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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - 19660919484 MINUTES OF THE ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS September 19, 1966 The Board of Commissioners for the County of Orange, North Carolina, met in adjourned regular session at 8:00 o'clock P.M., on September 19, 19667 at the County Courthouse in Hillsborough, North,.Carolina, the regular place of meeting. ` Present: Chairman Harvey D. Bennett, and Commissioners Gordon B. Cleveland, William C. Ray, Carl M. Smith and Henry S. Walker. Commissioner William C. Ray abstained from voting on the Orders and the Resolutions because of personal interest pertaining to the Lake Orange project. Absent: None Also present: S. M. Gattis, County Accountant and Betty June Hayes, Register of Deeds and ex officio Clerk of the Board of Commissioners. Commissioner Cleveland introduced the following two orders authorizing bonds which were read: ORDER AUTHORIZING $560,000 WATER BONDS BE IT ORDERED AND RESOLVED by the Board of Commissioners for the County of Orange: 1. That, pursuant to The County Finance Act,. as amended, the County of Orange, North Carolina, is hereby authorized to contract a debt, in addition to any and all other debt which said County may now or hereafter have power or authority to contract, and in evidence thereof to issue Water Bonds in an aggregate principal amount not exceeding $560,000 for the purpose of providing funds, with any other available funds, for the construction of a waterworks system in Orange County, including the construction of a dam and water storage facilities, the installation of mains and lines, and the acquisition of necessary land and rights of way. 2. That a tax sufficient to pay the principal of and the interest on said bonds when due shall be annually levied and collected. 3. That a statement of the debt of the County has been filed with the Clerk and is open to public inspection. I 4. That this order shall take effect when approved by the voters of the County at an election as provided in said Act. ORDER AUTHORIZING $90,000 SANITARY SEWER BONDS BE IT ORDERED AND RESOLVED by the Board of Commissioners for the County of Orange: 1. That, pursuant to The County Finance Act, as amended, the County of Orange, North Carolina, is hereby authorized to contract a debt, in addition to any and all other debt which said County may now or hereafter have power or authority to contract and in evidence thereof to issue Sanitary Sewer Bonds in an aggregate principal amount not exceeding $90,000 for the purpose of providing funds, with any other available funds, for the construction of a sanitary sewer system in Orange County, including the acquisition of necessary land and rights of way. 2. That a tax sufficient to pay the principal of and the interest on said bonds when due shall be annually levied and collected. 3. That a statement of the County debt has been filed with the Clerk and is open to public inspection. 4. That this order shall take effect when approved by the voters of the County at an election as provided in said Act. Thereupon, on motion duly made, seconded and unanimously carried, the Board designated the County Accountant as the officer to make and file with the Clerk the sworn statement of debt and assessed valuation of the County which is required by The County Finance Act, as amended, to be filed before the final passage of the order which were introduced at this meeting. Thereupon the County Accountant filed with the Clerk, in the presence of the Board, the sworn statement of debt and assessed valuation as so required. Thereupon the order entitled: "ORDER AUTHORIZING $560,000 WATER BONDS" was passed on first reading. Thereupon the order entitled: "ORDER AUTHORIZING $90,000 SANITARY SEWER BONDS" was passed on first reading. On motion duly made, seconded and unanimously carried the Board fixed 10:00 o'clock A.M., October 3, 1966, as the hour and day for the public hearing upon the (foregoing order's, and directed the Clerk to publish each of said orders, together wit - the appended note as required by the County Finance Act, as amended, in The News of Orange County not later than the tenth day before said date.- -777777 a 4 S5 ' ORANGE COUNTY STATEMENT CONCERNING OTHER THAN SCHOOL INDEBTEDNESS { I, S. M. Gattis, County Accountant of the County of Orange, North Carolina do , make and file the following statement of the financial condition of said County ' 1 , having been designated by the Board of Commissioners for that purpose. Said statement includes a statement of debt incurred and to be incurred for other than is school purposes under orders either introduced or passed, whether evidenced by bonds , notes or otherwise, and whether incurred by original creation of the debt, or by ; assumption of debt, including debt to the State or any department thereof but not , including obligations incurred to meet appropriations in anticipation of revenues to an amount not exceeding the amount of the last preceding tax levy for other than school purposes. (a) The assessed valuation of property as last fixed for county taxation ......................... $ 165.000.9Q0.00 +F (b) Outstanding debt for other than y' school purposes ............................. $,}24?0o4s44 (c) Bonded debt for other than school purposes to be in- g curred under orders either ?. introduced or passed: .. Water Bonds ........ ..... S 560,000 Sanitary Sewer Bonds ...................... 90,000 • (d) The sum of items (b) and (c) ............................. $.....770,000.00 .:- (e) Sinking funds (except school sinking funds), being money a or investments thereof pledged and held for the payment of principal of debt outstanding for other than school purposes........ (f) Moneys payable to the County by a railroad or interurban railway company under contract, as all or part of the cost of grade crossing elimination, if such moneys are pledged to and 1 when collected will be used in the retirement of outstanding • debt for other than school purposes.. $........... ; (g) Amount of unissued funding and refunding bonds not for school purposes included in gloss debt $, (h) The sum of items (e), (f), and (g) ........................ ............ a: (i) Net debt, for other than school r. ... purposes, being the sum by which ' ' 770,000.00 item (d) exceeds item (h)................................. ............ 5.... n: (j) The percentage that the net debt for other than school purposes bears to said assessed valuation ........................ 00 .4666 % /s/ S. M. Gattis County Accountant STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA) ss COUNTY OF ORANGE ) Subscribed and sworn to before me this 19th day of September, 1966. /s/ Archie G. Williams i Assistant Clerk of Superior Court c. CLERK SUPERIOR COURT SEAL r' r. I, Betty June Hayes, Register of Deeds and ex officio Clerk of the Board of Commissioners for the Count of O y range, North Carolina, DO HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing is a true co of a t t py s a ement filed with me as Clerk on September 19, 1966, after the introduction of an order authorizinc bonds of said Count and th t i ?. y, a sa d statement is open to public inspection in my office. WITNESS my hand and the corporate seal of said County, this 19th day of ;.' S eptember, 1966. . /s/ Betty June Hayes Register of Deeds and ex officio COMMISSIONERS S ° ' EAL Clerk of Board of Commissioners / 4S6 The County Administrator brought to the attention of the Board the matter of financing a complete survey for the Lake Orange project. He stated that-the approximate cost of such a survey would be $2,000.00 and that he desired to know the wishes of the Board before proceeding with said matter. It was the opinion of the Board that the matter of a survey would be premature as the bond issue pertaining to Lake Orange was yet to be adopted Discussion ensued concerning the altered design which had been submitted by the architect for the proposed Health Building. There being no further business to come before the Board this meeting was adjourned to meet again on Thursday, September 29, 1966 at 11:00 o'clock A.M. in the Commissioners room at the Courthouse in Hillsborough, North Carolina for the purpose of canvassing the returns of the Orange Recreation District election. Harvey D. Bennett Chairman Betty June Hayes, Clerk MINUTES OF THE ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS September 29, 1966 The Board of Commissioners for the County of Orange, North Carolina, met in adjourned session at the County Courthouse in Hillsborough, North Carolina, at 11:00 o'clock A.M. on Thursday, September 29, 1966 in the Commissioners room. Members present: Chairman Harvey D. Bennett-and Commissioners Gordon B. Cleveland, William C. Ray, Carl M. Smith, and Henry S. Walker. Members absent: None The purpose.of this meeting was to canvass the returns according to law of the special bond and tax election for Orange Recreation District, said election being held on Tuesday, September 27, 1966. The duly appointed registrars filed the following returns for said election: 'RAAyCSTSNN H OFFo VOTES CCAST yATNpSPECIAALRpBOND D AND TAX ELECTION IN ORANGE RECREATION DISTRICT OF TNTEA nRA FHFlOYDTIVE?TI?5lfNHIDODISTRI?Y? SEPTEMBER 27, 1966, AT THE PLAC VOTERS REGISTERED BONDS TAX AND QUALIFIED TO VOTES VOTES VOTES VOTES PRECINCTS VOTE FOR AGAINST FOR AGAINST orth Carrboro 363 -42 280 45 272 atterson 120 6 88 6 88 lenwood 323 204 64 204 63 estwood 267 142 67 135 70 ings Mill 228 90 105 89 103 ountry Club 254 135 63 131 58 orthside 287 110 94 105 96 rtes Hills 409 246 97 246 96 ast Franklin 289 153 78 147 83 ogwood Acres 208 42 126 42 126 outh Carrboro 455 65 .331 60 336 ole's Store 14 4 4 3 4 TOTAL 3217 1239 1397 1213 1395