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49 MINUTES ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS August 28, 1975 The Orange County Board of Commissioners met on Thursday, August 28, 1975, at 7:30 o'clock g.m. in the Commissioners' Room at the Court- house in Hillsborough, N. C. Members present were Commissioners Flora Garrett, Norm Gustaveson, Jan Pinney and Norman Walker. _ Member absent was Richard E. Whitted. S. M. Gattis, County Administrator, Neal Evans, Fiscal Officer, and Betty June Hayes, Clerk, were also present. George Williams, Superintendent of the County School Administrative Unit, A. C. Crowder and Mabel L. Gordon, Assistant Superintendents of the County School Administrative Unit, Larry Sturdivant, H. G. Coleman, Jr., Roland Scott, Emma Sue Loftin, and Oscar Compton, members of the School Board, were present. John Walf, representative of the Classroom Teacher's Association, and two unidentified females, were present. Roland Scott, Chairman of the School Board, was the spokesman for the School Unit. Mr. Scott stated that the largest needs now confront- ing the School System was that of a Band Room at Orange High School, a new school at Efland-Cheeks, and a storage warehouse for the Food Services and MaintanGe Departments'R ~r A discussion ensued between George Williams, Roland Scott, and members of the Board. Commissioner Gustaveson inquired if the School Board has any ideas or cost estimates for the itemized needs. George Williams replied he felt that two million dollars would place the County School Unit in a good position, however, this figure did not include any emergencies plus some "odds and ends". Anew school approximately $700,000.00; the add-on of a Band Room, storage facilities, dressing rooms and over crowded rooms at some schools could easily amount to one million dollars. He stated that two million dollars would be necessary during the next five year period. The County Administrator inquired if this did not indicate that buildings and/or a building program should be translated into a rough estimate of three million dollars. Discussion ensued. Chairman Garrett stated that the second item that would be reviewed was the request of the Classroom Teacher's Association for the Board to call far an election that would permit a vote on a supplemental tax in the Orange County School District. It was pointed out that a supplemental tax would not necessarily be used for teacher's salary supplement, that taxesycollected in this manner could be used at the discretion of the School Board to cover any school needs. Roland Scott, Chairman of the School Board, reviewed the action that had been taken by the School Board when the Classroom Teacher's Association had petitioned his Board for their approval of a special _. tax supplemental election. He presented quotations of the salary sche- dule that was now in effect and stated that he had been from the begin- ning apposed to the calling of any election on the question. A review and discussien ensued between members of the School Berard, John Wolf, Eva Crabtree, and members of the Board of Commissioners. The Board of Commissioners questioned the School Board as to their intended use of the supplemental tax monies if the election was success- ful. The School Board stated that they had not prepared a budget or planned for any intented use of said monies.