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ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
JUNE 2, 1980 adjourned to JUNE 3, 1980
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The Orange County Board of Commissioners met in special session on
Tuesday, June 3, 1980, at 7:30 p.m., in the Commissioners Room, Orange
County Courthouse, in Hillsborough, North Carolina.
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Commissioners present: Commissioner Richard Whitted, Chairman,
and Commissioners Norman Walker, Norman Gustaveson, Don Willhoit and
Anne Barnes.
Agenda Item 14: Report by Transportation Planner
Mr. Richard Miller, Transportation Planner, reported to the
Board the status of his research on a county-wide transportation
system. The Board raised the following questions: Can this
system provide an equal level of service for less money or a
a higher level of service for the same amount of money? What is
the current level of service needed? What portion of existing
, transportation budgets is local funds? What are the implications?
-- Who would coordinate agency transportation, develop routes, and
expand county transportation services? Would the Board be faced with
requests to backup new vehicles? How can the County's plan be
coordinated with Chapel Hill's transportation plan?
Agenda Item 17: Appointments
Appointments to the Board of Health were deferred.
Commissioner Gustaveson nominated Mr. Paul McCallister and
Commissioner Barnes nominated Ms. Virginia Parker to serve on the
Health and Medical Care Advisory Council.
There being no further nominations, Commissioner Gustaveson
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moved, seconded by Commissioner Willhoit, that Mr. Paul McAllister
and Ms. Virginia Parker be appointed to serve on the Health and
Medical Care Advisory Council. Vote: ayes, 5; noes, 0.
The Board requested the Clerk check with the Mayor of Chapel
Hill concerning a recommendation received from the Town Clerk
that Mrs. Carol Davidson be appointed to the Council on Aging.
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S , Agenda Item 18: Fireworks Display
Commissioner Willhoit moved, seconded by Commissioner Barnes,
' to approve Dr. Martha S. Wingfield's request for a permit to hold a .
fireworks display on June 21st at 9:30 p.m. Vote: ayes, 5; noes, 0.
y, The Board directed the Clerk to notify Chief Lloyd.
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4 Agenda Item 12 B: Garland Acres
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:4 The Planning Director reviewed the recommendation of the Planning
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Board for the revision of the preliminary plan of Garland Acres.
Commissioner Gustaveson moved, seconded by Commissioner Willhoit, -
to approve the Planning Board's recommendation. Vote: ayes, Commissioners
Gustaveson and Willhoit; noes, Commissioners Barnes, Whitted and Walker.
Motion failed.
P Commissioner Willhoit moved, seconded by Commissioner Gustaveson,
1 to table this item. Vote: ayes, Commissioners Gustaveson and Willhoit;
noes, Commissioners Barnes, Whitted and Walker. Motion failed.
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1 Commissioner Whitted moved, seconded by Commissioner Walker,
to approve the preliminary plan for Garland Acres subdivision as
recommended by the Planning Board with the exception of the recommendation
concerning the paving of SR 1130. Vote: ayes, Commissioners Whitted,
Barnes and Walker; noes, Commissioners Gustaveson and Willhoit.
Agenda Item 12 D: Zoning Ordinance Amendments
The Planning Director reviewed the Planning Board's recommendation
that the zoning ordinance be reviewed as a whole unit before making -
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Commissioner Gustaveson moved, seconded by Commissioner Barnes,
,3 1 to approve the Planning Board's recommendation. Commissioner Willhoit
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requested the motion be amended to include the zoning ordinance would
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be set for public hearing in August. Commissioners Gustaveson and
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Barnes accepted this amendment. Vote: ayes, 5; noes, 0.
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Commissioner Whitted pointed out that approval was granted with
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F Y The Board then took a two minute recess and resumed the meeting
with discussion oi' the County's 1980-81 budget.
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Commissioner Barnes requested a job description of the position in
the Women's Commission office. Commissioner Whitted requested an opportunity
to discuss longevity pay for Orange County personnel with the County's
Personnel Director. The Board also requested the Finance Director
determine the percentage of persons served by third party coverage for
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emergency medical services.
The Finance Director reviewed the Revenue section of the budget.
The Board set the following budget meetings:
1) June 9, 7:30 p.m., Commissioners Room, County Courthouse, Hillsborough -
to review Orange County Schools' budget and Orange County Recreation
budget.
2) June 11, 7:30 p.m., Lincoln Center, Chapel Hill - to review Chapel Hill-
Carrboro City Schools' budget and human services budgets as follows:
Rape Crisis Center, Coalition for Battered Women, Women's Health
Counseling Service, Oasis, Art School, ABE/GEJ.
3) June 13, 6:00 p.m., Commissioners Room, County Courthouse, Hillsborough -
to review human services budgets as follows: Mental Health, Public Health,
Council on Aging, Department of Social Services, JOCCA, Chapel Hill
Public Library, County Library. (In the event time prevents completing
this review, the above sections of the budget will be carried over to
June 18.)
4) June 17, 7:30 p.m., Superior Court Room, Orange County Courthouse, Hillsborough -
Public Hearing on the entire budget.
5) June 18, 7:30 p.m., Lincoln Center, Chapel Hill - to review public safety
portion of the budget and to review those human service budgets carried
over from the meeting of June 13.
6) June 20, 6:00 p.m., Commissioners Room, County Courthouse, Hillsborough -
Commissioners' work session.
7) June 23, 7:30 p.m. Commissioners Room, County Courthouse, Hillsborough -
Commissioners' work session. Adoption of the budget.
The Board requested the Finance Officer provide copies of the budget
for public inspection during the meetings and calculate the cost involved
for persons who wished to purchase copies.
There being no further business to come before the Board, Commissioner
Barnes moved, seconded by Commissioner Whitted, that the p••eting be adjourned.
Vote: ayes, 5; noes, 0•. r� ~
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Mary Lou Bouley, Clerk