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2 0 <br /> 30 <br /> 4- that information to the Board via the mail., as she did not have <br /> 5- specific responses to those questions. <br /> 6. The Board thanked Dr. Mayer for her report and noted that she <br /> 7• had expressed the desire to have these reports on a 'regular basis. <br /> 8• The Clerk was asked to schedule Dr. Mayer.and Dr. Simmons (Super- <br /> 9- intendent of the Orange County Schools) on the agenda. <br /> 10• Agenda Item 5: U.S. Forestry Service--Mr. Harris <br /> 11. Mr. Robert Harris, U.S. Forestry Ranger stationed in Orange _. <br /> 12. County, briefed the Board on the Forestry ServicO:s activities <br /> 1.3• in orange County. He noted they were very active in helping land- <br /> 14- owners work up management plans for their property thereby reducing <br /> '1>0 taxes for those owners. He added that equipment purchased for the <br /> i6, Forestry Service's activities with County money stayed in Orange <br /> 17• County unless there was an emergency (ex., forest fire) in another <br /> 18• County. <br /> 194. Agenda Item 6: Dental Fees <br /> 200 Commissioner Willhoit moved, seconded by Commissioner Whitted, <br /> '1• to approve the Board of Health request to increase the "100% charge <br /> 22* level of Zfhe% dental panelipse X-ray service from $23.00 to $25.00." <br /> 239 Vote: Ayes, 5; noes, 0. <br /> 24• Agenda Item 7: Appeal of Frozen- Positions- <br /> 2.5. A. Social Services (positions #06107; #06187; and, #06104) : <br /> 269 Commissioner Whitted moved, seconded by Commissioner Gustaveson, <br /> 270 to approve the hiring of persons to fill these positions. vote: <br /> 2$• Ayes, 5; noes, 0. <br /> 29. B. Planning Department--Part-time Electrical Inspector: <br /> 30• Mr. Polatty, Planning Director, told the Board this was a created <br /> 31• position; that the Manager had cut it out of his budget request. <br /> >2• Mr. Polatty said this inspector had to inspect mobile homes and when <br /> 330 other building activity was down, mobile home inspections were increased. <br /> 34* The Board noted- that the County provided electrical inspections for <br /> 35• the Town of Hillsborough with the individual citizens providing the <br /> 36• fees for such inspections. <br /> 37. Commissioner Willhoit moved, seconded by Commissioner Walker, <br /> 380 to approve the funding and filling of this position (half-time <br /> 39a <br /> 40. <br />