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The Greater Chapel Hill- Carrboro Chamber of Commerce <br />104 S. ESTES DRIVE/ CHAPEL HILL, N.C. 27514 / P.O. BOX 2897 / 967 -7075 <br />ti <br />MEMORANDUM <br />TO: Orange County Commissioners <br />FROM: The Greater Chapel Hill - Carrboro Chamber of Commerce <br />SUBJECT: Proposed 1981 -82 Orange County Budget <br />DATE: June '16, 1981 <br />The Greater Chapel Hill - Carrboro Chamber of Commerce has recently <br />established an Orange County Budget and Taxes Committee with the <br />objective of studying and monitoring the county budget and budget <br />process in order to keep our Chamber members informed of how and <br />where their tax dollars are being spent. The Committee began this <br />process by an analysis of the 1981 -82 proposed budget and attending <br />work sessions. We endorse your stated objectives - <br />1. no new programs, <br />2. no local assumption of reduced federal or state funding, <br />3. departments to assume impact of inflation on operating <br />costs whenever possible, <br />4. a 5% salary adjustment if the General Assembly elects to <br />revise the state pay plan, <br />5. statement about schools' expenditures, <br />and your efforts thus far to contain the cost of county government <br />while maintaining essential county services. <br />We commend you for the time and attention you have devoted to the <br />many work sessions and hearings you have held in various county <br />locations. Although state law does not specifically require that <br />these meetings be held, except for the final hearing, you have <br />