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2. <br /> 3. <br /> 4. JUNE 10, 1982 <br /> 5. MINUTES <br /> 6. <br /> 7. The Orange County Board of Commissioners met in special session on Wednesday <br /> 8. June 10, 1982, at 7:30 P.M. in the Commissioners' Room, Orange County Courthouse, <br /> 9. Hillsborough, North Carolina. <br /> 10. CommisSioners present: Chairman Richard E. Whitted and Commissioners Shirley <br /> 21. E. Marshall, Don Willhoit and Commissioners Norman Gustaveson and Norman Walker <br /> 12. (COmmissioners Gustaveson and Walker arrived at 8:04 P.M.). <br /> 13. The Orpose was a Board work session on the budget for 1982-83. <br /> 14. Sheriff's Department: Ms, Beverly Whitehead, Personnel Director, reviewed <br /> /S. for the Board a study she had made of staffing needs for the Shef.iff's Department. <br /> 16. Sheriff Knight told the Board a major problem was the transportation of men- <br /> 17. tal patients from NCMH; he added that the Sheriff's Association had complained <br /> 18, about the transportation of mental patients. The Sheriff is requesting two <br /> patrol-r_ and two new jailers. Sheriff Knight said he would not be able to <br /> 29, new 20, live with the Manager's recommended supply budget for his department. <br /> 21~ Sheriff Knight was thanked for his comments. <br /> 22. EMS: Mr. Bobby Baker, Emergency Services 0irectnr, provided the Board with <br /> 23, an update of this department's training schedule, He said the IV training was on <br /> 24. schedule with certification for July. <br /> 25, Emergency Management: Mr. Baker reviewed this department's budget with the <br /> 26° Board. Chairman NhitteV asked that Mr. Baker review the Emergency Management Plan <br /> 27, with the Board of Commissioners after the budgetary process. Chairman Whitted <br /> 28, said the Board would like to know What's available and to review its disaster plan. <br /> 29, Commission on Women: Ms. Verla Insko, Coordinator for the Commission on <br /> 30, Women, told the Board she and her Commission members were present to respond to <br /> y_ 3/, questions. Ms- Insko said she in content with the Manager's recommended budget, <br /> 32, She added that the Commission on Women would like to meet with the Commissioners <br /> 33, later this year. <br /> 34, Ms. Mary Copeland: Asked permission to address the Board. She said the Cnm- <br /> 35, mission on Women was a waste of money; that the S18,000 budgeted for the Cowm1s- <br /> 36° sion could be better spent on schools. She said the Commission on Women was lobbying <br /> 37, for passage of the Equal Rights Amendment. <br /> 30, <br /> 39. <br /> 40, <br /> _ ���� <br />