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~~'.. MINUTES ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSxONERS OCTOBER 18, 1977 The Orange County Board of Commissioners met in regular session on Tuesday, October 18, 1977, at 7:30 p.m., in the Commissioners' Room of the Courthouse in Hillsborough. Present were Chairman.Richard Whitted, Commissioners Norman Gustaveson, Jan Pinney, Norman Walker, and Donald Willhoit. Staff personnel present were S. M. Gattis, County Manager, Neal Evans, County Finance Officer, County Attorney, Geoffrey Gledhill, and Agatha Johnson, Clerk. The Chairman called the meeting to order and referred to item 1 on the agenda: Persons not on this agenda having business to transact with the Hoard of Commissioners should make their presence known: Items added to the agenda are: 1) Concerns of the Planning Board and a progress report of the Township Advisory Councils by the Planning Director, Irvin Dobson. 2) Discussion of CETA Funds requested by the Orange Coun ty School Superintendent. 3) Discussion of the Human Services Conference. 4) Raising of the dam at Lake Orange. Chairman Whitted referred to Item 2: Minutes of the meetings held on October 3rd and October 4th. Corrections were suggested to the October 3, 1977 minutes, and upon motion of Commissioner Pinney, seconded by Commissioner Gustaveson, the minutes of October 3, 1977 were approved. The minutes of October 4, 1977 were reviewed, and upon motion of Commissioner willhoit, seconded by Commissioner Gustaveson, the October 4, 1977 minutes were approved. Item 5: Representatives of the Durham-Orange Employment Training Council have advised the County Manager funds are available to implement two additional CETA Positions at this time. The County Manager informed the Board that the funds which are avail- able came from the monies left over from the allocations to JOCCA for the weatherization program. Discussion ensued amoung members of the Hoard. It was pointed out that the understanding of the Board was that all funds which were allocated to JOCCA should be used for the weatherization program, and thereby there would be no remaining funds. Dr. R. Michael Simmons, Superintendent of the Orange County School System, was recognized by the Chairman. Dr. Simmons stated that he had been informed by Mr. Jack Stone from the Durham-Orange Employment and Training Service that funds were available. The Chairman explained to Dr. Simmons the action which were taken by the Board on September 6, 1977, allocating all available funds to the weatherization program sponsored by JOCCA. Item 6: The Secretary of the North Carolina Department of Transporta- tion has requested the Board of Commissioners favorable consider a resolu- _. Lion endorsing the three hundred million dollar road bond issue to be voted upon November 8, 1977. The Board reviewed a County by County breakdown of monies to be re- ceived over the next five years for roads. Commissioner Pinney pointed out that Orange County would receive approximately $340,000 additional monies over the next two years for Orange County Secondary Roads. UPon motion of Commissioner Walker, seconded by Commissioner Pinney, it was moved and adopted to endorse the three hundred million dollar road bond issue by approving the resolution.