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well as maintaining Orange County's rural heritage and <br />culture. The lack of continued effective solar energy <br />incentives is a lost opportunity for all North <br />Carolinians, but this is especially true for the <br />agricultural sector. Farmers use a lot of electrical <br />power and are uniquely positioned to become energy <br />producers. Every south-facing barn roof is a candidate <br />for a photo-voltaic (PV) array, and farms usually have <br />open acreage that can support a stand-alone PV array; <br />Authority to Amend the Orange County Civil Rights <br />10) <br />Ordinance <br /> – Orange County seeks legislative action to <br />provide the County the authority to include sexual <br />orientation and sexual identity as protected classes. <br />The Board of Commissioners adopted the Orange County <br />Civil Rights Ordinance in 1994 with the purpose and <br />policy to promote the equal treatment of all <br />individuals. In subsequent years, the County has <br />requested, to no avail, additional legislative <br />authority to amend the Ordinance to include additional <br />protected classes. The Orange County Human Relations <br />Commission formally acted in October 2011 requesting <br />that the Board of Commissioners take the appropriate <br />steps to amend the Orange County Civil Rights Ordinance <br />to include sexual orientation and sexual identity as <br /> <br />