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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - 19740627*•Z,r _ ~~ ~-~ Neal Tray From Briarcliff stated "that he felt same part of the issue has been lost because if the city can justify the thirty (30G) cent tax levy that is paid by the citizens of the Town of Chapel Hill the the major point of the issue is - we do not have fire protection". He stated he would rather pay then have hia house burn down. Commissioner Flora Garrett stated that she felt the question here is, is' the rate fair. A Mr. Harper from the Oaks asked "is it not reasonable to assume that the Town of Chapel Hill be asked to consider changing contracts for the Greater Chapel Hill Fire District. Commissioner Richard Whitted asked Mrs. Hunt if an agreement with the Town ' of Chapel Hill can be reached at what tax rate would you be willing to have ypur petition negotiated. Mrs. Hunt replied, "I am authorized only to say ten (lOG) cent". Chairman Walker inquired if anyone else wished to speak on the two issues. No one came forth. He then adjourned the Public Hearing. The Board will meet again on Thursday, June 27, 1974, at 8 P.M. in the Commissioners Room at the Courthouse in Hillsborough. 0 C. Norman Walker, Chairman Betty June Hayes, Clerk MINUTES OF THE ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS June 27, 1974 The Board of Commissioners of Orange County met on Thursday, June 27, 1974, at 8 o'clock P. M. in the Commissioners Rpom at the Courthouse in Hillsborough, North Carolina. Members Present: Chairman C. Norman Walker, and Commissioners Henry S. Walker, Flora Garrett, Richard E. Whitted,and Melvin Whitfield. Members Absent: None. The purpose of the meeting was to continue the review of the 1974-1975 County Budget. 5. M. Gattis, County Administrator, and Betty June Hayes, Clerk to the Board were also present. The County Administrator reported on the conversations that he had had with Mr. Kendzior, Manager of the Town of Chapel Hill, and several members of the Chapel Hill Board of Aldermen. It appeared that the Town would consider reviewing the matter of the proposed thirty (30C) cent tax levy for fire protection for The Oaks and Briarcliff Subdivision at their Board meeting on Monday, July 1, 1974. He advised the Board that they could wait until the results of the Chapel Hill Board's decision on Monday night. The following Resolutions were read: "THAT WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners bf Orange County ' on the 19th day of March, 1974, resolved that a public hearing should be held on the question of the establishment of a County Service District within the area of The Oakp, as hereinafter set forth and described; and whereas, pursuant to said resplution, on the 25th day of June, 1974, at 5:00 o'clock P. M.,:'in the District Courtroom of the chapel Hill Police Building, the Commissioners did conduct a public hearing; that said hearing was held in accordance with the requirements of General Statutes 153A-302 and notice therea£ was duly given as required by said statute; that the report required by General Statute 153A-302 was filed in accordance with the requirements of said statute. After considering all information presented at the public hearing and all other information available to the Board, the Board finds as a fact the following: I That there is a demonstrable need for providing in the district herein- after described fire protection; that within said area there are approxi- mately twenty-three (23) single family dwellings and one hundred <_ ~4 twenty-four (124) apartment units; that the area lies without the corporate limits of any municipality and there is no fire protection available within said area: TI It is impossible or impracticable to provide fire protection service on a county-wide basis in that three municipal fire depaztments presently exist in the county together with seven rural fire districts, and any effort to provide fire protection on a cour_ty-wide basis would seriously affect the operations of these established organizations, and the cost of county-wide £ire protection would be a great financial burden on the taxpayers of the county and the service would apply to azeas of the county that axe so sparsely populated as to not justify ox' need fire protection; ITI It is economically feasible to provide fire service in the district hereinafter described without