1971 - 07-19-71 Adj. Reg. Meeting

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~ g00K ~ iI PAGE 76~ MINUTES OF THE ADJOURNED REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS FOR LEE COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA MONDAY, 19 JULY 1971 The adjourned 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 at the corner of Steele and Wicker Streets in the City of Sanford, at 9:30 o'clock a. m, on Monday, July 19, 1971. Those present were Commissioners William H. Cooper, J. Eugene Rogers, Perry White, Gordon A. Wicker and Chairman Franklin D. Wicker. The Chairman declared a quorum present and the meeting open for the transaction of business. Chairman Franklin D. Wicker presided and the following business was transacted: Dr. O, David Garvin, Director of the District Health Depart- ment, appeared before the Board and discussed a method of obtaining medical assistant from the Public Health Program. Dr. Garvin and the Chairman were to arrange a meeting between the Commissioners and interested parties, Dr. Garvin also asked for an amendment of his budget appropriation to increase funds for the coming fiscal year. Dr. Mary Margaret McLeod appeared before the Board on behalf of the Youth Development Commission and gave a report on the Commission's activities to arrange a pilot program on child rehabilitation. Dr. McLeod also reported to the Board that Mrs. Clarice B. Wicker had resign ed as a member of the Commission and requested that the Board appoint someone to fill the vacancy created by Mrs. Wicker's resignation. Mr, W. T. Proctor of the Farmer's Home Administration appeared before the Board and made a report on the number of loans made. There was a discussion about the Chairman being authorized to execute the FHA form pertaining to a loan to be submitted at the time the County applies for a grant for Solid Wase Disposal and on motion of Gordon A. Wicker and duly seconded by Commissioner W. H. Cooper, it was unan- imously resolved to authorize the Chairman to execute said form. Mr. Hal Siler appeared before the Board and reported that Argo Advertising would print 500 copies of the Soil and Conservation Report about streams and water resources in Lee County for $300. 00. Upon motion of Commissioner William H. Cooper, seconded by Commissioner Perry White, it was unanimously adopted. Upon a roll call vote it was Resolved to purchase 500 copies of the report for $300. 00 from Argo Advertising and the sum of $300, 00 was appropriated from the unappropriated surplus in the General Fund for that purpose. It was reported that Mr. Dale Faulk was not eligible to serve on the Planning Board of the City of Sanford because his residence was not within the one mile limit of the corporate limits and therefore Mr, Fred Lawrence was appointed to the Sanford PlanningBoard for a term to expire on June 30, 1974, upon motion of Commissioner Gordon A. Wicker, seconded by Commissioner Perry White and unanimously adopted.