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MINUTES OF THE ORANGE COUNTY <br />BOARD OF COI°IMISSICNERS <br />November 27, 1967 <br />The Orange County Board of Commissioners met on Monday, November 27, <br />1967 at 3 p.m, in the Commissioners' Room at the Courthouse in Hillsborough, <br />North Carolina. <br />Members Present: Chairman Harvey D. Bennett and Commissioners William <br />C. Ray, Carl M. Smith, Henry S. Walker and Ira A. Ward. ' <br />Members Absent: None <br />This meeting was held for the purpose of discussing with the ambulance <br />operators in the county the nossibility of their continuing ambulance services <br />in their respective areas if a supplement for this service could be arranged. <br />Andrew Chavis, representative of Sharps Zuneral Home, stated that his <br />company was too small to assume any significent responsibility in the <br />ambulance service. <br />Bvnum Weaver, representative of Chapel Hill Funeral Horne, sent a message <br />to the Board that his company was interested in continuing their ambulance <br />service- <br />Dr. C. David Garvin introduced George Elliott, representative of the State <br />Health Department and Emergency Medical Services Coordinator, who had developed <br />the recent regulations relative to ambulance service ccerations. Mr. Elliott <br />explained to the Board the necessity for these regulations and then requested <br />the Board to inspect an ambulance brought from Randolph County. This ambulance <br />bore all of the necessary equipment required under the new regulations. <br />The County Administrator was directed to contact several ambulance services <br />to see if any of these companies would be interested in submitting a proposal <br />or bid to the county for ambulance service. <br />Discussion ensued concerning the need of an access road South of Chapel <br />Hill to the new Junior High School. It was suggested that the funds for the <br />construction of said road could be taken from the County Plan Money. ^. <br />Upon motion of Commissioner Smith, seconded by Commissioner Ray, it was <br />moved and adopted, to request the State Highway Commission to construct an <br />access read from the Smith Level Road to the new Junior Hich School site, <br />funds for this project to be taken from the County Plan monies. <br />There being no further business to come before the Board the meeting <br />was adjourned to meet again on Wednesday November 29, 1967 S P.M. at the <br />regular place of meeting. <br />ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />HARVEY BENNETT, CHAIRMAN <br />BETTY JUNE HAYES, CLERK <br />S. M. GATTIS, ACTING CLERK <br />'i <br />