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~~~ l~tt~~~'~'ti'~ ~~V K~:r Agenda Item 5: Oran a Count Veterans Re resentative 5 eak Concernin a eterans Service Officer. Mr. Ray spoke in favor of. a Veterans' Service Officer for Orange County. Me said there was mare than $4 million coming into Orange County for Veterans and the figure should~be higher; a Service Officer would facilitate a higher figure as well as aiding veterans and tJieir survivors in obtaining benefits. Mr. Wright spoke in favor of a Veterans' Service Officer and related personal experiences. Mr. Kenyon also spoke in favor of such an Officer .for Orange County. Commissioner Barnes told the audience of a re- port which recommended a Service Officer far Orange County; she instructed the Clerk to duplicate this report and send it to those who requested it. She told the audience of the hiring freeze and the proper procedure to request an exception to it. Ms. Barbour said it was -,ot fair to citizens not to be permitted to speak during the budget work sessions; they did not have enauyh input into the sessions. Commissioner Barnes responded by saying via the phone and mail she received ample citizen input into the budget p;•ocess and the public hearing on the budget would be June I6, every- one was encouraged to participate. The Clerk was instructed to place • P1r. Ray on the mailing list for the budget sessions. P.genda Item 6: Amendment to the County's F1ood.Dama_ge Prevention Ordinance.- Mr. Fred Luce of the Planning Staff addressed the Board. The Federal Emergency Management Agency told him that there was one section which should be deleted in order to bring the Orange County Flood Damage Pre- vention Ordinance into compl'.ance with their regulations, that is, Sert'ion 4.2 (e). Commissioner Gustaveson moved, seconded by Commissioner Whittpd, to delete Section 4.2 (2) of the County's Flood pamage prevention Ord- finance. Vote: Ayes, 5; noes, 0. The Board did not wish to consider the Planning Board's recoro~iendation to extend coverage to areas not covered by the present ordinance, citing a possibility of over-regulation. Agenda Item 7: Hillsborough Requests Plumbin~_Inspections of Orange County Mr. Po1atty, Planning Director, said the Town of Hillsborough had re- quested Orange County's Inspection. Department be authorized to perform