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MINUTES
ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
June 6, 1983
The Orange County Board of Commissioners met in regular session on Monday
June 6, 1983 at 10:00 a.m. in the Commissioners Room of the Orange County
Courthouse, Hillsborough, North Carolina.
Commissioners Present: Richard E. Whitted, Chairman, and Commissioners
Ben Lloyd, Shirley Marshall, Norman Walker and Don Willhoit.
A. BOARD COMMENTS
Commissioner Whitted added two items: (1) budget work schedule; and (2)
designation of acting clerk.
Commissioner Willhoit added one item: meeting with North Carolina
Department of Transportation about I-40.
B. AUDIENCE COMMENTS
Jim McCoy, Robert Poythrers, and D.D. Browning requested to speak on the
Noise Ordinance and Ruth Gerbe requested to speak on I-40.
C. BOARD_ DECSSTQNS
C-1 Open Meetings Law
On January 4, 1983, the Board decided to hold its meeting on the third
Tuesday of each month in the Chapel Hill District Courtroom for a 6-month trial
basis; to continue its third Tuesday meeting in Chapel Hill it must, in accord
dance with N.C. G.S. 143-318.12, file a new schedule of regular meetings with
the Clerk to the Board.
Commissioner Lloyd moved and Commissioner seconded to (1) schedule all
regular meetings at 7:30; (2) first Monday regular meeting in Hillsborough; (3)
third Tuesday regular meeting in Chapel Hill; (4) omit fourth Monday regular
meetings except for quarterly public hearings. VOTE: Unanimous.
C-2 mic Development
For the Board to complete appointments and to establish the length of
terms to be served by members of the Economic Development Commission. Terms
were decided by lot.
Commissioner Willhoit moved and Commissioner Marshall seconded the
appointment of:
Norman Weatherly as Carrboro Representative
Dennis Howell as Chapel Hill Representative
Fred Cates as Hillsborough Representative
H. R. Hupman, Sr. as Mebane Representative
Richard K. Sharpless as Chambers of Commerce Representative;
and to set initial terms for three (3) years for Dennis Howell, Fred Cates and
John Gastineau; two (2) years for Norman Weatherly, H. R. Hupman, Sr., and John
McKee; one (1) year for Elaine Parker and Peggy McCarthy. VOTE: Unanimous.
C-3 Governor!s_Volunfeer .LAwgrds
The Board nominated the following volunteers in eleven categories for
this year's Governor's Statewide Volunteer Awards:
Individual Duman Service Volunteer Beth Okun
Individual Community Volunteer Ruth West
Administrator/Coordinator of volunteers Grace Richards
v.,,,4-1, 17-14-& r Mark 'R1 A,-k
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Senior Citizen Volunteer Robert & Margaret
Fankhauser
School Volunteer Sue Baker
One-On-One Volunteer Isabelle Congleton
Community Volunteer Organization PTA Council
Church/Religious Volunteer Group Orange Congregations
in Mission
- C-4 DD1(l ciliary Home Advyaory _ Committee (see pages —____of this book for a
copy of the resolution, SB18, and the Senior Citizen Organizational Chart)
Commissioners must: (1) adopt a resolution establishing an Orange County
Domiciliary Home Advisory Committee required by N.C. law; (2) appoint seven (7)
committee members, with one-►third from Home Operators, by July 1, 1983; and (3)
accept or reject the Senior Citizen Board's recommendation to establish the
Domiciliary Home Advisory Committee as part of the committee structure of the
Senior Citizens Board.
Commissioner Marshall moved and Commissioner Whitted seconded the
adoption of the resolution; Senior Citizen Board's Organizational Chart. VOTE:
Unanimous
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Commissioner Marshall moved, Commissioner Whitted seconded the award of
Housing Rehabilitation Contracts:
Wk STREET CQNTRACTOR LU AMOUNT
40 Torain St. Morrow Construction $ 51800.00
77 Daye Street Frank Griffin & Associates $. 5,925.00
VOTE: Unanimous.
C. Budget merit
Commissioner Walker moved, Commissioner Lloyd seconded the 1982-83 budget
amendments: (1) to allocate $2,200 to Department of Health with $1,200 to the
Maternal and Child accounts and $2,000 to the Family Planning accounts; (2) to
adjust Department of Social Services accounts as follows:
Social Services - Subsidy Program Grant $2,000.00
Social Services - Income Maintenance Grant. $1,500.00
Social Services - Permanency Planning Grant ($3,909.00)
VOTE: Unanimous.
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Small Business Administration Grant
Commissioner Willhoit moved, Commissioner Marshall seconded authorizing
a grant submission for $5,605.50 to the Small Business Administration Parks and
Recreational Area Development Grant Program. VOTE: Unanimous.
C-8 Noise_ OXdj,==e
Attorney Gledhill requested that no action be taken until he had reviewed
the Resolution and Ordinance.
J. McCoy reiterated the position taken in a petition presented earlier
(support) ; Robert Poythrers and D.D. Browning also spoke in support.
It was agreed that Attorney Gledhill would review the Ordinance, clarify-
ing where necessary, and making it applicable county-wide.
C-9 Job Training
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Pursuant to Federal law signed October 13, 1982, the JTPA will replace
CETA (Comprehensive Employment and Training Act) September 30, 1983.
Chairman Whitted, who had been representing the Board, along with Manager
Ken Thompson, in discussions on JTPA, made the presentation and answered ques-
tions. Commissioner Walker moved, Commissioner Marshall seconded joining a
multicounty and city consortium that includes Chatham, Person, Durham, Orange
and Granville counties. VOTE: Unanimous.
C-10 Appointments
Health Board: Commissioner Lloyd moved, Commissioner Walker seconded the
appointment of Evelyn Lloyd, Dr. Eugene Howden and Dr. Robert Murphy. Lloyd
and Howden were appointed; agreed to carry over the third appointment. VOTE:
Unanimous.
Commission for Women: Commissioner Marshall moved, Commissioner Willhoit
seconded the appointment of Lani Cartier to a three (3) year term, Dana Baldwin
reappointed to a three (3) year term and Claudine Harris reappointed to a one-
year term. VOTE: Unanimous
Senior Citizen Board appointments were held over; a better geographical
choice was needed.
Energy Commission Appointments were tabled until next meeting.
Industrial Facilities and Pollution Control Authority: had been adver-
tised; no applicants had been received.
Clerk requested to contact applicants for Economic Development Commission.
Clerk reminded to advertise for upcoming vacancies.
C-11 Clerk
Commissioner Whitted moved, Commissioner Marshall seconded the appointmen
of Sharon Allison as Acting Clerk.
With no further business to come before the Board, the meeting was
adjourned.
Richard E. Whitted, Chair
Sharon Allison, Acting Clerk
APPROVED 2/6/84
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Attachment # 2
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A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE ORANGE COUNTY
DOMICILIARY HOME COMMUNITY ADVISORY COMMITTEE.
BE IT. RESOLVED by the Commissioners of Orange County that the
Commissioners authoriz6 the establishment of the Orange County
Domiciliary Home Community Advisory Committee as required by
Article -3 of Chapter 131D of the North Carolina General Statutes.
The Commissioners hereby direct the Clerk to solicit committee
nominations through written notice to the chief administrators
of the domiciliary homes in Orange County and through public
notification.
This the 6th day of June, 1983
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