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Minutes of the Board.of County Commissioners
August 13, 1963
The Oranga County Board of Commissioners met in adjourned session on Tuesday,
August 13, 1963, at 8 o'clock p.m. in the Commissioners Room at the courthouse in
Hillsboro, N. C.
Members present: Chairman Donald Stanford, Commissioners Harvey Bennett,
Gordon Cleveland, Carl M. Smith and Henry S. Walker.
Members absent: None
Upon motion of Commissioner Smith, seconded by Commissioner Cleveland, the
following resolution was unanimously adopted:
WHEREAS, the Interstate Commerce Commission has required the Southern
Railway System to increase its freight rates approximately 16 per cent for the
transporation of certain grain; and whereas, Orange County imports grain and the
freight raise of 16 per cent is against the public interest of the citizens
residing in orange County:
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that George E. Levings, County Attorney, be,
and he is hereby authorized and directed to perform any and all acts which in his
judgment may be necessary or desirable to insure that the views of Orange County
supporting the position of Southern Railway System with respect to the transpora-
tion of grain into the Southeast in multiple-car shipments, in accordance with
tariffs now on file with the Interstate Commerce Commission, are presented to the
United States District Court at Cincinnati, Ohio, and any other court which may
take jurisdiction in a similar case, or on any appeal.
The principal purpose of this meeting was to study in detail the Suggested
Position Classification, Pay Plan and Personnel Resolution for Orange County
which bad been prepared by the Institute of Government.
The following department officials were present and took part in the study
and discussion.of the Suggest Position Classification, Pay Plan and Personnel
Resolution for Orange County. They were: the County Administrator, the Tax
Collector, the Sheriff, the Clerk of Court and the Register of Deeds.
Upon motion of Commissioner Smith, seconded by Commissioner Walker, and
unanimously adopted, the position of Bookkeeper in the Clerk of Court's office
was moved from pay range 9 to pay range 8 and the Tax Collector was removed
from the classified position list as this position is considered to be one
of a supervisory nature and therefore should be classified the same as the
other department officials.
A discussion ensued concerning other phases of the suggested plan.
Upon motion of Commissioner'Cle7eland, seconded by Commissioner Smith, and
unanimously adopted, the pay schedule as recommended by the County Administrator,
which includes one full step plus any fractional part of a step applicable. be
awarded all employees scheduled to receive a pay increase of leas then $10.00
or more per month receive the increase as suggested in the pay plan, with the
exception of the following: Deputy Sheriffs Will Gilmore, Bobby McCullock and
Walter Clerk are to receive a salary of $350.00 per month and Cashe Boggs,
County Dog Warden will receive $350.00 per month.
There being no further business to come before this meeting same was
adjourned.
Donald Stanford
Betty June Hayes, Clerk Chairman
and
S. M. Gattis, Acting Clerk