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MINUTES
<br />ORANGE COUNTY $OARD DF CQMP'!zSSIONERS
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<br />The Orange County Board of Commissioners met in regular session on
<br />Tuesday, January 17, 1978, at 7:30 p.m., in the Commissioners' Room of
<br />the Courthouse in Hillsborough.
<br />Present were Chairman Richard Whitted, Commissioners Norman Gustaveson,
<br />Jan Pinney, Norman Walker, and Donald Willhoit.
<br />Staff personnel present were S. M. Gattis, County T4anager, Neal Evans,
<br />Finance Director, Geoffrey Gledhill, County Attorney, anc~. P.gatha Johnson,
<br />Clerk.ta the Board:
<br />Chairman Whitted referred to Ytem 1 on the agenda: Persons not on
<br />this agenda having business to transaat with the Boardooriatemtime fors
<br />should make their presence known in order that an app p
<br />them to be heard might be arranged.
<br />No one came forth-
<br />Item 2: Minutes of the Board meetings held January 3, and January 10,
<br />1978, are submitted for consideration.
<br />The January 3, 1978 minutes were reviewed and certain changes were
<br />pointed out. Upon motion of Commissioner Pinney, seconded by Commissioner
<br />Gustaveson, it was moved and adopted to approve the January 3, 1978 minutes.
<br />The January 10, 1978 minutes were approved upon motion of Commissioner
<br />Pinney, seconded by Commissioner Gustaveson.
<br />Item 3: Honorable David Rooks will reviewresentlysbeforerthelProperty
<br />tax assessment appeal of D. St. Pierre DuBose p
<br />Tax Commission.
<br />Mr. Rooks and the Tax Supervisor, Bill Laws, explained to the Board
<br />I the recommendation to deny Mr. DuBose's appeal for his agriculture land
<br />~ for 1975, 1976, and 1977, and to grant the tax appeal for Mr. DuBose's
<br />forest land for 1975, 1976, a-d 1977. Based on an agreement between Mr.
<br />Dugoase's attorney, the Tax Supervisor and the County Attorney, a refund
<br />will be granted to Mr. DuBose in the amount of $13,952.72.
<br />Upon motion of Commissioner Gustaveson, seconded bV Commissioner Pinney,
<br />it was moved and adopted to approve the recommendation of the Tax Supervisor
<br />to grant a refund to D. 5t. Piers DuBose in the amount of $13,952.72 for
<br />the forest land appeal far 1975, 1976, and 1977.
<br />The Tax Supervisor asked the Baord to consider a request for refund
<br />for Barry Zipper in the amount of $78.00 due to an error in the original
<br />evaluation of T'!r. Zipper's home.
<br />Upon motion of Commisisoner Pinney, seconded by Commissioner ~+)illhoit,
<br />it was moved and adopted to grant a refund of $78.00 to Barry Zipper.
<br />Mr. Laws asked that the Board grant a refund to T^.yrtle Taylor in the
<br />amount of $10.00 for the 1977 Homestead Rxemptions. Mrs. Taylor's exemp-
<br />tions was granted by the Board November 7, 1977, however, the $31,00 exemp-
<br />tion was in error and should have been 541.00.
<br />Upon motion of Commissioner ~^7i11hoit, seconded by Commissioner Pinney,
<br />it was moved and adopted to grant a refund of $10.00 to Myrtle Taylor far
<br />her 1977 Homestead Exemption.
<br />Item 4: A report by Josephine Holman, Chairperson for the Orange
<br />County Commission far Women, on activities and concerns of that group.
<br />The Chairman recognized Josephine Holman, who introduced other members
<br />of the Commission for [women to the Board. Ms. Holman had previously sub-
<br />mitted to members of the Board a report "Include Us In", prepared by the
<br />Commissioner for ~4omen. The report was reviewed briefly and P".s. I3olman
<br />asked if members of the Baoard had questions regarding the report. Further,
<br />she asked the Commissioners for priorities which the ladies could follow.
<br />She added that the'Commission for Alomen would like the Board's endorsement
<br />of the continuation of the Commission for Women.
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