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E....., V YAot. .4 MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS FOR LEE COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA Monday, August 4th, 1975 The regular meeting of the Board of Commissioners for the County of Lee, met in the Commissioners Room on the second floor of the County Office Building, 201 Wicker Street, Sanford, North Carolina, at 9:30 o'clock a.m., on Monday, August 4th, 1975. Commissioners William H. Cooper, John E. Dotterer, Hal L. Hancock and Gordon A. Wicker were present. Commissioner Franklin D. Wicker was absent when the meeting opened. The Chairman declared a quorum present and the meeting open for the transaction of business. Chairman Gordon A. Wicker presided and the following business was transacted: Father James Keaney of St, Stephen's Catholic Church, gave the invocation. The minutes of the meeting held on July 21, 1975, were con- sidered and approved and ordered recorded. The Chairman read the report from the Safety Chairman and Safety Director for the appointees to the OSHA Safety Committee. Upon motion of Commissioner Cooper, seconded by Commissioner Dotterer, it was unanimously RESOLVED to appoint the following safety committee: James Holt from the Sheriff's Department; Tim Lee from the Tax Supervisor's office; Sonny Baker, from the Parks and Recreation Department; Leslie Gunter from the Main- tenance Department; Joel Jakcson, from the Rescue Squad; and Julian Williams from the Sanitary Landfill. Commissioner Franklin D. Wicker joined the meeting and par- ticipated in the further deliberations of the Board. The Board next discussed the services being rendered by the members of the Ambulance Department. Upon motion of Commissioner Franklin D. Wicker, duly seconded by Commissioner Dotterer, and unanimously adopted, it was RESOLVED to authorize the Ambulance Service to answer requests of physicians in Lee County to pick up patients and transport them to the physician' office, provided the physician would be responsible for the charges. The Board next discussed the request from the Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Lee County Hospital, for funds to enable the hospital to have a staff of physicians on duty at the Emergency Room at all times. The Board indicated that it was generally favorable to the expansion of the hospital services to this level and requested the Chairman to have the Board of Trustees present a more specific request. Mr. Darrell Mullins, of Pate-Mullins, Architects, appeared before the Board and supervised the opening of bids for air-conditioning the jail offices. The bids received were as follows: