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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - 19750605net reduction of vne state teaching position and one supervisor's position. The school unit has completed facilities for both a graphics and horticultural position during the past year and strongly fee15 these stations must be filled. The budget they have proposed to the County will barely enable them to handle these critical situations. Additionally the system feels it can save substantially in its capital_improve- ment program if it is able tv hire a full time year round paint crew. Tn the area of supportive services for students, the system need additional funds - to improve services for exceptional students. In the area of Capital Outlay, the School Board feels its number one priority is construction of its cultural arts center. Almost all Capital Outlay, above $336,000.00 __ needed for normal maintenance, they receive will be devoted to this project. At pre- sent this project is in an advanced stage of design and they hope to have the project out to bid in November. If the unit cannot get an arrangement that will enable them to sign actual contracts in November work on this project will have to be stopped for about a year. In that time interval they feel construction cost will increase signi- ficantly above the level they stand today. Board member, Sam Holton, spoke saying there is no fat in the budget they have proposed. Commissioner Gustaveson spoke saying in his opinion there is no way the County can finance its capital needs over the next five years within the framework of its present revenue structure. Dr. Hanes and Mrs. Scroggs stated the School Board was now beginning to realize that their proposed five year capital plan must be drawn out over a longer period of time and that they were now thinking about this plan in a six year context. Mrs. Scroggs stated the School Board had considered requesting an increase in the supplementary tax as a device to help alleviate pressures on their Capital Out- lay Budget but felt on balance this was a poor solution to this problem as it would probably create more problems than it would solve. In summary Chairman Garrett stated all Board members recognized the needs of the school system, were in sympathy with its efforts and would do their best in funding the school budget. The Chairman of the Orange'Person-Chatham Mental Health Agency introduced Dr. Rolffs Pinkerton tp review the budget of the Mental Health Agency. Dr. Pinkerton and Mrs. Walton reviewed the budget proposal program by answering questions as they were presented from the floor. In summary their budget was one of continuation of existing programs at their present level of operations. S. M. Gattis, Acting Clerk Flora Garrett, Chairman MINUTES ORANGE COUNTX BOARD OF COMMISSIO'aERS June 5, 1975 The Board of Commissioners of Orange County met in special session on Thursday, .Tune 5, 1975, in the Commissioners Room of the Courthouse in Hillsborough to continue discussion of the proposed 1975-1976 County Budget. Members present were Flora Garrett, Norman Gustaveson, San Pinney, Norman Walker, and Richard Whitted. Members absent: None. Chairman Garrett opened the meeting by calling upon Mr. Roland Scott, Chairman of the Orange County Board of Education, to present the proposed 1975-1976 budget of the County Board of Education. Mr. Scott advised Chairman Garrett that Mr. George williams, Superintendent, would present the requested budget. Mr. Williams opened his presentation by saying the Board of Education would have to receive a Cufrent Expense appropriation of $1,079,916 to continue next year the program they presently have in operation. This large increase is brought about because of several factors; inflation, loss of teaching positions funded by the State and the. gradual elimination of some unexpended appropriations the Board of Education had accumulated over the past several years. To compound their financial plight further they feel their ESAA appropriation (5114,800) for a reading program is in serious danger of not being refunded. Also the opening of the new Grady Hrown School and restructuring the grade pattern within the system requires the addition of at least seven additional professional positions ($83,320.). .~ .. In the Capital Outlay area they must have $681,500. next year for survival. They presently have 5310,000 of their next years Capital Outlay committed tv the completion of the Grady Brown SChocl.. They will need about $300,000. to continue maintenance, repair and upkeep of the existing school plant. Mr. Williams stated he felt that replacement of the Efland School facility should be the number one pxiority for the County in the immediate future. Anew facility here is estimated to cost at least $1,000,000. The Board of Education hopes to be able to accumulate at least $500,000. capital annually to apply towards this project in the 1976-1978 fiscal years. In a general review of the Current Expense Budget, the Superintendent pointed out that the County was going to lose at the end of this year four teachers from the __ State allotment, three of these teachers being in the elementary area and one in the high school exec. Chairman Gaxzett then asked if anyone in the audience desired to speak about the County Unit's budget. Mr. John Wolf replied that he and a group of teachers were interested in the supplement for teachers issue. Mx. Williams responded that the Board of Education had written the Board of County Commissioners requesting they hold a special .election on the supplementary tax issue. Mr. Wolf explained the position of the teachers concerning a teacher supple- .. ment and presented a pxoposal outlining a defini:.te salary supplement policy that would cost $96,900 annually. The Chairman advised Mr. Wolf the Board of Commissioners would pursue this issue with the Board of Education at a future joint meeting. Mr. Scott pointed out that since 1960, the County had provided through Capital Outlay Appropriations yr bond issue 59,402,399.tc the Ghavel Hill Unit for Capital purposes and only $7,203,379. to the County Unit. This disparity in Funding is one reason why the Efland School building is in service today. At the conclusion of the budget discussion the Boards of Commissioners and Education convened jointly to make an appointment to the County ABC Soard. Chairman Garrett opened the session by saying the floor was open for nomina- tions tc the County ABC