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BOOK S ~'~CE a0~ There being no further business to come before the Board the meeting was adjourned to meet again on Z•?ednesday, July ].8, 1973, at 8:30 o~alock p.m. in the District Courtroom for the purpose of reviewing the budget as it had been proposed by the Board. C. Norman Walker, Chairman t Betty June Hayes, Clerk MINUTES OF THE ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMI~SSIONERS July 18, 1973 The Board~of Cownisaioners of Orange County mat in adjourned session on Wednesday, Tiny 18, 1973, at 8 o'clock P.M. in the District Courtroom at the Courthouse in Hillsborough. Members Present: Chairman C.. Norman [dalker and Covuuiasicnera Henry S. Walker, Flora Garrett and Richard E. Whitted. Members Absent: None S. M. Gattis, County Administrator, Betty June Hayes, Clerk to the Board, Mrs. Mary Scroggs, Chairman of the Chapel Hi11-Carrboro wahool Unit, Dr. Robert C. Hanes, Superintendent of the Chapel Hill-Carrboro School Unit, Dr. Samuel Holton and Marvin Silver, Members of the Chapel Ftill-Carrboro School Board were present. Chairman Walker recognized Burch Compton, Director of Civil Defanae. Mr. Compton stated that he wanted to resign as the Director of the Civil Defense Agency, but he felt an obligation to the members of the Orange Orove Volunteer ,_ Fire Department as they are now seventh on the list for aonaideration for receiving afire truck. Mr. Compton went on to explain that under Federal Guidelines the County must at least maintain a paper organization in order to secure equipment on a lending program established by the Federal Government. He stated that under this program the Orange Grove Volunteer Fire Department could receive a new fire trunk and three tanker trucks under the lending program and that after a five year period the truck and the taakera would become the property of the Volunteer Fire District. He further stated that other agencies of government did use the Civil Defense card to purchase items from the surplus supplies of State government. i4r. Compton stated that the County could eliminate the current Civil Defense Office and the Secretary, who is employed on apart time basis to oversee the office and do the necessary clerical work. Mr. Compton agreed that if the Board wanted him to continue as Civil Defense Director then he would stay in the position until such time as the Orange Grove Volunteer Fire District received the promised equipment, but that he could not actively carry on the responsibilities that the position required. He stated that his experience of the past had shows a real need for the County to appoint a Co-Ordinator for a7.1 oP the community services. Mr. Compton requested that in lieu of any payment to him as Civil Defense Direotor that hie one request would be to have ~n extension of the Chapel Hill line installed in the ABC Office. Discussion ensued. ` Chairman Walker stated that he was of the opinion that the expenditure of $2,100.00 for the Civil Defanae Office as compared to $20,000.00 expenditure for the Orange-Chatham Community Aotion program was of little sigaificanoe and that he felt the County should maintain the Civil Defense OPPice, but that the $20,000.00 ~~ that had bees requested by the Orange-Chatham Community Action should be deleted from the proposed 1973-197l~ budget. Discussioa ensued relative to the Community _ Action Agency being in the process of dissolving. Commissioner Flora Garrett stated that Chatham County had withdrawn its financial support, but that the staff members were seeking to re-organize the Orange County portion of the agency and to incorporate as the Community Centers, Inc. for the purpose oP trying to secure Federal funds that they had bees advised were available to cow¢nunity centers. She stated that -•.. three community canters in the County were of vital importance to the citizens of the area.