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BDDIi 9 ME 41) 50 Following Mrs. Fields' presentation, Commissioner Funderburke moved that the budget amendments, as requested and as set forth above, be approved. Commissioner Nielsen seconded the motion and upon a vote, Comm- issioners Funderburke, Nielsen, Rhyne, Wicker and Harmon voted for it and no one voted against it. The Chairman requested the Board to state the time and date in which they would like to meet to review the Social Services budget request and the Board decided to meet on April 5, 1979, at 7:30 o'clock p. m. . The Chairman noted that the time for the public hearing on the Hospital lease had been reached. Upon motion made, duly seconded and duly adopted, the meeting was declared open for a public hearing on the proposed hospital lease and agreement. The following persons were recognized and heard: Mr. Roy Jernigan, Mr. Jeff Ward, Mr. Allen Dew, Dr. Dean Kessler, and Ms. Sue Ann Johnson. Commissioner Gordon A. Wicker and Mr. Roy Jernigan were recognized for additional comments. There being no other persons who asked to be recognized and heard, the public hearing was adjourned, upon motion made, seconded, and unanimously adopted. The Chairman thanked those in attendance for their interest. No formal action was taken upon the lease at this meeting. The Board of County Commissioners, upon motion of Commissioner Rhyne, seconded by Commissioner Nielsen, which motion was unanimously adopted, appointed Dr. J. M. McKinnon as a Rabies Inspector to carry out the provisions of N. C. G. S. 106-364 to 106-387. Mr. Billy Ray Cameron, Director of Civil Preparedness, appeared before the Board and advised the Board that the Civil Preparedness Department had started work on a plan in the event of an accident at the Nuclear Generating Power Plant. The Chairman had the Clerk read a letter received from the District Chairman of the Lee Soil and Water Conservation District, requesting an opportunity for Mr. Hubert Byrd, State Soil Scientist with the State Soil Conser- vation Service, to appear before the Board concerning a progressive soil survey for Lee County. The Board requested that Mr. Byrd appear at the April 17th, 1979, meeting. It was brought up for consideration whether or not the hearing relating to the dismissal of Mrs. Sara O. Mawyer, be held in the Commissioners Room or the District Courtroom. It was decided that the hearing would be held in the District Courtroom, and that it would be held in Executive Session, since it pertained to a personnel matter and that the procedure normally followed in civil trials, that is, the party having the burden of proof would go first and the defendant would respond, would be followed as the procedure for the hearing. Copies of Senate Bill No. North Carolina Balance Growth Policy", Board for their consideration. 536, entitled "An Act To Establish The were distributed to the members of the The North Carolina Association of County Commissioners were advised that the County was willing to back a 5% raise for the retirement fund even though it would raise the County's participation rate by an amount of $2, 000. 00, upon motion by Commissioner Rhyne, seconded by Commissioner Funderburke, which motion was unanimously adopted. A request of the Department of Social Services for authorization to add the following amendments to their budget was presented to the Board: 3