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