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frr/A44)9317 044 MINUTES NON-BINDING TASK FORCE JUNE 25, 1992 The regular meeting of the Non-Binding Task Force was held at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, June 25, 1992, at the Homestead Community Center, Chapel Hill, North Carolina. MEMBERS PRESENT: Moses Carey, Jr. , Neil Pedersen, Ralph Warren, Verla Insko, Mary Bushnell, and John Link. MEMBERS ABSENT: Ted Parrish, James Ellerbe, Kay Singer, and Dr. Andrew Overstreet. STAFF PRESENT: Kathy Baker, Deputy Clerk to the Board of Commissioners. REVIEW AND UPDATE: Verla Insko stated that the issue of potential merger needs to be discussed. If merger is not a probability she would be suggesting separate planning for the school systems rather than joint planning. Mary Bushnell indicated that regardless of merger, joint planning is important because this is one county with one tax pool. Even if merger never occurs, open lines of communication are still essential to the future of the children. Ralph Warren mentioned that the voters need to be assured that the elected officials have taken a hard look at priorities and are not inflating their requests for money. Moses Carey stated that perceptions are as important as facts. This dialogue is important because resources are scarce and efficient spending requires open lines of communication in order to avoid waste and duplication. He also mentioned that it is inevitable that there will be one system sometime in the future. The Board of Commissioners' goal is to close the funding gap so that a merger will be less painful to the citizens. Mary Bushnell mentioned that perceptions are not the same everywhere in the county. Some of the citizens may feel that they are not spending enough whereas others feel that they are spending too much. 1