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60~~16 MzNUTEs ORANGE COUNTY BpARD pF COMMISSIONERS BUDGET PUBLIC HEARING JUNE 4, 1885 The Orange County Board of Commissioners held a Public Hearing on the 1985-8fi $udget on June 4, I9S5, 7:30 p.m. in Superior Courtroom of the Orange County Courthouse, Hillsborough, North Carolina. CQ~(~SSIONERS PRESENT: Chair Don Willhoit and Commissioners Shirley Marshall, Moses Garet', Ben Lloyd and Norman Walker. STAFF PRESENT: County t~ianager Kenneth R. Thompson, Assistant County Managers Albert Kittrell and William Laws, Recreation Birector Mary Anne Black, Planning Director Marvin E. Collins, Director of Revenue Johnny T. Horner, Coordinator, Co~nission for Women, Verla C. Insko, Tax Supervisor Fermit Ai. Lloyd, Extension Chairman William E. Mainous, Economic Development Director Sylvia Price, Hesith Director Jerry R. Robinson, Personnel Director Beverly M. Whitehead, Financial Analyst Donna Clayton, Director of Finance Gordon Saker, and Clerk to the Board Beverly A. Blythe. Chair Willhoit announced that the public hearing will be on the Orange Gountq budget as prepared and presented by the County Manager to the Board of Go~nissioners. Another public hearing will be held on June 18, 1985, 7:30 p.m. in the Courtroom of the old Poet Office in Chapel Idill. Kenneth Thompson made the presentation of the recommended budget for 1985- 86. The budget will be subject to change as further refinements and revisions are incorporated by the Board. The recouanended County budget for 85-86 totals $26,619,000 which represents a 6L overall increase; 6.7~ increase for the County; 6.S% increase for Orange County Schools and 14.3z increase for the Chapel Hill-Carrboro Schools. The recoumxended budget would maintain the 55 cent tax rate. NOTE: THE SPEAKERS ARE LISTED IN THE ORDER TEEM APPEARED Joe Nassif, Mayor of Chapel Sill, read a resolution approved by the Chapel Hi11 Town Council which supported their request for continued funding of the municipal library and parks and recreation services. He noted these services are provided in Chapel Hill for people who live is Orange County. They are allowed to use the facilities because of the contribution of County funds. There has been an increase in the number of participants who use the facilities and take advantage of the programs that are offered. It is estimated that 24z of the county residents use the Park and Recreation facilities and that 20% use the library facilities. The County funds are used to pay for the use of the facilities and does not pay for any capital improvements. Ir9~11e-Parker, Chair of the Orange County Parks and Recreation Advisory Council, cited the growth factor as the primary reason for the increase in their budget request. The recommended budget does not provide for the growrth in terms of acquisition of open space and the development of recreational facilities. She asked for support of a five-year capital provement program. The Advisory Council recownends: (I) the Board of mmieaioners set aside an amount of money each gear to be used for the purchase or acquisition by other means of land throughout the County to provide recreation, open space and park facilities fox the citizens of Orange County, and (2) funds be allocated as requested for the Hoxaestead Road property to make it safe.