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n .•r. S. f2. Gattis, County Manager; "Teal Evans, Fiscal Officer, Steve Bernholz, repre- sentating A. B. Coleman, Jr., County Attorney; and Betty June Hayes, Clerk to the Board were also present. Chairman Garrett referred to Ttem 1 on the Agenda: (Public He axing) Chairman Garrett announced that this was the time and place for the Public Hearing on the petition that had been filed by the Trustees of the Efland and Orange Grove Fire Districts for the territorial exchange of certain areas between the two districts. Commissioner Jan Pinney read the following: "On the 20th day of May, 1975, the Board of County Commissioners o£ Orange County set 8:00 p. m. on Tuesday June 17th in the Commissioners Room of the Courthouse in Hillsborough as the time and place to conduct a public hearing to consider a boundary line adjustment between the Efland and Orange Grove Rural Fire Protection Districts. Notice of this public hearing was published in the News of Orange County on June 5th and June 12th. It is now time to convene the public hearing. The question to be considered at this hearing is: Shall the boundary line between the >Efland and Orange Grove Rural Fire Protection Districts be altered to run as follows: Starting on State Road #1006 at the point where said road intersects with SR #1129 and SR #1139 and which point is located on the present boundary line between the Efland and Orange Grove Rural Fire Protection Districts and running in a westerly direction along the center of State Road #1199 tv its end; then running in a Westerly direction directly to the point where State Road #1125 and SR #1128 intersect; running thence in a northwesterly direction directly to the intersection of SR #1120 and #1119 in the community of suckhorn; running thence in a southwester- ly direction along the center line of. .State Road #1120 to the point where said road intersects with State Road ~R111Z, which point .is also a point on the present boundary line between the Efland and Orange Grove Rural Fire Protection Districts." Upon motion of Commissioner Finney, seconded by Commissioner Whitted, it was moved and adopted that the boundary line between the Efland and Orange Grove Rural Fire Pro- tection Districts be altered as described in the Resolution that had just been read. Chairman Garrett stated that with the permission of the Board they would consider Item #7 on the Agenda: (Orange County Medical Foundation): A representative of this foundation•will_review with the Board of Commissioners the problem the foundation is having with the loan guarantor provision in the Farmers Home Administrations contract. The Foundation's attorney will outline his opinion of the County's legal ability to be the loan guarantor. The County Attorney will react to this opinion. Chairman Garrett recognized William C. Ray, President of the Orange County Medical Foundation, Inc. Mr. Ray reviewed the purpose of the Foundation and informed the Board that the Foundation now found itself in the position of not being able tv secure a Farmers home Administration loan as the Agency was now requesting that the Foundation secure a guarantor over and above the collateral of Assignments of Leases, Rents, and Profits plus the land and building. Mr. Ray then introduced ^alton H. Loftin, Attorney for the Foundation. Mr. Loftin read from Article 138, Chapter 131-126.18, of the General Statutes and proceeded to give his interpretation of this Statute. Discussion ensued. The Board requested the County Attorney to review the Statutes. Mr. Bernholz stated that he had not been furnished the material that Mr. Loftin was quoting from. He would like to have an opportunity to-study the Statute and conduct a research to see if the proposal made was one the Commissioners could properly and lawfully live with. Mr. Bernholz will present his findings at a later meeting. Chairman Garrett referred to Item # 2 on t_he Agenda: (Selection of an alternate Delegate to Triangle J Council of Governments). Recently approved changes in the bylaws and charter of the Triangle J Council of Governments require that voting privileges of any member unit be limited to duly appointed members or alternates. The Chairman stated that the floor was now open for the nomination of an alternate delegate to the Triangle J Council of Governments. Upon motion of Commissioner Gustaveson, seconded by Commissioner Pinney, it was moved and adopted that the Vice-Chairman of the Board of Commissioners, Commissiener Whitted, be appointed as the Alternate Delegate to the Triangle J Council of Govern- ments. Chairman Garrett referred to item # 3 on the Agenda: (Appointments) A. The term of William Breeze on the County Board of Social Services will expire on June 30, 1975. f1r. Breeze is a County appointee. Commissioner Wa7,lcer stated that he had been instructed by the Social Services Board to nominate [ailliam H. Breeze as a member of the Social Services Board and "I do so move for this nomination." The nomination was not accepted by the Board and dis- cussion ensued.