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~. MINUTES -` ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS JANUARY 3, 1978 The Orange County Board of Commissioners met on Tuesday, January 3, 1978, at 10:00 a,m., in the Commissioners' Room of the Courthoues in Hillsborough, N, C, Persons present were Chairman Richard Whitted, Commissioners Norman Gustaveson, Jan Pinney, Norman Walker, and Donald Willhoit. Staff personnel present were 5. M, Gattis, County Manager, Neal Evans, County Finance Director, Geoffrey Gledhill, County Attorney and Agatha Johnson, Clerk to the Board. The Chairman referred to Item 1 on the agenda: Persons not on this agenda having business to'transact with the Board should make their pre- sence known in order that an appropriate time might be arranged. No one came forth. The Chairman asked if members of the Board wished to add any items to the written agenda. Items added are; The scheduling of a work session and the scheduling of a meeting with the Chapel Hill School Board. Discussion of policies which the Health Board is proposing concerning alternative septic systems. Ttem 2: Minutes of the Board meetings held November 28, Decembei 5, and December $, 1977. the Nove~ert28n 1977ominutesnwerelapprOVeaconded by Commissioner Gustaveson, Upon motion of. Commissioner Gustaveson, seconded by Commissioner Willhoit, the December 5, 1977 minutes were approved, Upon motion of Commissioner Gustaveson, seconded by Commissioner Whitted, the December 8, 1977 minutes were approved, Item 4: A review of the progress to date toward developing a County Energy Conservation Program by Jae Bradshaw and Item 5: The Manager recom- mends developing a contract with Integrated Energy Systems to perform cer- twin energy conservation wozk and to add an energy conservation person to the County staff. The Chairman recognized Joe Bradshaw, Mr. $radshaw stated that the staff felt the Orange County Energy Program should have a duel focus. (1) The staff recommends the County enter into a contract with Integrated Energy Systems of Chapel Hill to.perform the following functions through grant monies already received: a) Conduct an energy conservation tailored to individual departments of Government, b program sentation for building inspectors concerning the new Statec$uilding1Code~e~ c) Review new facility plans to insure cost effectiveness and energy efficiency of proposed structures, Hill), d) Implementation of an ener(for the County and the Town of Chapel Town .buildings, e) Monitoring of a1lyCountynandgTowntBuildings andnmaking recommendations for conservation of energy, f) Setting up an energy re- source library for the County and Town's use, g) The firm would be used for the implementation of the above listed projects with the hiring of an energy coordinator. The second part of the duel focus is the hiring of an energy coordinator as a less skilled position than originally thought. It was suggested that an in-house person be placed in this position to ovezsee all of the above projects and to work with Integrated Energy Systems with the idea that after the work with the firm is completed, this person will have the capability to maintain the programs which the firm has designed. Mr. Bradshaw stated that Integrated Energy Systems is the only firm in this area which specializes in energy conservation. The County and Town of Chapel Hill; have received a grant from the State in the amount of $g energy conservation. There is same monies appropriated inOthisr use in get for the hiring of an energy officer, however, additional stateafunding will be sought to help fund an energy coordinator.