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MINUTES
ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
CONTINUED MEETING FROM AUGUST 3, 1987
AUGUST 4, 1987
The Orange County Board of Commissioners met in continued session on
August 4, 1987 at 7:30 in the Board of Commissioners' Room, Hillsborough,
North Carolina.
BOARD MEMBERS PRESENT: Chair Shirley E. Marshall and Commissioners
Moses Carey, Jr. , Stephen Halkiotis, John Hartwell and Don Willhoit.
STAFF PRESENT: Interim County Manager Albert Kittrell, Finance
Director Gordon Baker, Clerk to the Board Beverly Blythe, Purchasing
Director Pamela Jones, Budget Analyst Donna Wagner and Personnel Director
Beverly Whitehead.
PROCLAMATION - STAGE II WATER ALERT
Chair Marshall read the proclamation declaring a Stage II Water Alert
for the County portion of the OWASA service area. (A copy of this
proclamation is in the permanent agenda file in the Clerk's Office) .
PROJECT ORDINANCES FOR THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS
The Board reviewed all the project ordinances and agreed to the
following projects and costs:
Grady Brown Human Resources Center $ 15,000
Homestead Recreation Center $ 30,000
Planning/Agriculture Building $ 56,250
Hazardous Materials $ 18, 000
Northern Human Services (Cedar Grove) $ 13, 000
New Courthouse Renovations (will be paid from present budget)
Southern Human Services (Northside) $ 2, 000
County Remapping $ 97,554
Jail Renovation $ 82,000
Public Works Facility $ 130,000
Southern Orange Rescue Squad $ 10, 000
Courthouse - Bench Padding $ 5, 000
Livestock/Horticulture Market $ 25, 000
Agriculture and New Courthouse Renovations $ 9, 100
911 Center Land Purchase $ 15,000
Emergency Services Ambulances $ 34, 000
TOTAL 87-88 REVISED CIP $ 541,904
DAY CARE
Social Services Director Marti Pryor-Cook distributed information to
the Board and stated that the reallocated figure of $75,000 is an
estimated figure. The policy has been changed to include more centers
across the state being eligible to participate in the program.
Marti Pryor-Cook stated that currently there are 290 children
receiving daycare subsidy. Forty will be entering kindergarden reducing
the figure to 250. There are 367 on the waiting list for daycare. The
County is mandated to subsidize those children covered by protective
services.
Chair Marshall expressed a concern of subsidizing some children 100%
when there are other children on the waiting list who are just as
qualified but for which funds are not available.
Discussion ensued on how best to fund daycare and maintain some equity
in subsidizing those who are qualified.
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MOTION was made by Commissioner Carey, seconded by Commissioner
Halkiotis to place $98,000 in contingency for day care for phase out with
the condition that if more than $75,000 is received in reallocated funds
that this issue will be reviewed.
VOTE: UNANIMOUS.
ADOPTION OF THE 1987-88 BUDGET
MOTION was made by Commissioner Carey, seconded by Commissioner
Hartwell to adopt the 1987-88 budget as stated below:
1. To include those mark-up/mark-down items as listed in the August
3, 1987 minutes.
2 . Current expense for schools $ 9, 175,027
3 . Per pupil allocation set at $870
4. Set the property rate at $ 60. 6/per $100 of
assessed valuation.
5. Chapel Hill-Carrboro School District Tax set at
16.5 cents per $100 of assessed valuation
6. Fire District tax rates set as follows:
Cedar Grove 054
Efland 032
Eno 06
Little River 039
New Hope 036
Orange 035
Orange Grove 04
South Orange 076
Chapel Hill 025
Southern Triangle 04
Damascus 05
White Cross 079
7. All Project Ordinances as listed above.
8. Salary schedule as presented.
VOTE: UNANIMOUS.
APPOINTMENTS
The following appointments were approved:
COUNTY SENIOR CITIZENS BOARD - Diane Brown
AGRICULTURAL ADVISORY BOARD - Chris Hogan
RECRUITMENT AND SELECTION OF ORANGE COUNTY MANAGER
After a brief discussion, it was decided that the following specific
skills would be desired and should be included in any advertisement in the
recruitment and selection of a manager:
(1) A person who is people oriented.
(2) A person who has some experience with a rapid urbanizing area.
(3) A person who is willing to be flexible and create alternatives.
(4) A person who understands team management.
(5) A person knowledgeable in technological advances.
(6) A person with human communication skills as well as interpersonal
skills.
The applications are to be sent to the attention of the Chair and the
deadline for receipt of applications was set for September 30, 1987.
ADJOURNMENT
With no further items for the Board to consider, Chair Marshall
adjourned the meeting. The next regular meeting will be held on August
18, 1987 at 7:30 in the Courtroom of the old Post Office, Chapel Hil3
l,
North Carolina.