unreasonable or burdensome annual tax levies in that the appraised value of the property within the proposed district is in excess of $5,680,00; (that an additional ad valorem tax levy of 30G per 5100.00 of property valuation would provide fire protection;) IV There is a demonstrable demand for fire protection within the area, which demand has been manifested by n merous property owners within the district petitioning the Board of County Commissioners to make fire protec- tion available within said azea. NOW, THEREFORE, HE IT RESOLVED, that the Boazd of Commissioners of Orange County does hereby define the following area as a service distxict for the purpose of providing fire protection in the area described as follows: Tax Map 54-A Block A parcel 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 Tax Map 54-A Block B parcel 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 Tax Map 54-B Block B parcel 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, Tax Map 54-B Block C pazcel 1, 2, 3, 4, S, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 1T, 12, 13, 14, Tax Map 54-B Block D pazcel 1, 2, 3, 4, Tax Map 54-B Block A parcel 1, 2, 3, 4, HE TT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the effective date of this resolution shal be July 1, 1974.~ "THAT WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners of Orange County on the 19th day of March, 1974, resolved that a public hearing should be held on the question of the establishment of a County Service District within the area of Briarcliff, as hereinafter set forth and described; and whereas, pursuant to said resolution, on the 25th day of June, 1974, at 8:00 o~clock P.M., in the District courtroom of the Chapel Hill Police Building, the Commissioners did conduct a public hearing; that said hearing was held in accordance with the requirements of General Statutes 153A-302 and notice thereof was duly given as required by said statute; that the report required by General Statute 1532.-302 was filed in accordance with the requirements of said statute. After considering all information presented at the public hearing and all other information available to the Board, the Board finds as a fact the following: I - That there is a demonstrable need for providing in the district herein- after described fire protection; that within said azea there aze approximately fifty (50) single family dwellings; that the area lies without the corporate limits of any municipality and there is no fire protection available within said area; Iz It is impossible or impracticable to provide fire protection service on a county-wide basis in that three municipal Eire depaztments presently exist in the county together with seven rural fire districts, and any effort to provide fire protection on a county-wide basis would seriously affect the operations of . -------------- ___~--_~--__ ;~85 these established organizations, and the cast of county-wide fire protec- Lion would be a great financial burden on the taxpayers of the County and the service would apply to areas of the county that are so sparsely populated as to not justify o~ need Eire protection; III It is economically feasible to provide fire service in the district hereinafter described without unreasonable ot` burdensome annual tax levies in that the appraised value of the property within the proposed district is in excess of $2,760,DD0; (that an additional ad valorem tax levy of 3DG per 5100.00 Of property valuation would provide fire protection;) IV There is a demonstrable demand for fire protection within the area, which demand has been manifested by numerous property owners within the district petitioning the Board of County Commissioners to make fire protection available within said area, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RE5DLVED, that tha-Board of Commissioners of Orange County does hereby define the following area as a service district far the purpose of providing fire protection in the area described as follows: 52 D Block B lots 6, 7, e, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25 Block C lots 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18. Block D lots 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14 - Hlvck E lots 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 Block F lots 1, 2, 3, 4, Block G lots 1, 2, 3, 4, S, 6, 7, 8 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the effective