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~~fS Minutes of the Hoard of Commissioners
<br />Tuesday, July 6, 1954
<br />The Orange County Board of Commissioners met is regular aeesion on Tues-
<br />day, July b, 1954 at 10 o'clock A. 31. in the Commlasionera' room at the Court
<br />house in Billsboro> North Carolina.
<br />Mombars present: Chairman R. 0. Forrest, Commissioner Sim L. Efland and
<br />Commissioner R. J. 34. Hobbs.
<br />Members Absent: None.
<br />The minutes of the past five meetings were read and approved.
<br />IIpon motion duly made and seconded the following Aid to Hlind Grants
<br />ware approved:
<br />Releh Dollar Lanier 540.00 per month
<br />Sophronia Sykes reduced from 542 to 530 per month
<br />Sallie Pope - terminated
<br />whereas, it Ss neces s¢rg aad proper that fixed salaries, principal and
<br />intareat of indebtedness, stated compensetion of officers and employees, and
<br />uausl ordinary expanses of the county and its subdivisions may be promptly
<br />paid.
<br />Now, therefore, upon motion of Commissioner Efland, duly seconded by
<br />Commiesloner Hobbs, it 1e hereby ordered that the following interim
<br />appropriations be made:
<br />To the General Fund S 2,500.00
<br />To Public {Yelfard Fund 20,000.00
<br />To Salary Fund 3, 000. CO
<br />To School Fund 10,000.00
<br />To Recorder's Court Fund 500.00
<br />To Realth Funds 1 00.00
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<br />The County Accountant is authrolzed and directed to pay current ordinary
<br />expanses against the funds above listed not exceeding the amounts of the
<br />appropriations hereby made. Said apnropr iatl ons made by this resolution shalt
<br />be chnrgeeble to the several appropriations respectively horeafter made in ti
<br />annual eo propriat ions resolution and adoption of ennual budget for the year
<br />1954-1955, which will be done at the adjourned July 26, 1954 meeting of the
<br />Hoard.
<br />Upon motion of Commissioner Erland, seconded by Commies Sonar Aobbs, M. C
<br />Hurt, Colored County Farm Agent, was granted permission to attend a three
<br />weeks refresher course in Agriculturel Extension Procedure at Cornell Univer-
<br />si.ty, Ithaca, N. Y., July 12-30, on a Scholarship Grant.
<br />The Board of Education and Mr. G. Paul Carr, Superintendent of Schools,
<br />appeared end discussed their 1954-1955 budget requests.
<br />Mr. C. VV. Devis, Superintendent of Chapel Aill Schools and Mr. Grey
<br />Culbre th, a member of the Chapel Hill School Board, anpeard in connection
<br />with their budget renuest forthie fiscal yes r.
<br />Tha Boerd informed the above that statements had been made that the
<br />19S4-S5 County Tax Rate would be from S.S7 to 5.62, and to keep within a
<br />5.62 tex rate it would be necessary to cut the request far schools.
<br />Uoon motion of Commissioner Efland, seconded by Cartusiss inner Robbs, the
<br />following resolution was unanimously adopted:
<br />That whereas, the Hoard has discussed the fiscal budget for the year
<br />1954°1955 and has agreed upon tentative figures in said budget, but final
<br />adoption thereof has been poe tponod until the adjourned meeting on July
<br />z6, 1954, in order that said tentative budget may ba d.~ly published and a
<br />copy thereof be filed in the office of the Register of Deeds for public
<br />insnectioa.
<br />Thero being no further business, upon motion ad,j Darned to meet July
<br />26, 1954 et 7:30 o'clock P.tt.
<br />J. E. Laws
<br />Clerk to Hoard
<br />R. 0. Forrest
<br />Chairman of Ao¢rd.
<br />Tha Hoard convened immedia taly as a 9os-d of Equ elizat'.on and Review.
<br />There being no business to come before this Hoard, upon motion> ad,journe~
<br />to meet 7fednesday, July ll}, 1gS4 at 7:30 o'clock P. PA.
<br />J. E. Lowe
<br />CLERK TO BOA3D
<br />R. 0. Forrest
<br />Chariman of Hoard.
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