HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - 19720710~-"c ~~[J MINZITES OF THE ORANGE CCiTNTY
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
July 10, 1972
The Board of Commissioners of Orange County met in adjourned session in
the D3.atrict Courtroom of the Courthouse in Hillsborough, North Carolina on
July lo, 1972, at 8 P.M.
Members Present: Chairman Harvey D. Bennett and Commissioners William C.
Ray, Henry S. Walker, Ira A. Ward and C. Norman Walker.
Members Absent: None
Chairman Bennett stated that this meeting would be confined to discussion
of the proposed 1972-1973 budget.
The Board members offered various proposals aonaerning the requested
appropriations. However, it was agreed that it would be inappropriate to raise
the tax rate above the one dollar and twenty cents ($7,.20) per one hundred
dollar valuation.
Commissioner Ira A. Ward suggested it would be necessary to reduce the
Capital Outlay appropriation to one hundred and thirty dollars ($130.00) per
student and that the allocation should be made on a per capita basis, to
limit personnel services to Pive percent (5~) above last year, delete $25,000
Prom the Seven Mile Creek appropriation and delete $25,000 from the landfill
appropriation. He stated that these reduatione would reduce the prvpesed tax
rate to one dollar and twenty-three cents ($1.23) par one hundred dollar ($100.00)
valuation and that he would be willing to vote for the one dollar and ~twenty-
three cent ($1.23) rate. Dissuasion ensued and the other Board members stated
their willingness to adopt the reductions, as cited by Commissioner Ward, but
that they stSll felt other budget reductions should be made in order to bring
the tax rate back to one dollar and twenty cents ($1.20) par one hundred dollar
valuation ($100.00).
The Chairman directed the County Accountant to riarther study the appropriation
requests in order to determine iP the anticipated revenue and the budget
estimate surplus would allow the tax rate to be established at one dollar and
twenty cents ($1.20) per one hundred dollar ($100.00) valuation.
The Board agreed that the Capital Outlay Funds should be divided on a
per aspita basis.
There being no further business to some before the Board the meeting was _.
adjourned to meet again on Thursday, July 13, 1972, at 8 P. M. S.n the Aistriat
Courtroom.
Harvey D. Bennett, Chairman
S. M. Gatti s, Rating Clerk
MINUTES Ok' THE ORANGE COIINTY
BOARD OF COMMI537:ONER3
July 13, 1972
The $oard of County Commissienera of Orange County mat in adjourned session
in the District Courtroom of the Courthouse in Hillsborough, North Carolina on
July 13, 1972, at 8 P.M,
Members Present: Chairman Harvey D. Bennett, and Commtsaionera William C.
Ray, Henry S. Walker, Ira A. Ward sad C. Norman Walker.
Members Absent: None
This meeting was held for the purpose of continuing discussion on the
proposed 1972-1973 budget.
The County Accountant reported that he did not have eneugh of the revenue
estimates completed, therefore., it would not be possible far the Board to
finalize the proposed budget.