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-._ . - ; `, <br />APPROVED 10/2/89 <br />- MINUTES ~- -~.- ; Y <br />ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF C0."4MISSIONERS <br />REGULAR MEETING <br />TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER S, 1989 <br />The Orange County Board of Commissioners met in regular session at 6:30 p.m. in <br />the Library at Orange High School, Hillsborough, North Carolina. <br />BOARD MEMBERS PRESENT: Chair Moses Carey, Jr., and Commissioners Stephen <br />Halkiotis, John Hartwell and Shirley E. Marshall. <br />BOARD MEMBER ABSENT: Commissioner Dan Willhoit. <br />ATTORNEY PRESENT: Geoffrey Gledhill. <br />STAFF PRESENT: County Manager John M. Link, Jr., Assistant Gounty Manager Ellen <br />Liston, Deputy Clerk to the Board Kathy Baker, Clerk to the Board Beverly A Blythe, <br />Personnel Analyst Eleanor Cornish, Tax Assessor Kermit Lloyd, Public Works Director <br />Wilbur McAdoo, Planner Mary Scearbo, and Personnel Director Addie W. Turner. <br />A BOARD AND MANAGERS COMMENTS <br />Commissioner Marshall suggested that the reference made in Item 4 to NRCD be <br />changed to refer to NRCD or its successor the Department of the Environment, Health <br />and Natural Resources. <br />Commissioner Hartwell stated that the Commodity Surplus Foad Distribution program <br />is in trouble. The recipients are dissatisfied because the good items such as cheese <br />are no longer available. Far every distribution there is less food to distribute and <br />less of a variety. He asked that the Social Services Board be directed to bring to <br />the Board a recommendation for this program. There was a consensus of the Board that <br />this be done. He also announced that when the intake system was changed sa that a <br />client had contact with only one individual in the Social Services Department the <br />caseload fell behind. With a lot of extxa help from management and staff during the <br />last two months, they are nearly caught up with the caseload and things are looking <br />brighter. He showed on a graph the amount of paperwork involved with each client.- <br />B. PUBLIC COMMENTS <br />1 MATTERS ON THE PRINTED AGENDA <br />None <br />2. MATTERS NOT ON THE PRINTED AGENDA <br />Ms. Dana Wright asked to speak to item F-5. <br />C. MINUTES <br />Motion was made by Commissioner Marshall, seconded by Commissioner Hartwell to <br />approve the minutes for the June 28, 1989 Regular Meeting as circulated. <br />VOTE: UNANIMOUS. <br />Motion was made by Commissioner Marshall, seconded by Commissioner Halkiotis to <br />approve the minutes for the August 1, 1989 Regular Meeting as corrected. <br />VOTE: UNANIMOUS. (Commissioner Hartwell abstained because he was not present at the <br />August 1 meeting) <br />