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MINU'PES CF THE ORANGE COIINTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS February 20, 1973 '~ .4 ~ P: CE 53~ The Board of County Commissioners of Orange County met in regular session at 5;00 o~clock p.Nl. on Tuesday, February 20, 1973, in the Diatriat Courtroom of the Caui'thouae in Hillsborough. Members present; Chairman C. Norman Walker and Commissioners Henry S. Walker, Ira A. Ward, Flora Garrett and Riahaxd E. Whitted. Members Absent: None Chairman Walker announced that this meeting had been anheduled for the purpose of hearing from representatives of any of the munisipalitiea ox special tax distriots relative to the 1973 tax year assessment ratio. Mrs. Mary Scroggs, Chairman of the Chapel Hi11 School Board, spoke in behalf of the Board adopting a one hundred (1000 percent assessment ratio:., Upon the conclusion of her request she asked Robert Hanes, Superintendent of the Chapel Hill School System, to state hfs views on the requested ratio Mr. Hanes stated that in view of the increases that were being experienced in operating cost that a higher tax ratio would be necessary to provide an adequate tax base. Chairman 4lalker read a lettex from the Hillsborough Town Board. Said letter requested that the Board of Comanisaionexa consider establishing the 1973 assessment ratio at one hundred (1000 percent of value. No other persons were present to diacuea the pros or cons of the matter. The Chairman reoognizad Mary Davison. Mrs. Davison stated that a Statewide Planning Committee had recommended to the General Assembly that an Emergency Medical Sexwices Department be established within the department of Human Reaouraea. If this proposal should be enacted then it would require the establishment of an Emergency Medial Services Advisory Council be created in each county of the state. This would mean that a sufficient upgrading oP the training required oP local providers of local medical services and it would be the responsibility of each County sounoil to coordinate all medical services with plans that were developed on a state level. Chairman Walker reoognizad Stan Whitfield, Representative of the New Hope Rescue Squad. Mr. Whitfield stated that the newly organized New Hope Rescue Squad was pexma.nently quartered in the New Hope Volunteer Fire Department building and that they were using an ambulance unit which had been donated to them by the South Orange Rescue Squatl unit. Be stated that the current member ship was twenty nine, but that the unit hoped tv inareaae its membership to between thirty five and forty persona. The squad was attempting to raise about $8,000 to purchase equipment and a new ambulance and that they would appreciate any financial assistance that the County could render. Mark Burnham presented amendments to the County Zoning Ordinance entitled "Planned Unit Development". He stated that theca amendments were currently being studied by the County planning Board. Chairman Walker brought the matter of the 1973 assessment ratio back to the attention of the Board. Cammisaioner F1oxa Garrett and Commissioner Richard E. ~rThitted atatad that they felt they could support an assessment ratio of one hundred percent (1000 . Commissioner Ira A. Ward stated that he felt an asaeaament ratio of one hundred percent (100;0 would compound the presently existing inequity betzrean the real property tax paver and the personal property tax payer, therefore, he was of the opinion that the one hundred neraent (100 e) assessment re_tio was undesirable. Commissioner Henry S. Walker stated that he had not fully made up his mind as to which assessment ratio would be suitable. It was agreed that the Board would postpone notion on this matter until a later date. Chairman Walker stated that he felt the Board should consider the question of financial asaietanae to the various rescue squads of the county. Cammisaioner Ira A. Ward gave the background of the ambulance service that did exist in the Southern portion of the County. Ha atatad that the Chapel Hi11 Funeral Home - and the South Orange Rescue Squad were rendering service in the Southern part of the County and that it was an established feat that both of these units were needed in order to render proper ambulance care to the citizens of that area. __ ,. _ ::. - , ;~.