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4 <br />The County Manager and the School Board Superintendents were asked to review this <br />proposal and come up with a list of questions to be discussed at a joint meeting. <br />A motion was made by Commissioner Gordon, seconded by Commissioner Halkiotis, to <br />refer this item to both school boards for future discussion at the September 30th Work Session <br />VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br />2. ADOPTION OF BOND ORDERS FOR NOVEMBER 1997 REFERENDUM <br />This item was presented by County Manager John Link for the purpose of considering the <br />adoption of five Bond Orders and to formally set the ballot questions and referendum date, as required <br />by the Local Government Bond Act, and in accordance with the timetable established for the proposed <br />November 4, 1997 bond referendum. On August 4, 1997, the Board introduced Bond Orders required for <br />the proposed November 4, 1997 bond referendum. At that time, the date for the required public hearing <br />on the Bond Orders was also established. The public hearing took place on August 20, 1997. All of the <br />actions required by the Local Government Bond Act have occurred in accordance with the Board's <br />established timetable. The requirements of the Bond Act state that after the hearing, the Board must <br />adopt the Bond Orders and formally set the ballot questions and the date for the referendum. Adoption <br />of the Bond Orders establishes the final amounts of the proposed bonds that will go before the voters. <br />The ballot questions and the date of the referendum will be formally set by adoption of the attached <br />resolution, as prepared by the County's Bond Counsel, containing the language necessary for <br />compliance with the statutes. Once adopted, the Clerk to the Board must send a copy of the resolution <br />to the County Board of Elections within three days. The Clerk will also publish the Bond Orders. <br />County Manager Link recommended that the amounts be adopted along with the resolution <br />formally setting the bond question. Any additional actions regarding how the Board decides the money <br />should be spent could be included in a separate resolution. <br />Commissioner Gordon mentioned the voters need to know how the money will be spent. <br />GENERAL OBLIGATION SEWER EXPANSION BONDS <br />A motion was made by Commissioner Brown, seconded by Commissioner Halkiotis, to approve <br />the Bond Order authorizing the issuance of General Obligation sewer expansion bonds of Orange <br />County, North Carolina, in the maximum amount of $1,200,000. <br />VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br />OBLIGATION LOW AND MODERATE INCOME HOUSING BONDS <br />A motion was made by Commissioner Brown, seconded by Commissioner Gordon, to approve <br />the Bond Order authorizing the issuance of General Obligation low and moderate income housing Bonds <br />of Orange County, North Carolina, in the maximum amount of $1,800,000. <br />VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br />PUBLIC BUILDING BONDS <br />Commissioner Gordon felt that if part of this money was intended to support the Chapel Hill <br />Senior Center, then it should be clearly stated. She mentioned that her memory was that they had <br />already determined that there would be support for the Chapel Hill Senior Center. She also asked about <br />the needs of the Skills Development Center in Chapel Hill.