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<br /> : ,MINUTES.OF:,THE REGULAR.•MEETING OF `
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<br /> . • : ` THE BOARD_ OF COUNTY.COMMISSIONERS- •• •-
<br /> OF LEE.COUNT.Y'
<br /> ;, '� •'. ., 4 March'`1963` .. • • -'
<br /> -" ..-,-.:The Regular Meeting of the Board-'of County:Commissioners_of Lee
<br /> V. County;:met in!the Commissioners Rooni at'the''•Courthouse on Monday, the '.
<br /> • 4 '. : ...z 4th da of March,.1963. Those:present were'Chiarinan'Sion H:'Kelly and
<br /> ; . Commissioners 'Clyde'J: Atkins, .Edward W. Cox, Dr: John-E.t D`otterer and
<br /> • ss 1.`T24,Ledwell. ..None'of the Commissioners were absent. =" •
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<br /> ' .Chairman•Sion H. Kelly presided and5the following business was. ,
<br /> • . transacted: ''
<br /> • :,,The meeting-was opened:by prayer given tithe Reverend J: •Earl
<br /> 'Me` Ken Harmon, County Extensions Chairman, 'appeared before'the '
<br /> Board' d gave �rePhctivitiea:of.his office: '! Mr Bill;.Price,
<br /> an a ort on.te a -Assist-
<br /> . ' . . • ant 'Agricultural,Extension' Agent,.appeared before,the'Board and 'reported on the - .
<br /> ' .' 4-H activities in the County. - • • •
<br /> •f .Mr."•Paul Lucas;. Tax Collector,', appeared before the Board•and pre- -
<br /> sented•a written report on•thecollectioneof;his offioe;during the month:of . •
<br /> • ; February: • ',
<br /> - Mr:- J:'Chandler Eakes, Register'of Deeds; appeared before the Board
<br /> .. •.'and presented a written report [en the-activities'and collections of his office: .
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<br /> -. Mrs. 'Sarah O.• Mawyer; 'Acting Director of Public Welfare, and Mr.
<br /> . W,-N. Womble,:Chairman-of-the Lee County-Welfare Board; appeared before.
<br /> the Board. ':'Mrs: Mawyer presented the monthly report on the activities of the, -
<br /> ' " Department of,public'Welfare. Chairman. Kelly,ieported on;his visit to•the. .r
<br /> State Department of.Public Welfare and'informed the'Board`and'Welfare '
<br /> - ._- ' officials.that-he-hadbeen advised that equalization funds•would be`made '
<br /> available to Lee.County".' Mr Womble advised the Board that.the Welfare .' '
<br /> • Board`was recbmmending support for, the following proposals'made to,the
<br /> General-Assemblyblithe State Welfare:Departnient: '} ' '
<br /> , •• . • . rf(1) "Increasing State share,of administrative coasts from'12=,1;/2% to.
<br /> . '.'; (2); That equalization money which Is presently available for, oldage
<br /> ' : : assistance fund also be made available for-the aid.of,the permanently and . • ••
<br /> totally disabled funds•and that,the'lien law-,be extended to cover-APTD•cases.
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<br /> - ' (3),That-Medical'care expense-albwances for�OAA and APTDbe4 - . .
<br /> increased from $10.00 to $12;00. - . .
<br /> - - .`•' After.discussion;: Commissioner Dotterer:movedthe'adoption of the -'.
<br /> • • following.resolution:,- . , . ' ;
<br /> - ' - - --WHEREAS,' the.State Department.of Public Welfare has . .
<br /> -• ' recommended to the General Assembly of North Carolina; that
<br /> ' „ r. ; ,.,.appropriate Legisiation.be enacted toincrease'the State's 'share •
<br /> of administrative costs from••124/2%o,to 15%,, and that equali- : .,• •
<br /> ' : zation funds be made available for aid to the permanently and- .
<br /> ' ' totally"disabled-funds and that'medical' care expense.allowances -
<br /> - 'for old age'assistance and aid.to'the permanently and • .
<br /> disabled•be'increased'from.$10.00•to.$12.00;
<br /> • ND'WHEREAS,'the Lee County Board of Public'Welfare .
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<br /> I, 4. has approved and recommended said to the,Board, -•
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