HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - 19600808Minutes of the Board of Commissioners
August 8, 1960
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The Orange County Board of Commissioners met on Monday, August 8th, in the assembly room
of the Board of Eiucation at 2 otclock p.m. in special session.
Members preseutt Chairman R. J. M. Hobbs, Commissioner Donald McDade, Clarence Jones,
Henry Walker and Donald Stanford.
Embers absents None
E. M. Lynch, Clerk of Superior Court, requested the Board to set a pay scale for the person he
hopes to employ as a Deputy Clerk of Superior Court. In the past he had not had a Deputy Clark
in his office. He requested that the Board allow him additional funds so he could eliminate
the position of secretary in his office and create in it's place the position of a Deputy Clerk
of Superior Court.
It was moved and passed that a position of Deputy Clerk of Superior Court be created in the
office of the Clerk of Superior Court, and that this position be classified in a pay grade three (3)
of the job classification plan. A motion was passed that the position of secretary in pay class
2 formerly held by Mrs. Bobby Clayton be eliminated.
A committee to be composed of E. M. Lynch, Clerk of Court; Betty June Hayes, Register of
Deeds; C. D. Knight, Sheriff; a= A. H. Graham, County Attorney and Clarence Jones, Commissioner;
was appointed to investigate the County fee bill of the respective offices.
The Chairman than brought to the attention of the Board a letter he had received from the
Chapel Hill Publishing Company concerning the policy followed by the County in placing the Tax Lien
Sale advertisement for publication. The Accountant and Tax Collector were questioned concerning
their action in this matter, and the past policy of the county was reviewed as far as this
publication was concerned.
Commissioner Jones then moved we leave the present agreement for the publication of the 1959
Lien Sale as it now stands. Commissioner Stanford gave a second to this motion and when
rman Hobbs called for a vote there were h ayes and 0 nays. Tae motion was then declared
Commissioner Jones then moved that we leave in the County Accountants hands the problem of
'working out an acceptable method of awarding this publication contract. Commissioner McDade gave a
second to this motion and when Chairman Hobbs called for a vote there were h ayes and 0 nays. The
'motion was declared passed.
There being no further business to come before this Board the meeting was then adjourned.
R. J. M. Hobbs
Chairman
S. M. Cattle
Acting Clerk