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APPROVED 12/11/2007 MINUTES ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS WORK SESSION November 13, 2007 7:30 p.m. The Orange County Board of Commissioners met for a Work Session on Tuesday, November 13, 2007 at 7:30 p.m. at the Link Government Services Center in Hillsborough, North Carolina. COUNTY COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: Chair Moses Carey, Jr., and Commissioners Valerie P. Foushee, Alice M. Gordon, Barry Jacobs, and Mike Nelson COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ABSENT: COUNTY ATTORNEYS PRESENT: Geof Gledhill COUNTY STAFF PRESENT: County Manager Laura Blackmon, Assistant County Managers Willie Best and Gwen Harvey, and Clerk to the Board Donna Baker (All other staff members will be identified appropriately below) TETHERING COMMITTEE MEMBERS PRESENT: Chair Kris Bergstrand, Ross Oglesbee, and Jean Connerat-Austin. Director of Animal Services Bob Marotto was also present. NOTE: ALL DOCUMENTS REFERRED TO IN THESE MINUTES ARE IN THE PERMANENT AGENDA FILE IN THE CLERK'S OFFICE. The meeting began at 7:31 p.m. 1. Tethering Committee Final Report and Recommendations Chair Carey welcomed the Tethering Committee members and explained to them that a work session is generally not for general public input, but he thought it was important enough to receive the report publicly rather than in writing. Commissioner Nelson was the County Commissioner representative and said that the committee was excellent and it spent about 4-5 months on this topic, and the staffs were great in putting together information and doing research. He said that there were two public hearings and it was a very thorough process; one of the best committees he has worked on. Introductions were made. Kris Bergstrand said that the committee was formed when some citizens approached the Animal Services Advisory Board with concerns about dogs being tethered in the County. The committee looked at other counties' ordinances in order to see what this type of ordinance does in these counties. She said that the public input was diversified from no tethering at all to those who do not want any more laws. She said that the committee tried to do what was appropriate for animal welfare, safety for children, unwanted puppies, etc. The recommendations were approved by the ASAB. The committee is recommending that the County's current animal ordinance be amended to include the following with regard to tethering dogs: - a three-hour limit within a 24-hour period; - a specification of the types of collars and equipment that are allowed when a dog is tethered;