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APPROVED 6/5/2001 <br />MINUTES <br />ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />REGULAR MEETING <br />FEBRUARY 20, 2001 <br />The Orange County Board of Commissioners met in regular session at 7:30 p.m. in the <br />Boardroom of the Southern Human Services Center in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. <br />COUNTY COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: Chair Stephen H. Halkiotis and Commissioners <br />Margaret W. Brawn, Moses Carey, Jr., Alice M. Gordon 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. <br />RECOGNITION OF NOVEMBER 7, 2000 ELECTION PRECINCT OFFICIALS <br />The Precinct Officials were recognized by the Board of County Commissioners and members of <br />the State Legislative delegation for Orange County. <br />Chair Halkiotis said that, despite the election activities going on in Florida, there was an <br />extremely smooth process in Orange County. He thanked all of the citizens and County volunteer <br />boards and commissions that made the voting experience in Orange County very pleasant and <br />positive. He said that all of the votes were counted and posted on the Internet by 10:30 p.m. on <br />election night. <br />Chair Halkiotis recognized the members of the Board of Elections: Chair Dianne Brown, Melvin <br />Beasley, and June Haas. He then recognized the members of the Board of Elections Office: Director <br />Carolyn Thomas, Pat Sanes, Debbie Cheshire, and Nancy Knight. <br />Chair Halkiotis reported on the statistics for the early voting for the November 2000 election in <br />Orange County: Carrboro Town Hall had 2,575 votes; Hillsborough Office had 2,057 votes; Morehead <br />Planetarium had 3,390 votes; and the staff processed 1,634 mail-in absentee ballots. The total votes <br />either by mail-in or early voting was 9,656. The staff worked many hours of overtime to make sure <br />that all of the votes were processed. He thanked Senator Ellie Kinnaird for her work and support in <br />locating a balloting site on the UNC campus to make it easier far students to vote. <br />Chair Halkiotis introduced the legislators who were in attendance: Senator Howard Lee, <br />Senator Ellie Kinnaird, and Representative Verla Insko. <br />Each of the precinct officials were given a Starfish pin, on which was written, "I Make a <br />Difference". Chair Halkiotis read the story of the significance of the pin. <br />1. ADDITIONS OR CHANGES TO THE AGENDA <br />The Board agreed to add a closed session "To consult with an attorney employed by the Board <br />in order to preserve the attorney client privilege between the attorney and the Board in the case of <br />Orange County vs. Carolina Power and Light, according to General Statutes 143-318.11 {A)(3}." <br />The Board agreed to add as item 9-g, Orange County Position on NACo Support of Oil and Gas <br />Exploration in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. <br />PUBLIC CHARGE <br />Chair Halkiotis dispensed with the reading of the public charge. <br />2. CITIZEN & AUDIENCE COMMENTS <br />