Agenda - 06-08-1987 - Laserfiche WebLink

Browse Search

2 the Commissioners to fund the entire budget for the shelter. 59. HARVEY WENSEL , Transportation Coordinator for the Orange County School System, spoke in support of the budget request as presented by the Schools and on behalf of 78 bus drivers and 20 substitute drivers. He presented in October a 4-point plan which included more training for school bus drivers, and a salary increase not only for bus drivers but also for aides and custodians. Every phase of the plan has been met except for salary. The choice is between a higher wage or a teenage driver. Originally, the amount of the salary increase was $3.00 an hour which was reduced by the school board to $2.00. He would appreciate the County Commissioners recognizing the need for this increase in salary. 60. CAROLYN LONG , a representative of the Association of Teachers for Orange County, spoke about the 1% increase in the supplement. She asked that all the items in the budget be funded. Teacher aides are needed in the fourth and fifth grades and the increase in salary for the bus drivers is desperately needed. She asked that the Board please consider the request for funding as presented by the School Board. 61. MAX KENNEDY , member of the Orange County School Board, spoke in support of the increase in salary for bus drivers and the need for teacher aides in the fourth and fifth grades. With regard to the teacher supplement, he noted he pays laborers more money than a beginning teacher receives. He would appreciate consideration of all the items in the budget. 62. VIC KNIGHT , spoke in support of the Orange County School budget. He noted the County is experiencing growth. As new people come into the County they request information on the schools. They want to be assured that the County provides quality education. 63. GLENDA HARRIS , Board Member of the Coalition for Battered Women, talked about and described the advocacy program which served 152 persons in Orange County. The shelter program provides safe housing for women and children. During 1986, the shelter offered housing to 23 families. The community education program places emphasis on the importance of prevention through education. The last program added to the services is the counseling program. She asked continued funding for the services provided by the Coalition. 64. MIKE SHARP , Child Care Networks, asked that the Commissioners consider funding the requested amount. The additional funding requested would be used to consolidate all the information about children resources in the County. 65. BEN LLOYD , spoke in support of the School System. He asked that the Commissioners do as much as they can to support the Schools. He expressed concern about accountability and the low fund balance. He suggested that the schools be funded first and that the remaining items in the budget be prioritized before funding. 66. EVE SHY , resident of Bingham Township and a volunteer at the shelter for the homeless, spoke about the shelter. She stated that the shelter is the pits. There is no privacy and the facility is not the best. In the new facility, they plan to include a community kitchen and additional space for each individual. She urged the Commissioners to fund as much of the request as possible.