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eaaK 8 ~~s~ 1p1 There being nv further business tv come before the Board the meeting was adjourned to meet again on 1•'ednesday, July 18, 1973, at 8:30 o'clock 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 ~_... Betty June Hayes, Clerk MTNDTE5 OF THE ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMI~SSIONERS July 18, 1973 The Board of Commissioners of Orange County met in ~.djourned session on Wednesday, July 18, 1973, at 8 o'clock P,M. in the District Courtroom at the Courthouse in Hillsborough. "' Members Present: Chairman C.. Norman Walker and Commissioners Henry S. Walker, Flora Garrett and Richard E. Whitted. Members Absent: None 5, M. Gatos, County Administrator, Betty June Hayes, Clerk to the Board, Mra. Mary Saroggs, Chairman of the Chapel Hill-Carrboro ~choo7 Unit, Dr. Robert C. Hanes, Superintendent of the Chapel Hill-Carrboro School Unit, Dr. Samuel Holton and Marvin Silver, Members of the Chapel Aill-Carrboro School Board were present.' Chairman Walker recognized Burch Compton, Director of Civil Defense. 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 Grove Volunteer Fire Department as they are now seventh on the list For consideration for receiving a fire 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 anew fire truck and three tanker truaka under the lending program and that after a five year period the truck and the tankers would become the property of the Volunteer Fire District. He further stated that other agencies of government did use the Civil Defense acrd to purchase items from the surplus supplies of State government. Nlr. Compton stated that the County could eliminate the current Civil Defense Office and the secretary, who is employed on a part 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 oould not actively carry on the responsibilities that the poaiticn required. He stated that hie experience of the past had shown a real need far the County to appoint a Ca-Ordinator for all of the community aelwiaea. Mr. Compton requested that in lieu of any payment to him as Civil Defense Director that his one request would be to have an extension of the Chapel Hill line installed in the ABC Office. Discussion ensued. Chairman Walker stated that he wsa oP the opinion that the expenditure of $2,1.00.00 for the Civil Defense Office as compared to $20,000.00 expenditure fpr the Orange-Chatham Community Action program was of little significance and that he felt the County should maintain the Civil Defense Office, but that the $20,000.00 ,1~ that had been requested by the Orange-Chatham Community &ction should be deleted ~ from the proposed 1973-197!} budget. Discussion enauad relative to the Community _ Action Agency being in the prooesa of dissolving. Commissioner Flora Garrett stated that Chatham Gouty 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 of trying to secure Federal funds that they had been advised were available to commmunity aentare. She stated that three community aentera in the County were of vital importance to the aitizena of the area.