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z®7 to JOCCA based•~n•th,e evaluation criteria used and that a contributicn for general maintenance operation is not consistent with the kind of direct supportive services the Town assists. The Towns of Carrboro and Hillsborough also face similar questions regarding their proposed appro- priation. Commissioner willhoit stated that he felt the County and other municipalities should attempt to arrive at a vasi.s for a formula to determine the proper appropriation from the various towns, and from the County. He added that these agencies were caught in the middle and this should be a function on the part of the County and the 'Downs. Mr. Hare stated that JOCCA had received work that their local match to the CSA Grant would be increased from 25 percent to 30 percent. Commissioner Gustaveson asked that Mr. Hare provide the Board with addition information for the budget of JOCCA. He stated that he would like to know the kinds of new services which would be provided with this appropriation as associaterd to other kinds of cost in the overall budget. He asked that the different programs be tied to figures. Commissioner Pinney requested that Mr. Hare seek other sources of funding for support of the JOCCA Program. Chairman Whitted stated that he felt the County needed to assess their support of the JOCCA Agency regardless of what the Towns chose to do. Mx. Bare was requested to provide the Board with additional information. The next agency presenting a proposed budget was the Historical Commission. The Chairman recognized Mrs. Glaire Engstrom, Chairman of the Historical Commission. Mrs. Engstrom stated that the Historical Commission is composed of 29 people appointed by the governor of North Carolina. The purpose of the Commission is to carry out a restora- tion program in Hillsborough. The restoration program is funded through State and Federal Grants. Mrs. Engstrom stated that.; the Commission was presently debt free, and this request for $3,000 is for operational expense. Commissioner Gustaveson requested that Mrs. Engstrom provide the Board with a clear statement of how the requested $3,000 will be used. Dr. Charles Blake, a member of the Commission, stated that the $3,000 would be used in the same manner as in previous years, however, many of the items has increased in cost. Mrs. Engstrom added that the Burrough School and grounds would be opened for community use effective July 1, 1977. The next agency presenting a budget was Switchboard, Inc. Chairman Whitted recognized Ashley Moore with the Switchboard agency. Mr. Moore introduced Susan Furches, De Whit McCauley, and Dr. Dennis Stacy representatives of Switchboard. Mr. Moore stated that Switchboard was requesting from the County an appropriation of $5,000. He stated that three essentail services provided by Switchboard are to provide crisis intervention, outpatient counseling and drug abuse prevention/education services. -. Ms. Furches reviewed the services provided by Switchboard, which in- cluded a 24 hour hotline which provides counseling, information, and appropriate community referrals. Switchboard provides an answering service for Orange-Person-Charham Mental Health during off hours. Next year, _ Switchboard has been asked to provide an alcohol information service for OPC Mental Health. In addition, space is provided for counseling groups in the Chapel Hill-Carrboro area. An answering service is provided by Switchboard for the Salvation Army in the southern part of the county. The $5,000 requested from Orange County will be utilif.ed as local match far State and Federal drug abuse monies available on 50/50 match ratio far Intervention and Treatment, on 70/30 (State-Local) for Education/ Prevention, and on a 75/25 ratio in a Title XX grant for Out-patient Drug Counseling.