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1 <br /> 1 DRAFT Attachment 1 <br /> 2 <br /> 3 MINUTES <br /> 4 BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> 5 REGULAR MEETING <br /> 6 September 6, 2012 <br /> 7 7:00 p.m. <br /> 8 <br /> 9 The Orange County Board of Commissioners met in regular session on Thursday, <br /> 10 September 6, 2012 at 7:00 p.m. at the DSS offices, Hillsborough Commons, Hillsborough, N.C. <br /> 11 <br /> 12 COUNTY COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: Chair Bernadette Pelissier and Commissioners <br /> 13 Valerie Foushee, Alice M. Gordon, Barry Jacobs, Pam Hemminger, Earl McKee, and Steve <br /> 14 Yuhasz <br /> 15 COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ABSENT: <br /> 16 COUNTY ATTORNEYS PRESENT: John Roberts <br /> 17 COUNTY STAFF PRESENT: County Manager Frank Clifton, Assistant County Gwen Harvey, <br /> 18 Assistant County Manager Michael Talbert and Clerk to the Board Donna Baker (All other staff <br /> 19 members will be identified appropriately below) <br /> 20 <br /> 21 NOTE: ALL DOCUMENTS REFERRED TO IN THESE MINUTES ARE IN THE PERMANENT <br /> 22 AGENDA FILE IN THE CLERK'S OFFICE. <br /> 23 <br /> 24 1. Additions or Chanqes to the Aqenda <br /> 25 The Chair reviewed the items at the County Commissioners' places. <br /> 26 - Yellow sheet had revisions to item 5-i —Amendment to Hobbs, Upchurch & <br /> 27 Associates Contract: Buckhorn-Mebane EDD Water and Sewer Extension Project— <br /> 28 Phase 2. The revision was removing the $30,000 that was already allocated. <br /> 29 - Colored maps for item 6-a —Public Hearing for the Eno Economic Development <br /> 30 District (EDD) Area Land Use and Zoning Amendments. <br /> 31 <br /> 32 Chief Financial Officer Clarence Grier introduced Nicole Clark, the new Orange County <br /> 33 Human Resources Director. <br /> 34 <br /> 35 PUBLIC CHARGE <br /> 36 <br /> 37 The Chair dispensed with the reading of the public charge. <br /> 38 <br /> 39 2. Public Comments (Limited to One Hour) <br /> 40 a. Matters not on the Printed Aqenda <br /> 41 Don O'Leary said that his wife fled from Vietnam in 1994 with her family. They came <br /> 42 here on political asylum due to being persecuted by the Communists. She is highly intelligent <br /> 43 and he told her that what happened there would not happen here. He said that his backyard is <br /> 44 infiltrated with ICLEI and a pattern of Communist activity. He said that he is a lawful man of <br /> 45 peaceful means. He said that he would not want any harm to come to any of the County <br /> 46 Commissioners. He said that others do not share his philosophy. <br /> 47 <br /> 48 b. Matters on the Printed Aqenda <br /> 49 (These matters were considered when the Board addressed that item on the agenda <br /> 50 below.) <br />