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MINUTES <br /> OCTOBER 7, 1982 <br /> The Orange County Board of Commissioners met in special joint session with <br /> the Orange County and Chapel Hill-Carrboro Boards of Education on Thursday, October <br /> 7, 1982, at 7:30 P.M. in the Cameron Park School Cafeteria in Hillsborough, . <br /> North Carolina. <br /> Commissioners Present: Chairman Richard E. Whitted, and Commissioners <br /> Norm Gustaveson, Shirley E. Marshall, Norman Walker and Don Willhoit. <br /> Chapel Hill-Carrboro Board of Education Members present:. Phyllis Sockwell , <br /> Chair, and Edwin Caldwell, Edith Elliott, Verla Insko" Ted Parrish, Barbara <br /> Thornton and Ann Wileman. <br /> } <br /> Orange County Board of Education Members present: Max Kennedy, Chair, and <br /> Robert Bateman, Lindsay Efland, Walter Faribault, Jr', Norman Haithcock, Frank <br /> Miller and John Thomas Walker. <br /> Staff members from all three entities were also present. <br /> Mr. Kennedy welcomed everyone to the meeting and asked that they introduce <br /> themselves. <br /> Chairman Whitted provided background on the purpose of this meeing, i.e' <br /> capital planning for themoeds of all three governmental bodies and process which <br /> will meet those needs and not over tax the resources. He said the $500 million <br /> State wide bond issue which had been talked about for some time now was probably <br /> not going to occur for some years; the local option $.Ol additional sales tax (the <br /> Boyles/Phillips proposal) which earmarks a portion of that tax for schools' <br /> needs is also under consideration. <br /> Mr. Kennedy asked if the County could provide the Boards of Education a <br /> figure (dollars) which they can realistically expect and plan on during their <br /> budget process. <br /> Mr. Caldwell asked the Commissioners what the County's capital projects <br /> or needs were' Chairman Whitted said the jail was a big project which was nearing <br /> completion; a beginning on the Old Courthouse this year; Chapel Hill office space; <br /> Northside facility; handicapped accessibility for the Courthouse; and Orange <br /> } <br /> Industries are projects which are either funded through 1983 or planned within <br /> the next two years. Chairman Whitted said the point was to begin to plan for <br /> capital projects early. <br />