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Minutes of the Board of Commissioners <br />June 6, 1960 <br />The Orange County Board of Commissioners met in adjourned session on Wednesday, June 8, 1960, <br />at 8 o'clock u.m. in the Commissioners room at the courthouse in Hillsboro, N. C. <br />Members present: Chairman R. J. M. Hobbs, Commissioners Clarence Jones, Donald McDade, <br />Donald Stanford and Henry Stalker. <br />Members absent: Hone <br />Joseph M. Johnston, Sept. of the Chapel Hill City School Unit, presented on behalf of the <br />Chapel Hill District Board of Education that units budget for the 1960-1961 fiscal year. <br />A lengthy discussion of the various items of the budget then ensued. <br />Henresentatives of the District P.T.A. Council and the Chapel }fill School Advisory Committee <br />spoke briefly lending their support to the budget as presented by Mr. Johnston. <br />There being no further business the meeting was adjourned to meet again on Thursday, June <br />18th3 for further budget sessions. <br />R. J. u, Hobbs <br />Chairman <br />& M. Cattis <br />Acting Clerk <br />Minutes of the Board of Commissioners <br />June 18, 1960 11 <br />The Orange County Board of Commissioners met in adjourned session on Thursday, June 18, 1960, <br />at 8 o'clock p.m. in the Commissioners roan at the courthouse in Hillsboro, N. C. <br />Members present: Chairman R. J. M. Hobbs, Commissioners Clarence Jones, Donald McDade, <br />Donald Stanford and Henry Talker. <br />Members absent: None <br />Remus Smith, Sr., Chairman of the County A.B.C. Board, informed the Board that his Board was <br />willing to buy a new base station and five ($) radios for the cars of the County law enforcement <br />agencies. <br />After a discussion of the details of this project Commissioners Jones moved that the County <br />accent the offer, made by the A.B.C. Board. Commissioner Talker seconded this motion. Chairman <br />Hobbs called for a vote. There were 6 ayes and 0 nayes. Chairman Hobbs then declared the motion <br />passed. <br />Chairman Hobbs expressed to r. Smith the appreciation of the Board for the gift made <br />by the A.B.C. Board. <br />The Commissioner's then turned its attention to the discussion of the budgets' submitted <br />by the various Department Official such as the Sherriff, Clerk of Court, Register of Deeds, County Acco tant <br />Dog `harden, Tax Supervisor and Tax Collector. <br />The Commissioners directed the Clerk of Sunerior and Recorders Court, the Register of Deeds and <br />the Sherriff to make a survey of fees charged in the adjoining counties and counties similar in <br />sire to Orange and submit a report to the Board as to their findings. <br />Harvey Bennett, Democratic nominee for County Commissioner, was present at this meeting. <br />Chairman Hobbs expressed the Boards pleasure in having Mr. Bennett present and invited him <br />to join the Commissioners for all future sessions. <br />There being no further business the meeting was adjournad to meet again on Tuesday, June <br />28th, at 8 otclock p.m, to continue their budget sessions. <br />R. J. M• Hobbs <br />Chairman <br />S. M. Bettis <br />Acting Clerk