date Of this resolution shall be suly, 1, 1974 " Discussion ensued. Commissioner Melvin Whitfield moved for the adoption of the two Resolutions. Commissioner Henry Walker seconded the motion, Further discussion ensued. The original motion was amended to strike from the two Resolutions the following wording: "that an additional ad valorem tax levy of 30G per $IOD,pO of property valuation would provide fire protection;" The Commissioners began a page by page review of the budget request. Page 6 - Facilities - "For Solicitor 52,500.00 - deleted Upon motion of Commissioner Henry S. Walker, seconded by Commissioner Melvin Whitfield, it was moved, that the Board disapprove the request of the District Solicitor for $2,500.00. Chairman Walker called for a vote on the motion, Commissioners Flora Garrett, Henry Walker, Norman Walker, and Melvin Whitfield .. voted aye. Commissioner Richard E. Whitted voted nay, Page 10 - General Fund - Cade #018,330 - Land Acquistion - $12,000,00. The County Administrator explained that this item was not really necessary as he had not approached the owner of the land and he did not know if he would sell. The Board agreed to delete this item. Page 16 - General Fund - Code #038,000 - Ambulance Service Discussion ensued, The Board agreed to reduce the level of funding for the Chapel Hill Funeral Home from 527,200 annually to $13,600 for the 1974-1975 Budget year, And that the County would phase out this service when the $13,600 approximation was spent, Page 18 - District Health Department - Code #67,000 Discussion ensued as to the cause of the increase in this Department. t Commissioner Richard Whitted asked the County Administrator if one of the Sanitarian's salary from last year had not been taken Erom monies that were received from Revenue Sharing funds, Mr. Gatos replied "yes". Commissioner Whitted stated -- ~ :~b he would like to have this item included in the Budget of the District Health Department in order that the Department's budget might reflect the true expenditures. Page 18 - Mental Health - Code #67,220. Discussion ensued. Upon motion of Commissioner Melvin Whitfield, seconded by Commissioner Henry S. Walker, it was moved, that the Board cut $61,400.00 from the Mental Health Budget and that the County add back $60.,000.00 from the nickle en the bottle tax. Chairman Walker called for a vote on the motion. Commissioners Henry S. walker, Norman Walker, and Melvin Whitfield voted aye. Commissioners Flora Garrett, and Richard E. Whitted voted nay. Page 22 - Hyconeechee - Code #30,100 Discussion ensued concerning the need to amend the Hyconeechee Librazy Budget based oh the request that had been made to the Board at their June 24th meeting. Chairman Walker inquired if it was agreeable to the Board to amend the Lihzary request to include the 53,000.00 in the Hyconeechee Library Budget. The Board agreed to the $3,000.00 amendment. Page 34 - General Fund - Code #15,000 - Personnel The Beard questioned the County Administrator about the nature of work planned for the four requested positions. Discussion ensued. The Boazd agreed to delete two of the positions. One for $8,800 and another for 55,600.00 making a total deletion from this item of $14,400.00. Page 39 - General Fund - Code # (Not Stated) - Consumer's Utilities Discussion ensued. Chairman Norman Walker asked if the Board was agreeable to amending the Consumer's Utilities item from 511,000.00 to 550,000.00. This would mean adding 539,000.00 to this item. The Boazd agreed to the amendment. Page 39 -.General Fund - Code # (Not Stated) - Bus System Passes The Board agreed to delete the 536,000.00 request for bus passes. Page 49 - School Capital Outlay - Account Code (Not given) Considerable discussion ensued. Upon motion of Commissioner Melvin Whitfield, seconded by Commissioner Henry S. Walker, it was moved, that 5180;000 be deducted from the $1,786,405.00 requests and that the 5135,000.00 due the Chapel Hill-Carrboro School Unit be taken off the top and that the remainder of the funds be divided between the twe school units. Chairman Walker called for a vote on the motion. Commissioners Henry S. Walker, Norman Walker, and Melvin Whitfield veted aye. Commissioners Flora Garrett and Richard E. Whitted voted nay. By this action the Board deleted $84,298.D0 from the Orange County School Unit Capital Outlay request and 595,703.00 from the Chanel Hill-Cazrboro Capital Outlay