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� <br /> The accused board member shall have the right to have counsel present, to present and <br /> cross-examine expert and other witnesses, and to offer evidence, including evidence of the <br /> bias of any other board member or the presiding officer and shall have the burden of proving <br /> such bias by a preponderance of the evidence. An audio or video and audio tape of the <br /> proceedings shall be prepared. Any and all votes during the hearing shall be taken by the ayes <br /> and nays and recorded in the board's minutes. <br /> Once the hearing is concluded, it shall be closed by a majority vote of the board. The <br /> presiding officer shall next entertain a motion to adopt a resolution censuring the member <br /> based on specified violations of the Code of Ethics. Any motion made must be an affirmative <br /> one in favor of adopting a non-binding resolution of censure and stating that the evidence <br /> presented has met the burden of proof. If the motion or resolution does not state particular <br /> grounds for censure under the Code of Ethics or state that the evidence presented has met <br /> the burden of proof, the presiding officer shall rule it out of order. <br /> If a motion to adopt a resolution of censure stating particular grounds under the Code of <br /> Ethics has been made and appropriately seconded, the board shall debate the motion. The <br /> accused member shall be allowed to participate in the debate, but shall not vote on the motion <br /> to adopt the resolution of censure. <br /> At the conclusion of the debate, the board shall vote on the resolution. If the motion to <br /> adopt the resolution of censure is approved by a two-thirds vote of those present and voting, a <br /> quorum being present, the motion passes and the non-binding resolution of censure is <br /> adopted. <br /> The text of the resolution of censure shall be made a part of the minutes of the board. Any <br /> recording of the board's proceedings shall be approved by the board as a permanent part of <br /> the board's minutes. The proceedings shall then be considered concluded, the board having <br /> done all that it legally can with respect to the matter in question. <br /> VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br /> Commissioner Jacobs asked about a Code of Ethics for senior staff and John Roberts <br /> said that this would be at the first meeting in August. <br /> c. Oranqe County Fundinq Support for the Town of Chapel Hill Library <br /> The Board considered discussing Orange County's funding support for the Town of <br /> Chapel Hill Library. <br /> Frank Clifton said that he put together a synopsis on this topic, and he summarized the <br /> meeting with the Town of Chapel Hill. <br /> Commissioner Jacobs said that he had a telephone conversation with Councilmember <br /> Pease, whom they had met with earlier in May, and Mr. Pease was much more understanding <br /> of the budget situation than was previously expressed. <br /> Commissioner Yuhasz said that it is hard to see how they can address this Chapel Hill <br /> funding outside the conversation of the southwest branch library. He said that he is okay with <br /> funding at the level now, but any potential increase in funding has to take into account the <br /> effects of a future southwest Orange County Library. He made reference to the Manager's <br /> point#2 and increases to the library support triggering increases to school funding based on <br /> the funding formula. He said that it seems that the Board should look at this and should not <br /> consider additional funding for the libraries as part of the budget for the purposes of <br /> determining what the school proportion of that is. <br />