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F 44'L Chairman Garrett referred to Item ~~8 on the Agenda: (Budget amendment for Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools.) The County Administrator referred the Board to the letter from the Chapel Hill- Carrboro City Schools. Said letter requested an amendment to its Capital Outlay Budget for 1974-1975. This amendment requires no additional .county funds but will authorize the expenditure of additional revenues received by the Board of Education. This amendment would incorporate into the 1974-1975 Capital Outlay the following additional revenues: N. C. Dept, of Human Resources $ 4,550.00 Federal Funds from the National Defense Education Act and Vocational Education Act 6,917.00 Interest earned on Funds on Deposit 6,600,00 Reserve from Prior Years 11,100.00 Total $ 29,167.00 These funds will be used in the following projects: 1. The Department of Human Resources grant is for a part of the cost of a special vehicle used in the transportation of trainable children. 2. The federal funds will be used toward the purchase of vocational equipment for classroom use. 3. The interest will be used for the purchase of vocational equipment to be placed in the high school occupational building now under construction. 4, The reserve from prior years was set up two years ago to cover the cost of a sidewalk in front of Estes Hills Elementary School. This project has been delayed pending action by the town of Chapel Hill. The necessary actions have been taken and the project is now proceeding. Upon motion of Commissioner Gustaveson, seconded by Commissioner Whitted, it was moved and adopted, that the Chapel Hill-Carrboro Board of Education be authorized to amend its Capital Outlay Budget for 1974-1975 by appropriation. The $29,167.00 set forth in the letter from the Chapel Hill-Carrboro School Board, Chairman Garrett referred to item ~~9 on the Agenda. (Quarterly amendment to the County School Current Expense and Capital Outlay budget: A. Current Expense refunds received: $264,827.05. B. Capital Outlay Refunds received: $127.85. C. Drivers Education (Current Expense) refunds: $5,825.18.) Upon motion of Commissioner Gustaveson, seconded by Commissioner Whitted, it was moved and adopted, that the County School unit be authorized to amend their 1974-1975 School Current Expense budget and Capital Outlay budget as stated on the Agenda. The Board convened in Executive Session, The Board of Commissioners were reconvened in order that additional matters mibht be presented. Chairman Garrett inquired if any Board member had anything they wished to bring before the Board. Chairman Garrett presented a letter from the Executive Secretary of the Youth Advisory Board, N, C. Department of Administration, was created by Legislative Action in 1969. It was formed in order to provide youth with the opportunity to develop leadership skills and become responsible citizens. The Board is sponsoring a Youth Legislative Assembly on February 7 to 9 in Raleigh, North Carolina and the Department of Administration was requesting the Board to sponsor two (2) higgh school students to the Assembly as official representatives from the County. A $2S registration fee would cover meals and lodgingg Discussion ensued. The Board agreed to sponsor a student from each of the two (2) high schools in the County. The Clerk was instructed to write Bill Strickland, Principal of the Chapel Hill High School, and Fred Claytor, Principal of the Orange High School and request that they each select a student to attend the Youth Legislative Assembly. Discussion ensued concerning the matters that needed the attention of the Board. It was suggested that the Board prepare a list of priorities-and that they begin to have work sessions from the priority list, It was agreed that the.Board would meet as a Committee of the Whole on Thursday, January 16, 1975, at 8 P.M. in the Commissioners Room.