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B. LIVING WAGE ORDINANCE <br /> In February, 1997, the Orange County Greens requested that the Orange County <br /> Commissioners develop a living wage ordinance for the County. The Board of County <br /> Commissioners directed the County Manager and the Economic Development Commission to <br /> develop a report on the appropriate nature, scope and practical implementation of a living wage <br /> ordinance. <br /> Director of Economic Development Ted Abernathy summarized this Ordinance. He <br /> said that Chapel Hill is considering a living wage ordinance tonight. Durham City already has a <br /> living wage ordinance for their staff only which is $7.55 an hour. The County Commissioners <br /> discussed the pros and cons of requiring contractors to pay a certain wage. <br /> Many of the questions in the draft were answered by Commissioner Brown along <br /> with suggestions for moving forward on this ordinance. <br /> Commissioner Carey suggested that the County Commissioners forward any <br /> questions or concerns they have with this ordinance to Mr. Abernathy and have a work session <br /> in early fall. <br /> C. PRESENTATION ON USE OF GIS IN IDENTIFYING POTENTIAL SCHOOL SITES <br /> The Board received a presentation on how the County's Geographic Information <br /> System can be used by school systems to identify possible school sites. <br /> Commissioner Halkiotis said that, using the data available in Orange County, they <br /> have been able to provide information on future school sites. Commissioner Halkiotis would <br /> like to propose that each school system have one representative from each school system, a <br /> person from each planning department and set up a group that will meet once a month and get <br /> a handle on this information. He feels this information will help us understand where the <br /> children are coming from, where we can site schools and the environmental impacts of the land. <br /> This could be a subgroup of the Land Use Council. <br /> D. REPORT ON TOWN OF CHAPEL HILL ENERGY POLICY AND ENERGY <br /> ORDINANCE/RESOLUTION <br /> The Board considered the town of Chapel Hill's adopted and proposed energy policy <br /> and procedures as a potential guide for developing County and Board of Education policies and <br /> procedures that will assure energy efficient design and construction in new or renovation <br /> building construction funded by the County. <br /> Paul Thames summarized the information. Commissioner Carey feels we need to <br /> look at other similar policies and get some experience with policies without having an ordinance. <br /> This report was received as information. <br /> 11. APPOINTMENTS - NONE <br /> 12. MINUTES - NONE <br />