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~ ~z MINUTES ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS January 20, 1976 The Orange County Board of Commissioners met in adjourned session on Tuesday, January 20, 1976, at 7:30 p.m., in the Commissioners' Room of the Courthouse in Hillsborough. _ Members present were Chairman Flora Garrett, Commissioner•Norman Gustaveson, Jan Pinney, Norman Walker, and Richard E. Whitted. Members absent were none. S. M. Gattis, County Administrator; Neal Evans, Finance Officer; A. B. Coleman, Jr., County Attorney; and Betty June Hayes, Clerk; were present. The Chairman referred to Item #1 on the Agenda: Recognition of persons not on this Agenda desiring to speak with the Board. No one came forth to speak. Chairman Garrett requested that the Board approve the Minutes of the December 30th. meeting. Upon motion of Commissioner Pinney, seconded by Commissioner Gustaveson, it was moved and adopted that the Minutes of December 30, 1975, be approved. Chairman Garrett referred to item #2 on the Agenda: Appointments. A. Mr. Gray Clark has resigned from the Community Development Task Force. Commissioner Walker reported that Rev. Gray Clark's resignation from the Community Development Task Force was final. No action was taken an the appointment. B. The persons listed on the Agenda have been nominated to the County Recreation Advisory Committee. 1. Mary Howes: Nominated by the Chapel Hill Recreation Commission. 2. Phyllis Sockwell: Nominated by the Chapel Hill-Carrboro School Board. 3. Dan Lunsford: Nominated by the Orange County School Beard. 4. Craig Leonard: Nominated by the Orange County Youth Council. Upon motion of Commissioner Pinney, seconded by Commissioner Gustaveson, it was moved and adopted that the persons as listed on the Agenda be appointed to the County Recreation Advisory Committee. Commissioner Pinney advised the Board that Marion Woods has resigned from the County Community Health Task Force. Item III was referred to by the Chairman: A Memorandum concerning Section Eight Housing. Does the Board of Commissioners desire to ex- plore the possibility of administering this program through contract with the Chapel Hill Housing Authority? Tf not, do you have other suggestions for the administration of the program? The County Administrator recommended that the Board contract with - the Chapel Hill Housing Authority for the administrative services that would be needed under the Section Eight guidelines. He explained that it took a sophisticated organization to administer these funds and that the Section Eight Grant did not include monies for administration, therefore, he felt the County should contract the administrative func- tions to an agency that could perform these services until sufficient monies were available to the County for the establishment of the proper administrative control. Discussien ensued. Upon motirn of Commissioner Pinney, seconded by Commissioner Whitted, it was moved and adopted that the County negotiate to contract for administrative Services of the Section Eight Housing Grant with the Chapel Hill Housing Authority.