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~-"c ~~[J MINZITES OF THE ORANGE CCiTNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS July 10, 1972 The Board of Commissioners of Orange County met in adjourned session in the D3.atrict Courtroom of the Courthouse in Hillsborough, North Carolina on July lo, 1972, at 8 P.M. Members Present: Chairman Harvey D. Bennett and Commissioners William C. Ray, Henry S. Walker, Ira A. Ward and C. Norman Walker. Members Absent: None Chairman Bennett stated that this meeting would be confined to discussion of the proposed 1972-1973 budget. The Board members offered various proposals aonaerning the requested appropriations. However, it was agreed that it would be inappropriate to raise the tax rate above the one dollar and twenty cents ($7,.20) per one hundred dollar valuation. Commissioner Ira A. Ward suggested it would be necessary to reduce the Capital Outlay appropriation to one hundred and thirty dollars ($130.00) per student and that the allocation should be made on a per capita basis, to limit personnel services to Pive percent (5~) above last year, delete $25,000 Prom the Seven Mile Creek appropriation and delete $25,000 from the landfill appropriation. He stated that these reduatione would reduce the prvpesed tax rate to one dollar and twenty-three cents ($1.23) par one hundred dollar ($100.00) valuation and that he would be willing to vote for the one dollar and ~twenty- three cent ($1.23) rate. Dissuasion ensued and the other Board members stated their willingness to adopt the reductions, as cited by Commissioner Ward, but that they stSll felt other budget reductions should be made in order to bring the tax rate back to one dollar and twenty cents ($1.20) par one hundred dollar valuation ($100.00). The Chairman directed the County Accountant to riarther study the appropriation requests in order to determine iP the anticipated revenue and the budget estimate surplus would allow the tax rate to be established at one dollar and twenty cents ($1.20) per one hundred dollar ($100.00) valuation. The Board agreed that the Capital Outlay Funds should be divided on a per aspita basis. There being no further business to some before the Board the meeting was _. adjourned to meet again on Thursday, July 13, 1972, at 8 P. M. S.n the Aistriat Courtroom. Harvey D. Bennett, Chairman S. M. Gatti s, Rating Clerk MINUTES Ok' THE ORANGE COIINTY BOARD OF COMMI537:ONER3 July 13, 1972 The $oard of County Commissienera of Orange County mat in adjourned session in the District Courtroom of the Courthouse in Hillsborough, North Carolina on July 13, 1972, at 8 P.M, Members Present: Chairman Harvey D. Bennett, and Commtsaionera William C. Ray, Henry S. Walker, Ira A. Ward sad C. Norman Walker. Members Absent: None This meeting was held for the purpose of continuing discussion on the proposed 1972-1973 budget. The County Accountant reported that he did not have eneugh of the revenue estimates completed, therefore., it would not be possible far the Board to finalize the proposed budget.