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~,7 ~ Mary 5craggs, Chairman of the Chapel Hill-Carrboro School Board, stated that as a private citizen she was not committed to the sixty (60G) cent tax rate. Page SS - Utility Fund - Account Code (Not Given) Orange-Alamance Water System study. Commissioner Flora Garrett stated she felt the $1,500.00 need For the study should be paid for by the water system's customers. The County Administrator explained the plans of the study and its long range affects. Upon motion of Commissioner Flora Garrett, seconded by Commissioner Richard E. Whitted, it was moved, that the $1,500.00 request of the Orange-Alamance Water System be deleted from the Budget. Chairman Walker called for the vote. Commissioners Plora Garrett, Henry 5. Walker, Melvin Whitfield, and Richard Whitted voted aye. Commissioner Norman Walker voted nay. Page 57 - Sdcial Services Fund - Account Code (Not Given) Chairman Walker advised the Eoard that it was necessary to amend th?s request due to the fact that the State had already required the County to agree`to appropriate $5,500.00 and that this amount must be split between Aid To The Aged and Aid To The Disabled. The Board agreed to amend the Social Service Fund to add the required $5,500.00. Page 74 - Special School Fund - Account Code (Not Given) Mary Scroggs, Chairman of the Chapel Hill-Carrbara School Board, stated that in view of the cuts that had been done to the Capital Outlay and the School Current Expense budgets she was requesting that the Beard amend tha previous request bf the Chapel Hill-Carrboro School Unit and set the Special School District Tax Rate at twenty seven and one-hal£ (2730 cents. Discussion ensued. Upon motion of Commissioner Flora Garrett, seconded by Commissioner Richard E. Whitted, it was moved and adopted, that the Special School District Tax for Chapel Hill be set at twenty five and one-half (253q¢) cents or at one cent (lfi) equals 532,000.00. Mary Scroggs, Chairman of the Chapel Hill-Carrboro School Board, advised the Board of an intent to file a Notice of Appeal against the actions a£ the Board of Commissioners as they relate to the Chapel Hi 11-Carrboro School Unit's Current Expense, Capital Outlay and Special School District Tax budget request. Mrs. Scroggs stated "we cannot live with these cuts they are more than we can absorb". She stated "a formal Notice o£ Appeal will be filed with your Clerk if the School Board agrees". The Board requested the County Administrator to advise them of the amount of the items that had been deleted from the proposed 1974-1975 Budget. Mr. Gattis advised the Board that there was a certain amount of danger involved in trying to compute the Figures in the manner requested and that he would prefer to have time to properly evaluate the items deleted and those added back or amended. He was requested to total the amounts that he had recorded. Mr. Gattis tabulated his records and advised the Board 'that the deletions amounted to $409,673.OO.Discussion ensued. Upon motion of Commissioner Henry S. Walker, seconded by Commissioner Richard E. Whitted, it was moved and adopted, that the County Administrator be permitted to review and re-check the action taken by the Board on the proposed 1974- 1975 Budget and that this review be presented to the Board for their consideration on, Monday, July 1, 1974. There being no further business to come before the Board the meeting was adjourned. ~7 C. Norman Walker, Chairman Betty June Hayes, Clerk