request. Page 51 - School Current Expense - Account Code (Not Given) Commissioner Flora Gazrett stated she felt the total requests of the two school units were definitely needed and that she recommended that the requests be left as they were presented. Commissioner Richard Whitted stated he was in favor of Mrs. Garrett's proposal. Discussion ensued. Upon motion of commissioner Henry Walker, seconded by Commissioner Melvin Whitfield, it was moved that the School Current Expense budget for both school units be increased ten (10,x) per cent or 5188.43 per pupil. Chairman Walker called for a vote on the motion. Commissioners Henry Walker, Norman Walker, and Melvin Whitfield voted aye. Commissioners Flora Garrett, and Richard E. Whitted voted nay. By this action the Board deleted $29,748.00 from the Chapel Hill-Cazrboro Sehovl Unit School Current Expense request and 525,631.00 from the Orange County School Unit School Current Expense request. ~,7 ~ Mary 5craggs, Chairman of the Chapel Hill-Carrboro School Board, stated that as a private citizen she was not committed to the sixty (60G) cent tax rate. Page SS - Utility Fund - Account Code (Not Given) Orange-Alamance Water System study. Commissioner Flora Garrett stated she felt the $1,500.00 need For the study should be paid for by the water system's customers. The County Administrator explained the plans of the study and its long range affects. Upon motion of Commissioner Flora Garrett, seconded by Commissioner Richard E. Whitted, it was moved, that the $1,500.00 request of the Orange-Alamance Water System be deleted from the Budget. Chairman Walker called for the vote. Commissioners Plora Garrett, Henry 5. Walker, Melvin Whitfield, and Richard Whitted voted aye. Commissioner Norman Walker voted nay. Page 57 - Sdcial Services Fund - Account Code (Not Given) Chairman Walker advised the Eoard that it was necessary to amend th?s request due to the fact that the State had already required the County to agree`to appropriate $5,500.00 and that this amount must be split between Aid To The Aged and Aid To The Disabled. The Board agreed to amend the Social Service Fund to add the required $5,500.00. Page 74 - Special School Fund - Account Code (Not Given) Mary Scroggs, Chairman of the Chapel Hill-Carrbara School Board, stated that in view of the cuts that had been done to the Capital Outlay and the School Current Expense budgets she was requesting that the Beard amend tha previous request bf the Chapel Hill-Carrboro School Unit and set the Special School District Tax Rate at twenty seven and one-hal£ (2730 cents. Discussion ensued. Upon motion of Commissioner Flora Garrett, seconded by Commissioner Richard E. Whitted, it was moved and adopted, that the Special School District Tax for Chapel Hill be set at twenty five and one-half (253q¢) cents or at one cent (lfi) equals 532,000.00. Mary Scroggs, Chairman of the Chapel Hill-Carrboro School Board, advised the Board of an intent to file a Notice of Appeal against the actions a£ the Board of Commissioners as they relate to the Chapel Hi 11-Carrboro School Unit's Current Expense, Capital Outlay and Special School District Tax budget request. Mrs. Scroggs stated "we cannot live with these cuts they are more than we can absorb". She stated "a formal Notice o£ Appeal will be filed with your Clerk if the School Board agrees". The Board requested the County Administrator to advise them of the amount of the items that had been deleted from the proposed 1974-1975 Budget. Mr. Gattis advised the Board that there was a certain amount of danger involved in trying to compute the Figures in the manner requested and that he would prefer to have time to properly evaluate the items deleted and those added back or amended. He was requested to total the amounts that he had recorded. Mr. Gattis tabulated his records and advised the Board 'that the deletions amounted to $409,673.OO.Discussion ensued. Upon motion of Commissioner Henry S. Walker, seconded by Commissioner Richard E. Whitted, it was moved and adopted, that the County Administrator be permitted to review and re-check the action taken by the Board on the proposed 1974- 1975 Budget and that this review be presented to the Board for their consideration on, Monday, July 1, 1974. There being no further business to come before the Board the meeting was adjourned. ~7 C. Norman Walker, Chairman Betty June Hayes, Clerk 39.U "" ~ MINUTES