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1 <br /> MINUTES <br /> ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> AUGUST 1, 1983 <br /> The Orange County Board of Commissioners met in regular session on August <br /> 1, 1983 at 7:30 p.m. in the Commissioners' Room, Orange County Courthouse, <br /> Hillsborough, North Carolina. <br /> Commissioners present: Richard Whitted, Chair and Commissioners Ben <br /> Lloyd, Shirley Marshall, Norman Walker and Don Willhoit. <br /> A. BOARD COMMENT, <br /> Richard E. Whitted deleted Ell-Protection of Telephone Cable and E12-Land- <br /> fill Reclamation Contract Award and the May 23, 1983 Minutes from the Agenda. <br /> Added: Efland sewer line. At Attorney Gledhill's suggestion, E15-Cable T.V., <br /> was placed last on the agenda and was to be discussed in Executive session. <br /> Commissioner Lloyd expressed concerns about Boards, Commissions and Committee <br /> appointments. Don Willhoit requested of the Board, and it was agreed, that <br /> Orange Enterprises meet with the Board at the August 16, 1983 meeting. <br /> B. AUDIENCE COMMENTS <br /> 1. Marta <br /> John Northen requested to speak to E-1 <br /> 2. Agenda <br /> None <br /> C. MrNUTE5 <br /> Shirley Marshall moved, Don Willhoit seconded approval of May 17, 1983 <br /> minutes. Ayes: 5. <br /> D. REPORTS_ <br /> 1. ,7nrdonssyBA Task Forces <br /> Commissioner Whitted reported on and described the Jordan-Neuse Task- <br /> Force and its two subcommittees formed by Secretary Grimsley on which he <br /> serves. The Environmental Management Commission (EMC) will hold a Public <br /> Hearing on August 9, 1983 and the record will remain open for 30 days for <br /> public comment. The EMC expects to act on a proposal by the end of the year <br /> that would control or reduce the amount of phosphorous entering the reservoirs. <br /> 2. AnDpal NACQ Commissioner Willhoit served on the <br /> NACO taxation Steering Committee that met on Saturday morning, July 16, 1983. <br /> He reported that the larger part of the meeting was devoted to revenue sharing. <br /> The Steering Committee recommended continuation of the current NACO policy on <br /> revenue sharing and opposed any governmental change on the distribution of the <br /> money. Commissioner Willhoit attended other sessions on physical stress, <br /> innovative financing and computers in local government. <br /> Commissioner Marshall stated that NACO is a large lobbying organization. <br /> She attended an affiliate meeting on "Aging Administration". Most of the <br /> discussion was about reauthorization of the Older Americans Act. Title III-B <br /> and Title III-C, which are portions of the older Americans Act, may be combined <br /> with one allocation. The two programs are separate at the present time now in <br /> Orange County with JOCCA administering one portion and The Department on Aging <br /> administering the other. Commissioner Marshall further stated that she <br /> attended a session on the New Jobs Acts. <br /> Commissioner Whitted attended a session in forcing County and State <br /> partnerships in Human Services Role of the State Association in the County. <br /> This session was chaired by an attorney from Mississippi who travels the <br /> country suing State and Federal governments on behalf of local government in <br /> e-he .r6n of i711m;n Acrceir=Q- Racirally_ nannla frnm %mrinna atai-aa nraGani-P4 <br />