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The Board agreed to extend the meeting for an additional ten minutes. <br />b. Emergency Assistance Programs <br />The Board received a draft report an the increasing emergency needs of low-income families. <br />Management Analyst Sharron Hinton summarized the report in the agenda. The staff has <br />been working with the utility companies to see what kind of help is available. The Board approved an <br />appropriation of $30,000 at the meeting on December 3rd, and $3,000 of this will be used for utilities for <br />those in need. <br />Commissioner Brown would also like to make sure that the gas companies are involved. <br />Commissioner Carey asked about the relevant annual period. Social Services Director Nancy <br />Coston said that it was 12 months from the date of the application. <br />Chair Jacobs suggested having the information on the utilities on a chart sa that at a glance <br />the information would be available on the different services and charges. <br />11. APPOINTMENTS -NONE <br />12. MINUTES -NONE <br />13. CLOSED SESSION <br />A motion was made by Commissioner Halkiotis, seconded by Commissioner Gordon to go into <br />Closed Session "To discuss the County's position and to instruct the County Manager and County <br />Attorney on the negotiating position regarding the terms of a contract to purchase real property," NCGS § <br />143-318.11(a}{5) <br />VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br />RECONVENED SESSION <br />The County Commissioners reconvened from Closed Session. They considered for approval a <br />contract to purchase 151.66 acres from David Blackwood (Trustee}, Mary Blackwood and Nannie <br />Blackwood, and a capital project ordinance for funding of the purchase. <br />Commissioner Gordon asked about the funding source, which includes $1.1 from the School/Park <br />Reserve and also asked about the possibility of using instead same of the 2001 bond funds approved <br />last month. <br />The Board decided that they would approve the funding sources as presented but would further <br />discuss this in January, with particular attention to using more bond funding. <br />A motion was made by Commissioner Brown, seconded by Commissioner Halkiotis to approve <br />the contract to purchase this property as presented, to authorize the County Attorney and staff to <br />negotiate any paints in the contract other than the purchase price, as necessary and to approve the <br />Capital Project Ordinance as presented with a closing to occur on or prior to December 31, 2001. <br />VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br />14. ADJOURNMENT <br />With no further items for the County Commissioners to consider, a motion was made by <br />Commissioner Brown, seconded by Commissioner Halkiotis to adjourn the meeting at 11:15 p.m. The <br />next regular meeting will be held on January 16, 2002 at 7:30 p.m. in the F. Gordon Battle Courtroom in <br />Hillsborough, North Carolina. <br />Barry Jacobs, Chair <br />Beverly A. Blythe, CMC <br />