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ORANGE COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
SPECIAL MEETING
THURSDAY, JUNE 10, 1982
7:30 P.M.
COMMISSIONERS' ROOM, ORANGE COUNTY COURTHOUSE
HILLSBOROUGH, NORTH CAROLINA
A. A Board work session on the budget.
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Richard E. Nh1tted, Chair ----
Orange County Board of Commissioners
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7. The Orange County Board of Commissioners met in special session on Wednesday
8. June 10, 1982, at 7:30 P.M. in the Commissioners' Room, Orange County Courthouse,
9. Hillsborough, North Carolina.
10. CommisSioners present: Chairman Richard E. Whitted and Commissioners Shirley
21. E. Marshall, Don Willhoit and Commissioners Norman Gustaveson and Norman Walker
12. (COmmissioners Gustaveson and Walker arrived at 8:04 P.M.).
13. The Orpose was a Board work session on the budget for 1982-83.
14. Sheriff's Department: Ms, Beverly Whitehead, Personnel Director, reviewed
/S. for the Board a study she had made of staffing needs for the Shef.iff's Department.
16. Sheriff Knight told the Board a major problem was the transportation of men-
17. tal patients from NCMH; he added that the Sheriff's Association had complained
18, about the transportation of mental patients. The Sheriff is requesting two
patrol-r_ and two new jailers. Sheriff Knight said he would not be able to
29, new 20, live with the Manager's recommended supply budget for his department.
21~ Sheriff Knight was thanked for his comments.
22. EMS: Mr. Bobby Baker, Emergency Services 0irectnr, provided the Board with
23, an update of this department's training schedule, He said the IV training was on
24. schedule with certification for July.
25, Emergency Management: Mr. Baker reviewed this department's budget with the
26° Board. Chairman NhitteV asked that Mr. Baker review the Emergency Management Plan
27, with the Board of Commissioners after the budgetary process. Chairman Whitted
28, said the Board would like to know What's available and to review its disaster plan.
29, Commission on Women: Ms. Verla Insko, Coordinator for the Commission on
30, Women, told the Board she and her Commission members were present to respond to
y_ 3/, questions. Ms- Insko said she in content with the Manager's recommended budget,
32, She added that the Commission on Women would like to meet with the Commissioners
33, later this year.
34, Ms. Mary Copeland: Asked permission to address the Board. She said the Cnm-
35, mission on Women was a waste of money; that the S18,000 budgeted for the Cowm1s-
36° sion could be better spent on schools. She said the Commission on Women was lobbying
37, for passage of the Equal Rights Amendment.
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4" Ms, Insko directed her response to the Board and said the Commission was not
5^ lobbying for anything; the Commission's concerns are issues that affect women,
"° purticulaMy unskilled women, for example availability of day care.
7. Rape Crisis Center: Ms. Katherine Morrison, Treasurer for the Center, prn-
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^ vided the Board with a brief review of the past year's activities and programs,
9^ number of assaults reported, contacts made. The Board asked what percentage of
10. staff time was spent in fund raising; Ms. Norrisen replied that she did not
11. know, but that reporting procedures were being implemented this year which would
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provide that information.
13. Commissioner Whitted said that the General Legislature had passed a Victim's
111" Compensation Bill the previous year to aid in medical expenses incurred by victims
15" yet none had been submitted from NCMH. Ms. Morrison said the Center had publicized
16. that resource and did not know why no requests had been submitted.
17. Some Board members asked about duplication of services; Ms. Morriscin said
18* the Center worked closely with Social Services, Protective Services Division.
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The Board thanked Ms' Morrison for coming to request the full funding amount.
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Coalition For Battered Women: Ms, Connie Renz, Director, reviewed th three
21" aspects of this Coalition's programs: 1) Advocacy; 2) Community Eduuao jo /; and,
22` 3) Shelter Program. Ms. Renz said the Shelter Program was responsible for the'
23 requested increase in funding, Ms. Renz said the Coalition made its space in the
2b Shelter Program available to the Department of Social Services. She added that 95% of
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The Board thanked Ms. Renz for her presentation and request.
26. Women's Health Counseling: Ms. Brenda Edwards, Director, and Ms. Rose Metts,
27^ Board member, provided the Board with a brief review of this pr gram!n activities.
28* Responding to a question about possible duplication of services offered by the
29° Health Department, Ms. Edwards said a donation of $1.00 was requested from each
30, participant and the Health Counseling service was able to spend at least an hour
31^ of time with each client, more than the Health Department is able to provide. Com-
920 missioner Willhnit, Board of Health member, noted that the case load for the Health
33" Department was so heavy that there were needs not being served in that Department,
34^ Commissioner Whitted cited the duplication of services assessment done by HSAC
35" which noted there was no duplication of tervicey^ prior to the Women's Health
36° Counseling being funded the first time.
37" Ms. Edwards and Ms. Metts were thanked for their responses and report.
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During discussion, there nQ ^ was a consensus to adchthe $4,300 fnn the Forestry
5, Service, and $1,000 for the Shelter Program for the Coalition for Battered Women;
6. the Board noted that the Coalition did make its space available to the Department
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8. Commissioner Gustaveson asked for an overview of all contracts, leases for
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IO, Commissioner Marshall moved, seconded by Commissioner Whitted, to adjourn.
Il, Vote: Ayes, 5; noes, O.
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Paulette Pridgen-Pond, Clerk
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