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MINUTES
ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
t MAY 27, 1980
The Orange County Board of Commissioners met in regular session on
Tuesday, May 27, 1980, at 7:30 p.m., in the Commissioners Room, Orange
i County Courthouse, in Hillsborough, North Carolina.
Commissioners present: Commissioner Richard Whitted, Chairman,
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and Commissioners Norman Walker, Norman Gustaveson, Don Willhoit and
Anne Barnes.
The following modifications were made to the agenda:
The Chairman deleted Agenda Item 6, a report by the Transportation Planner.
The following items were added to the agenda:
Agenda Item 12: Request for CommunitX Development Staff
Agenda Item 13: Status Report on Community Based Alternative Funds
Mr. Stuart Barbour presented the Board with a letter from the Eno
River Group and a proposed resolution concerning the Eno State Park and
requested an opportunity to address the Board further during the June 2nd
meeting.
Agenda Item 3: Land Title Records System
The Board moved to the Register of Deeds Office to observe a demonstration
by the Register of Deeds and Mr. Roscoe Reeve of the Land Title Records
System. After the demonstration, the Board moved back to the Commissioners
Room.
Commissioner Gustaveson moved, seconded by Commissioner Willhoit,
to approve a resolution authorizing the County to apply for a grant of
$12,212 from the North Carolina State Land Records Management Program.
Vote: ayes, Commissioners Whitted, Willhoit and Gustaveson; noes, 0.
Commissioners Barnes and Walker were absent from the room during the vote.
Agenda Item 5: Emergency Medical Services
Mrs. Flora Garrett reviewed a report and recommendations she had
prepared concerning Emergency Medical Services in Orange. County.
Dr. Sara Dent, Mr: Benny Cecil , Chief of Orange County Rescue Squad;
' Ms. Margaret Cook, Captain,South Orange Rescue Squad; and Ms. Sue Whitfield,
3 Chairman of the Board, New Hope Rescue Squad, each spoke to Mrs. Garrett`s
proposal.
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Commissioner Barnes requested the staff submit information
regarding revenues along with an organizational chart based on Mrs.' Garrett's
recommendations. Commissioner Walker requested the Chief of each rescue
squad submit in writing a summary of their feelings and ideas pertaining
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to Mrs. Garrett's proposal. The Board requested this item be placed on
the June 2nd agenda for action.
FAgenda Item 7: Council on Aging, Inc.
Mr. Wilson McKerrow, Chairman of the Council on Aging, presented a
resolution and addendum adapted by the Orange County Council on Aging, Inc.'s
Board of Directors and commented on the makeup of the current Council
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on Aging Board. For copy of this resolution and addendum, see page 481 of
this book.
Commissioner Barnes reported the unanimous support of the Council
on Aging in establishing a County Department on Aging. Mr. Jerry
Passmore answered questions concerning fiscal information and spoke in
favor of a County Department on Aging. Mr. Wes Hare spoke in opposition
to the County establishing such a department.
Commissioner Gustaveson moved, seconded by Commissioner Barnes,
to endorse the concept embodied in the resolution presented by the
Orange County Council on Aging and to request the County Attorney and
the Council on Aging staff to draft a resolution incorporating the points
in the addendum which will officially set up a County Department on
Aging. Vote: ayes, Commissioners Whitted, Gustaveson, Barnes and
Willhoit; noes, Commissioner Walker.
Agenda Item 8: Community Development Engineering Applications
The Board requested an opportunity to review the material concerning
prospective engineers for the Community Deve lopment project and requested
the Community Development Coordinator prepare a report outlining the
strengths and weaknesses of the applicants and types of contracts, which
the Board could review on May 29th.
Agenda Item 9: North Carolina Governor's Highway Safety Program
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Commissioner Willhoit moved, seconded by Commissioner Barnes, to
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a approve a resolution accepting a grant from the North Carolina Governor's
Highway Safety Program on behalf of the Northside Children's Learning
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Center. Mote: ayes, 5; noes, 0.
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s° For copy of this resolution, see page 487 of this book.
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Agenda Item 10: Budget Amendment - Health-Department
Commissioner Willhoit moved the budget amendment proposed by the
i Board of Health be approved. Motion died for lack of a second.
Commissioner Willhoit moved, seconded by Commissioner Gustaveson,
to approve budget amendments for Items A - E on the Health Director's
memorandum. Vote: aye 5; noes, 0. For copy of this memorandum, see
page 492 of this book.
It was the consensus of the Board to authorize an expenditure
out of the Human Services Capital Fund for window blinds at the
Human Services Center. The Board also directed the Manager to make
sure there were an adequate number of desks for Health Department
employees upon the move to the Human Services Center.
Agenda Item 11: Announcements
The Chairman announced the Board's meeting schedule for the month
of June.
Agenda Item 12: Request for Community Development Staff
Commissioner Gustaveson moved, seconded by Commissioner Whitted,
to approve a $900 request to fund an employee to work on the Community
Development application. Vote: ayes, 5; noes, 0.
Agenda Item 13: Community Based Alternative Funds
Mr. Joe Bradshaw reported on the status of Community Based Alternative
grant application and funding.
There being no further business to come before the Board, Commissioner
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Willhoit moved, seconded by Commissioner Whitted, that the meeting be
adjourned. Vote: ayes, 5; noes, 0.
5c ar E. Wh't ed, Chairman
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Mary Lou Bouley, Clerk
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