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Minutes of the Board of Commissioners
October 2, 1961
The Orange County Board of Comussioners met on Monday, October 2, 1961, at ten a, clock a.m.
in the 0c isaioners- room at the courthouse in Hillsboro, N. 0,
Members present: Chairman Donald Stanford, Commissioners Harvey Bennett, Clarence D. Jones,
Donald McDade and Henry f=aker.
1enb2rs absent: :lone
The minutes for the meetines held in SeoteTber were read by the Cleric and a?proved by the
Board.
The following Deoartmant Officials presented reports for the month of September, 1951:
Frank Frederick, Delinquent Tax Jollector
Jessie Trmlbridee, Dome Demonstration Agent
Don ;tathason, County Farm Agent
Chairman Stanford si_ened the following elder and requested that same be entered in the minutes
for this meeting:
"North Carolina, Orange County. To the Inn Collector of Orange County.
You are hereby authorized, emooaered and commanded to collect the tacas set forth in the tae
books, fileed in the office of the Orange County Tar. Collector, and in the tax receipts herebefore
delivered to you, in the amounts and from the taxpayers likewise thareLn set forth, and such taxes
are hereby declared to be a first Len on all real property of the respective tamayers in Orange
County, and this order shall be a full and sufficient authority to direct, require and enable you to
levy on and sell any r'cal or personal property of such tatcnayprs, for and on account thereof, in
accordance with the tar.
Witness my hand and official seal, this 2nd day of October, 1951.
(Official Seal) /s/ Donald ii. Stanford (Seal)
Chairman, Board of Commissioners
Attest:
Isl Betty June Hayes
Clerk a' Board."
Don Matheson, County Farm Agent, recommended the following persons '_or appointment on the
County Agricultural Intention Advisory Board for a term of three (3) years each. Bunn Pope,
Hulan Bradshaw, Dupree Smith, Mrs. Tom Roundtree and Wiley Perry.
Upon motion of Commissioner Jones, seconded by Co=dusioner McDade, and unanimously adopted
the recommendation of Mr. Matheson was accepted and the persons named by him were appointed as
members of the County Agricultural =xtention Advisory Board.
Wiley Perry of fit. 2, Nobane, 14. 0., appeared before the Board and recuested that County
Road designated as rf1715 be paved. Road 11115 begins at the intersection of the Hillsboro and
Orange Grove Used and runs in a westerly direction.
Mr'. Perry was informed that the Board had no authority in this matter but that they would
have the Clerk write to the State Higkway Commission requesting an anointment for lir.-W--',ay, p+
in order, that he might discuss his request further with the Division cnvinaer.
Upon motion of Commissioner Bennett, seconded by Commissioner McDade, and unanimously adopted,
the Sheriff was authorized to proceed with the proposed direct telephone line to Chapel Hill. This
phone is to be listed in the Chapel Hill directory under' the name of Orange County's Sheriff office.
Chairman Stanford read a letter' of resignation from Roy M. Cole, Asst. Solicitor of the Orange
County Superior Court. Chairman Stanford directed the Cleric to write Mr'. Cole a»ressi.ne the
appreciation of the Board for his excellent service rendered during his time in this position.
The Accountant was directed to advise the T!eu York Attorney's that the County would continue
to use the same paying agent when paying principal and interest on the new School Bond Issue.
The Clerk of Court presented a request that two of his emoloyees, Mrs. Jerry Renion and
Wr's. Nancy ?helps, be advanced one (1) step in their respective pay grades. This request was
made on the basis o_' their length of service. Since the Clerk of Court was not present because
of illness no action was taken on this request and the matter was deferred until the November
meeting.
The Register of Deeds requested that she be authorized to place her two employees in a
Class 4 pay grade, rather than having one employee classified in Class 3 and the other employee in
a Class 4.
The Board decided the following: The present clerk and the new clerk, yet to be employed,
shall both be employed in a Class 3 nay grade at step two plus $3.00 per month. This would make
both employees having a starting salary of :3230.00 per month. There win be allowed no automatic
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increase beyond this point for length of service. At a later date when the Register of Deeds
determines which of the two employees will become the Assistant Register of Deeds this
employee will then be promoted to Class 4 at a salary to be determined at that date.
There being no further business to come before the Board, the meeting was adjourned to
meet again on Monday, October 23, 1961, at 10:00 o'clock A. M. for the purpose of adopting
certain proceedings relative to the proposed school bond issue, and specifically for
adopting a resolution providing for the issuance of the .31,500,000 school building bonds
heretofore authorized to be issued by the election held in Orange County }larch 19, 1961.
Donald Stanford
Chairman
Betty June Hayes
Clerk