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.~ .. In the Capital Outlay area they must have $681,500. next year for survival. They presently have 5310,000 of their next years Capital Outlay committed tv the completion of the Grady Brown SChocl.. They will need about $300,000. to continue maintenance, repair and upkeep of the existing school plant. Mr. Williams stated he felt that replacement of the Efland School facility should be the number one pxiority for the County in the immediate future. Anew facility here is estimated to cost at least $1,000,000. The Board of Education hopes to be able to accumulate at least $500,000. capital annually to apply towards this project in the 1976-1978 fiscal years. In a general review of the Current Expense Budget, the Superintendent pointed out that the County was going to lose at the end of this year four teachers from the __ State allotment, three of these teachers being in the elementary area and one in the high school exec. Chairman Gaxzett then asked if anyone in the audience desired to speak about the County Unit's budget. Mr. John Wolf replied that he and a group of teachers were interested in the supplement for teachers issue. Mx. Williams responded that the Board of Education had written the Board of County Commissioners requesting they hold a special .election on the supplementary tax issue. Mr. Wolf explained the position of the teachers concerning a teacher supple- .. ment and presented a pxoposal outlining a defini:.te salary supplement policy that would cost $96,900 annually. The Chairman advised Mr. Wolf the Board of Commissioners would pursue this issue with the Board of Education at a future joint meeting. Mr. Scott pointed out that since 1960, the County had provided through Capital Outlay Appropriations yr bond issue 59,402,399.tc the Ghavel Hill Unit for Capital purposes and only $7,203,379. to the County Unit. This disparity in Funding is one reason why the Efland School building is in service today. At the conclusion of the budget discussion the Boards of Commissioners and Education convened jointly to make an appointment to the County ABC Soard. Chairman Garrett opened the session by saying the floor was open for nomina- tions tc the County ABC Board. Mx. H. G. Coleman nominated Dr. H. W. Moore. Mr. Jan Pinney nominated Mr. Tom Bacon. Commissioner Norman Walker moved nominations be closed. Chairman Garrett called fox a vote and Dr. Moore received six votes. Mx. Bacon received four votes. Chairman Garrett then declared Dr. Moore the appointee. The joint session then adjourned. The Board of Commissioners continued in session. Mr. Walter Wren, Veterans Service Officer, reviewed with the Commissioners the functions of his office and its proposed budget for the coming year. Dr. O. D. Garvin reviewed with the Board of Commissioners the present situa- tion within the Health Department. Their budget proposal for the coming year does not reflect a replacement for Dr. Garvin when he retires. Dr. Garvin carried a full medical load and performed only general supervision of administrative functions. What the Health Department always lacks here is medical personnel, especially doctors. Sufficient administrative personnel are usually available to carry the necessary administrative load.. Dr. Garvin is of the opinion that the department can function ,. during the coming fiscal year if federal and state financial support continue at their present level. However a serious problem does exist. At pxesent the depart- ment has three doctors on its staff, Dr. Gaxvin, Dr. Fuller and one other physician. nx. Garvin will be retiring on June 30, and in the Fall one of the two remaining physicians will be leaving the department fox additional schooling. This will leave the department wit`1 only one physician on its staff unless another can be.located. Chairman Garrett stated she had been informed that Orange County did not receive all the services some other member counties in the district received. Dr. Garvin _ replied this was not quite correct. As a matter of practicality the department offers only those services that can be followed up by local physicians. Since the local physicians' interest and availability dictated what .they can do this has some bearing on which services the department is able to offer. At any time it is practi- cal the department will offer in Orange County the same services it offers elsewhere. pr. Garvin stated he .had found that in Person, Caswell and Chatham Counties follow up services by local physicians are sometime better so he can on some occasions offer a more complete program there. He also pointed out that the Health Department