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D��� <br /> 68,1. <br /> whether or not to submit a proposal for the Headstart Program. The Board <br /> asked to be updated on Headstart as it preferred that sponsorship be acquired <br /> by a Chatham or Orange County based organization, The next scheduled update <br /> is on Monday, September 27, 1982. <br /> Regarding the Emergency Assistance Payments, the Manager said there were <br /> no Federal funds allocated and therefore this would continue to be a 100% <br /> County funded program. Commissioner Marshall said that Ms. Janice Schopler, <br /> Chair of the Board of Social Services, would be sending the Board of Commissioners <br /> a letter indicating that the funds for the Emergency Assistance Payments was <br /> being rapidly depleted; further, Commissioner Marshall said the agencies such <br /> as the Inter-Faith Council and Samaritan Relief Fund, were not setting aside <br /> funds for the winter. DSS is unable to meet existing needs and is turning <br /> people away. <br /> Commissioner Willhoit said this use of Block Grant funds, for Emergency <br /> Assistance Payments, is acceptable under the block grant guidelines and as <br /> JOCCA is having a public meeting on September 22nd, this need should be <br /> addressed at the meeting in order that JOCCA can work it into its work program. <br /> Economic Development: Commissioner Marshall reported on the results of <br /> the Economic Development Working Committee meeting held on September 16, 3982. <br /> She said after several hours of discussion, the Committee asked that the Town <br /> Managers of Chapel Hill and Carrboro and the County Manager meet together <br /> to disoussthese issues (governmental responsibilities and the Board of Dir- <br /> ectors) and report back to the Committee. Commissioner Marshall said she would <br /> like for the Board to have a work session with the Manager to clarify the <br /> County's position on this issue. There was a consensus that such a session <br /> should be scheduled on either the September 27 or October 4th meeting of the <br /> Board. <br /> Commissioner Whitted said the North Carolina Association of County Commis- <br /> sioners' President, Forrest Campbell, had scheduled hearings on the Legislative <br /> goals and that he, Commissioner Whitted, has been asked to serve on the Legislative <br /> Goals Committee. <br /> With no further business, Commissioner Gustaveson moved, seconded by Com- <br /> missioner Marshall to adjourn- Vote: Ayes, 5; noes, O. <br /> | Richard E. Whitted, Chair <br /> Paulette Pridgen-Pond, Clerk <br />