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ODD Commissioner Flora Garrett advised the Board of a meeting on Inter- governmental Relations that had been scheduled for Thursday, June 13, at 12 o'clock boon at the Research Triangle. Commissioner Melvin Whitfield stated some of the Fire Districts were interested in securing and working out some type of long range plans with the County in order to borrow money from the Federal Housing Administration. The County Administrator explained that before the Federal Housing Administration would loan money to the Fire Districts they required some committment on the part of the County and this would assure that the County would be responsible for the incurred indebtedness in case anything happened to prevent the Fire District from meeting their obligation. He stated that a copy of the Agreement should be presented to the Board. Mr. Gattis recommended that the Board approve the Audit Contract that had been submitted by the firm of Ernst & Ernst. Upon motion of Commissioner Richard E. Whitted, seconded by Commissioner Henry S. Walker, it was moved and adopted, that the County execute the Audit Contract with the firm of Ernst & Ernst. There being no further business to come before the Board the meeting was adjourned to most again on June 6, 1974- C. Norman Walker, Chairman Betty June Hayes, Clerk MINUTES OF THE ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS June 6, 1974 The Board of County Commissioners of Orange County met in adjourned' session in the Commissioners Room of the Courthouse in Hillsborough, North Carolina at 8 P.M. on Thursday, June 6, 1974• Members Present: Chairman 0. Norman Walker, and Commissioners Flora Garrett, and Richard E. Whitted. Members Absent: Commissioners Melvin Whitfield, 'and Henry S. Walker. S. M. Gattis, County Administrator, was also present. Mary Scroggs, Chairman of the Chapel Hill School Board, Sam Holton, Mrs. Warren Wicker, Norman Weatherly, Edwin Caldwell, Kenneth Howard, members of the Chapel Hill School Board, and Robert Hanes, Superintendent of the Chapel Hill School Unit, were present. The purpose of this meeting was to begin the hearings on the 1974-1975 County Budget. Chairman Walker recognized Mary Scroggs. Mrs. Scroggs made a few introductory remarks. Then she requested Dr. Hanes to review the budget with the Board of Commissioners. Dr. Hanes reviewed a summary of the current expense budget giving particular emphasis to the new program being requested. The total per capita current expense budget requested was $1,002,712.64. In addition to this request the school board requested the district supplement be raised from 245 cents to .265 cents. This levy they estimate would produce $857,937.50. Dr. Hanes also reviewed the capital outlay budget as proposed by the school board. This budget totaled $966,402.23. A copy=of the budget request was not filed with the Clerk. At the conclusion of this presentation the board set the following meetings: Tuesday, June llth to hear the County Board of Education, the District Health Department and the Mental Health Agency. Thursday, June 13th to hear various county agencies and the Chapel Hill and Orange County libraries.