Board. Mx. H. G. Coleman nominated Dr. H. W. Moore. Mr. Jan Pinney nominated Mr. Tom Bacon. Commissioner Norman Walker moved nominations be closed. Chairman Garrett called fox a vote and Dr. Moore received six votes. Mx. Bacon received four votes. Chairman Garrett then declared Dr. Moore the appointee. The joint session then adjourned. The Board of Commissioners continued in session. Mr. Walter Wren, Veterans Service Officer, reviewed with the Commissioners the functions of his office and its proposed budget for the coming year. Dr. O. D. Garvin reviewed with the Board of Commissioners the present situa- tion within the Health Department. Their budget proposal for the coming year does not reflect a replacement for Dr. Garvin when he retires. Dr. Garvin carried a full medical load and performed only general supervision of administrative functions. What the Health Department always lacks here is medical personnel, especially doctors. Sufficient administrative personnel are usually available to carry the necessary administrative load.. Dr. Garvin is of the opinion that the department can function ,. during the coming fiscal year if federal and state financial support continue at their present level. However a serious problem does exist. At pxesent the depart- ment has three doctors on its staff, Dr. Gaxvin, Dr. Fuller and one other physician. nx. Garvin will be retiring on June 30, and in the Fall one of the two remaining physicians will be leaving the department fox additional schooling. This will leave the department wit`1 only one physician on its staff unless another can be.located. Chairman Garrett stated she had been informed that Orange County did not receive all the services some other member counties in the district received. Dr. Garvin _ replied this was not quite correct. As a matter of practicality the department offers only those services that can be followed up by local physicians. Since the local physicians' interest and availability dictated what .they can do this has some bearing on which services the department is able to offer. At any time it is practi- cal the department will offer in Orange County the same services it offers elsewhere. pr. Garvin stated he .had found that in Person, Caswell and Chatham Counties follow up services by local physicians are sometime better so he can on some occasions offer a more complete program there. He also pointed out that the Health Department /.-. never receives any outsfde medical services that they do not pay for. Therefore, they must be careful in selecting the programs they will offer. A program that cannot be followed up =s often wasted. In reviewing the subject of sanitation, Commissioner Ri.chard'Whitted asked Dr. Garvin could the Health Department constantly monitor the areas of high population density that were served by septic tanks with the addition of one sanitarian. Dr. Garvin replied that he was not certain of this but felt it probably could be done. Flora Garrett, Chairman S. M- Gattis, Acting Clerk MINUTES ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS June 10, 1975 The Orange County Board of Commissioners met on Tuesday, June 10, 1975, at 7:30 p.m., in the Superior Courtroom of the Courthouse in Hillsborough, N. C. Members present Were: Commissioners Flora Garnett, Norm Gustaveson, San Pinney, Norman Walker, and Richard E. Whitted. Members absent: None. S. M. Gattis, County Administrator; Meal Evans, Fiscal Officer; A. B. Coleman, Jr., County Attorney; and Betty June Hayes, Clerk to the Board, were present. Chairman Garrett announced that this was a Public Hearing on the Proposed 1975-1976 County Budget. It was requested that each speaker identify himself prior to making his presentation. Ms. Peggy Pollister, President of the Chapel Hill-Carrboro Parent Teacher Student Association, spoke in behalf of the Capital Outlay request for a Cultural Arts Center. She stated that there were forty (40) parents who were members of the Executive Committee for the School unit and all of the parents had endorsed the pro- posed Arts Center. Dr. Ear]. Wynn of Chapel Hill spoke in favor of the Cultural Arts Building and termed the needs as being for the purpose of "renewing of the human spirit." Edward Vickery of Chapel Hill spoke in favor of the County giving full support for the Chapel Hi11-Carrboro School unit Budget and total school budget support for the entire County. He recommended that if a tax increase was needed to support the programs of the two school units then an increase should be made. David Reynolds of Chapel Hill stated that he was of mixed emotion concerning the School Unit's Budget request and that perhaps the Board need not to be concern over "what's nice rather than what's necessary" because inflation was prevalent and money is tight and that the basic thing we need is basic education. Mr. Reynolds stated that he felt the Board should use fiscal responsibility in the balancing of the budget and if anything is left over then . spend the surplus pn the nice things. An unidentified female spoke in support of the Reading Program and emphasized the importance of continuing it as much as possible and in support of the Cultural Arts Center. Lynn Gunn of Chapel Hill spoke in support of the Day Care Collation. She referred to Title Xx and encouraged the Board to appropriate local monies needed to "draw down the Federal monies." Ms. Gunn's second request involved the Department of Social Ser- vices and the necessity for a staff person to coordinate the needs of the Day Car Program. Eileen Long of Chapel Hill stated that Day Care workers could receive in-service training through a program that was being sponsored by the local Health Department(HEHE). navid Liner of Efland stated that he was a member of the Efland-Cheeks School Advisory Council and that he was present to speak in support of the appropriation to the Orange County School Budget. This budget includes the plans fdr constructing a new school in the sfland-Cheeks area. Mr. Liner reviewed the needs of the area and the lack of space in the current school. Lindsey Efland of Efland supported Mr. Liner's remarks and added that no capital inprovements were scheduled ar had been made to Efland-Cheeks School in recent years. He stated that this school facility was the only community school left in the County and that the citizens of the area took pride and interest in their local school. xe requested that the County, at least, allocate some appropriation for land acquisition and architectual fees.