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~~~ <br />MINUTES <br />ORANGE COUNTX BOARD OF COMMIS52ONER5 <br />JUNE 14, 1977 <br />The Orange County Berard of Commissioners met on Tuesday, June 14, 1977, <br />at 7:30 p.m., in the Superior Courtroom of the Courthouse in Hillsborough, <br />for a scheduled public hearing to discuss the proposed 1977-78 budget. <br />Those present were Chairman Richaxd Whitted, Commissioners 'Norman <br />Gustaveson, Jan Pinney, Norman Walker and Donald F7illhait. <br />Others present were S. M. Gattis, County Manager, Neal Evans, Finance <br />- Director, and Agatha Johnson, Clerk. <br />The Chairman to the Board stated that the proposed budget was pre- <br />. sented to the Board of Ggmmissioners on June 1, 1977 and has since that <br />time been on display for public inspection in the Clerk's Office in the <br />County Courthouse. Chairman Whitted invited those present to speak to <br />the proposed budget. <br />Mr. John Ulmer, a member of the Orange County Board of Social Services, <br />requested additional funding for a Homemaker position. This position was <br />changed to a CETA position at the County's request, and since that time, <br />the Social Services Board has learned that the CETA position has not been <br />approved. The request was that the Commissioners reconsider the Homemaker <br />position as being added to the County's budget. The cost to the Ceunty for <br />this position would be $1,500, and the Federal Government would pick up the <br />other 75 percent. <br />Tony Seaber asked how much the Social Services' budget has increased <br />this year percentage wise. <br />The Finance Director stated that over the current spending level, the <br />Social Services' budget had increased $370,000. This is not all county <br />- monies, but is money which goes through the County Social Services' budget. <br />County monies to the Social Services' budget has increased less than two <br />percent. <br />Mr. Davis from Chapel Hill Township asked haw the tax valuation on <br />the listing compared this year with last year. What is the increase. <br />The Finance Director stated that the evaluation last year was approxi- <br />mately $709 million dollars and the projection this year is about $763 <br />million dollars, which includes the utilities in Chapel Hill which were <br />not included last year. <br />Mr. Davis stated that he felt the increase in evaluaiton should take <br />care of the proposed increase in the rate. <br />Mr. Evans stated that each penny of tax produced $70,D00 and the in- <br />crease in evaluation produced about $5,000. <br />Mr. Davis asked how many people are emplcyed to administer the Social <br />Services Programs in the County. <br />The Social Services Director, Tom ward, stated there are' S6 people <br />administer the various Social Services programs in Orange County and <br />many of these programs have nothing to do with poverty; <br />George Chockley from Cedar Grave Township asked why some other means <br />could not be devised so that all people who live in the County could pay <br />_. their portion of tax or fees instead of always calling on property owners. <br />Mr. Chockley stated that he felt it unfair to provide services to all <br />residents of the County, and all residents not pay their equal share of <br />tax. <br />Lucy Liggins from Cedar Grove Township asked what is being offered to <br />the property owners who pay these taxes. She stated that roads were bad <br />in her area and she felt farmers were not receiving any services for <br />their share of taxes. <br />