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p00h 8 ?tr,t 3 MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS FOR THE COUNTY OF LEE, NORTH CAROLINA TUESDAY, 4th JANUARY, 1972 The regular meeting of the Board of Commissioners for the County of Lee, North Carolina, convened in the Commissioners' room on the second floor of the County Office Building on Tuesday, January 4, 1972, at 9:30 o'clock A. M., Monday, January 2, 1972, having been observed as a holiday the meeting was held on Tuesday, January 4, 1972. . Commissioners William H.. Cooper, J. Eugene Rogers,. Perry White, Gordon A. Wicker, and Chairman Franklin D. Wicker, were all present when the meeting was called to order. Chairman Franklin D. Wicker presided and the following business was transacted: Reverend Reginald Ponder of Steele Street United Methodist. Church gave the invocation. . . , Reverend Reginald Ponder appeared before the Board and requested the appropriation of $1, 000.00 for the institution of a senior citizehs program. The funds would be used to snake a study to formulate a program for. Lee County. The Chairman appointed Commissioners Gordon A.. Wicker and J. Eugene Rogers to investigate and report to the Board at its January 17th, 1972, meeting. Commissioner Gordon A. Wicker moved, that $1,000.00 be appropriated from the unappropriated surplus in the general fund to the Mental Health Department for the purpose of conducting a study to formulate a program for the senior citizens of Lee County. Commissioner William H. Cooper seconded the motion. There was discussion and Commissioner Wicker asked to withdraw the motions. Commissioner Cooper concurred in Commissioner Wicker's request and the chair ruled the motion had been with9rawn. Mr, Tom Haislip, Chairman of the Agricultural Extension Service, appeared before the Board and presented a written report on the activities of the service. Mr. Haislip expressed the gratitude of the. Agricultural Extension Service for the recognition given to Miss Allie McGilvary upon her retirement. Mr. Haislip stated Mrs. Frances Baker (Mrs. John Cecil Baker) of McIntosh Street,. Sanford, N. C. had been hired to fill the vacancy created by Miss McGilvary's retirement. Mr. Cecil Cameron, President of the Broadway Jaycees, appeared before the Board and requested consideration of Allen E. Brock for appointment to the County Recreation Board. The Chairman announced the time to open the bids for purchase of an ambulance was at hand: The bids were placed on the table and opened by the Chairman and publicly read.. The bids were as follows: Mobile Conversion $ 9,440.87 Wayne Corporation 10, 0.15.84 Superior Coach Sales 10, 420.45 Challenge Corporation 14, 896.00 The Board heard representatives from the Wayne Corporation and from Superior Coach Sales and took the matter under advisement. The monthly bills were presented and reviewed and upon motion of Commissioner Cooper, seconded by Commissioner White, the payment of the bills was approved by unanimous vote. Minutes of the meeting held on December 20th were approved and ordered