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r~ The Board agreed to hear these two requests on the third Tuesday meeting on October 19, 1976. Late Requests for "Homestead Exemption" for.1976. Mr. Laws presented the names of Mae C. Couch, Grady R. Flowers, Sidney M. Gattis, Myrtie Harrell, Maude M. Watson, Marion Foushee, Paul Snyder, Luther J. Edwards, Ethel Hogan and Arnold J. Himmon. Mr. Laws stated that all of these requests were similar in nature as they thought they had taken the $5,000 Homestead Exemp- tion and through mistake did not do so. He stated that many were not aware they mpst apply for this exemption. The Tax Supervisor stated that many of these people were on a fixed income and he recommended that the Homestead Exemption be granted. Upon motion of Commissioner Gustaveson, it wnas moved tha~.t the late requests for "Homestead Exemption" for 1976 be granted. Commis- sioner Walker seconded the motion. Voting aye on the motion were Commissioners Gustaveson, Whitted, and Walker. Voting nay was Commissioner Pinney. The motion was declared passed. The Chairman referred to Item 4: Youth Service Needs Task Force. A. The Task Farce is recommending four additional persons be added to its membership: These recommendations are Pat Vandiviere, a foster parent, Delores Simpson, a guidance teacher, Braxton Foushee, Carrboro Alderman, and a representative of the Orange County Shex'iff Department. B. That Orange County provide this task force with a $550. budget. The Manager recommends the appropriation of $550. be approved and taken from the overall budget for task forces. Chairman Whitted recognized Wes Hare, Acting Chairman of the task farce. Mr. Hare stated that the budget request of $550. was for various expenses incurred by the task force. He stated that the $300. request would be used to visit facilities in other areas of the State or in other States to research youth programs. He stated that the task force had decided not to apply for the monies available through the closing of the Fountain School since this was a relative small amount of money and required a larger match. The task force has, however, decided to ga after the two million through LEAA which would require a County match of 5 percent. He stated that the task force had rated four categories of priorities of needs which are: 1) emergency care, 2) group home care, 3) commu- nity non-residential care, and 4) specialized foster care. The Chairman stated that Mr. Hare was bringing two requests to the Board. One for four appointments to the Youth Services Needs Task Force. Upon motion of Commissioner Gustaveson, seconded by Commissioner Pinney, it was moved and adopted to appoint Pat Vandiviere, Deloris Simpson, Braxton Foushee, and a representat9.ve of the Orange Caunty Sheriff Department to the Youth Services Needs Task Force. - The Clerk was requested to write the Sheriff's Department for an appointment to the task force. The second request was for approval of a $550. budget. Discussion ensued regarding the budget request. Mr. Hare stated that it could be that the $300. requested for visiting other facilties in the State would not be needed. Commissioner Gustaveson inquired if the site visits.could be left opened and the task force could come back to the Board if funds were needed far this purpose. Commissioner Gustaveson moved to allocate $350. to the Task Force. This motion died for lack of a second.