Shirley E. Marshall, Chair
Beverly A. Blythe, Clerk
G1 MINUTES 1
2 ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
3 CONTINUED MEETING FROM AUGUST 3, 1987
AUGUST 4, 1987
6 The Orange County Board of Commissioners met in continued session on
7 August 4, 1987 at 7: 30 in the Board of Commissioners' Room, Hillsborough,
8 North Carolina.
9 BOARD MEMBERS PRESENT: Chair Shirley E. Marshall and Commissioners
10 Moses Carey, Jr. , Stephen Halkiotis, John Hartwell and Don Willhoit.
11 STAFF PRESENT: Interim County Manager Albert Kittrell, Finance
12 Director Gordon Baker, Clerk to the Board Beverly Blythe, Purchasing
13 Director Pamela Jones, Budget Analyst Donna Wagner and Personnel Director
14 Beverly Whitehead.
15
16 PROCLAMATION - STAGE II WATER ALERT
17 Chair Marshall read the proclamation declaring a Stage II Water Alert
18 for the County portion of the OWASA service area. (A copy of this
19 proclamation is in the permanent agenda file in the Clerk's Office) .
20
21 PROJECT ORDINANCES FOR THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS
22 The Board reviewed all the project ordinances and agreed to the
23 following projects and costs:
24 Grady Brown Human Resources Center $ 15, 000
25 Homestead Recreation Center $ 30,000
26 Planning/Agriculture Building $ 56,250
27 Hazardous Materials $ 18, 000
28
ilk Northern Human Services (Cedar Grove) $ 13,000
New Courthouse Renovations (will be paid from present budget)
Southern Human Services (Northside) $ 2,000
County Remapping $ 97,554
32 Jail Renovation
33 Public Works Facility $ 82, 000
$ 130, 000
34 Southern Orange Rescue Squad
$ 1
35 Courthouse - Bench Padding 5, 000
36 Livestock/Horticulture Market $ 5, 000
37 Agriculture and New Courthouse Renovations $ 29,100
38 911 Center Land Purchase $ 9, 100
$
39 Emergency Services Ambulances 34, 000
$ 4
40 TOTAL 87-88 REVISED CIP 1, 904
41 $ 541,904
42 DAY CARE
43 Social Services Director Marti Pryor-Cook distributed information to
44 the Board and stated that the reallocated figure of $75,000 is an
45 estimated figure. The policy has been changed to include more centers
46 across the state being eligible to participate in the program.
47 Marti Pryor-Cook stated that currently there are 290 children
48 receiving daycare subsidy. Forty will be entering kindergarden reducing
49 the figure to 250. There are 367 on the waiting list for daycare. The
50 County is mandated to subsidize those children covered by protective
51 services.
52 Chair Marshall expressed a concern of subsidizing some children 100%
53 when there are other children on the waiting list who are just as
54 qualified but for which funds are not available.
Discussion ensued on how best to fund daycare and maintain some equity
ii/ in subsidizing those who are qualified.
57
58 MOTION was made by Commissioner Carey, seconded by Commissioner
59 Halkiotis to place $98, 000 in contingency for day care for phase out with
`1 the condition that if more than $75, 000 is received in reallocated fun2
ds
2 that this issue will be reviewed.
3 VOTE: UNANIMOUS.
SADOPTION OF THE 1987-88 BUDGET
6
7 MOTION was made by Commissioner Carey, seconded by Commissioner
8 Hartwell to adopt the 1987-88 budget as stated below:
9
10 1. To include those mark-up/mark-down items as listed in the August
11 3, 1987 minutes.
12 2. Current expense for schools $ 9,175, 027
13 3 . Per pupil allocation set at $870
14 4. Set the property rate at $ 60. 6/per $100 of
15 assessed valuation.
16 5. Chapel Hill-Carrboro School District Tax set at
17 16.5 cents per $100 of assessed valuation
18 6. Fire District tax rates set as follows:
19 Cedar Grove 054
20 Efland 032
21 Eno 06
22 Little River 039
23 New Hope 036
24 Orange 035
25 Orange Grove 04
26 South Orange 076
27 Chapel Hill 025
28 Southern Triangle 04
Damascus 05
White Cross 079
)01 7. All Project Ordinances as listed above.
32 8. Salary schedule as presented.
33 VOTE: UNANIMOUS.
34
35 APPOINTMENTS
36 The following appointments were approved:
37 COUNTY SENIOR CITIZENS BOARD - Diane Brown
38 AGRICULTURAL ADVISORY BOARD - Chris Hogan
39
40 RECRUITMENT AND SELECTION OF ORANGE COUNTY MANAGER
41 After a brief discussion, it was decided that the following specific
42 skills would be desired and should be included in any advertisement in the
43 recruitment and selection of a manager:
44 (1) A person who is people oriented.
45 (2) A person who has some experience with a rapid urbanizing area.
46 (3) A person who is willing to be flexible and create alternatives.
47 (4) A person who understands team management.
48 (5) A person knowledgeable in technological advances.
49 (6) A person with human communication skills as well as interpersonal
50 skills.
51
52 The applications are to be sent to the attention of the Chair and the
53 deadline for receipt of applications was set for September 30, 1987.
