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A motion was made by Commissioner Gordon, seconded by Commissioner Carey to reappoint <br />Donna S. Baker as the Orange County Clerk to the Board of County Commissioners for another year. <br />VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br />c. County Attorney- Geoff Gledhill <br />A motion was made by Commissioner Carey, seconded by Commissioner Halkiotis to reappoint <br />Geoffrey Gledhill as the County Attorney for another year. <br />VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br />1. ADDITIONS OR CHANGES TO THE AGENDA -none <br />PUBLIC CHARGE <br />The Chair dispensed with the reading of the public charge. <br />2. CITIZEN & AUDIENCE COMMENTS <br />a. Matters not on the Printed Agenda -none <br />b. Matters on the Printed Agenda (These matters were considered as the Board addressed <br />the items on the agenda below} <br />3. BOARD COMMENTS <br />Commissioner Gordon thanked all that have supported her and especially her husband, Alan. <br />Commissioner Gordon reported on the Triangle J Council of Governments. She said that several <br />governments, including Orange County, did a tabletop exercise to see if the different Emergency <br />Management teams could work together. The staff reported that it was a very successful exercise. <br />Regarding the transportation items, she said that the one that has to do with the Long Range <br />Transportation Plan needs to be done tonight. There is another item that has to do with the <br />Transportation Improvement Plan. <br />Commissioner Carey proposed to the Board to adopt a resolution at the December 10t" meeting in <br />honor of Jake Wicker's contribution to the State of North Carolina over the last 50 years. He lives in <br />Orange County and has been helpful to the Board on several occasions. He is retired and <br />Commissioner Carey thinks that the Board should express its appreciation to him. The School of <br />Government is raising funds to build a roam to be named far Jake Wicker and they are accepting <br />contributions. He would like to ask Mr. Wicker to come and receive the resolution at the December 10t" <br />meeting, if his health permits. <br />Commissioner Jacobs thanked all that supported him and especially his wife, Robin. <br />Commissioner Jacobs said that he attended two meetings at Triangle J and they were both Mayors' <br />meetings. They spoke about raising taxes to come up with $1.3 billion to fund almost $8 billion in unmet <br />transportation needs for the region. He said that if we have a smart, intelligent, and conservative <br />consensus about what we develop in the Triangle, we would not need $8 billion for traffic improvements. <br />The other discussion was about solid waste. They are looking at developing a model C&D ordinance <br />and Orange County is the only county that actually has an ordinance. He was able to answer some of <br />the questions of the mayors about how the ordinance worked. <br />Commissioner Jacobs reported that he received an invitation to a meeting Wednesday night at 7:00 <br />p.m. of the Homeowners of the Transition Area and the developers of Winmore. Several other groups <br />have been invited. They are working toward coming up with some strategies to protect Bolin Creek. It is <br />at the Winmore Land Management Office. <br />Commissioner Jacobs reported that he attended a breakfast for the Cooperative Extension <br />Department. One of questions was how to do a better job of educating the public about Cooperative <br />Extension. A lot of people still think of it as the agricultural extension. There was a slide show and he <br />asked that the slide show be presented to the Board of County Commissioners. <br />Commissioner Halkiotis thanked all for supporting him since 1986 in 5 elections. He has had <br />several significant others, including his mother; his wife, Susan; and his daughter, Christon. He said to <br />the Board that they are all very special people. He said that this Board truly cares about people. <br />4. COUNTY MANAGER'S REPORT <br />