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BARRY..IACOBS, CHAIR <br />EARL 1[MCKEE, VICE CHAIR <br />MARK DOROSIN <br />ALICE M. GORDON <br />BERNADETTE PELISSIER <br />RE'NE'E' PRICE <br />PENNY RICH <br />April 3, 2013 <br />Dear Commissioners, <br />INFORMATION ITEM <br />ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />POST OF'F'ICE BOX 8181 <br />200 SOUTH CAMERON STREET <br />HILLSBOROUGH, NORTH CAROLINA 27278 <br />\ �x <br />At the Board's March 19, 2013 regular meeting, three petitions were brought forth from Commissioners which <br />were reviewed by the Chair /Vice Chair /Manager Agenda team and the petitions and responses are below: <br />1) Review and consider a request by Commissioner Dorosin for staff to provide information on the impact of <br />the "banning of the box" for employment applications and the potential need for a policy addressing <br />employment applications and the review of those applications. <br />Response: Manager to follow up with an Information Item on a future agenda. <br />2) Review and consider a request by Chair Jacobs that the Board consider a more expeditious way to <br />respond to issues before the General Assembly and provide feedback to the Orange County's <br />Legislative Delegation. <br />Response: To ask County Attorney to raise legislative issues to a higher priority; and <br />authorize Chair /Vice Chair to respond in an expeditious manner, as needed, and when <br />possible, to allow Board members 24 hours in which to respond to a pending legislative <br />item, before forwarding responses to Legislative Delegation. <br />3) Review and consider request by Chair Jacobs that the Board consider potential methods to share <br />information with the public regarding Board member questions to staff on agenda items prior to regular <br />meetings. <br />Response: Staff will post Board questions /staff responses on the Board of Commissioners' <br />webpage for public access; also, as a follow up to Commissioner Dorosin's request from <br />January 24th on public access /viewing of consent agenda, the Public Affairs Office in <br />working on a solution for this viewing on the county's cable channel. <br />This letter will be provided as an Information Item on the April 9, 2013 agenda for public information. <br />Regards, <br />Barry Jacobs, Chair <br />Board of County Commissioners <br />www.co.orange.nc.us <br />Protecting and preserving — People, Resources, Quality of Life <br />Orange County, North Carolina — You Count! <br />(919) 245 -2130 • FAX (919) 644 -0246 <br />