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~ 11, 1981
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The Orange County Boaxt3 of commissioners met in special sessi.cn
Thursday June 11, 1981, at 7:30 P.M. ].11 the C[a~snissicmers' l~n, prenge
CO1m~' ~o~, A~-~-7.sbarough, North Carolina.
C~nmissi.onexs present: Commissioner Anne Barxies, Chair, and Corn-
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missioners Norman 4LStaveson, Norman Walker and Din Willhoit.
Catmissioners absent: Commissioner Richa~ inIl~itted.
Commissioner Barnes presided over the meting the purpose of which
was a Board work session on.budget areas as indicated in the Minutes 3aelow.
Mr. Fred Crabtree, Mr. F,ar7, McKee and Mr. John Forrest, representing
the ~, Li~tt7-e River and orange Fire Districts, respectively, pres~.~
the Board with theix requested ;,~ rate and budget proposals. The Board
discussed the budgets of those Fire Districts which had submitted them and
also those Fire Districts which had no representatives at this ~t-;ng:
__ The Board thanked the Fire Volunteers for their tires and efforts.
Mr. Bobby Baker and Mr. Bob D'Amore presented the Board with the
~°-~Y.Metlical Services budget request. Mr. Baker noted that a large
amount of the increase was due to personnel being funded for the entire
year rather than ~ year.
~e F'inanc~ Director told the Board there was no revenue sheaf far
this budget. Bath Dr. Sarah Dent and Bill Iessig sp~lse an favor of full
fui-,ding for this budget. Ur. Dent said the medioal supplies were so de-
pleted that I~7S could not handle a true emergency.
NL . BOb'~r By1;ar A-~se*~ted the E~•rgency M,nagement budget tD the
Board. He told the Board that with apark-tie person already an the pay-
ra11, a xesource manual would be ready in six months.
• Mr. Baker presented the c~rmunicatiaa~s budget to the Board and
reva-owed it with the Board,
The Sheriff of orange County. Mx•, B~ might, presented his budget
to the Board and responded t~ questions. The Board asked that Sheriff
Ithight please advertise vacancies in his department through the County
• Personnel Office. The Sheriff told the Boaxrl of the mandated services
he was required to p~Yovide with his personnel.
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Sheriff Knight told tt~ Hoard he had bin unable to find same who would
prepare a hot evening mea_1. for the prisoners; the Board suggested he e
the costs of catering that meal with the ousts of hiring someone to cook
it and supplying the fold.
The Hoard took a ten m%nute break and xeeonvpned in the same
rocxn.
Ms. Carpenter, Chair of .the Board of Elections, grid Ms. Lloyd.
Board of E1s ~ presented .fie ~~ o£ Cam;nissioners with
the Board of Elections request. Ms. Bobbie Strick].ar~, staff tm~er
of the Board of Elections, told the Board one reason far the large in-
crease in this budget was thexe were tr,~ electiorLS this year rather
than awe . The Board of Elections told the Board of ~ssioners the
reasons it would like the Td11y Two Ballot Crnmting ma[Chine$; ,~,=c,x,o
include time saved, and money saved by not hirirlg_a~ore~persens.
K The Board of Commi.ssic_m?,-s thankcw,,.a ~ Board of Elections for its
preSetltat]17C1. .
Commissioner Walker moved, seconded
by Commissioner Barnes, to
adjourn the meeting. Vote: Ayes, 4; noes, 0.
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Aerie Barnes, Chair
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Paulette P~:idg2n-Fond. Clerk
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