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<br />The County Administrator requested the Board to establish dates and times
<br />for the 1973-197(} budgget hearings. It was agreed that the Board vrould meet on
<br />Tuesday, July 10, at 8 o'clock p.m. with the County Board of Education, on
<br />Wedr_eaday, July 11, at 8 o'clock p. m. with the Chapel H311 Board of Education
<br />• and on Thursday, July 12, at 7:30 o'clock p. m, for the purpose of allowing
<br />Russell Wright of Chapel Hill register hie opposition to the County assessing
<br />certain mobile homes as real property. The Board would, also, hear the budget
<br />presentations of the Chapel Hi11 Library Committee, the Sheriff and the
<br />District Health Officer. Monday, July 16, at 8 o'clock p.m, was scheduled as
<br />the time for the Public Hearing on the proposed Orange County Budget. This
<br />meeting must be conducted in order to comply with the General Statutes of the
<br />State.
<br />There being no further business to come before the Board the meeting
<br />was adjourned.
<br />C. Norman Walker, Chairman
<br />Betty June Hayes, Clerk
<br />MINUTES DF THE DRANGE COUNTX
<br />BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
<br />July 10, 1973
<br />The Board of Commissioners of Orange County met on Tuesday, July 10, at 8
<br />o'clock p, m. in the District Courtroom of the Courthouse in Hillsborough, The
<br />purpose of this meeting was to begin hearings on the proposed 1973-1971} County
<br />Budget.
<br />Members present: Chairman C. Norman 47alker, and Commissioners Henry S.
<br />Walker, Flora Garrett and Richard E, ldhitted.
<br />j/ Members Absent: None.
<br />The County Administrator, 5. M. Gatti s, and the Clerk to the Board, Betty
<br />!F June Hayes were also present.
<br />Mrs. Emma Sue Loftin, H. G. Coleman, Jr. and Oscar Compton, members of
<br />the Orange County School Board, were present as was George Williams, Superin-
<br />tendent pf the County School Unit, and Charles Crowder, Assistant Superintendent
<br />of the County School Unit. Mr. Williams informed the Board that Robert Haas,
<br />Chairman of the School Board, was absence due to a death in his family and that
<br />Roland Scott, one of the members of the Board, could not be present as he was
<br />out of town for business reasons.
<br />Chairman Walker asked the members of the Board of Education if they were
<br />prepared to make the appointment to the A.B,C. Board. Discussion ensued relative
<br />to the absence of two of the School Board members, Chairman Walker stated that
<br />in order to avoid the calling of another,joint meeting between the two Boards
<br />that he would prefer that the matter of the A.B.C, Board appointment be made at
<br />this meeting as it had been the policy in the past to settle such matters at
<br />this particular time of the year.
<br />Upon motion of the County School Board it was moved and adopted that C.
<br />Bunn Pope, Jr. of Cedar Grove, N. C, be appointed as a member of the A.B.C,
<br />Board for a term of three (3) years. Said term is to become immediately effective.
<br />Chairman Walker recognized George Williams, Superintendent of the School
<br />Board, who made the presentation of the 1973-197L~. Sahpol Budget request; The
<br />Superintendent filed the budget for the Orange County Schools 1973-1974. For
<br />a complete copy of this budget request see pages !a7 through ¢ in
<br />the Commissioners bocket Book Number 8.
<br />~`~ Mr. Williams stated that a number of reasons did exist for the increase
<br />of more than $290,639 over last year's request. The schools were budgeted
<br />$611.5,31E5 for current expenses last year and received $52,875 in surplus. A
<br />decrease in Title I fund which had been used to pay teacher aides in the county
<br />_. kindergartens.
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