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Membera Present: Chairman C. Norman Walker, and Commissioners Henry 3. Walker, Flora Garrett, Richard F. Whiffed, and Melvin Whitfield. i~ Membera Absent: None. S. M. Gattis, County Manager, and Betty June Hayes, Clerk to the Board were also present. - The Orange County Planning Board wsa preaent as was Clagton Haithcoak, the Planning OFFicer. Chairman Walker read the announcement of the duly called Publio Hearing that had been scheduled for this time and place. "To All Parties in interest sad other citizens Take aotioe that a public hearing will be held at 8:00 P. M. Monday, Hay 27, 1974, at the Courthouse in Hillsborough in the Superior Ccurtroom for the following purposes: 1. To consider rezoning a 10 acre tract of land belonging to Samuel and kl3aabsth Putnam located on Damasoue Churah road from its preaent nlassiciation to Planned IInit Development. 2. To aanaider amet~dmenta to the Orange County Subdivision Ordinance Concerning roads." Chairman Walker then turned the meeting over to Charles Johnston, Chairman of the County Planning Board. Chairman Johnston proceeded to conduct the Public Hearing. For the minutes of the Public Hearing you are hereby referred to the Minute Docket of the County Planning Board. Chairman Johnston then turned the meeting back to Chairman Walker. Chairman Walker inanired it there was say other business that ahauld coma before the Boards. There being na Further buaineea.he adjourned the Publio Hearing. The members oP the Board of Commissioners re-convened at 9:30 P. M. Par ~975pCurp~o~e Su reviewing items they wished to place in the forthcoming 1974- y d6®t. Chairman Walker stated the purpose of this meeting wsa to discuss items that the Board wanted to see included in the 1974-1975 County Budget. He requested eaoh Board member express their opinions on the matter, however, it wsa agreed that the Couatq Administrator should first make a report on the items that were being included in the proposed budget. Mr. R~attis stated he Pelt the Board must consider the proposals that would be made by the Recreation Study Committee and that at this time we have no indication of the amoemt of money the committee will recommend for this program. Re continued by saying the Board had instructed him to place the matter of constructing a new dog pound in the budget. The amount of Chia expenditure has not been determined as the Board had not expressed its wishes on the type of pound it would prefer. Hs advised the Board that one oP the 3anitariana and the Dog Warden planned to inspect a facility in Asheboro sometime during this next week. Chairman Walker then requested each Board member to make. recomtaendatiana. Commissioner Flora Garrett gave her opinions. She stated her list of conoern - included the employing of a Platwer, Office Building and Jail, and help the County Administrator, either an Assistant County Manager oP FYsoal Oftiasr. Commissioner Richard E. Whined stated he Pelt the County Administrator Headed additional personnel, there was a need Por a Planning OPfiaer, a Fieoal Officer, County Ottiae Building sad County JaSl. He said he felt the Board needed to take s look at revenue sharing and where the Board wanted this money spent. Commissioner Melvin Whitfield stated the other members had listed the items that he would have covered and that these items had been discussed, however, by virtue of the toot that he had been is sad out oP the aourthouae frequently during the peat months he had found that office space was needed and that help for the County Manager was needed. The Board agreed that a new oPPiae building was Headed, however, eaoh member recognized that the public would not neceaserily agree with this decision.