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MINUTES ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS JUNE 11, 1980 The Orange County Board of Commissioners met in special session on Wednesday, June 11, 1980, at 7:30 p.m., in the Board Room, Lincoln Center, Merritt Mill Road, in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Commissioners present: Commissioner Richard Whitted, Chairman, and Commissioners Norman Walker, Norman Gustaveson, Don Willhoit and Anne Barnes. The purpose of the meeting was to review the Chapel Hill Carrboro Schools and selected human service agencies budget requests. Agenda Item 2: Summer Camp Scholarships Mr. Joe Bradshaw reviewed cost and enrollment figures for summer camps sponsored by Chapel Hill and Carrboro Recreation Departments and by Chapel Hill-Carrboro Schools for 1980. Commissioner Barnes moved to appropriate $4,000 to be used this summer for county-wide AFDC scholarships to be awarded on a per i child basis based on the actual cost of sending a child to summer camp and that the availability of scholarships be advertised so that interested families could apply through the Social Services Department and, further, that Joe Bradshaw negotiate with the f three parties involved in the summer camp programs concerning their accommodating the AFDC scholarships. Motion died for lack of a second. Commissioner Willhoit moved, seconded by Commissioner Barnes, to provide $20 per week for each AFDC child, not to exceed $8,000, out of 1980-81 budget, which would enable 40 children to attend the Orange County school 's summer camp program. Commissioner Barnes withdrew her second. Commissioner Willhoit amended the motion to state scholarships would be available county-wide rather than limited to Orange County school 's camp. Commissioner Barnes seconded the amended motion. Vote: ayes, Commissioners Barnes, Whitted, and Willhoit; noes, Commissioners Walker and Gustaveson.