OF THE ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF EQUALIZATION AND REVIEW June 27, 1974 The 1974 Orange County Board of Equalizatipn and Review convened at 7:00 P.M., on Thursday, June 27, 1974, in the Commissioners Room of the Orange County Courthouse, to consider and resolve appeals of real property tax valuations heard at earlier meetings. Members Present: Chairman C. Norman Walker, Commissioners Henry S. Walker, Richard Whitted,.Flora Garrett, and Melvin Whitfield. Members Absent: None The Board took the following action on appeals heard at earlier 1974 meetings: Dorothye(Tax Mapu3tLot 20A,thChapeleHill Township)awas reducedkfromB$43h300ato 542,000; the valuation appealed by Harald Daye & Isabell (Tax Map 3 Lot 20, Chapel Hi11 Township) was reduced frpm $7,900 to $5,300; the valuation of the tract appealed by James W. Lester (Tax Map 27 Block D Lot 8, Chapel Hill Township) was reduced by the Hoard from 5117,600 to $54,800; the valuation of Raympnd Simmons' property (Tax Map 38 Block B, Lot 15, Chapel Hill Township) was reduced from 531,600 to 525,200; the valuation: of the Frederick Conner property (Tax Map 47, Block A, Lot 7, Chapel Hill Township) Was reduced from $50,600 tq 538,600; the Luke and Alice Conner property valuation (Tax Map 47, Block A, Lot 6,'"Chapel Hill Township) was reduced frpm 594,600 to $68,500; the property valuation appealed by Bruce B. Martindale (Tax Map 47, Block A, Lot 4, Chapel Hill Township) was reduced from 531,600 to $26,700; the valuation'appealed by Mrs, C. L. Martindale (Tax Map 47, Block A, LDt 5, Chapel Hill Township) was reduced from $104,500 to $75,300; the valuation appealed by W, B, Upchurch (Tax Map 38, Hlack B, Lot 14, Chapel Hill Township) was reduced from 58,700 to 55,80p; the valuation appealed by Col, Frank S. Westling and Ludmilla (Tax Map 118A, Block B, Lot 11, Chapel Hill Township) was reduced from $10,600 to $9 5D0; the valuations of Wolfs Pond Subdivision lots appealed by Melas Corporation (Tax Map 118A, Chapel Hill Township) were reduced by the Board's determination that all lots in Section I of the Subdivision be appraised at $3,500 per acre and that all lots in Section II, III, IV be appraised at S4.,SD0 per acre; the valuation appealed by Joseph A. Cima and Evelyn (Tax Map 118A, Block A, Lets 1 & 2 Chapel Hill Township) was resolved by reducir~q the valuation of these lots tp $3,500 per acre; the appeal of Rock Spring'Farms, Inc. (Tax Map 30, Lot 8A, Chapel Hill Township) was resolved by reducing the valuation of this parcel from $44,OOp to 58,200- the valuations appealed by Philip C. Schinhan (Tax Map 116A, Blocks A-F, Chapel Hill Township) were affirmed by the Board; the appeals of D. C. & D. N. Stallings of valuations of Rollingwood Subdivision lots in Chapel Hill Township were resolved by reducing the per front foot street price within the Subdivision to $15,00; the valuation of the Stallings property described by Tax Map 96, Block C, Lot 6, Chapel Hill Township was left unchanged by the Boazd• the valuation of the Chapel Hill Country Club tract (Tax Map 73, Lot 2, Chapel Hill Township) was reduced from 5241,600 tp $183,600; the valuations appealed by James C. Parsons (Tax Map 8, Lots 9, 9B, and 9C, Chapel Hill Township) ware not changed by the Board; the valuation appealed by Eva W, Warren (Tax Map 20, Lot 10, Eno Township) was reduced from $35,200 to 531,300. There being no further business to come afore the Board of Equa ization and Review, said meeting was adjourned. xnutes taken and submitted by C Norman, Chairman Hill Laws, Asst. Tax Supervisor and Archie xelly, Tax Appraiser MINUTES OF THE ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS July 1, 1974 The Boazd of County Commissioners of Orange County met in regular session on Monday, July 1, 1974, at 10 o'clock A. M. in the Commissioners Room at the Court- house in Hillsborough, North Cazolina. Members Present: Chairman C. Norman Walker, and Commissxpners Henry S. Walker, Flora Garrett, Richard E. Whitted, and Melvin Whitfield. Members Absent: None. Chairman Walker referred the Board to Item I of the Agenda: (From county Planning Board: MINOR PLATS, A. Lalla W, Davis, H. Thomas French; FINAL PLATS, A. WOLFS POND, SECTION V, PRELIMINARY PLATS, A. Northwood Subdivision, B. North Forest Hills, Section IV), Chairman Walker recognized Claytpn Haithcock, County Zoning Officer. Mr, Haithceck presented the following plats: