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Aft ,1 BOOK ma 25 MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS FOR THE COUNTY OF LEE, NORTH CAROLINA Monday, December 6, '1971 The regular meeting of the Board of Commissioners for Lee County, North Carolina, convened on Monday, December ,6,. 1971; in'the Commissioners' Room of the.County Office Building at the corner of Steele Street and Wicker Street in the City of'Sanford ' North,Carolina, at 9:30 o'clock a. m.', in accordance with the resolution of adjournment. Those present were: Commissioners William H.. Cooper, Perry White, Gordon A. Wicker and Franklin D. Wicker. • Commissioner J. Eugene Rogers was absent at the opening of the meeting. The Chairman declared a quorum present. Chairman Franklin D. Wicker presided and the following business was transacted: Reverend William T. Perkins of the Jonesboro Presbyterian Church gave the invocation. . Chairman Wicker'asked if the Board desired to proceed with the. re- organization but in view of the absence of Commissioner Rogers, the Board deferred considering this matter at this time. Mr. Walter E. Thomas, County Forester, appeared before the Board and discussed the operations of his department. Forester Thomas advised the Board that Mr. Eddie Allen Matthews would be hired as Assistant County Ranger. Commissioner J., Eugene Rogers joined the meeting during Forester Thomas' presentation to the Board, and he participated in the further deliberations of the Board. The minutes of the meetings held in the month of November 1971, were considered and approved, upon motion of Commissioner Gordon Wicker, seconded by Commissioner William H. Cooper, and unanimously adopted. The monthly bills as tabulated by the. County Accountant were pre- sented to the Board and discussed. While the bills and supporting invoices were being reviewed, Commissioner Cooper reported on the efforts to obtain an ambulance and the, Board authorized the Clerk to publish a notice of invitation for bids on the purchase of an ambulance as soon as written confirmation was received from the Governor's office with respect to the grant. This action was authorized under motion made by Commissioner William H. Cooper, duly seconded by Commissioner Rogers and unanimously adopted upon a vote. After reviewing the bills, the monthly statements as presented, were approved for payment upon motion of Commissioner Gordon Wicker, seconded by Commissioner William H. Cooper,- which motion was adopted by unanimous vote. Commissioner William H. Cooper reported that the State Highway Commission would pay the difference between the present bid price for drainage pipe and an improved variety of pipe in the area where U. S. 421 has re-located