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355 Chairman Walker innuired as to the statue of SR'1515. He stated that the Ehgiaesrs were surveying SR #1516 and that this was the wrong road, in that, SR #1515 was the one that had been designated for paving. Dissuasion ensued. Mr. Watkins agreed that the matter would be investigated. Chairman Walker recognized Mrs. Richmond Band and Mrs. Betty Geer. Mrs. Bond presented s report. on the services rendered by the Chapel Hill Library. A budget reoueat oP $25,900 was presented. This represents a PiPteen per sent (15~) increase oRer the 1973-1974 allocation, however, it wsa pointed out that the increase was due to a rise 3n operating cost and a coat of living raise for the library's employees. (For copy oP budget reaueet des Commissioners Minute Daeket Book 8, page ?.59 Chairman Walker recognised Lloyd Osterman, Director of.the 8yaoneeahee Regional Library.. Mr. Osterman in turn introduced Mrs. Annie Lockhart, A. T. "Sandy" Davison, and Cecil Stanford, acme of the Trustees oP the Confederate Memorial Library. Mr. Osterman presented a budget reoueat that amounted to $196,507. He stated that $54,007 would include the 7.5 per sent inerease in staff salaries and funds Por the purchase of audio-visual materials. He pointed out that last year the Board had requested funds for the construstian oP a new library Panil3ty due to the fact that the present facility is totally insdeauate and that the 137,500 wsa being included again as a reaueet Por a new library Paaility. k'b.ch of the Trustees spoke in behalf of the Library Budget as it had been presented. (For copy oP budget reaueet see Commissioners Minute Docket Book 8, page ~'-=-` Chairman Walker recognized C. D. "Soak" Knight, Sheriff. The total budget reaueet Por the Sheriff's Departweat amounted to $373,150. Sheriff Knight stated that he wished to apply for a Law khforcement Administration Assistant Grant and that Chia grant would allow him to employ a record clerk and a public relations officer. The grant would fund. up to ninety per cent (90~) of the coat and the county's portion would amount to $80q.00, however, before he could file Por the grant the Board would need to sign a grant application. He stated that the increase in his budget was due to the 7.5 per cent salary inerease, two new vehialea and the coat oP new uniforms for each deputy. Discussion ensued. No budget reoueat was Piled with the clerk. Sheriff gaight advised the Board that the Law Officers Retirement System did not permit the same percentage of salary reduction ae did the State Retirement System whioh covers other County employees. He stated that the County was authorized to pay up to Fifteen per oent'(15~) an a Retirement System, but that he was requesting the County to pay the difference in the.peraentage that exist battyeen the Law ~~sforcearent Retirement Plan sad the State Personnel'Retirement Plan. Law nnPoraearent is five per cent (5~). State Personnel has been. as high as b.5 per sent. He reeuested that the County pay fifteen per Gent (15~) into his retirement for the aes~ four. (4) years. He reminded the Board that he had asked them to consider thin matter last year, however, na action was taken, therefore, he wsa again requesting that the Board grant him this consideration. IIpon motion of Commissioner Henrq' S. Walker, aenonded by Cammiaaioner.Flora Garrett, it was moved sad adopted, that Orange County sign the Law 7shPorcemeat Administration Assistants Grant application for the Sheriff's department. Chairman Walker recognized Betty June Hayes, Register of Deeds,.. The total budget reeuest For the Register of Deeds Office amounted to $78,210. Mica Hayes stated that the budget request iaoluded the 7.5 per vent salary increases Por per- sonnel, the rifle in oast cf materials and aerviaes and that the $7,000 item far office eauipmeat will be used to purchase a new plat reader printer, two new typewriters and filing cabinets. She stated that the budget made preparation for the aeedsrof repairing sad keeping up to date the records in her oPPiae. (For copy of budget request see Commissioners Minute Docket Book 8 page Miss Hayes stated that she Pound herself in a similar position sa Sheriff Knight as it re],s.ted to her retirement, in that,_when the retirement system wsa insti- tuted for all County employees aha misunderstood the fact that retroactive'' service wsa counted and that she did not acme under the retirement system at that time, however, when she learned the retirement system did recognize previous years of aerviae she immediately enrolled in the retirement aysten. She advised the Board that a recently enacted provision would allow her tc make payment for the years she was not covered provided the Board agreed to allow her to pick up these back years. The Boexd ouestianed the County Administrator about what could be done in this matter. He stated that it would mean reviewing the old pay records during this period of time in order to determine the percentage that would have to be paid. No action was taken on the matter. . There being no further buaiaeas to come before the Board the meeting was adjourned to meet again oa Monday, June 17, 1974, at 8 p.m. is the Commissioners Room at the Courthouse is Hillsborough. C. Norman Walker, Chairman Betty June Hayes, Clerk