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MEMORANDUM <br />TO: John Roberts, County Attorney <br />FROM: Sahana Ayer, Staff Attorney <br />DATE: November 1, 2011 <br />- RE: Orange County Ordinances - Republication <br />This memorandum is written to identify the specific technical revisions tcs Orange County <br />ordinances for purposes of incorporation into and republication of the General Code of <br />Ordinances. <br />The manner of arrangement, classification and indexing of the Orange County ordinances is <br />currently incomplete and inadequate to meet the needs of the County and the general public. <br />Pursuant to the authority granted by N.C. Gen. Statute §153A-49, the Board of County <br />Commissioners ("Board") instructed the County Attomey to codify and compile the existing <br />ordinances and incorporate the said ordinances into a General Code of Ordinances. <br />~ince July 2009, the Orange County Attomey's Office has been editing, proofreading and <br />preparing all Orange County Ordinances (excluding the Orange County Unified Development <br />Ordinance) for republication by tfie MuniCode Corporation. During this process, the ordinances <br />have been reformatted and renumbered in accordance with the MuniCode numbering and <br />formatting guidelines, Each ordinance (ezccluding the Unified Development ~Ordinance) has <br />been reviewed to ensure typographical and grammatical correctness, rectify conflicts and <br />inconsistences befinreen the ordinances and state statues and ensure accuracy of state law <br />references, internal cross-referEnces and historical notes. Additionally, the names of the <br />following federal, state and Orange County Departments, ordinance and personnel <br />designations have been changed as indicated below: <br />Former Name Revision <br />Chairperson , Chair <br />County of Orange Orange County <br />Department of Emergency Management Services Department of Emergency Services <br />Department of Inspections <br />a. Department of Planning and Inspections <br />Department of Parks and Recreation Department of Environment Agricu~ture <br />Parks and Recreation (DEAPR) <br />Emergency Services Medical Advisory Committee Emergency.Service Peer Revi~w <br />Committee <br />