1968 - 03-11-68 Adj. Reg. Meeting

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MINUTES OF THE ADJOURNED REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF LEE COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA Monday, March 11th, 1968 The adjourned regular meeting of the Board of Commissioners for Lee County, North Carolina, met in the Commissioners' Room of the Lee County Courthouse at 4 o'clock p. m., on Monday, March 11, 1968, in accordance with the motion of adjourtunent. Those present were Chairman John E. Dotterer, Commissioners A. E. White, Franklin D. Wicker and Charles Robert Yaw. Cornm- issioner Max McLeod was absent. Chairman John E. Dotterer presided and the following business was transacted: Mr. Beady B. Waddell, Jr. , was inducted into the office as member of the Lee County Welfare Board by taking the oath of office in front of Sion H. Kelly, Clerk of the Superior Court. W. J. Glenn Edwards, Chairman of the Lee County Board of Education, and Asir. J. R. Ingram, Chairman of the City Board of Education, appeared before the Board and requested that the election on the $5,:000,000 School Bond Issue be submitted to the voters on Tuesday, September 17, 1968. There was a discussion concerning the election date and Commissioner White moved that the bond election be called for September 17, 1968. There was no second to the motion and the chair ruled for a lack of a motion for second. No date was set for`the School Bond election at this meeting. Commissioner Yow moved the adoption of the following resolution: WHEREAS, the Board of Commissioners has adopted the bond order hereinafter described authorizing the issuance:of-bonds, and such bond order and the indebtedness to be incurred by the issuance of such bonds, should be submitted to the-voters of the County, of Lee for their approval or disapproval, in order to comply with the Constitution and Laws of North Carolina, NOW, THEREFOR BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of Commissioners of the County of Lee as follows: (1) The question whether the qualified voters of ther~,County of Lee shall approve or disapprove (1) the indebtednesso be incurred by the issuance°of the bonds of the County of Lee authorized by the bond order described in the notice hereinafter set forth, and (2) the levy of taxes for the payment thereof, and (3) said bond order shall be submitted to the qualified voters of the County of Lee at a special election to be held-in said County on May 4, 1968. (2) The Clerk of the Board of Commissioners is hereby authorized and directed to publish a notice of the submission of said questions at said Special Election in substantially the following form: COUNTY OF LEE, NORTH CAROLINA NOTICE OF SPECIAL ELECTION TO BE HELD. ON IMAY 4, 1968