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MINIITES OF THE ORANaE COIINTX BDDK ~ TALE 299 ~ BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS August 3, 1970 The Board of Commissioners of Orange County met in regular session at 10:00 o~clock A.M. on August 3, 1970, in the Staff Room of the Social Services Building at Hillsborough, North Carolina. Members Pr®sent: Chairman Carl M. Smith, and Commissioners Harvey D. Bennett, William C. Ray, Henry S. Walker and Ira A. Ward. Members Absent: None -• Minutes of the previous meetings were read and approved. Sheriff C. D. Knight introduced James Aurhsm, Coordinator oP the Tri County (Alamance-Orange-Chatham) Law k'iPorcement Agency, and Ken McCotter, Representative of the same agency. Mr. Durham explained the Law sad Order program as it is being implemented in North Carolina under the Omnibus Crime Bill. He stated that $300,000.00 had been made available for local law enforaem®nt unite through the . enactment oP this bill, that these funds, together with local funds, would be used to upgrade the local law enforcement program. He cited that Orange County would institute a fine man narcotics squad, a full time police dispatcher, various programs for the city police units and an educational display which would be used primarily in the county schools. Ken McCotter explained the salary plan which was being proposed for law etxforcement agencies. He cited that incentive and motivation factors were being taken into consideration in the new plan. - Chairman Smith thanked Sheriff Knight and the repreaentativea present for their presentation. ~ ~hairman Smith recognized Fred Cates,. Mayor of the Town of Hillsborough. Mayor Cates explained to the Board a proposal to run a twelve inch (12") water i line from Hillabarcugh along highway 70-A to Rock House Road and that a six inch ' (6") water line would be run from the twelve inch (12") line to Colonial Hills. ~ Mr. Cates stated that in order to make this water line available to the citizens of that area it would coat approximately $10,200 and that he was reouesting the. County of Orange to commit the sum of $1~.~,ODO to the construction of this line. Mr. Cates advised the Board that the County funds would be repaid by fees collected ~~ for taps. Aisausaion ensued. Chairman Smith advised Mr. Cates that the money for such s purpose was not currently available unless the 1971 tax rate was increased to cover said expenditure and that the Board would take the matter under advisement, in that, they were in the process of trying to set the currant tax rate. Mark Burnham, Regional Planner for the Research Triangle Planning Commission, stated that an adequate size water line to the Colonial Hills area was needed. He encouraged the Board to consider the idea of city water and endorsed Mr. Catea~ proposal. Mr. Burnham stated further that he felt the County should adopt a water and sewerage line policy sa this was an area of great nee~.~_- Chairman Smith adjourned the Board of Commissioners and said meeting was r®-convened as Board of Commissioners for the Orange Gounty Housing Authority. Chairman Smith recognized Coolidge Porterfield, Secretary of the Orange County Housing Authority. Mr. Porterfield read the minutes of the Housing Authority meetings. For other business of this meeting see minute dooket oP the Orange County Housing Authority. Chairman Smith adjourned the Board of Commissioners for the Orange County Housing Authority meeting and said meeting was re-convened as a Board of County Commissioners. Chairman Smith advised the Board that the North Carolina Commissioners Association was sponsoring a Social Ssrvica Action committee meeting in Raleigh on Wednesday, August 12, 1970, at the Hilton Inn. Commissioner Ray was appointed to represent the Board at this meeting. Comrniasioner Ward advised the Board that he had received a letter of acceptance from Dr. Faring relative to the ABC Boards proposal of sponsoring a Mental Health program for alceholica. _ ,~• - - _