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~~ Uvon motion of Commissioner Melvin Whitfield, seconded by Commissioner Benny S. Walker,-it was moved and adopted, that the Board accept the petition from the resident freeholders of the Orange Grove Fire District Company. Discussion ensued concerning the date said eleotion should be called. The County Administrator advised the Board that he had been informed by the Board of ELections that they would like to hold the special fire district election on the same date as the forthcoming General Election and that would be Tuesday, May 7, 1971}. The Soard agreed that said election should be conducted on that date. The Clerk was instructed to advise the Board of Elections of the receipt of said petition. The Chairman referred the Board to Item #3 of the Agenda: (Review of a draft of proposed local legislation creating a Special Board oT Eaualization and Review for Orange County.) "AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR TBE APPOINTMk~IT OF A SPECIAL BOARD OF EQUALIZATION AND REVIEW BY TAE BOARA OF COUNTX COMMISSIDNERS OF ORANGE COUNTX Sec. 1. The Board of County Commissioners of Orange County shall appoint each year a special Board of Equalization and Review to be known as the Orange County Board of Eaualization and Review. The Orange County Board of Equalization and Review is to be composed of five (5) members. To be eligible for appointment to each tioard a person must have resided in Orange County for a period of at least one year immediately preceding hie appointment, and must have had such experience in the appraisal and valuation of real and personal property as is satisfactory to the Board of County Commi.asionera. Any vacancy on the Board of Eaualization and Review shall be filled by the Board of County Commissioners, and all appointments to the Board of Equalization and Review shall terminate upon final adjournment of the board for the year for which they are appointed. Sec. 2. After a special Orange County Board of Eaualization and Review is appointed in any calendar year and takes the oath of office, it shall carry out all duties granted to the Board of Equalization and Review as described in subchapter II of Chapter 105 of the General Statues of North Carolina. Provided, after the special Board of equalization and Review completes its duties and adjourns for the year, the Board of County Commissioners shall be vested with all powers and duties granted to it under subchapter II of Chapter 105 of the General Statutes of North Carolina. Sec. 3. All members of the special Board of Eaualization and Review shall receive for their services such compensation as may be fined by the Beard of County Commissioners. The Board of County Commissioners is authorized to provide such clerical or other assistants as they may deem advisable. Sec. !}. The members of the special Board of Eoualization and Review shall take and subscribe to the same oath as provided for in G. 5. 105-322 before entering upon their duties. Sec. 5• The time of meeting, notice of meeting and powers and duties of the spacial Board of Eaualization and Review shall be the same as those provided for in G. S. 105-322. Sec. 6. This Act shall apply to Orange County only. Sec. 7. All laws and alausea of laws in conflict with this Act are hereby repealed. Sec. 8. This Act shall be in full force and effect from and after its ratification. Discussion ensued. Commissioner Flora Garrett expressed opposition to line three (3) of Section one (1). The County Administrator advised the Board the language of the bill could be altered. It was agreed to defer action on the matter until Tuesday, February 19th. Chairman Walker recognized Mrs. Clarence D. Jones, representative of the Orange County Museum Board. Mrs. Jones invited the Board to hold their next regular meeting in the museum. Chairman Walker advised Mrs. Jones that the Board would accept the invitation to hold its February 19th meeting in the museum. Chairman Walker referred the $oard to Item 9 on the Agenda: (Honorable James Hawkins, Mayor of Durham, to discuss Orange County participation in a joint Durham- Orange Manpower Program.