54
illADJOURNMENT
With no further items for the Board to consider, Chair Marshall
57 adjourned the meeting. The next regular meeting will be held on August
58 18, 1987 at 7:30 in the Courtroom of the old Post Office, Chapel Hill,
59 North Carolina.
Shirley E. Marshall , Chair
Beverly A. Blythe, Clerk
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MINUTES
ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
CONTINUED MEETING FROM AUGUST 3, 1987
AUGUST 4, 1987
The Orange County Board of Commissioners met in continued session on
August 4, 1987 at 7: 30 in the Board of Commissioners' Room, Hillsborough,
North Carolina.
BOARD MEMBERS PRESENT: Chair Shirley E. Marshall and Commissioners
Moses Carey, Jr. , Stephen Halkiotis, John Hartwell and Don Willhoit.
STAFF PRESENT: Interim County Manager Albert Kittrell, Finance
Director Gordon Baker, Clerk to the Board Beverly Blythe, Purchasing
Director Pamela Jones, Budget Analyst Donna Wagner and Personnel Director
Beverly Whitehead.
PROCLAMATION - STAGE II WATER ALERT
Chair Marshall read the proclamation declaring a Stage II Water Alert
for the County portion of the OWASA service area. (A copy of this
proclamation is in the permanent agenda file in the Clerk's Office) .
PROJECT ORDINANCES FOR THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS
The Board reviewed all the project ordinances and agreed to the
following projects and costs:
Grady Brown Human Resources Center $ 15, 000
Homestead Recreation Center $ 30, 000
Planning/Agriculture Building $ 56,250
Hazardous Materials $ 18, 000
Northern Human Services (Cedar Grove) $ 13, 000
New Courthouse Renovations (will be paid from present budget)
Southern Human Services (Northside) $ 2, 000
County Remapping $ 97,554
Jail Renovation $ 82, 000
Public Works Facility $ 130, 000
Southern Orange Rescue Squad $ 10, 000
Courthouse - Bench Padding $ 5, 000
Livestock/Horticulture Market $ 25, 000
Agriculture and New Courthouse Renovations $ 9, 100
911 Center Land Purchase $ 15, 000
Emergency Services Ambulances $ 34, 000
TOTAL 87-88 REVISED CIP $ 541,904
DAY CARE
Social Services Director Marti Pryor-Cook distributed information to
the Board and stated that the reallocated figure of $75, 000 is an
estimated figure. The policy has been changed to include more centers
across the state being eligible to participate in the program.
Marti Pryor-Cook stated that currently there are 290 children
receiving daycare subsidy. Forty will be entering kindergarden reducing
the figure to 250. There are 367 on the waiting list for daycare. The
County is mandated to subsidize those children covered by protective
services.
Chair Marshall expressed a concern of subsidizing some children 100%
when there are other children on the waiting list who are just as
qualified but for which funds are not available.
Discussion ensued on how best to fund daycare and maintain some equity
in subsidizing those who are qualified.
MOTION was made by Commissioner Carey, seconded by Commissioner
Halkiotis to place $98,000 in contingency for day care for phase out with
tL2 condition that if more than $75, 000 is received in reallocated funds
that this issue will be reviewed.
VOTE: UNANIMOUS.
ADOPTION OF THE 1987-88 BUDGET
MOTION was made by Commissioner Carey, seconded by Commissioner
Hartwell to adopt the 1987-88 budget as stated below:
1. To include those mark-up/mark-down items as listed in the August
3, 1987 minutes.
2. Current expense for schools $ 9, 175,027
3 . Per pupil allocation set at $870
4. Set the property rate at $ 60.6/per $100 of
assessed valuation.
5. Chapel Hill-Carrboro School District Tax set at
16.5 cents per $100 of assessed valuation
6. Fire District tax rates set as follows:
Cedar Grove 054
Efland 032
Eno 06
Little River 039
New Hope 036
Orange 035
Orange Grove 04
South Orange 076
Chapel Hill 025
Southern Triangle 04
Damascus 05
White Cross 079
7. All Project Ordinances as listed above.
8. Salary schedule as presented.
VOTE: UNANIMOUS.
APPOINTMENTS
The following appointments were approved:
COUNTY SENIOR CITIZENS BOARD - Diane Brown
AGRICULTURAL ADVISORY BOARD - Chris Hogan
RECRUITMENT AND SELECTION OF ORANGE COUNTY MANAGER
After a brief discussion, it was decided that the following specific
skills would be desired and should be included in any advertisement in the
recruitment and selection of a manager:
(1) A person who is people oriented.
(2) A person who has some experience with a rapid urbanizing area.
(3) A person who is willing to be flexible and create alternatives.
(4) A person who understands team management.
(5) A person knowledgeable in technological advances.
(6) A person with human communication skills as well as interpersonal
skills.
The applications are to be sent to the attention of the Chair and the
deadline for receipt of applications was set for September 30, 1987.
ADJOURNMENT
With no further items for the Board to consider, Chair Marshall
adjourned the meeting. The next regular meeting will be held on August
18, 1987 at 7:30 in the Courtroom of the old Post Office, Chapel Hill,
North Carolina.
Beverly A. Blythe, Clerk Shirley E. Marshall, Chair