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0003~~ <br />__...- MINUTES <br />ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />SPECIAL MEETING <br />DECEMBER 19, 1985 <br />The Orange County and Chatham County Board of Commissioners met in joint <br />session on December 19, 19$5, 7:30 p.m. in Chatham County at the Western Steer <br />7:. <br />Restaurant in Cole Park Plaza. <br />ORANGE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: Chair Don Willhoit and Commissioners <br />Shirley Marshall, Moses Carey, Ben Lloyd and Norman Walker. <br />CHATHAM COUNTY COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: Chair Earl Thompson, and Comm- <br />issioners W. W. Lutterloh, Gus Murchison, Carl Thompson and Henry Dunlap. <br />ORANGE COUNTY STAFF PRESENT: County Manager Kenneth R. Thompson, Assistant <br />County Managers Albert Kittrell and William Laws. Clerk to the Board Beverly A. <br />Blythe, Commission for Women Coordinator Verla Insko and Land Records Manager <br />Roscoe Reeve. <br />CHATHAM COUNTY STAFF PRESENT: County Manager Marvin K. Hoffman, and Clerk <br />to the Board Hazel Boone. <br />Don Willhoit made opening remarks and outlined the items for discussion/ <br />decision. He noted that the Joint Training Partnership Act (JTPA) for the <br />Service Delivery Area (SDA) designation for Orange County was tabled at the <br />Board meeting held on December l7, so that input could be received from Chatham <br />-.. County. Also, it is hoped that a consensus can be reached on the County line <br />along with the discussion of several other items of mutual interest. <br />•- A. ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION/DECISION <br />1. GEOGRAPIiIC AREA AND POPULATION DESIGNATION--JOB TRAINING PARTNERSHIP ACT <br />Don Willhoit indicated he understands that each local government has <br />been mandated to redesignate the SDA of participation. Orange County at the <br />present time is a member of the Piedmont consortium which includes Orange County, <br />Durham City and Durham County. Chatham County is current],y a member of the consortium <br />of Lee and Chatham Counties. Under the new rules, a county must have a population <br />of 100,000 in order to be afree-standing SDA and if less than 100,000, it would <br />be under the balance of State. Two proposals include: <br />(1) Form a consortium with Chatham County with JOCCA as the <br />program delivery unit to run the program, or <br />(2) Remain with the Central Piedmont consortium. <br />Dan Willhoit pointed out that the Commission for Women made a study <br />on the JTPA program and suggested some recommendations for improving the outreach <br />of the program. The report identifies the problems of accessibility and trans- <br />portation for the participants in the rural areas. He noted that while JOCCA is <br />very strong in their outreach efforts, the Central Piedmont program is very <br />strong with the Chamber of Commerce and with the businesses in the Research <br />Triangle area. <br />Willhoit suggested that Chatham, Durham and Orange farm a three county <br />consortium and that Central Piedmont be requested to contract with JOCCA to <br />provide the outreach and counseling services offered. <br />F,!'•. <br />:::.: <br />w.: <br />'iF:':..'. ~ ~ ., <br /> r, xr . <br />~ <br />~y" ~ ` <br />' <br />j <br />j <br />! ~ <br />~ <br />;;• <br />