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<br />ORANGE COUNTY 52 <br />BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />Action Agenda <br />Item No <br />ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br />Meeting Date: October 20, 1998 <br />SUBJECT: ALTERNATIVE PROCESS FOR ESTABLISHING THE ENVIRONMENT AND <br />RESOURCE CONSERVATION DEPARTMENT <br />-------------------------------- ------------------------------- <br />DEPARTMENT County Commissioners PUBLIC HEARING YES NO x <br />-------------------------------- ------------------------------- <br />BUDGET AMENDMENT: _YES NO <br />ATTACHMENT(S): YES INFORMATION CONTACT <br />Commissioner Bill Crowther <br />TELEPHONE NUMBER <br />Hillsborough 732-8181 <br />Chapel Hill 968-4501 <br />Mebane ~ 227-2031 <br />Durham 688-7331 <br />----------------------------------------------------------------------- <br />PURPOSE: Consider an alternative process for establishing the <br />Environment and Resource Conservation Department. <br />BACKGROUND: If it is true the "devil is in the details" then it would <br />be prudent to proceed with written agreements for each of the <br />collaborating departments. (See Attachments) <br />RECOMMENDATION: The Board of County Commissioners should direct the <br />Commission for the Environment to prepare a draft Memorandum of <br />Understanding with each department that is projected to collaborate with <br />the new ERCD. Those should include (but not be limited to), Orange Soil <br />and Water Conservation District (NRCD), Health Department, Planning <br />Department, Recreation and Parks Department, etc. <br />All Memorandums of Understanding will be approved by <br />the Board of County Commissioners before the official start of a new <br />environment and Natural Resources Department. <br />