1970 - 02-16-70 Adj. Reg. Meeting

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ti coos 7 PACE 407 ~ MINUTES OF THE ADJOURNED REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS FOR LEE COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA FEBRUARY 16, 1970 The adjourned regular meeting of the Board of Commissioners for Lee County, North Carolina, met in the Commissioner's room of the County Office Building at the corner of Steele and Wicker Streets in the City of Sanford, at 10:00 o'clock a. m. on Monday, February 16, 1970, the same being the hour, date and place duly established for the holding of such meeting in the resolution of adjournment. The Chairman called the meeting to order and on roll call, the following answered present: A. E. White, Perry White, Franklin D. Wicker, Gordon A. Wicker and John E. Dotterer, M. D. The Chairman declared a quorum present and the meeting open for the transaction of business. Chairman John E. Dotterer presided and the following business was transacted, Mr. Kenneth Brinson, Superintendent of the Sanford City Board of Education, appeared before the Board and discussed the transfer of the building and lot form- erly used as an office building to the County. Thereafter, there was a discussion with the Superintendent about the request of the Sanford City Board of Education for additional funds to replace money spent due to changes required because of the integration of classes. The Board assured Mr. Brinson that the money paid for the old office building and lot would not be charged against his budget approp- riation but was a purchase by the County, and the Board took the request for additional funds under advisement. Members of the Board held a general discussion about schools and the merger of the school system. Mr. W. H. Ray, Chairman of the Board of Elections, appeared before the Board and requested authority for an Inter-Budgetary Appropriation transfer to enable the voters list to be installed on a computer. Commissioner Gordon A. Wicker moved that the Board of Elections be allowed to allocate $700. 00 from items in its present budget appropriation for the purpose of recording the County voters list upon computer tape. Commissioner Perry White seconded the motion and upon a roll call vote, the "ayes" and'nayes" were as follows: AYES: A. E. White, Perry White, Franklin D,., Wicker, Gordon A. Wicker and John E. Dotterer NAY: None The Chairman thereupon declared the motion carried and the resolution adopted. The minutes of the regular meeting held on February 2nd, were approved and ordered recorded. The Budget Report prepared by the County Auditor was distributed to members of the Board and discussed. The Chairman reported that a letter had been received from the State Department of Social Services with respect to the physical plant presently occupied by the County Department of Social Services. The report was read to the Board and discussed by the members.