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MINUTES
J[JNE 15, 1981
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die Qrange County Board of Ca~mii_ssioners met a.n special session
Monday, June l5, 1981, at 7:30 P.M. in the Cca~missionQrs' Roam, Grange
County Courthouse, Hillsborough, North Carolina.
Caami_ssiart~ers present: Conmi.ssioner Anne Barnes, Chair, and Com-
mi.ssieners Nornian G~isi=aveson, Nn~*+ Walker, .Richard Whined and Dpi
Willhoit.
Commissioner Barnes presided over the meting which was a work
session on budget areas as defined in the Minutes below.
Ms. Janet Sparks spoke for the Child Support ~lnforcemesit budget.
She requested an additional person which would increase collections and
off-set the cost of the additional person.
r;s. Betty Jury I3ayes, Register of Deeds presented her budget for
that departsmx~t. Ms. Hayes asked for the position, a temporary ane year
position, which the Manager had cut fmm her budget. She said other than
phis one position, her budget was a maintenanar of service levels budget.
Mr. Roscoe Reeve, Land Records Manager, presented the budget for that
section. FB' indicated the gains made by his section duxing the previous
year; and said the County was developing an excellent data base. Oom-
:nissioner Willhoit suggested the passibility of chan3ing far terminal tiros
rather than aper/page charge for those using tY~ machines.
Mr. Don Cox presented the budget request for the Qrange Soil and
Water Conservation District. He asked the Board fund apart-time person
that he was fairly sure would be federally funded and who was essential to
this divisionn.
Mz. Ron Phillips presented the Board with the Public Works budget
request. Mr. Phillips told the Board he expected to be finished. with
the reriavatians to County Buildings by July 1. The Board went through
Mr. Ph1117.ps' budget and identlf~ed those 1~ which It had included
in the Capital Improvements Program; the Boaxrl eliminated the duplicate
funding where it existed. The Board suggested Mr. Phillips and Mr. Pddelson,
the Energy Coordinator, give the Northside Center a thorough enexgy evaluation.
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Mr. Phillips told the Board the County desperately needed a new
or..rebuilt garbage truck this year. The Board ~~-~~~~ replacing/
repairing of green boxes. The Board expressed so~ce canoYrn about the
way the Oounty builds-ngs were being m3isztained and Mr. Phillips said he
had taken steps to alleviate that situation. I~ said he did not have
the person power to maintain the buildings and grrnaids in the shape they
should be in.
CCm[iLl.SS~~~~' WillhOlt asked Mr. Rees to get the pr~.ces cal Six
mid size vehicles for the 9ieraff's department before the final adoptieai _
of the budget.
Mr. Jim Polatty, Planning Disectar, presented the Board with the
budget request far his department and x~espcnded to questions. The Board
questioned Mr. Polatty ragardisig his due/subscxipkions line item and profession
ai services account.
Mr. l~latty spoke in fawn of restoring the electrical, inspecEor
pOSiti.on to his department which the Manager had cut.
Mr. Rib Addelson presented the Board with the II~ergy Office budget. -
_. ..__Representatives of both Sckwol districts in Orange. County were pre- .
sent and responded to questions regarding the amounts in fund balances.
Ms. Carolyn Freeman told the Board the Q~apel Hill Carrboro Schools had
about $300,000 unappropriated fund balance, built up aver several years on
the advice of their auditors; Mz. Tom Riclattan said the Orange County Schools
usually had about $90,000 in unappropriated fund balances.
Cor.¢nissioner Walker moved ~ adjourn and carry oven the undiscussed
budgets till the 16th of June; Carr¢nissioner GUstaveson seconded the motion.
Vote: Ayes, 5; noes, 0.
Anne Barnes, Chair
Paulette Pridgen-Pond, Clerk --