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~~?2 There being no further business to come before the Executive Session the meeting was adjourned. ~~~~~J ~ . Norman Walker, Chairman Betty June Hayes, Clerk ~ Approved Items Filed: None MINUTES OF THE ORANGE COUNTY • BOARD OF CONIMISSIDNER5 August 20, 1974 The Orange County Board of Commissioners met in regular session on Tuesday, August 20, 1974, at 8 o~clock p.m. at the Commissioners Room in the Courthouse at Hillsborough, N. C. Members present: Chairman Norman Walker, Commissioners Flora Garrett, Henry S. Walker, Melvin Whitfield, and Richard E. Whitted. Members absent: None Item I (Mental Health Agency to request an additional appropiiation in order that Developmental Pay Care Center and the Work Activity Center might continue to operate.) Chairman Walker recognized Mrs. Pat Walton, Administrative Director of the Mental Health Agency. Mrs. Walton advised the Board that if an appropriation of at least $20,000.00 of local funds were not restored to the 1974-197'- Mental Health Agency then the Work Activity Center in Hillsborough and the Developmental Day Care Center in Chapel H111 would be forced to close. She stated that the X20,000.00 of local funds, if reinstated, would be matched by a state grant of $25,000.00. Discussion ensued. Upon motion of Commissioner Melvin Whitfield, seconded by Commissioner Richard E. Whitted, it was moved and adopted that a twenty thousand dollar (20,000) appropriation, be taken from the Contingency Fund, and allocated to the Orange- Person-Chatham Mental Health Center and that this money be specifically used for'.:the Work Activity Center in Hillsborough and the Developmental Day Care Center in Chapel Hill. The Work Activity Center is to receive ~10,OO0 and the Developmental Day Care Center is to recieve $10,000 £rom this appropriation. ltem 22 of the Agenda (Approval of Schedule of Fees for the Building Inspection Program.) The County Administrator presented copies of the two Building Permit Fee Schedule that he had secured from the Town of Chapel Hill and the City of Durham. Mr. Gattis compared the two schedules and he then recommended the Fee Schedule that was used by the City of Durham. He stated that these fees were adequate and would cover the majoritity of the cost of the Building Inspection Program. Mr. Gattis said that he had discussed with the officials of the Town of Chapel Hill their Fee Schedules and that these officials had stated that the Town was in the process of proposing a rate increase as the current Fee Schedule was not sufficient to cover the cost of operating the program. Discussion ensued. Upon motion of Commissioner Melvin Whitfield, seconded by Commissioner Flora Garrett, it was moved and seconded that Orange County adopt the Schedule of Fees that are currently being charged in Durham County same to become effective on September 1, 1974, with the understanding that this Fee Schedule is to be reviewed in six (6) months in order that a determination can be made as to the adequacy of the fees charged. Chairman Walker called for a vote on the motion. Commissioners Flora Garrett, Norman Walker, Melvin Whitfield, and Richard E. Whitted vote aye. Commissioner Henry S. Walker voted nay.