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MINUTES <br />ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />--, REGULAR MEETING <br />AUGUST 3, 1987 <br />The Orange County Board of Commissioners met in regular session on <br />Monday, August 3, 1987 at 7:30 p.m. in Superior Courtroom, Hillsborough, <br />North Carolina. <br />BOARD MEMBERS PRESENT: Chair Shirley E. Marshall and Commissioners <br />Moses Carey, Jr., Stephen Halkiotis, ,john Hartwell and Don Willhoit. <br />ATTORNEY PRESENT: Geoffrey Gledhill. <br />STAFF PRESENT: Interim County Manager Albert Kittrell, Assistant <br />County Manager William T. Laws, Interim Assistant County Manager/Personnel <br />Director Beverly M. Whitehead, Finance Director Gordon Baker, Clerk to the <br />Board Beverly A. Blythe, Planning Director Marvin Collins, Purchasing <br />Director Pamela Jones, Director of the Department on Aging Jerry Passmore, <br />Planner Don Powell, Social Services Director Marti Pryor-Cook and Budget <br />Analyst Donna Wagner. <br />PUBLIC CHARGE <br />Chair Shirley E. Marshall read the public charge. <br />A. BOARD AND MANAGERS COMMENTS <br />_.,,Chair Marshall asked that F6 "Public Hearing Advertisement" be moved <br />to G3B and that G3A be added for "Federally Forfeited Property". <br />In answer to a question from Commissioner Hartwell, Chair Marshall <br />stated that long range planning items will be written into the agreement <br />for the Durham-Hillsborough water line and this agreement will be <br />presented at the next Board of Commissioners' Meeting. <br />Don Willhoit announced that a summer social will be held on August 9, <br />1987 for Richard Whitted. <br />B. AUDIENCE COMMENTS <br />1. MATTERS ON THE PRINTED AGENDA <br />Those who have indicated a desire to speak will be recognized at <br />the appropriate time. <br />2. MATTERS NOT ON THE PRINTED AGENDA <br />Several citizens appeared before the Board to express concerns <br />about day-care funding in Orange County. <br />Ernie Patterson read a statement giving statistics on day- care <br />recipients and the amount of money spent on day care. He stated that <br />Orange County will receive $276,000 from the state or 50% of that needed <br />for day-care which leaves a $274,000 deficit. He asked that the County <br />Commissioners budget the .full amount. as requested by the Department of <br />Social Services or enough to continue funding the children who presently <br />receive services. <br />Nancy Yaeger (parent), Helen (Cedar- Grove Day- care Center), <br />Rick Farrington (parent), Patricia Holden (parent), Carla (7-year old) and <br />Carolyn Short (parent and student) spoke of the need for day-care and <br />asked that additional funds be allocated. <br />A petition was presented with 682 signatures which stated "We the <br />undersigned believe that low income families should not be deprived of the <br />scholarship aid they need in order to continue in day care. Due to <br />recently announced drastic cutbacks of funds in our county, we petition <br />the Orange County Board of Commissioners to provide an emergency <br />contingency fund for children who would otherwise lose their day care now <br />