HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - 19640706Minutes of the Board of County Commissioners
July 6, 1964
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The Orange County Board of Commissioners met on Monday, July 6, 1964, at 10:00 o'clock
A.M., in the Commissioners Room in the Courthouse in Hillsboro, N. C.
Members Present: Chairman Donald Stanford, Commissioners Harvey Bennett, Gordon Cleveland,
Henry S. Walker and Carl M. Smith.
Members absent: None
The minutes were read and approved after an addition was made to the minutes of June 19, 1964.
The following department officials presented their reports for the month of June, 1964:
E. M. Lynch, Clerk of Court
Cashe Boggs, Dog Warden
James Wight, Welfare Director
Jessie Trowbridge, Home Demonstration Agent, introduced Mrs. Jane H. Hill, the new Assistant
Home Demonstration Agent, to the Board. Mrs. Hill will replace Jane Recktenwald in this position.
Her salary is to be the same as Mrs. Recktenwald is now receiving.
Discussion ensued concerning the fair which is being sponsored by the Carrboro Lions Club.
In past years the license fee has been waived for this occasion. Upon motion of Comaissioner Bennett,
seconded by Commissioner Smith and unanimously adopted, the license fee of $200.00 for the Ca.rrboro
Lions Club Fair was waived.
J Commissioner Stanford, on behalf of the Board, expressed appreciation to Commissioner Smith
for his work on the Health Planning Council for Central North Carolina.
Cpmmi.ssioner Stanford brought to the attention of the Board that he had received complaints
concerning excess noise made by fox hunters in certain neighborhoods in the County. The Board was
not certain as to its jurisdiction in this matter, and same was referred to the County Attorney
for a legal opinion.
The County Attorney advised the Board that Robert Cooper, President of the Orange County
Bar Association, is investigating the possibilities of securing someone who would accept the
position of Assistant Recorder's Court Judge.
Juries were drawn for the following terms of court:
August 10 Criminal Term 80 ==a
Special August 17 Criminal Term 59 names
Special August 24 Criminal Term 59 names
There being no further business to come before the Board, the meeting was adjourned-to meet
on July 7, 1964, at 8:00 o'clock P.M.
Betty June Hayes, Clerk
and
S. M. Gattis, Acting Clerk
Donald Stanford, Chairman
Finutea of the Board of County Commissioners
July 7, 1964
The Orange County Board of 00-imissioners met in adjourned session on Tuesday, July 7, 1964,
at 8:00 o'clock P.M., in the Commissioners Room in the Courthouse in Hillsboro, N. C., to continue
work on the 1964--1965 budget.
--- Members Present: Chairman Donald Tatnford, Commissioners Harvey Bennett, Gordon Cleveland,
Henry S. Walker and Carl M. Smith.
Members absent: None.
Howard Thompson, superindendent of the Chapel Hill School System, presented the 1964--1965
budget request for his unit. Mr. Thompson was accompanied by members of the Chapel Hill School Board.
The current expense request of the Chapel Hill unit was $174,496.00 and their capital outlay
request was $430,000.00.
After considerable discussion of the proposed budget, the Chairman advised Mr. Thompson that
the Board would reach a decision as soon as practical and would inform him of their action immediately
following such a decision.
Ed Barnes, Orange County Extension Chairman, presented the budget request of the extension
service. This request was taken under advisement.
There being no further business to come before the Board, the meeting was adjourned to meet
on July 13, 1964, at 8:00 o'clock P.M.
Donald Stanford
Chairman
Betty June Hayes, Clerk
S. M. Gattis, Acting Clerk