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ORANGE COUNTY <br />BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br />Meeting Date: March 3, 2011 <br />Action Agenda <br />Item No. <br />SUBJECT: Senior Orange County Staff Ethics Policy <br />DEPARTMENT: County Attorney <br />PUBLIC HEARING: (YIN) No <br />ATTACHMENT(S): <br />Draft Ethics Policy <br />Draft Orange County Senior Staff <br />Disclosure Statement <br />INFORMATION CONTACT: <br />John Roberts, 245-2318 <br />PURPOSE: To consider an ethics policy for senior level staff of Orange County. <br />BACKGROUND: In 2009 the North Carolina General Assembly enacted and Governor Beverly <br />Perdue signed legislation requiring an ethics code for all local government elected officials. The <br />Orange County Board of Commissioners adopted an ethics code pursuant to this legislation <br />earlier this year. As part of the discussions involving Commissioner ethics, the subject of Senior <br />Staff ethics was raised. Attached to this agenda abstract is a draft Senior Staff Ethics Policy for <br />consideration and possible adoption by the Board of County Commissioners. <br />The Board has discussed this item at two work sessions, most recently at the February 8, 2011 <br />work session. The attached draft policy was revised based on that discussion, and a draft <br />Senior Staff Disclosure Statement has been provided. <br />FINANCIAL IMPACT: There is no direct financial impact. <br />RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends the Board approve the Senior Staff <br />Ethics Policy. <br />