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ORANGE COUNTY <br />BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br />Meeting Date: October 5, 2010 <br />Action Agenda <br />Item No. 3 - a <br />SUBJECT: Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) Board -Introduction of New General <br />Manager <br />DEPARTMENT: County Commissioners PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) No <br />ATTACHMENT(S): <br />No <br />INFORMATION CONTACT: <br />Donna S. Baker, 245-2130 <br />PURPOSE: To allow outgoing Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) Board Chairperson Judith <br />Dingfelder to introduce the new Alcoholic Beverage Control General Manager to the Board of <br />Commissioners. <br />BACKGROUND: Former ABC General Manager Daniel Sykes came to Orange County in <br />March 2002. During Mr. Sykes' time with Orange County, the ABC Board added two new store <br />locations and completed major renovations at another store. Mr. Sykes' leadership also led to <br />the establishment of contracts with the Carrboro and Chapel Hill Police Departments and <br />Orange County Sheriffs Department to assist in the prevention of underage drinking. The <br />distribution plan that provides funds to the Orange County General Fund was also enhanced. <br />Mr. Sykes developed the Alcohol Education and Rehabilitation Grant process that continues to <br />provide monies to the school systems in addition to providing financial assistance to non-profit <br />organizations in Orange County in the area of Alcohol and Substance Abuse. <br />Mr. Sykes resigned from the Orange County ABC General Manager position on March 31, 2010 <br />to assume the position of General Manager of the New Hanover County ABC System in <br />Wilmington, NC. <br />The new ABC General Manager will be announced at the Board of Commissioners' meeting. <br />FINANCIAL IMPACT: NONE. <br />RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends the Board welcome the new ABC <br />General Manager to Orange County. <br />