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<br />~~~ <br />dollar spent on the prevention of unwanted pregnancies saves many dollars in later years <br />because these teens become productive members of our community. <br />REV. ROBERT SEYMOUR - Commissioner Willhoit spoke for Rev. Seymour. Rev. Seymour <br />requests that the Board of Commissioners consider funding the homeless shelter at their <br />full request.of $20,000. <br />SARAH STEWART, Co-president of the Chapel Hill-Carrboro Federation of Teachers, <br />spoke in support of the Manager's recommended budget. She spoke about the expansion <br />budget and the expansion items not included in the budget. Because the expansion budget <br />is not recommended for full funding, monies will need to be taken from the continuation <br />budget <br />KATHERINE EVERSON spoke on behalf of the Chapel Hill-Carrboro Federation of <br />Teachers. She urged the Commissioners to approve the second year funding for the <br />teacher supplements. She asked for funds to restructure the schools. <br />TOM METZGUER, school phychologist far the Orange County Schools, requested full <br />funding of the budget request made by the Orange County Schools. The budget figures are <br />based on state estimates of our average daily membership. <br />LAWRENCE WAKEFORD spoke on behalf of the Chapel Hill Carrboro Association of <br />Educators. He stated that their highest priority is the completion of funding for the <br />new local supplement for teachers. The taxpayers in Chapel Hill and Carrboro have <br />consistently expressed their willingness to pay for good schools. One way to pay for <br />them is to offer fair salaries to our teachers and full funding of the local teacher <br />supplement will pay for that. <br />MARY BRTDGES, representative of the Orange County Daycare Coalition, thanked the <br />Board for allocating monies for daycare this year. She urged them to fully support the <br />budget request from the Department of Social Services so that quality service can be <br />continued for all Orange County citizens. <br />CHERYL LEAK, receives funding for daycare for four of her children. She would not <br />~:be able to work without this subsidy. <br />LIBBY WELLS, parent of two children in the Orange County Schools, spoke in support <br />~~-~~ of the Manager's budget. She thanked the Commissioners for making education a priority <br />in the County. She urged that the County fund a position for psychologist for Orange <br />High. Quality drivers for school buses are necessary. <br />MAUREEN WINDLE-HULL spoke as a board member of the Orange County Women's Center. <br />She explained the services provided by the Center. They are projecting two new programs <br />for next year and encouraged the Board to fund their request of $6,000. <br />LINDA RICHMOND. thanked the Commissioners for their support of the Cedar Grove <br />Daycare. She would not be able to work if she did not receive daycare for her two <br />children. <br />SHERI MCCLAIN spoke in support of continuing the subsidy for daycare. <br />WITH NO FURTHER COMMENTS, THE PUBLIC HEARING ON THE 1988-89 BUDGET WAS CLOSED. <br />BUDGET WORK SESSION _ JUNE 2..~,. 1988 <br />The Orange County Board of Comimissioners met for a budget work session to review <br />non-departmental agency budgets at 4:00 p.m. on June 22, 1988 in the Commissioners <br />Conference Room, Court Street Annex, Hillsborough, North Carolina. <br />BOARD MEMBERS PRESENT: Chair Shirley E. Marshall and Commissioners Moses Carey, <br />Jr., Stephen Halkiotis, John Hartwell and Don Willhoit. <br />STAFF PRESENT: County Manager John M. Link, Jr., Assistant County Manager Albert <br />