HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - 19590608Minutes of the 9oard of Covrty Commissioners ~~, 1'
June 9, 1959
The Orange County Board of Cosmissioners met in zdjourned session on Monday, June 8, 1959,
at eight o'clock p.m. in the Commissioners' loom at the courthouse in Hillsborq I7. C,
Members present: Chairman ft, J. Et. Hobbs, Cormissioners Clarence Jones, Donald McDade,
Donald Stanford and Henry 'rlaL<er.
Member's absent: alone
The Poard oL Trustees of the Chapel Nill City Administrative Unit presented their
budget recuest. '~, Johnson, Superintend of that Unit, made a detailed presentztion of the
budget. Pais ~,ras followed Uy statements from the School Trustees. A group of approximately
100 persons from the Chapel H111 area were present to lend their support to the budget requests.
After a lengthy discussion this meeting was adjourned at 11 p.m, to meet again on Thursday,
June 11, 1959, at 8 o'clock p.m. in the Commissioners Room at the courthouse in Hillsboro, i!. 0.
R. J. 61, Hobbs
Chairman
S, M. Gattis
Acting Clerk
Minutes of the Hoard of County Comissioners
June ll, 1959
The Orange County Loard oL Commissioners met in adjourned session on Thursday, June 11, 1959,
at eight o'clock p.m. in the Commissioners' Roam at the courthouse in iillsboro, ^.1, C,
Members present: Chairman R. J. ii. Hobbs, Co¢missi ~~ers Clarence Jones, Donald McDade,
Donald Stanford and Henry Walker.
yembers absent: Plone
Don Matheson, County Farm .lgent, ::as present to discuss his proposed Uudget.
Chairman Nobbs read the folioa~ing letter from the School Finance Study Conmit tee.
June ll, 1959
Dz. R, J, AL Hobbs, Chairman
Poard of County Comais sippers
Orange County
Chapel Hill, 2forth Car ollna
Deaz~ Dr. Hobbs:
In meeting ttitF. the Orange County School Advisory Cormdt tee on February 6, 19$9, you
instructed the comsittee (1) to study the immediate aed long term needs of the schools, and
(2) to make recommendations to the Hoard of County Commissioners as to hoe these needs may be
financed, Since that date the committee has s: ork ed 1om and hazd, meeting seven times to study
budgets and i:eaz reports.
Tne flop sunerirterdents and the county accountant have boom Very helpful to the committee.
Mr. Cars and Dr'. Johnston have presented and explained the present budgets and anticipated
future needs of the fro school systems. A4. Gattis has assisted the comrittee to gain an
understanding of Orange County's present financial condition.
Your comcdttse in cooperation with the Orango County sd Chapel Hill Hoards of Hducation
has secured the assistance of the University of North Cazolina's School of Pducation in planning
our stssdies of Orange County's school needs, Pesch superintendent has initiated a school census,
This informanion will pr wide necessary date for the projection of school population figures
aad the determination of future school needs. The tlata collected is non Ueing tabulated,
The State Department of Public Instruction's Division of School Planning vri11 tegin on
Juno 15th an evaluation of existing bulldi.ngs and i'acilitles in relation to present and future
use. four committee is also considering the necessity of a complete testing nrogra~n and a
study of existing curriculwa as a Dart of our study of ice present and future needs of the schools,
It is hoped that tUe studles referred to above Trill provide sutticient information to permit
the preeaz'ation of a ten-year plan for meeting the current evpense and capital outlay needs
of Orange County. .'le hone to be able to present such a plan for your copsideration early next year-
Until the x•esults of the school census and the valuation of existing buildings are available,
the commnittee will have little additional information not now available, t8 the existing bonds
of education or to the board of county comr..issioners. For this reason, we feel that we should
rat make any sneciflc r'ecorwerdati+ns until our studies vrt11 permit the prepazati cn of a long-
r'ange plan for meeting the school needs of the county,
Ho'never, because the Hoard of County Commissioners must act rithin the next few vreeks to
adopt a budget for the ne:a school year, re would like to shave this conculsion zith you: Your'