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Book 7 Page 374 <br />A list of increased level of services provided additional sources of <br />revenue were aeaured was filed with the Beard. These areas of service were: <br />1. Improved Vocational Education <br />2. F~larged FLindergarten Program <br />3. Additional Instructional Supplies <br />!~. Additional Teaching Personnel such as Elementary P.E., Art and Music <br />5. Increased Teacher Supplements <br />6. Elimination of Student Feea <br />It was suggested that the Board of Commissioners aonaider the adoption ! <br />of the Local Option Sales Tea[ is order that additional funds might be made <br />available for the school programs. <br />There being no further business to come before the Board the meeting was <br />adjourned to meet again on Thursday, July 1, 1971. <br />Harvey D. Bennett, Chairman <br />S. M. Gatti s, Acting Clerk <br />MINUTES OF THE tlRANGE COUNTY <br />BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />July 1, 1971 <br />The Board of County Commissioners of Orange County met in adjourned session <br />in the Commissioners Room of the Courthouse in Hillsborough, North Carolina at <br />8:30 o~clock P.M. on Thursday, July 1, 1971. <br />Members Present: Chairman Harvey D. Bennett, and Commissioners William C. <br />Ray, Henry S. Walker, Ira A. Ward and C. Norman Walker. <br />Members Absent: None -. <br />This meeting wee held for the purpose of disaueaiag with the Orange County <br />Board of Education their proposed budget for the 1971-1972 fiscal year. <br />The following persona were present: Robert Haas, Chairman of the Orange <br />County Board of Education and Board Members Oscar Compton, Belton Edwards, <br />Roger Marshall and Roland Scott, George Williams, Superintendent and Roy <br />Roy Deal, Assistant Superintendent. <br />George Williams reviewed the budget request in detail pointing out each <br />area in which any substantial change was being requested. <br />In summary the Superintendent stated the Current 8kpense budget sa <br />requested would allow for no real increase in the operational level of the <br />system. It would allow only for replacement of some state teachers that were <br />being withdrawn beasuae of new teachers allocation Pormulas. The Capital <br />Outlay budget request would provide funds to complete the gymnasium now under <br />aonstruation, erect a School Administrative Building, complete the School <br />Garage and leave a small sum to commence work on a football field. <br />Roger Marshall and Robert Haas, suggested that the Board of Commissioners <br />enact by resolution the local option sales tax and make a portion of the <br />funds derived from this source available to the schools in the form of new programs. <br />Burch Compton, Commander of the Orange County Rescue Squad, Gordon Liner, <br />FYnance Officer and Robert 3trayhorn, Building Committee Chairman, met with the <br />Board to discuss the possibility of the County financing a Resoue Sauad facility. <br />The Board informed Mr. Compton that this matter was still ender consideration <br />and would be resplved when the final budget was completed. <br />Upon motion of Commissioner Ira A. Ward, seconded by Commissioner Norman <br />Walker, it was moved and adopted, that the County lease to the Orange County <br />Rescue Squad for an indefinite period the following items of ecuipment, that <br />were acquired through a grant from the Highway Safety Committee, for the sum of <br />$1.00: Base Station, Remote Consoles, Line Kit, !.~ Freq_uencq Sequential Monitors, <br />lr.F`reouency Mobile Units and 3 Portables with attachments. <br />There being no further business to come before the Board the meeting was <br />adjourned. <br />Harvey D. Bennett, Chairman <br />3. M. Gattis, Acting Clerk <br />