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~~ 3 Motion was made by Commissioner Marshall, seconded by C~.i,ssivner .:~ Carey to authorize the Chair to enter into a contract with Hazen and Sawyer, ~~ P.C. Engineers, on behalf of the~Board when that contract is approved by the ~~ County Attorney as to form and the Farmers Home Administration as to its re- quirements for contract inclusiveness. v~ i C7NAN~MQU~7r See permanent agenda file for descriptive . -.--. narratives, Commissioner Carey pointed out an addition an page z of the abstract. ~~ ~ ~'he retainer fee for Mecklenburg County for L982~-8~' is $42,DDD; 198-Sa, . .. ~ $46, 2D9; and for 1984.85 $50, BAD. ,~ Commissioner Lloyd indicated he has no problem with the present legal representation ~- only with what it is costing Urange County. He handed out several. different schedules of a.nformation in which he listed eleven counties ,~ eight of which are involved in land use .planning and zoning. He emphasized that legal services should be cost effective as well as~p~ovide satisfactory N legal service. 'fie study prepared by Commissioners Willhoit and Carey compared , ' ~ ~ ~ Grange County with four other counties -all of which have a~larger population and tax base than orange County. Lloyd presented a schedule in which he ~; compared cysts for a full time staff attorney with the cost of continuing the present services. the figures were obtained from local attorneys. He noted a ~~. savings of $3D,DDD to $4D,ODD a year. ~.~ ~ Chair Willhoit questioned the inclusion in the figures presented by ~~ ~ Cozrnn~.ssianer Lloyd of other necessary expenses incurred in the operation of an ,~ . ~ office andCommissioner Lloyd indicated the figures include all expenses for a . _.~. staff attorney. Commissioner Marshall questioned the inclusion of legal services far ~~.~ ~ social services and Cc~missioner Lloyd stated his figures include this attorney cost» ~~. Commissioner Carey expressed satisfaction with the attorney used by ~~~ the Health Department and questioned the determination of the amount spent an legal services on the tax base. ~He emphasized the importance of spending ~, ~ .whatever i.s necessary to keep the County out of litigation and provide the . routine services, Chair Willhoit Hated that a senior attorney will cost in excess of ~~.: the $3D,DDD estimated by~Cc~missioner Lloyd. Commissioner Lloyd, in summary, indicated that if the county funds . ~ are cut from the state .evel, a savings of $30,DDD to $4D,DDD may become . necessary. Commissioner Marshall indicated that if the county ever lost their ~~~~~~, present legal services, that, at that time, an indepth study should be con- ~, sidered to determine the feasibility of hiring a staff attorney. . - .-~ _ U ~.~ Planning Director Marvin Collins presented a recommendation which ,~ requested Chair Willhoit to ~~.~ contact NCDdI` to request thoroughfare plan ~~~~ preparation for the County with particular emphasis on the point plann~.ng area . and {Z y to authorize the Planning Department to contract with Focusgroup, Inc. .~ for the preparation of a public opinion survey involving 34D-400 respondents. the survey~will be used tv find out the concerns about growth and development .. within Chapel Hill Township and again i.n particular in the joint planning area. these authorizations are needed because efforts an the preparation of the joint ~~ ~~