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V j Y <br />Day Hospital. - to be discussed further. <br />Mr. Pinney informed the County Manager the Drivers License <br />Program should be reimbursing the County $50.00 per month for <br />fuel. <br />Mr. Gustaveson asked that low cost energy rectrofitting devises <br />be considered in the budget. <br />Inspections Program - Salary should be increased for the 'vacant <br />electrical combination inspector. <br />Under Fire Districts - the Manager stated that the Orange <br />Fire District would need a tax increase. <br />The Board asked the Finance Officer to review the items flagged <br />and to come back to the Board with corresponding costs. <br />The Chairman to the Board stated that he felt that it was <br />encumbered upon any members of the Board who added cost to the <br />budget to devise a mechanism whereby that cost could be funded. <br />Commissioner Gustaveson stated that two items he would like <br />added to the budget are the human services coordinator and the <br />CETA positions. He suggested the CETA position cost come from <br />the Conting'ench Fund and the human services coordinator come from <br />various other sources of cuts. <br />Commissioner Willhoit proposed that a fee schedule for the <br />Erosion Control Officer be initiated and let this revenue cover <br />the cost of the CETA positions. <br />Mr. Whitted stated he had been looking at the Contingency <br />Fund for a portion of the needed $80,000 for Northside and to <br />obtain the remainder of the $80,000 from various other `s'ources. <br />Mr. Willhoit added that he felt the Manager's budget needed <br />some adjustments, if the Board was to go with an 8 cent increase, <br />if not, he could only suggest a cut in the schools' budgets. <br />Tam Richman from the County School system stated that $388.00 <br />per pupil is low foz a maintenance type budget. <br />Dr. Hanes from the Chapel Hill-Carrboro system stated that <br />$396.00 per pupil would mean that something would have to be cut <br />from current programs. <br />The Board decided to continue this discussion on Thursday, <br />June 8, 1978. <br />The meeting was adjourned. ~ <br />-- - - <br />L ~ ~ <br />Richard Whitted, Chairman <br />Agatha Johnson, G1erk <br /> <br />