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This item was removed and placed at the end of the consent agenda. <br />i. Benefits for County Commissioners <br />This item was removed and placed at the end of the consent agenda. <br />L Change in Board of Commissioners Regular Meeting Schedule <br />The Board amended its regular meeting schedule to add a joint meeting with the school boards <br />December 13, 1999, 7:30 p.m. at the Southern Human Services Center in Chapel Hill. <br />VOTE ON CONSENT AGENDA: UNANIMOUS <br />ITEMS REMOVED FROM CONSENT AGENDA <br />a. Budget Amendment #4 <br />The Board considered budget ordinance amendments and capital and grant project ordinances <br />for fiscal year 1999-2000 included herein by reference. <br />Commissioner Jacobs asked about one of the Chapel Hill/Carrboro School Systems' capital <br />projects, specifically the one regarding athletic facilities. He was unclear as to where this matter was left <br />when it was discussed in the spring. He said that there were concerns about whether this project could be <br />coordinated with the development of the facilities of the Smith Middle School. He asked for some more <br />information. <br />Bill Mullin said that the Smith Middle School project specifications and plans are out for bid at <br />this time. He said that the project mentioned in budget amendment #4 is not as far along as the Smith <br />Middle School project. He said that the timing of the two projects is not on the same track, so they could <br />not be coordinated. <br />Commissioner Jacobs asked if more efficiency was achieved by combining anything for the two <br />sets of athletic facilities. <br />Bill Mullin said that the two projects were operating on independent tracks. <br />Commissioner Jacobs said that he would like to see what has changed in this project since the <br />adoption of the budget in June. <br />A motion was made by Commissioner Halkiotis, seconded by Commissioner Jacobs to approve <br />budget amendment #4. <br />VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br />f. Personnel Ordinance Revision - Multilingual Recruitment and Hiring <br />The Board considered adding a multilingual hiring policy to the Orange County Personnel <br />Ordinance. <br />Commissioner Jacobs made a correction to the Personnel Ordinance Revision. He said that it <br />is repetitious to say, "bilingual language skills." He referred to item 3.12 and said that "language" should <br />be deleted in the last sentence. <br />A motion was made by Commissioner Jacobs, seconded by Commissioner Halkiotis to approve <br />the multilingual hiring policy in the Orange County Personnel Ordinance with the above change. <br />VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br />Commissioner Jacobs would like a report from Elaine Holmes on how many applied at the <br />booth at Fiesta del Pueblo. <br />h. Board of Commissioners Meeting Calendar for Year 2000 <br />The Board considered adopting its calendar of meetings for the 2000 calendar year. <br />Commissioner Jacobs suggested postponing this item until Commissioner Carey is in <br />attendance. He has problems with February 15th and March 1St <br />Commissioner Halkiotis has a problem with April 4th <br />This item will be on the next agenda. <br />L Benefits for County Commissioners <br />The Board considered adopting a policy providing that the County will make the same <br />contributions for benefits for County Commissioners that it makes for permanent employees, effective July <br />1, 2000. <br />Commissioner Halkiotis asked for the Clerk to get information from other counties in North <br />Carolina on what they are doing for elected officials. <br />6