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738 Ms. Williams said it let four people work under the assumption the County Manager said it would be alright through September 30. We got authorization from the JOCCA Board to pay them. ' Mr. Joe Bradshaw told the Board that Orange County would be the only party who could reimburse the JOCCA Board through special authorization. Through our contract with Balance of State we can only ask for reimbursement after October 1st. He said the establishment of September 19th termination date had little to do with our joining the Balance of State. It had to do with Durham saying they. were running out of money. Durham told us the allocation was running low and we needed to cut back. Commissioner Whined asked if DOET had carry over money. Mr. Bradshaw said, yes. When the 19th came, DOET counted two weeks time and this money was given to the state to fund us through the end of the month. Mr. Bradshaw said this carry over money was based on Board approval and Durham could not release it and our staff did not feel you wanted to change that recom- mendation. Mr. Hare said there was no question that JOCCA was obligated to pay these persons and in four cases there was no question they were only working for JOCCA. He said there was confusion about the two discussed at the last meeting. He said the DOET and the County handled the paper work and JOCCA was supervisor not directly involved with paper work. He said he knew in June that the 19th of September was a firm date but did not receive firm communication from DOET or Orange County that these people were to stop. He said he knew there would be some carry over money. The County Manager said part of the money used to get through the 19th was carry over money. He said almost everything since June was carry over money. Commissioner Willhoit said this would be an additional allocation and since we wi11 be discussing the Efland Center, we do not need to consider this right now. He felt the county should seek compensation from the state. He suggested putting the facts together in terms of this being an act of good faith during the transition period. The Finance Director asked why the state should be involved instead of DOET. Commissioner Gustaveson said this would help smooth the transition from DOET to Orange County. Mr. Bradshaw said they have given us money we did not have the last two weeks. He suggested the City of Durham as a more likely place to pursue reimbursement but they have given us an answer. The County Manager said we possibly could draw this request into a request for funds we are working on now. Agenda Item 8: Pro osal to Create an Oran a Count ommission on Hea th an Medical are Dr. William J. Cromartie, member of Board Capital Health Systems Agency, addressed the Board. He said this committee would focus on the specific health care problems of Orange County. He said the committee was originally proposed to be established as a body to report to the County Commissioners. He said a proposal was submitted some time ago and the document presented at this meeting is fora response to that request. For copy of said proposal, see page 741 of this book. Mr. John Hughes, member of Capital Health Systems Agency Board, said his interest in forming a committee would be to help him, as a board member of HSA, decide what priorities should be. He said there is little community input and we would like to know what they think. Commissioner Whitted asked if this committee would have an official tie to HSA. Commissioner Gustaveson answered, no. The official tie will be to Orange _~ County. Mr. Hughes said it would serve as an HSA advisory group.