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"To consider the qualifications, competence, performance, character, fitness, conditions of appointment, or conditions of initial employment of an individual public officer or employee or prospective public officer or employee," NCGS § 143-318.11 (a)(6). The purple hand-out is information that was faxed to Chair Jacobs from the Mayor of Chapel Hill in reference to some citizens requesting a third high school and to locate it in the southern part of Chapel Hill. Mayor Foy is suggesting that the Town Board, the school board, and the Board of County Commissioners get together to discuss this. 1. Orange County 26oth Anniversary Celebration Economic Development Director Dianne Reid showed the posters for the 250th celebration that will hang in the County buildings throughout the next year. She said that they will be having banners made for the 250th celebration and these will be hanging in Chapel Hill, Carrboro, and Hillsborough for the month of September. She reviewed the upcoming events to kick off Orange County's 250th celebration. On September 8, 2002 there will be a 3.5-mile hike, leaving from the Sheriffs Department at 12:30 p.m. (shuttle buses to Moorefields where the hike will begin) and they will hike back to Hillsborough, with interpretative guides along the way. There will also be an afternoon free-guided tour of downtown Hillsborough, which will begin at 2:00 p.m. and last until 3:30 p.m. At 4:00 p.m., on the portico of the Old Courthouse, Harry Watson, Director of UNC Center for the Study of the American South, will be speaking. On Monday, September 9, 2002 music will begin at 11 :40 a.m. at the Old Courthouse, and at 12:00 p.m. the church bells will ring. There will be a prayer by John Jeffries and then there will be various speakers. The Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Council of State, elected officials throughout the region, and the Board Chairs of the counties that used to be part of Orange County have all been invited. Also, the two nearest elementary schools have been invited, especially the 4th graders since they are studying North Carolina history. If it rains either day, the activities will continue. Dianne Reid gave the preliminary budget for the events. Commissioner Halkiotis read the budget to the members of the audience. Cash contributions of $11 ,000 have been raised for the events and in-kind contributions total $3,000. 2. Short and Long Term Water Supply Issues John Link introduced County Engineer Paul Thames. He also recognized the Mayor of Hillsborough Joe Phelps, Town Manager Eric Peterson, Health Director Rosie Summers, Executive Director of OWASA Ed Kerwin, Environmental Health Director Ron Holdway, Buddy Goforth from Orange- Alamance Water Systems, and others. County Engineer Paul Thames said that he would be talking about stage 6 Water Restrictions and about staff getting information out to the public about the water conservation. He said that as of last Friday, Lake Orange was below 9 feet