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t1ll~J~ ~~ ,;; ~ J All those who wished to be heard on the Road Naming Advisory Commission Public Hearing were heard. The Board of Commissioners asked that the final list of roads presented at this public hearing be on the Board's agenda for its first June meeting. The Board of Commissioners took a short break and resumed deliberations with all members present. E. REPORT--ORANGE COUNTY SCHOOLS' BUbGET PRESENTATION Mr. Oscar Compton, Chair of the Orange County Board of Education, reviewed the process used by the Board of Education for formulating its budget. Mr. Campton noted a request for increased capital funding for A.L. Stanback 5chool..He thanked the Board of Commissioners for its .past support of the schools. Mr. Mike Simmons, Superintendent of the Orange County Schools, made some general statements about the budget request, saying the operating budget is below the inflationary level. He added that the capital request was small in terms of total needs. Ms. Kathy Battern, Orange County Schools Finanee Officer, led the Boards through a line item summary of revenues and expenditures. Mr.•ban Lansford addressed specific programs, singling out the exceptional child program as an area of critical need. Mr. Norman Haithcock, Board of Education member, told the Commissioners that the children of Northern Orange were its future and asked that the Commissioners not let the programs "slide backwards." He spoke of understaffing problems and said the budget was directed towards "getting instruction" into the classroom. Mr. Max Kennedy, Board of Education member, told the Board of Commissioners of his concern that the capital request be funded at full level, saying that $250,000 was carried over from last year, $365,000 was needed for roofs and $33,OOD was needed fora microcomputer. Mr. James Ray Freeland, Board of Education•member, told the Commissioners that the roof repairs and maintenance needs are well documented. He asked that the school budget be funded at the full level requested. Mr. Walter Faribault, Jr., Board of Education member, told the Commissioners that public education was the "first line of defense....the base .for democracy." He said that the Code of Ethics of the Board of Education listed the education! welfare of the students as the first concern of the members of that Board.