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• An additional member could be added to the board. This member would Chair the board and vote <br />only in the event of a tie. <br />• The financial issue could be divided into the tipping fee vs. long range issues such as the Greene <br />tract and ownership of the landfill. <br />• Another option is to have only citizens on the Board <br />• Some decisions could be made by the four Boards. <br />• This could be an advisory board which was accountable to the Board of County Commissioners <br />The following options were open for consideration. <br />1. Accept the option as presented by the L.O.G <br />2. Accept the option as presented by the L.O.G. and add one additional member who would vote <br />only to break a tie. <br />3. Establish consensus and when that was not possible use a weighted vote <br />4. Votes weighted according to the amount of waste generated <br />5. Appoint citizens to serve on the Board <br />6. Have the Board of County Commissioners serve as the Board <br />7. Send large decisions to the elected Boards with other decisions being made by the new Board <br />8. Have an advisory board which reports to the Board of County Commissioners <br />There was a lengthy discussion on which of these options would be the most effective way to <br />govern the landfill. Each unit of Government discussed the issue among themselves and reported <br />as follows. <br />Mayor Johnson, Town of Hillsborough, stated that Hillsborough has already passed a <br />Resolution requesting that the Board of Commissioners take over the landfill operations. If that <br />option is not implemented, Hillsborough will consider having their solid waste removed from the <br />county. <br />Commissioner Crowther stated that the Board of Commissioners favored the creation of a <br />Department of County Government to oversee operation of the landfill along with an Advisory Board <br />which made recommendations to the Commissioners. <br />Mayor Waldorf indicated that Chapel Hill did not have a consensus. Five Council members <br />favored the L.O.G. proposal as modified to be like the Board of Health with a 9th member added. She <br />and Pat Evans had questions about the County having significant control over the Town of Chapel <br />Hill's budget as well as the County's ability to balance the cost and benefits of rural vs urban solid <br />waste programs. <br />Mayor Nelson indicated that the Town of Carrboro did not reach consensus. They were split <br />among several of the options. <br />It was decided to hold another Assembly of Governments meeting to allow further discussion <br />prior to resolving this issue. The next meeting of the Assembly of Governments was not officially <br />scheduled. However, the date of October 29, 1996 will be considered. <br />There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned. <br />Respectfully submitted, <br />Kathy Baker