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~~ r, MINUTES ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OCTOBER 4, 1976 The Orange County Board of Commissioners met in regular session on Monday, October 4, 1976, at 10:00 a. m., in the Commissioners' Room of the Courthouse in Hillsborough. Commissioners present were Vice Chairman Richard Whitted, Commis- sioners Norman Gustaveson and Norman Walker. Chairman Flara Garrett and Commissioner Jan Pinney joined the meeting later. Others present were S. M. Gattis, County Administrator; Neal Evans, Finance Director, A. B. Coleman, Jr., and Jeffrey Gledhill, County Attorneys, and Agatha Johnson, Acting Clerk. Chairman Whitted referred to Item 1 on the Agenda: Persons not on this agenda having business to transact with the Board of Commis- sioners should make their presence known. Mr. Charlie Davis stated that he was present to give to the Commissioners complimentary tickets for the annual dinner meeting of the North Central Piedmont RC&D Project, which will be on October 14, 1976, at the Holiday Inn in Burlington, N. C. Chairman GlYiitted referred to Item 2: Approval of the September 21, 1976 minutes. Upon motion of Commissioner Gustaveson, seconded by Commissioner Walker, it was moved and adopted that the minutes of September 21, 1976, be approved. The next item for discussion was Item 3: Ms. Rudolph Koster, a member of the [+7omen International League for Peace and Freedom, will review plans for a "Center for Dispute Settlement." The Chairman recognized Ms. Koster who stated that she was presenh to ask the Commissioners to endorse a project which had grown from six years of "court watching" done by her group. She stated that during this six years, the group had seen a number of minor cases in which the punishment does not satify any of the underlying causes in the dispute and does at the same time crowd the already congested court docket, as well as distract the law enforcement officers from more serious duty. Mr. Koster stated that Ms. Charlotte Adams had done most of the research for the group and she had come across the "American Arbitration Services" group which has had experience in acting as a mediator in solving these types of problems. She stated that what she was asking from the Commis- sioners was an endorsement of the idea and a willingness on the part of the County to cooperate, if the project can get started. Ms. Koster stated that Judge Stanley Pee le found the idea exceedingly appealing and very useful. Discussion ensued. Ms. Koster informed the Board that this under- taking would be recognized within th,e Court system, that all personnel, acting as mediators, would be trained. Commissioner Gustaveson stated that he liked the idea, but would like an opportunity to review the news article and pamphelts, which Ms. Koster had presented. He recommended that this item be deferred until the third Tuesday meeting in October, when a full Board would be present. Chairman Whitted referred to Item 10: The Finance Director has prepared a proposal relating to the distribution of delinquent taxes. The Manager concurs with his recommendation. "This memo is to p.rapose a change in the current practices of dis- tributing taxes more than two years delinquent and of distributing of interest earned on investments to Special Tax Districts.