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} ~~.~ Meetings ware also scheduled Por Monday, Juae 17th and Thursday, June 20th. There being no further business to Dome before the Hoard the meeting wee adjourned. C. Norman Walker, Chairman S. M. Gattia,.Acting Clerk MTN9T&5 OF THE ORANGB COUPPI'Y BOARD OF COMMISSIONF~S June 11, 1974 The Board oP Commissioners of Orange County met on Tuesday, June 11, 1974, at 8 P.M. in the Commisaicnera Room at the Courthouse in Hillsborough, North Carolina. Members Prsaent: Chairman Norman walker, and Commissioners Henry S. walker, Flora Garrett and Richard Whitted. Members Absent: Commissioner Melvin Whitfield. S. M. Gattis, County Administrator, and Betty June Hayes, Clerk to the Board, ware also present. The purpose of this meeting was to hear the 1971.-1975 Budget request Prom the County School Hoard, the Diatriat Health Department, and the Orange»Peraon Health Center. Chairman walker recognized George Williams, Superintendent oP the School Unit, and Roland Scott, Chairman oP the School Board. ~, Sue Loftin, H. 4. Coleman, Jr., Richard Simpson, and Oscar Compton, members of the School Board were present as was A. C. Crowder, Assistant Superintendent oP Schoala. A copy oP the school unit's budget reaueat wsa presented to the Board. The reeueat amounted to $1.7 million Por the county school system. Tho total capital outlay amounted to $$20,000. This money will be used Por the construction of s new elementary school and an addition to Central gindergarten, $5,000 oP the money will be applied towards the plena Por a new band building at the Orange High School. Tha current expense provides Por fine new teachers and three new high school teachers, a 7.5 per Dent increase in teachers' salaries and a new Administrative Assistant position. Chairman Walker recognized Dr. 0. David Gaxwin. Dr. Garvin stated that a twc sent increase per mile in travel expenses and the 7.5 per sent salary raise had caused the budget oP the Health Department to be greatley increased. He proceeded to site the problems that were being eaconntered in the administering oP his budget due to the Peat that his department was a Diatriat department. He stated that the salary increases and the travel slloaatiow Por eeah county in the district must be the same and 'that none oP the employees under hie furisdiation had hospital insurance because all of the counties would not agree to providing this benefit, however, he would like to have this .benefit extended to the Health Department employees SP he could secure the permission Prom each Board oP Commissioners. The increase is the Health Department budget wsa due to the Fact of the 7.5 percentage granted by the General Assembly and the increase is the'trevel allowance. There would be no increase in the personnel, however, the total budget request amounted to $10~,000.DD. Chairman Walker recognized Pat Walton, Director oP the Orange-Person-Chatham Mental Health Center. Mrs. Walton reviewed the services now being presented by her Department and cited new programs whioh the Center hoped to institute. She stated, however, that the Center wsa encountering difficulty in the counties aP Chatham and Person relative to budget auto and that these acts would definitely affect the types oP services that could be rendered in the three county area. She pointed out that Orange County wsa receiving the greater portion oP the Mental Health Services, therefore, the request Por this county was larger than for the other two counties. The budget that wsa presented by the Mental Health Center amounted to $10'1,800.00. Mra. Walton stated the increase was due to salary inoreasea and the decline in Federal grant money. _~