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. C ` f • 72/ py1 MINUTES OF SPECIAL MEETING 0 - OF THE ! 0/ L BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS . . R, nN June 27, 1960 . The Board of Commissioners of .Lee 'County met in special session in the- County Autitor' s office ,in •the courthouse on Monday night, June 27,' 1960, at 7:30 -o+ clock,' pursuant to notice, as' by law-required. The following members of the 'Bbard were present for • dispatch of business: • . . Commissioners -Percy Measamer, Clyde J,. Atkins, Evander • Winstead, Ralph" Groce and Sion'H. Kelly. ' Commissioner Sion H. Kelly, . Chairman of the Board, presided and the following business was transacted: • . - • The Chairman presented Mr. L. P. Wilkins, member of the Lee County Hospital Board of Trustees, and Mr. Paul Cragan, -Adminis- trator of the Lee County Hospital, who reviewed the operations of she Lee County Hospital and requested the Board to call an election to submit to the qualified voters of -Lee County, the question of the issuance of $600,000.00 in bonds for the construction of an addition to the Lee County Hospital. There then followed a general discussion of the bonded indebtedness •of the County, and after full discussion of the question, the County Attorney prepared the following resolution, to-wit: BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of Commissioners of Lee County . that - the County Attorney be and he is hereby authorized and directed to, prepare resolution calling an election to submit to the qualified voters of Lee County the question of a bond order - providing for the issuance of not more than -the aggregate amount of $600 900.00 in bonds of said County for the purpose of con= structing •and equipping an addition to the Lee County . Hospital, the .total cost of which project shall be in a maximum amount of not more than $1,330,000.00. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT the 'Board of ,Trustees of Lee County Hospital- be authorized. and empowered .to apply to the North . Carolina Medical Care Commission for financial aid and assistance in the proposed project. - - BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that Said bond election be called and submitted to the qualified -voters of Lee County at, the time of the. regular election for County officers to be held in November, 1960. Commissioner Groce moved the. adoption of the foregoing resolution and said motion was seconded by Commissioner Winstead. The vote upon said resolution was as follows: Measamer Aye - - -• Atkins Aye • -Grote Aye. • . Winstead - Aye ' Kelly . - , Aye • The 'County.: Attorney 'then presented a 'contract which pro- . posed that the County enter into with the Automatic Voting Machine! Company- of Jamestown, New York, which contract provides ' for the . . renting of two- additional voting machines for the sum of $434.00 per year for a' term of 10 years. It was pointed out that ad- ditional voting machines were needed 'in' order to meet the needs of the County and to provide a spare or extra. voting machine in the event one in use became inoperative. Upon motion of Commissioner Clyde J. Atkins, who made the- motion for the rent or purchase of