The regular monthly meeting of the Lilesville Board of Commissioners was brief, as the commissioners had very few items on the agenda, but out of the 45-minute meeting came a slightly new way of doing things.

At the suggestion of town clerk Lynn Whitlock, the board verbally agreed to divide themselves into "committees" or what Commissioner Steve Whitlock called "support groups" so that two or three of them are in charge of different areas of the town.

For instance, one or two of the commissioners would be over public works or the police and fire departments.

"I've been watching other town boards and how they do things," Whitlock explained. "Although all of you are in charge, one or two commissioners might be assigned to one area of town."

Commissioner Juanita Williams pointed out that the board had done that previously, although not in recent years.

"It would be nice to have people specialized in certain areas but we're so small, we kind of specialize in everything," Commissioner Whitlock said, although he added that he had been talking with someone in another town the other day, who said that his town always had a lot of conflict and strife. "We don't have that in Lilesville," he said proudly.

Commissioner Hamp Downer said that he thought it would be great for the police chief and public works director to know which commissioner they should call when they need help from the town board.

After some discussion about who should do what, the commissioners verbally agreed on the new organization of their duties, without putting it to a vote.

The new committees are as follows:

• Office administration and assistants— Commissioners Bernice Bennett, Williams and Downer.

• Public works and maintenance— Commissioners Whitlock, Downer and Frank McAllister.

• Police department— Commissioners Bennett, Whitlock and Williams.

• Fire department— Commissioners Downer, Williams and McAllister.

In other business, the board accepted the resignation of Angela Goodson, who had signed on as a law enforcement officer but had decided to resign for personal reasons. The commissioners expressed relief that the only expense for Goodson's employment so far had been her mandatory drug test.

Town clerk Whitlock also reported to the board that the fire department had had its annual inspection recently but had not yet received its insurance rating. "They are hoping for lower insurance rates for our citizens," she said.

The board also decided to advertise for one more month the sale of its 1963 pumper fire truck.

The meeting adjourned at about 6:45 p.m. The Lilesville Board of Commissioners meets the first Monday of each month at 6 p.m.