This matter was reviewed and discussed and Commissioner Rhyne moved that the budget for the San-Lee Park be revised and amended to conform to the final budget draft dated June 4, 1979, a copy of which is attached hereto and by this reference made a part hereof. Commissioner Nielsen seconded the motion and upon a vote, Commissioners Funderburke, Rhyne, Nielsen and Harmon voted for it and Commissioner Wicker voted against it. The Chairman declared the motion as adopted by a majority vote. Mrs. Beatrice Fields, Finance Officer, appeared before the Board and submitted to it, the budget prepared for the coming year, together with her budget message. Commissioner Gordon A. Wicker moved that the minutes reflect that the budget officer had presented her budget and budget message and that the same be made available for public inspection and that a public hearing on said budget be set for 7:30 o'clock p. m., on Monday, June 18, 1979, at the Commissioners Room in the County Office Building. Commissioner Rhyne second- ed the motion and upon a vote it was unanimously adopted.