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RES-~~ia-o-s <br />ORtD- iota- ®03 <br />ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />RESOLUTION OF AMENDMENT <br />A RESOLUTION AMENDING CHAPTER 18, ARTICLE V SECTIONS 18-151 <br />THROUGH 18-155 OF THE ORANGE COUNTY CODE OF ORDINANCES <br />Be it Resolved by the Board of Commissioners of Orange County, North Carolina: <br />5 <br />WHEREAS, Orange County, through ordinance, has prohibited the carrying of weapons, concealed <br />or non-concealed, on Orange County-owned property; and <br />WHEREAS, in 2011 the General Assembly of North Carolina expanded the ability of concealed <br />carry permittees to carry concealed weapons statewide with few exceptions; and <br />WHEREAS, the General Assembly simultaneously authorized local governments to restrict and <br />prohibit the carrying of concealed weapons on certain local government-owned property; and <br />WHEREAS, the Board of Commissioners of Orange County, believing it to be in the best interest of <br />the citizens and residents of Orange County, have determined that weapons whether concealed or <br />non-concealed should not be carried on certain Orange County-owned property; <br />NOW THEREFORE, the Orange County Board of Commissioners hereby amends Chapter 18, <br />Article V, Sections 18-151 through 18-155 of the Orange County Code of Ordinances to prohibit the <br />carrying of concealed weapons in Orange County-owned buildings and in, at, or on Orange County <br />Recreational Facilities. <br />This Amendment shall become effective upon adoption. <br />Adopted by the Orange County Board of Commissioners this 7~ day of February, 2012. <br />By <br />Attest: <br />Bernadette Pelissier, Chair Donna Baker, Clerk to the Board <br />Orange County Board of Commissioners <br />[SEAL] <br />