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APPROVED 5115101 <br />MINUTES <br />ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />REGULAR MEETING <br />December 4, 2000 <br />The Orange County Board of Commissioners met in regular session on Monday, December 4, <br />2000 at 7:30 p.m. in the F. Gordan Battle Courtroom in Hillsborough, North Carolina. <br />COUNTY COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: Chair Moses Carey, Jr., and Commissioners <br />Margaret W. Brown, Alice M. Gordon, Stephen H. Halkiotis and Barry Jacobs <br />COUNTY ATTORNEY PRESENT: Geoffrey Gledhill <br />COUNTY STAFF PRESENT: County Manager John M. Link, Jr., Assistant County Manager <br />Rod Visser and Clerk to the Board Beverly A. Blythe (All other staff members will be identified <br />appropriately below) <br />NOTE: ALL DOCUMENTS REFERRED TO IN THESE MINUTES ARE IN THE PERMANENT <br />AGENDA FILE IN THE CLERK'S OFFICE. ALL RECORDINGS OF THE MEETING WILL <br />BE KEPT FOR 5 YEARS. <br />Oaths of Office far Board Members (On file in the Clerk of Courts office and Clerk to the <br />Board's Office) <br />a. Margaret W. Brown <br />Judge Wade Barber, Resident Superior Court Judge, Judicial District 15B gave the <br />oath of office to Margaret W. Brown. <br />b. Moses Carey, Jr. <br />Clerk of Superior Court Joan Terry gave the oath of office to Moses Carey, Jr. <br />Board Oraanization <br />a. Election of Chair <br />Chair Carey indicated that he had decided not to be considered for Chair this year. <br />Steve Halkiotis was elected as Chair. <br />Commissioner Gordon congratulated Commissioner Halkiotis as the new Chair and <br />Commissioner Carey for serving as chair far the past year. <br />Commissioner Halkiotis thanked Commissioner Brown, Commissioner Jacobs, <br />Commissioner Gordon, and Chair Carey. He said that he has watched the process for 14 years and <br />has been pleased at times and disappointed at times. He said that he could not think of a better <br />board to work with. He is committed to the citizens of Orange County. He said that the Board cares <br />about people, the earth, the very young, and the old. He said that the Board members would have <br />differences. The citizens chose to put each member here. His altruistic objective is to respect each <br />and every one of the Commissioners. <br />b. Election of Vice Chair <br />Commissioner Jacobs was elected as Vice Chair. <br />c. Desianation of Votina Deleaate for all NCACC and NACo Meetinas for Calendar <br />Year Dec. 1, 2000-2001 <br />A motion was made by Chair Carey, seconded by Commissioner Gordon that the voting <br />delegate would be selected from the County Commissioners attending the conference in question. <br />VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br />d. Seating Arrangement <br />