HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - 19600104168 tiinutes of the Board of Commissioners
Janu_ y L, 1960
The Orange County Board of Commissioners met in regular session on :looney, January 4, 1960,
at ten o'clock a.m. in the Commissioners' room at the courthouse in Hillsboro, U. C.
,:embers present: Chairman R. J. Hobbs, Commissioners Clarence Jon=_s, Donald -dada,
Stanford and Henry Balker.
members absent: !done
The minutes of the December 7th meetin, were read by the Clerk and approved by the Board.
The following department officials presented reports for the month of December, 1959:
FraNr Frederick, Delinquent Tau Collector
Cashe Boggs, County Dog harden
Jane Parker, 'tfelfare Sunt.
S. Y. Lynch, Clerk of Court
C. D. Kni„ht, Sherriff
;;renn, Veteran Service Officer
Don :tatbeson, &1 Barnes, Cyrus Green presented reports for their office which covered
farm income for the year 1959. Sherman Shelton, Negro Farm Agent, also presented his yearly
report as did Jessie Troy,bridge, Home Demonstration Agent,
Discussion on the Belle-VUe '.ifg. Co. readout to :'educe the appraisal of the machinery located
'i said plant. for the tax year 1959 insued, Upon motion of Commissioner Stanford, seconded by
CDxmission=_r 1.cDade, and unanimously adopted, the matter of the Belle-Vue request was to be terminated
by leaving the 1959 tar appraisal as it no,-. appears on the tax books.
Upon motion of of Commissioner 'balker, seconded by Commissioner Jones, and unanimously
adopted, the County Accountant ryas authorized to confer with representatives of various companies
that make tax apps aisals of textile machinery and equipment and to secure from these companies their
esti ated cost of mar'_ng a complete appraisal of all the textile machinery located in the tactile plants
located in the county.
D. L, 'idritfield or H.urlcs '::ill, ii. C., reouested that a resolution be adopted by the Board
Igxactin; a charter to the newly formed Hurdles cill Volunteer Fire Department, in order, that Orange
'County resident of that area sight be entitled to tae reeducation in their fire insw coca rates.
Upon motion of Cc mi ssioner 'dalker, seconded by Commissioner Stanl aid, the following resolution
one adopted:
"EiTTnAS, The Board of County CosrSssioners of Person County, `forth Carolina, have by
anprooriate resolution created the Hurdle 311s Fire Department zri.thin an area included in a four
:ai1e radius from the conauniby of Hurdle Dill1s;
Al.-D'if= R145, the above area will include a Dart of Orange County and in order for tine
citizens included in said area to have and enjoy the benefits of fire protection by the aforementioned
organization the -card o' County Commiss_oners of Orane County does nrne by resolution approve the
action of the Board of Co.=i szioners of Person County and does further hereby clothe the Fire
Commissioner appointed for the Hurdle !ii1s Rural `ire District with such authority in Orange County
as his office as Fire Cotmiss`_onea entitle his to under the Drovis'on of the Statutes of !forth
Carolina.
J.. i• :tcCauley requested that the tan v=due on his prooerty located in Hillsboro be redcced.
The Board a;reed to review his situation as it aucezred an error could have been made at tze time
of the revaluation.
After consices'able discussion concc:nin{ personell and tY.e:r respective job responsibilities
Cocmissioner Jones moved and Corrissfoner Stanford seconded his notion that the Clerk of Court be
authorized to employ a full time Deputy Clark of Superior Court.
The County Accountant presented to the Board his tentative plans for the beginning of a tax
map for the county. He •ans authorized by the Board to crocaed with the mapping project.
Chairman Hobbs appointed Don ;.attisson, County Farm A..ent, Commissioners Henry Calker and
Donald Stanford, as the commIttee of three to investi.ate the possably of a nerr, building to house
all t..e farm crtension offices.
!here vein; no iwther cosiness the meetin; pas adjourned,
R• J.:a. Hobbs
Chairman
'Betty June Hayes
`Clerk