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~,~ Fund Balance from the various departments and needed to make it available to the General Fund. Chairman Walker stated that he would like to see it be designated for a Building Fund. Discussion ensued. Commissioner Richard E. Whitted stated that he would prefer to earmark the surplus for a building fund. Upon motion of Commissioner Melvin Whitfield, seconded by Commissioner Henry s. Walker, it was moved and adopted, that the Board add back 510,000 to Buildings and Ground Funds for land acquisition and to create building accounts for 550,000 to Library suilding, 550,000 to Jail, and $1D0,000 for County Offices and that this money be used to provide for a study and plans for these proposed projects. The Chairman referred to Item IV and he recognized Jim McFIUgh and Sill Baity. Mr. McHugh advised the Board that the County has the right to franchise cable television and that he was approaching the Board to request that the Board allow Alert Cable TV the franchising right. He stated that he would like to have one or two members of the Board to investigate the matter with him and thus allow the area to become franchised. The Board agreed to discuss the matter among themselves. Commissioner Flora Garrett suggested that The Triangle Task Force is already working with Cable TV and that they might be of assistance to the Board. Chairman Walker stated that the minutes of the June Meetings had not been approved. The Clerk advised the Board that the minutes of the May 27th meeting had not been approved. Chairman Walker requested the clerk to read the Minutes. Upon motion of Commissioner Flora Garrett, seconded by Commissioner Richard E. Whitted, it was moved and adopted, that the minutes of the May 27th meeting be approved. The Board reviewed the minutes of the June meetings. The Clerk was instructed to make some corrections. Upon motion of Commiss~.oner Henry 5. Walker, seconded by Commissioner Richard E. Whitted, it was moved and adopted, that the minutes of the June Meetings be approved. The Board agreed to meet again on Tuesday, July 2, 1974, at 8 P.M. for review of the proposed 1974-1975 Budget. The County Administrator advised the Board that if they wished to adopt an Interim Budget Resolution that they were authorized to expend up to ten percent (10%) of the funds allocated each department. There being no further business to come before the Hoard the meeting was adjourned to meet again on Tuesday, July 2, 1974, at B P.M. ~L~%u/i~vr!'/ C. N~man Walker, Chairman Betty June Hayes, Clerk Approved MINUTES OF THE ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF EQUALIZATION AND REVIEW July 2, 1974 The 1974 Orange County Board of Equalization and Review convened at 7:00 P.M. on Tuesday, July 2, 1974 in the Commissioners Room at the Courthouse in H111sborough, North Carolina, to consider and resolve appeals of real property tax valuations heard during earlier 1974 sessions. Members Present: Chairman C. Norman Walker, and Commissioners Henry s. walker, Flora Garrett, Richard E. Whitted and Melvin Whitfield. Members Absent: None. The Board took the following action on appeals heard at earlier meetings: The assessment of a house and homesite owned by Frank W. Bumphus and Dorothy (Tax Map 3, Lot 20J, Chapel Hill Township) was reduced from $4,900 to 53,000; the valuation o£ a tract of land owned by t