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BOOK 7 PACE 330 MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING OF BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS FOR LEE COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA %k=k#*#~&#*# nor ~'r="rm="rm~'R ~'r yFm=rm%rmm=r#vF rX:yr-"r~"r ~k~$~"r#~k#%k~#~k ~k##&~~'FM=k=km~r yr ~"rmvr-"r ~X ~'R ~i %k##~k ~K #=K =K MARCH 3, 1969 The regular meeting of the Board of Commissioners for the County of Lee, North Carolina convened in the Commissioners Room at the county office building at 10:00 o'clock A. M. on Monday, March 3, 1969. Those present were Commissioners William B. Joyce, A. E.. White, Franklin D. Wicker and Gordon A.. Wicker. Chairman John E.. Dotterer was absent due to illness. . Vice Chairman Franklin D.. Wicker presided and the following business was transacted: The meeting was opened by prayer given by Reverend George McDowell, Pastor of the Jonesboro Heights Baptist Church. Mr. J. Fletcher Rosser and Mr. Hubert Waddell of the Lee County Good Neighbor Council appeared before the Board and discussed that organizations request for a full time director and secretary. Vice Chairman Franklin D. Wicker appointed Commissioners Joyce and Gordon A. Wicker to confer with the Mayor and City Manager of the City of Sanford, about the establishment of such an office. Vice Chairman Wicker expressed the appreciation of the Board to Mr. Rosser and Mr. Waddell for their services as members of the Good Neighbor Council. Mr. L. L. Beckham, Director of the Sanford-Lee County Civil Defense Agency appeared before the Board and presented a copy of that Agency's plan for emergency action in a disaster situation. Mr. Beckham reviewed with the Board the provisions of Public Law 90-351 which provides for planning grants for law enforcement assistance. No action was taken at this time. Mr. Robert Harris, City Manager of the City of Sanford, appeared before the Board and requested that the Board give consideration to increase the assessment ratio because all municipal governments faced an increase in costs which would necessitate a tax increase. Mr. Harris also discussed a proposed change in the discounts and penalities for the payment and prepayment of taxes. After discussion, Commissioner White moved that the Board request the representatives in the General Assembly to obtain a modification in our present law to set the discounts as follows: 1 July - 31 July - 2%; 1 August - 31 August - 1-1/270; 1 September - 30 September - 170; and 1 October 31January - par; and that there be no change in the penalities presently prescribed. Commissioner Joyce seconded the motion and upon a vote, it was unanimously adopted. Commissioner Gordon A. Wicker moved the adoption of the following resolution: BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of Commissioners for Lee County that it select and adopt sixty-five (657.) per cent of the amount at which property has been appraised as the value to be used in taxing property. Commissioner A. E. White seconded the motion and upon a vote it was unanimously adopted.