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6 1 WHEREAS, in the United States rape is the most costly crime to its survivors, totaling $127 2 billion a year considering factors such as medical cost, lost earnings, pain, suffering, and lost 3 quality of life (U.S. Department of Justice, 1996); and 4 5 WHEREAS, in the United States 1 in 3 women and 1 in 4 men have experienced some form of 6 sexual or physical violence committed by an intimate partner (Centers for Disease Control and 7 Prevention, 2010); and 8 9 WHEREAS, there are more than 15,000 sex offenders registered as living in North Carolina 10 (Department of Justice, 2014); and 11 12 WHEREAS, victim-blaming continues to be an enormous problem in instances of rape and 13 sexual assault; and 14 15 WHEREAS, the Orange County Rape Crisis Center, a non-profit agency that has served this 16 community since 1974, is working to stop sexual violence and its impact through support, 17 education, and advocacy; 18 19 NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that we, the Orange County Board of Commissioners, 20 do hereby proclaim the month of April 2014 as "SEXUAL ASSAULT AWARENESS MONTH" 21 and encourage all residents to speak out against sexual violence and to support their local 22 community's efforts to prevent and respond to these appalling crimes. 23 24 This, the 1 st day of April 2014. 25 26 A motion was made by Commissioner Gordon, seconded by Commissioner Pelissier to 27 approve the proclamation recognizing April as Sexual Assault Awareness Month in Orange 28 County and authorize the Chair to sign. 29 30 VOTE: UNANIMOUS 31 32 5. Public Hearings 33 34 a. Solid Waste Service Tax District— Public Hearing 35 The Board conducted the second of two public hearings, pursuant to North Carolina 36 General Statutes 153A-302, to receive comments with regard to the proposed establishment of 37 a Solid Waste Service Tax District in unincorporated Orange County. 38 39 Gayle Wilson presented the background information outlined in the abstract. He said in 40 2004 the Board of Commissioners approved a new method of funding for the every other week 41 curbside/roadside recycling collection program for about 13,000 residences in unincorporated 42 Orange County. At that time the Board adopted a fee to fund the program, called a rural 3-R 43 Fee, that all eligible residences were billed annually on their tax bills. The fee was assessed to 44 all eligible for the service, regardless of whether or how often a resident used the service. 45 In 2012 the County Manager and the County Attorney advised the Board that they had 46 concerns regarding the statutory justification for assessing this fee and recommended that the 47 Board eliminate the fee and consider other ways to fund that program. The 2012 tax bill was the 48 last time the fee was assessed. The fee was $38/year. In 2013 the Board provided an interim 49 funding for the program from landfill reserves.