1979 - 04-05-79 Adj. Regular Meeting

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- aooK 9 racE 412 MINUTES OF THE ADJOURNED REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS FOR LEE COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA 6 -6 Thursday, April 5, 1979 The Adjourned Regular Meeting of the Board of Commissioners for Lee County, North Carolina, convened at 7:30 o'clock p, m., on Thursday, April 5, 1979, in the Commissioners Room of the County Office Building, 200 Wicker Street, Sanford, North Carolina. Present when the meeting opened were Commissioners Harmon, Nielsen, Rhyne and Wicker. Chairman K. S. Harmon presided and the following business was transacted. The meeting was opened by prayer given by Commissioner Clyde J. Rhyne. Commissioner Jack D. Funderburke joined the meeting and part- icipated in the further deliberations of the Board. Mr. Elwin Buchanan, Grants Administrator, appeared before the Board and reported that a bill for Architects and Engineers fees had been approved by the Board on November 20, 1978, and it was necessary to take action to approp- riate money for the payment of this bill. Following the discussion, Commissioner Rhyne moved that the transfer of $1, 438. 32 from line item 10-505-57, Contin- gencies, to line item 10-550-04, Architects and Engineers fees, to pay for ser- vices in connection with the heating and air-conditioning project in the County Office building, be approved. Commissioner Nielsen seconded the motion and upon a roll call vote, Commissioners Funderburke, Nielsen, Rhyne, Wicker and Harmon, voted for it and no one voted against it. Mr. James Coats, Director of the Department of Social Services, Mrs. Lura McDonald, Mrs. Brenda Potts and Mrs. Phyllis Isenhour, appeared before the Board, in connection with the Department of Social Services budget request. Mrs. McDonald reviewed the instructions from the State Department of Social Services, pertaining to projected costs and Mrs. Potts reviewed the need for eligibility specialist and Mrs. Isenhour discussed the need for additional help in the food stamp program. Following the budget presentation, the Comm- issioners inquired as to the necessity for such large increase and also for an explanation of the high administrative costs in Lee County. Mr. Coats then brought up for consideration his request for budgetary transfers. The Board reported that the Day Care Equipment and Supplies amendment had been approved and Mr. Coats discussed the abortion program with the Board. Mr. Coats explained that the abortion expenditure is reimbursed 100°fo from State funds and does not involve County funds and that his request was merely to record for bookkeeping purposes this state program. Mr. Coats was requested to find out what, if any, discretion the Commissioners had in having such program in Lee County. Commissioner Rhyne moved that the 1978-79 Social Services budget be amended to show that $5, 400. 00 had been spent to date on abortions and that the estimated amount needed for the balance of the year would be $4, 600. 00, or a total of $10, 000. 00, all of which was State funds, and that this