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194 <br />Minutes of the Board of Commissioners <br />September 6, 1960 <br />The Orange County Board of Commissioners met in regular session on Tuesday, September 6, 1960, <br />at ten o'clock a.m. in the Commissioners' room at the courthouse in Hillsboro, N. C. <br />Members present: Chairman R. J, M. Hobbs, Commissioners RavoldxM¢Dadxy Clarence Jones, <br />Henry Walker and Donald Stanford. <br />Members absent: Commissioner Donald McDade. <br />The minutes of the August meetings were read by the Clerk and approved by the Board. <br />A discussion arose concerning the parking lot and the space used by county employees. The <br />County Accountant was instructed to notify all departments that the parking lot immediately behind the <br />courthouse was to be reserved for county employees and that all employees were to use this lot, in <br />order, that the area in front of the courthouse and the area at the side of the courthouse could be <br />left available for the public. The County Accountant was also requested to contact the Town of <br />Hillsboro and request that the area in front of the courthouse be designated as a twenty (20) minute <br />parking zone. <br />The following department official presented reports for the month of August, 1960. <br />Frank Frederick, Delinquent Tax Collector <br />Mrs. Evelyn Raper, Asst. Home Demonstration Agent <br />Jane Parka, Welfare Supt. and <br />Combs Boggs, County Dog Warden, <br />The following road petitions were approved and the Clerk was requested to forward same to <br />the State Highway Commission. <br />1. Cheeks Township - second road on right hand of highway 70 about - <br />1 mile back toward 70-A, near Wade's Temple Holiness Church. <br />2. Chapel Hill Township - road designated on. the enclosed map <br />3• Hillsboro Township - known as Alma Street, Dothan Ave. k <br />Terrell St. <br />A letter signed by five (5) women employees requesting that they be included in the pay plan <br />adopted July, 1960, =a read by Chm. Hobbs. The Clerk was instructed to incorpoate the letter <br />in the minutes of this meeting. No further action was taken on said request. <br />"Dear Sirs: <br />It is with humility that we appeal to you gentlemen today to express our desire to be included <br />in your plan plan adopted July, 1960. <br />We appeal more especially since approximately $10,000.00 revenue above anticipation has already <br />been forth coming in the way of intangible tax. <br />However, since no exclusions were set forth in your pay plan we ask and request that this letter <br />be placed on file in the minutes of Commissioner's Meeting of September 6, 1960, for future reference. <br />With much sincerity, <br />Is/ Mary D. Walters <br />/s/ Priscilla Lloyd <br />/s/ Faye S. Patterson <br />Isl Allene H, Willdams <br />Is/ Virgin R. Teer <br />A letter from Jos. It. Johnson, Supt. of the Chapel Hill City Administrative Unit, was read by <br />Chm. Hobbs. The letter requested permission to revise the allocations made in the 1960-61 budget so <br />that it might be more adequately applied to the needs of said Administrative Unit. The Board agreed <br />that aside from the funds specidldty earmarked for building projects the Chapel Hill Board of Fducation <br />had full authority to expend their capital outlay budget as they deemed proper. <br />The County Accountant presented to the Board a pamphlet which is being used by some counties on <br />which is being set forth a diagram showing how the tax monies are being spent. <br />Upon motion of Comr. Jones, seconded by Comr. Walker, and unanimously adopted, Comm. Stanford <br />and the County Accountant were authorized to proceed with the preparation of a similar pamphlet on <br />which information wpuld be presented as to how Orange County tax dollars are spent. The expenses <br />for said pamphlet is to be taken from the Emergency Fund. <br />Chm. Hobbs presented a request from the Bank of Chapel Hill asking that more deposits of county <br />funds be made to this bank. A disucssion ensued on said request. The County Accountant was directed <br />to report to the Board at their next meeting how county funds had been deposited in the past year and <br />to secure information about how other counties handled their excess funds. <br />The County Accountant reported that the County new has $40,000.00 invested in Savings § Loan <br />Associations, these funds are owned by the School Debt Service Account. As this fund no longer has <br />sufficient assests to own these investments the Account recommended that their ownership be <br />transferred in the following manner: to the Farm Program Fund $20,000.00; to the Property <br />Revaluation Fund $20,000.00. <br />Upon motion of Comr. Jones, seconded by Comr. Walker, and unanimously adopted, the foregoing <br />recommendation by the County Accountant was adopted. <br />There being no further business this meeting was adjourned. <br />R. J. M. Hobbs <br />Betty June Hayes Chairman <br />Clerk