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MINUTES
ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS•
SEPTEMBER 22, 1980
The Orange County Board of Commissioners met in regular session
on Monday, September 229 1980, at 7:30, p.m. , in the Commissioners.
Room, Orange County Courthouse, in Hillsborough, North Carolina..
Commissioners present: Commissioner Richard Whitted, Chairman,
and Commissioners Anne Barnes, Norman Gustaveson, Norman Walker and
Don Willhoit.
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The following items were deleted from the agenda:
Agenda Item 4: CETA
Agenda Item 12: Office Space Allocations
The following item was added to the agenda:
Agenda Item 15: Commissioner Barnes will make an announcement.
Agenda Item 3: Juvenile Justice Detention Funds Allocation
Mr. Harold Rogerson presented recommendations of the Youth Needs
Task Force relative to the allocation of certain Juvenile Justice
Detention Prevention funds: A) That $4,000 be allocated the Janus House
Liaisons Worker and that, B) $1 ,320 be allocated to the Tree House Weekend
Worker. Commissioner Willhoit moved the Board accept these recommendations
and apply to the state for these funds. Commissioner Gustaveson seconded
the motion. Vote: ayes 5; noes 0.
Agenda Item 5: Transfer of $7,500 to Tax Supervisor's Budget
The Manager advised the Board the Register of Deeds and Tax
Supervisor were requesting an appropriation of $7,500 to assist in mapping
and the Land Title Records project.
Commissioner Gustaveson moved $7,500 be transferred from the
contingency fund to the Tax Supervisor's budget. Commissioner Walker
seconded the motion. Vote: ayes 5; noes 0.
Agenda Item 6: ACCESS
Joe Bradshaw reviewed possible approaches to develop a proposal for
acquiring certain real property from ACCESS. These ideas involved county
association with the HSAC or the Association of Community Agencies.
re missioner Gustavesnn raved the staff develon a proposal. the county
apply for title to this property,and after receiving sufficient public
input, develop a plan to use.this property to fill a variety of human
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service needs. Commi-ssioner Willhoit seconded the motion. . Vote: ayes 5;
noes 0.
Agenda Item 7:. State Grant of $2,000 for Land Records
Commissioner Gustaveson moved the county accept from the State
Department of Natural Resources and Community Development a grant of
$2,000 that would be used to acquire equipment necessary in the Land
Title Records project. Commissioner Walker seconded the motion.
Vote: ayes 5; noes 0.
Agenda Item 9• Tax Supervision Recommendations
A) Commissioner Walker moved the valuation of a mobile',home
owned by Gerald Featherstone be fixed at $1,740. Commissioner -
Willhoit seconded the motion. Vote: ayes 5; noes 0.
B) Commissioner Barnes moved a mobile home owned by Lewis
Pierceall be fixed at $700. Chairman Whitted seconded, the
motion. Vote: ayes 5; noes 0.
C) No action upon this recommendation was taken pending further
discussion with the Tax Supervisor.
_ Agenda Item 8• Board of Health Fee Schedule
The Health Director explained administrative problems caused by
the widespread practice of billing medicaid for EPSDT services but not
billing individuals or other third party payers. The Board of Health.
recommends the county stop billing for these services pending developing
a plan to bill all persons who receive this service. Commissioner
Willhoit offered a motion to this effect. Chairman Whitted seconded
the motion. Vote: ayes 5; noes 0-
Agenda Item 13: Appointments
'ntments
A) The Clerk was instructed to advertise a vacancy existed in the
Cheeks Township position on the County Planning Board.
B) This item was deferred until a later session.
Agenda Item 14: Executive Session - I-40
Commissioner Barnes moved the Board go into executive session
to discuss with the county attorney legal strategy involved in a lawsuit
concerning interstate Highway 40. Commissioner Gustaveson seconded the
m,tinn. vita- Avac 5: noes 0.
The Chairman stated the Board would hold a brief executive session
to discuss the issues covered in Ms. Barnes motion.
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Agenda Item 15:
Commissioner Barnes reminded the Board this was the last meeting
Ms. Susan Datz, reporter for'station WCHL, would be covering this Board
as Susan was soon to be married and move to Wilmington. Commissioner
Barnes moved the Board expresses great appreciation to Susan for her
superlative coverage of the Commissioners' activities and extended to
her the Board's best wishes for both a happy and. successful future.
Agenda Item 11 : , New Land Use Plan
The planning staff presented the township sections of the proposed
county land use plan. The Board fixed October 21 as the date of a work
session on this plan.
Agenda Item 10: Joint Planning Work Session
The Director and staff reviewed with the Board the current status
of the joint planning effort involving Carrboro, Chapel Hill and the
County.
There being no further business to come before the Board, the
meeting was adjourned.
-- ich � Whi ted, Chairman