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59 The Board agreed to defer action on the Minutes until the September 16th meeting. Chairman Garrett referred to Item # 3-A on the Agenda: (The Jcint Orange-Chatham Emergency Medical Services Council has asked the County to add to its payroll one keypunch machine operator at an annual salary of $6,456. The Council will reimburse the County quarterly for the salary of this position plus social security and hospital insurance. The Memorandum of August 21st to you explains this request in more detail.) Upon motion of Commissioner Jan Pinney, seconded.,by Commissioner Norm Gustaveson, it was moved and adopted that the County add to its - payroll one keypunch machine operator at an annual salary of $6,456.00 to be reimbursed quarterly by the point Orange-Chatham Emergency Medical Services Council. (The Board is requested to designate from what area of. the Budget this appropriation is to come.) Item #3-B was then referred to by the Chairman. (The Orange Soil Conservation District has asked the County to transfer to the County payroll the District's only employee, Ms. Jeanette Wagner. Funds appro- priated to the District by the County would be transferred back to off- set the cost of this position, $6,420. plus social security.) Discussion ensued. It was stated that Ms. Wagner had been employed by the Orange Soil Conservation District for sixteen years. Upon motion of Commissioner Whitted, seconded by Commissioner Gustave- son, it was moved that the Board approve Orange Soil Conservation District's request to transfer to the County payroll Ms. Jeanette Wagner at the salary of $6,420. plus Social Security. Commissioner Walker stated that he would like to amend Commissioner Whitted's motion to read that Ms. Wagner should be reclassified and be placed in a proper classification. Chairman Garrett stated that she agreed with Commissioner Walker's amendment and requested the County Manager to investigate and find the proper classification for this employee. Chairman Garrett called for the vote. All members of the Board voted aye. Chairman Garrett declared the motion passed. Chairman Garrett referred to Item #4 on the Agenda: (Edward N. Mann, Jr., Treasurer, "Growth Options for Orange County", has submitted a re- quest for an appropriation of $500.00 to partially fund the conference to be held at Camp New Hope an September 26, 27, and 28th. Discussion ensued. The Board had been informed by a letter from Carl Shy that the meeting place had been changed from Camp New Hope to Stanford Junior. High. Upon motion of Commissioner Gustaveson, seconded by Commissioner Pinney, it was moved and adopted that the Board approve the request of "Growth Options for Orange County" and that the appropriation of $500.00 be taken from the Contingency Fund. o. Chairman Garrett referred to Item #11 on the Agenda: (Social Services Director: A. The State has approved a change in boarding home rates. lmplementation of this rate change will cost the County about $5,400. Alternatives are (1) Authorize the Social Services Department to implement the new rates knowing that additional local funds will have to be provided later in the year; (2) Negotiate with home operators for a lower rate than that approved by the State; (3) Drop out of the program entirely. Chairman Garrett recognized .Tom Ward, Social Service Director'. Mr. Ward stated that the Legislature had approved this action when they last met. That implementation of this change would provide the boarding home operators an increase of $30.00 per month. He informed the Board that citizens receiving this care were listed a.n three classifi- cations: (1) Ambulatory; (2) Semi-ambulatory; and (3) Invalid. Mr. Ward stated that he had not received this mandate in sufficient time to include it in the 1975-1976 budget. He discussed with the Board the alternatives