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� <br /> ➢ Should they encompass large (> 1 acre) gardens and dog kennels (> certain number of <br /> dogs per acre)? <br /> ➢ What requirements should they meet? <br /> Dave Stancil made reference to the letter on page 4 of the agenda abstract and said <br /> that it is based in large part on the Jordan Lake Rules letter in 2007-2008 and a lot of the <br /> same comments apply. There are also comments by the Agricultural Preservation Board on <br /> page 17. These concerns were worked into the draft letter. <br /> Commissioner Pelissier made reference to the first page of the letter from the <br /> Agricultural Preservation Board and read (bottom of 3�d paragraph), "The APB recommends <br /> that regular sampling occur at the Eno River, Flat River, and Little River at or near the point <br /> where these rivers flow out of Orange County and into Durham County." She said that there <br /> was a lot of discussion about this at the APB, and this is a crucial part. She suggested that <br /> this be added to the draft letter. <br /> Dave Stancil said that he could add this to the letter. <br /> Commissioner Pelissier said that she would be interested in the comments on the four <br /> bullets and the Board agreed. <br /> Commissioner Hemminger said that the next to the last paragraph was the most <br /> important and she suggested putting the highlights out first. <br /> Commissioner Jacobs suggested using some bold on the highlights. He also asked <br /> that "hobby farms" be defined. He also asked that staff monitor the comments of Durham <br /> when it complains about having to spend money to protect Raleigh's water supply, so that <br /> Orange County can cite the same comments in asking Durham to help Orange County protect <br /> Durham's water supply. He would like to see what Durham has to say in its letter to the EMC. <br /> Commissioner Gordon suggested highlighting the topic headings and what Orange <br /> County has done. <br /> A motion was made by Commissioner Hemminger, seconded by Commissioner Nelson <br /> to authorize the submittal of the letter to the EMC during the public hearing period, with the <br /> changes as suggested above <br /> VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br /> b. Adoption of a Code of Ethics for the County Commissioners and Consideration of <br /> Recommendinq the North Carolina General Assembly Repeal Portions of Session Law <br /> 1987-460 <br /> The Board considered a recommended Code of Ethics to guide the Commissioners in <br /> the performance of their duties and considered recommending the General Assembly repeal <br /> portions of Session Law 1987-460. <br /> John Roberts said that this is before the County Commissioners again with the <br /> amendments made from the Board. He said that Orange County is unique in that it has a <br /> disclosure law and this Code of Ethics would replace that. The changes are underlined <br /> throughout the document. <br /> Commissioner Gordon said that when this was discussed last time, the County <br /> Commissioners made some suggestions on page 5, Section 3-c. She said that the Board also <br /> talked about "a business, firm, or corporation which is doing business for Orange County <br /> pursuant to contracts which have been awarded by Orange County." She would like to see <br /> this wording in here and she thought the Board agreed. <br /> John Roberts said that the language in Section `c' currently takes in more than just <br /> contracts. He thinks that this would include both contracts and other things. He could add the <br />