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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - 19600705Vib Minutes of the Board of Commissioners July 6, 1960 The Orange County Board of Commissioners met on Tuesday, July 5, 1960, at 10 o'clock a.m. in Commissioners room at the courthouse in Hillsboro, N. C. Members present: Chairman R. J. L. Hobbs, Commissioners Clarence Jones, Donald McDade, d Stanford and Henry Walker. Members absent: None The minutes of the previous meetings were read and approved with some suggested changes in June 6th meeting. The following Department Officials presented reports 'or the month of June, 1960: Bonnie Davis, Negro Horne Demonstration Agent Sherman Shelton, Negro Farm Agent Frank Frederick, Delinquent Tax Collector G. M. Lynch, Clerk of Court Commissioner McDade, presented a request from the Welfare Department which ask for salary reuses for members of that Department. A letter from C. W. Hall, Judge of Superior Court, was read by Cbairman Hobbs. Judge Hall led to the attention the conditions which exist in the Superior Court room because of the lack air conditioning. He stated, in his opinion, air conditioning was no longer a luxury but a y real necessity and requested that the Commissioner make funds available for the air conditioning the Superior Court room. The following three (3) road petitions were submitted and the Clerk was requested to forward m to the State Highway Commission. 1. Two roads designated as Roads 1'1306 L 51305. 2. Road designated as Belle-Oue Avenue in Hillsboro, N. C. 3. Road designated as Andrews Road. Dr. 0. D. Garvin, District Health Officer, appeared and announced that the grant of 49,880.00 provide health service to expectant mothers would not be withdrawn if "additional" service were der'ed, Dr. Garvin repeated his request that his additional budgetary request of ;2,500.00 be The members of the Board of Education were present and presented the following resolution to Commissioners, The County Superintendent, i. P. Carr, brought to the attention of the Board the matter of ?sition o° funds in the amount of X30,000.00 which vras recently received from the sale of school rty in the Town of Carriers, N. C. After discussion and in line with many conferences had by rs of the Board of Education, !Ar. F. Ross Porter offered the following resolution, to-writ: 1,72REAS, it is the carefully considered opinion of the 3oard of Education of Orange County that long range plan for future development of educational facilities in said County will require a ;e amount of land. Said program includes the erection of a Senior High School, a Junior High rod, and possibly an elementary school, vrith necesnary space not only for buildings and playgrounds, also athletic activities; and TlY.R3AS, as a result of extended negotiations the Board of Education has the opporuni.ty to chase from 3. S. I. Latta a tract of land containing 100 acres within a distance of approydriately mile of the Courthouse, at the price of j30,000.00; this tract is shown on a oredimiary sketch as Is by Robert A. Jones, Registered Surveyor, in June, 1960; and 7,9417REAS, The Board of Diucation is unanimous in its considered opinion that said purchase of this ge tract of land which is no,-, available will be not only adequate, but exceptionally well suited the future development of the educational program. in this County: 11677 THtLRtFORE, this Board loss on record as approving the purchase of the said 100 acre tract ject to the consent of the Board of County Commissioners approvin, the expenditure of the funds new hand for this long range capital outlay exoenditur e, BE IT FHRTHU C0119IDSPED a part of this motion that a copy thereof be immediately presented to Board of County Comassaioners and their concurrence add approval be requested. Further that upon the approval had from the Board of County Commissioners that the Superintendent Education be authorized and directed to proceed vrith the necessiy steps for the acquiring of said d, together with opinion of an acceptable attorney as to the title thereto. The iore;oin, motion was duly seconded by arr. Chas. i. F'alker, Jr, and after further discussion, d motion vras unanLmously adopted. After considerable discussion of the Board of Commissioners agreed to delay action on this ter until later in their meeting. Mr. G. P. Carr, The County Superintendent, ask that his Current Expense request for additional s be approved or disapproved as soon as passable, in •.order, that he might knmv what his position d be in hiring of teachers. Mr. Carr also requested that the $5,000.00 which had been designated the imorovement and equipo=nt of the Science room for Aycock School be approved or disapproved, as n he needed to kmq+r, in order, that said equipment order might be placed, Pearson Stewart, representative of the Research h iargle, presented the 1x60_1961 budget request the Research Trinangle. Said request amounted to $1,030.00. The Hoard advised Mr. Steuart that this budget request would be considered along with the other budget matters at the forthcoming budget meetings. Upon motion of Commissioner Walker, seconded by 0amIssioner Stanford, and unanimously adopted the following Intrim budget was passed. To General, Fund $ 5,500.00 To Welfare Funds $20,000,OG To School Funds $10,000.00 To Recorder's Court Fund $ 500.00 To Health Fund 1,800.00 No action was taken on Mr. Gams reauest concerning the hiring of twelve (12) new teachers or the laboratory equipment and improvement for Aycock School. This matter was deferred to a budget meeting. After considerable discussion Commissioner McDade moved and Commissioner Stanford, seconded said motion; and same was unanimously adopted, that it was the opinon of the Board of Commissioners that additional time is needed to study the requsted expenditure of 530,000.CO. The Board of Commissioners recommends that an opition be secured from S. T, Latta covering the land in question for a one (1) year period. It appears to us that within the prescribed time a bond election may be held to provide adequate funds to implement this school project. There being no further business this meeting was adjourned to meet again on Thursday, July 7th, at 8 p.m. Minutes of the Board of Commissioners July 7, 1960 The Orange County Board of Commissioners met in adjourned session on Thursday, July. 7, 1960, at 8 o'clock p.m, in the Commissioners room at the courthouse in Hillsboro, N. C. Members present: Chairman R. J. N. Hobbs, Commissioners Clarence Jones, Donald McDade, Donald Stanford and Henry Kalker. Members absent: None F. Ross Porter and Charles M. elalker, Jr'., members of the Board of Education, were present and requested the Board give the Board of Education another hearing regarding the purchase of the Northern High School site. The Board of Commissioners agreeded to meet with the Board of Education within the next two weeks. Commissioner Walker, moved that Henry Hogan be appointed a member of the County Planning Board. Commissioner McDade, seconded this motion. Chairman Hobbs called for avote. There were h ayes and 0 nays. The motion was declared passed. 11 The meeting adjourned at 11:15 p.m, to meet again on Monday, July 11th at 8 o'clock p.m. R. J. 1A. Hobbs Chairman S. 14. Gattis Acting Clerk