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Minutes of the Board of County Commissioners September 8, 1964 365 The Orange County Board of Commissioners met in regular session on Tuesday, September 8, 1964, at 10:00 o'clock A.M., in the Commissioners Boom in the Courthouse in Hillsboro, N. C. Members Present: Chairman Donald M. Stanford, Commissioners Harvey Bennett, Gordon B. Cleveland, Carl M. Smith and Henry S. Walker. Members absent: None. The minutes were read and approved. Commissioner Bennett inquired about the disposition of the air conditioning units removed from the county offices on the completion of the central air conditioning of the Courthouse. The County Administrator informed the Board that the following agencies received the air conditioning units: Orange County Board of Education (six) Chapel Hill Board of Education (six) District Health Department (two) Welfare Department (Carrborc) (two) The following department officials submitted reports for the month of August, 1964: Cashe Boggs, Dog Warden James Wight, Welfare Director Tom Bivins, Veterans Service Officer E. M. Lynch, Clerk of Court Betty June Hayes, Register of Deeds Chairman Stanford brought to the attention of the Board reports from the following: Grand Jury Medical Examiner Chapel Hill Public Libraryy Chairman Stanford stated that Dr. Hubert Patterson, Orange County Medical Examiner, had mentioned to him that the National Medical Examiners' meeting was to be held in Boston sometime in the near future. Dr. Patterson had said that he would be unable to attend said meeting, but that one of his assistants might be in a position to attend. Chairman Stanford stated that Dr. Patterson had asked if the Board would consider paying the expenses of a delegate to said meeting. Since this was not an official request from Dr. Patterson, no action was taken on said matter. The following road petitions were submitted and the clerk was authorized to forward them to the State Highway Commission: 1. Wave Road 2. Lawrence Road -- SR #1561 3. Unnamed street off South Circle Drive (in Dogwood Acres Ettention) 4. Efland Hall Mill Road -- SR #1338 The County Administrator informed the Board that James J. Freeland, local contractor, had offered to tear down the Walker building, level and gravel the ground, and make same suitable for a parking area at no cost to the County, provided he could have the bricks from said building. The Board authorized the County Administrator to advise Mr. Freeland that his offer was accepted. Commissioner Bennett brought to the attention of the Board the matter of the per diem now being paid the County A. B. C. Board members. He stated that all other County Boards had requested and been given a raise in per diem received and that he was of the opinion that the A. B. C. Board had not been included in this action. Discussion ensued. No action was taken on said matter since the A. B. C. Board had not requested that their per diem be increased. Upon motion of Commissioner Cleveland, seconded by Commissioner Bennett, the following resolution was unanimously adopted: That Orange County make immediate application to the State Board of Public Welfare requesting the assignment to Orange County of a Community Services Consultant to work throughout the County with both public and private agencies concerned with developing the County's resources in meeting the needs of the socially and economically handicapped.' Understanding: The State Board of Welfare will bear the full salary expense of the consultant and a secretary for the consultant's office from Federal grant funds which the State has received for this purpose. Office space and facilities must be provided locally. Direction of the consultant's work will be by the Chief of the State Board's Ccmr_unity Consultative Services, coordinated with the County Commissioners and such public and private agencies as the work may involve.