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3 23 <br />Minutes of the Board.of County Commissioners <br />August 13, 1963 <br />The Oranga County Board of Commissioners met in adjourned session on Tuesday, <br />August 13, 1963, at 8 o'clock p.m. in the Commissioners Room at the courthouse in <br />Hillsboro, N. C. <br />Members present: Chairman Donald Stanford, Commissioners Harvey Bennett, <br />Gordon Cleveland, Carl M. Smith and Henry S. Walker. <br />Members absent: None <br />Upon motion of Commissioner Smith, seconded by Commissioner Cleveland, the <br />following resolution was unanimously adopted: <br />WHEREAS, the Interstate Commerce Commission has required the Southern <br />Railway System to increase its freight rates approximately 16 per cent for the <br />transporation of certain grain; and whereas, Orange County imports grain and the <br />freight raise of 16 per cent is against the public interest of the citizens <br />residing in orange County: <br />NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that George E. Levings, County Attorney, be, <br />and he is hereby authorized and directed to perform any and all acts which in his <br />judgment may be necessary or desirable to insure that the views of Orange County <br />supporting the position of Southern Railway System with respect to the transpora- <br />tion of grain into the Southeast in multiple-car shipments, in accordance with <br />tariffs now on file with the Interstate Commerce Commission, are presented to the <br />United States District Court at Cincinnati, Ohio, and any other court which may <br />take jurisdiction in a similar case, or on any appeal. <br />The principal purpose of this meeting was to study in detail the Suggested <br />Position Classification, Pay Plan and Personnel Resolution for Orange County <br />which bad been prepared by the Institute of Government. <br />The following department officials were present and took part in the study <br />and discussion.of the Suggest Position Classification, Pay Plan and Personnel <br />Resolution for Orange County. They were: the County Administrator, the Tax <br />Collector, the Sheriff, the Clerk of Court and the Register of Deeds. <br />Upon motion of Commissioner Smith, seconded by Commissioner Walker, and <br />unanimously adopted, the position of Bookkeeper in the Clerk of Court's office <br />was moved from pay range 9 to pay range 8 and the Tax Collector was removed <br />from the classified position list as this position is considered to be one <br />of a supervisory nature and therefore should be classified the same as the <br />other department officials. <br />A discussion ensued concerning other phases of the suggested plan. <br />Upon motion of Commissioner'Cle7eland, seconded by Commissioner Smith, and <br />unanimously adopted, the pay schedule as recommended by the County Administrator, <br />which includes one full step plus any fractional part of a step applicable. be <br />awarded all employees scheduled to receive a pay increase of leas then $10.00 <br />or more per month receive the increase as suggested in the pay plan, with the <br />exception of the following: Deputy Sheriffs Will Gilmore, Bobby McCullock and <br />Walter Clerk are to receive a salary of $350.00 per month and Cashe Boggs, <br />County Dog Warden will receive $350.00 per month. <br />There being no further business to come before this meeting same was <br />adjourned. <br />Donald Stanford <br />Betty June Hayes, Clerk Chairman <br />and <br />S. M. Gattis, Acting Clerk