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000ti75 MINUTES ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF 00 MISSIONERS REGULAR MEETING NOVEMBER 19, 1985 The Orange County Board of Commissioners met in regular session on November 19, 1985, 7:30 p.m. in the Courtroom of the old Post Office in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: Chair Don Willhoit and Commissioners Shirley Marshall, Moses Carey, Ben Lloyd and Norman Walker. ATTORNEY PRESENT: Geoffrey Gledhill. STAFF PRESENT: County Manager Kenneth Thompson, Clerk to the Board Beverly A. Blythe, Sheriff Lindy Pendergrass, Major Don Truelove, and Planner Susan Smith. A. BOARD COMMENIS Chair Willhoit indicated a joint meeting needs to be initiated between Orange and Chatham County to talk about the agreement on the County line and other items related to Transportation and Highway projects and watershed protection in the Chatham County portion of the watershed. Chair Willhoit referred to a presentation given by Joe Mavretic, a State Representative from Edgecombe County, on a proposal to eliminate the property tax and replace it with an eight cent sales tax. Significant modifications of the original proposal had been made. Mavretic's request to make his presentation to the TJCOG was turned down. After further discussion, it was the consensus of the Board to request TJCOG to reconsider their decision and allow Mr. Mavretic to present his plan. If TJCOG does not give Mavretic an opportunity to do so, the Board of Commissioners will invite him to present his plan to the Board. B. AUDIENCE COMMENTS 1. MATTERS ON THE AGENDA County Manager Kenneth Thompson indicated that item G - Executive Session was placed on the agenda in error and should be deleted. Those citizens in the audience who wish to speak will be recognized at the appropriate time their item is discussed. 2. MATTERS NOT ON THE PRINTED AGENDA None. C. MINUTES Motion was made by Commissioner Marshall, seconded by Commissioner Carey to approve the minutes for July 3, 1985 as corrected. VOTE: UNANIMOUS. Motion was made by Commissioner Carey, seconded by Commissioner Marshall to approve the minutes for August 5, 1985 as corrected. VOTE: UNANIMOUS. Motion was made by Commissioner Marshall, seconded by Commissioner Carey to approve the minutes for August 20, 1985 as circulated. VOTE: UNANIMOUS. Motion was made by Commissioner Carey, seconded by Commissioner Marshall to approve the minutes for September 3, 1985 as corrected. VOTE: UNANIMOUS. Motion was made by Commissioner Marshall, seconded by Commissioner Carey to approve the minutes for September 17, 1985 as circulated. VOTE: UNANIMOUS.