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by the board are lawfully conducted, and that such sessions. do not .stray from the purposes <br />for which they are called. <br />Section 6. <br />If, by a majority vote of the board, the board has reasonable cause to believe that one or <br />more of its members has violated a provision of this Code of Ethics, it may at a regular <br />meeting of the Board of County Commissioners direct the County Attorney to open an <br />investigation into the matter. All information compiled, including the grounds for the finding of <br />reasonable cause, shall be shared with the member when it is received. All information <br />pertaining to the case shall be open to public inspection and copying pursuant to the North <br />.Carolina public records statutes. If, upon investigation of a violation of this Code of Ethics, the <br />board has reasonable cause to believe that a violation of a criminal law may have occurred, it <br />shall refer the matter to the local district attorney. Should the board determine that it wishes <br />to proceed further with censure proceedings, it shall, by a majority vote, call for a hearing to <br />be held at a regular meeting or at a special meeting convened for that purpose and shall <br />adhere to the procedures set out in Attachment "B" "Censure Procedure". This section shall <br />apply only to the Board of County Commissioners of Orange County. <br />This Code of Ethics ad <br />Valerie Foushee, Chair <br />this the 1St day of June, 2010. <br />~~~~~ ~ <br />Bernadette Pelissier, Vice Chair <br />~~ <br />Pam Hemminger <br />Alice M. Gordon ,~ <br />Barry <br />`1~1~~i <br />Mike Nelson <br />Steve Y <br />