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RESOLUTION REGARDING LEGISLATIVE MATTER Be it resolved by the Board of County Commissioners of Orange County that the board hereby requests the Senators and Representatives representing Orange County to introduce and support the following legislative matter: AN ACT TO AUTHORIZE ORANGE COUNTY TO REGULATE THE USE OF ALCOHOL AND OTHER IMPAIRING SUBSTANCES WHILE HUNTING WITH FIREARMS AND TO PROHIBIT HUNTING NEAR GOVERNMENT BUILDINGS IN ORANGE COUNTY. Exhibit A. EXHIBIT A A BILL TO E ENTITLED AN ACT TO AUTHORIZE ORANGE COUNTY TO REGULATE THE USE OF ALCOHOL AND OTHER IMPAIRING SUBSTANCES WHILE HUNTING WITH FIREARMS AND TO PROHIBIT HUNTING NEAR GOVERNMENT BUILDINGS IN ORANGE COUNTY The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts Section 1. The Board of Commissioners of Orange county is hereby authorized to regulate, control, restrict, and prohibit hunting with firearms while the hunter is under the influence of alcohol or other impairing substances of every kind, nature, make, and description and to regulate, control, restrict, and prohibit hunting with firearms while the hunter has any alcohol concentration as measured by an alcosensor. Section 2. The Board of Commissioners of Orange County is hereby authorized to regulate, control, restrict, and prohibit hunting within 150 yards of any federal, State, or local government building, including those owned or leased by Boards of Education. Section 3. Any person violating any Orange County ordinance, enacted under authority of Sections 1 and 2 of this Act, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction shall be fined or imprisoned as provided in N.C.G.S. 14-4 ("Violation of local ordinance misdemeanor"). Section 4. This Act applies to the unincorporated areas of Orange County Section 5. This Act is effective when it becomes law. VOTE: UNANIMOUS 2. Capital Needs Advisory Task Force Chair Halkiotis said that there would be a meeting tomorrow night at 5:30 p.m. of the Capital Needs Advisory Task Force at Stanback Middle School Media Center. He also said that there should be some direction from the Board of County Commissioners to the task force. Both he and Assistant County Manager Rod Visser felt that the Board of County Commissioners should appoint a chair and a co-chair for the Capital Needs Advisory Task Force tonight. Cammissianer Gordon nominated Judy Margolis and Keith Cook. Commissioner Jacobs nominated Lisa Stuckey and Leo Allison. Chair Halkiotis said that he has a real problem with the appointment of a chair that is an elected official. There are elected officials an the Capital Needs Advisory Task Force and he would have a problem with one of them being appointed aschair or co-chair. He said that he feels that this committee should be citizen-driven, and that the Board of County Commissioners should be in an observer role. He said that all he plans to do is to be an observer this time around. Commissioner Carey shared this concern.