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28 <br /> 1 A motion was made by Commissioner McKee, seconded by Commissioner Gordon to <br /> 2 appoint Bryan Warren to a first full term to position # 5(Hillsborough Township) with an ending <br /> 3 term of 3/31/2017. <br /> 4 <br /> 5 VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br /> 6 <br /> 7 A motion was made by Commissioner Price, seconded by Commissioner Dorosin to <br /> 8 appoint Ms. Laura Nicholson to a first partial term to position # 6 (Eno Township) with a term <br /> 9 ending 3/31/2016. <br /> 10 <br /> 11 VOTE: 4 Ayes (Chair Jacobs, Commissioner Price, Commissioner Dorosin, <br /> 12 Commissioner McKee); Nays, 3 (Commissioner Rich, Commissioner Gordon, Commissioner <br /> 13 Pelissier) <br /> 14 <br /> 15 A motion was made by Commissioner Gordon, seconded by Commissioner Rich to <br /> 16 appoint Kim Paracci to position# 9 ( At-Large) with and ending term of 3/31/2017. <br /> 17 <br /> 18 Motion failed — no vote taken with previous vote taking precedence. <br /> 19 <br /> 20 A motion was made by Commissioner Gordon, seconded by Commissioner Rich to <br /> 21 appoint Lydia Wegman to position # 9 ( At-Large) with an ending term of 3/31/2017. <br /> 22 <br /> 23 VOTE: Ayes, 5 (Chair Jacobs, Commissioner Gordon, Commissioner Pelissier, <br /> 24 Commissioner Rich, Commissioner McKee); Nays, 2 (Commissioner Dorosin, Commissioner <br /> 25 Price) <br /> 26 <br /> 27 A motion was made by Commissioner Dorosin seconded by Commissioner Price to <br /> 28 appoint Kim Paracci to position# 9 ( At-Large) with and ending term of 3/31/2017. <br /> 29 <br /> 30 Motion failed — no vote taken with previous vote taking precedence. <br /> 31 <br /> 32 12. Board Comments <br /> 33 Commissioner Pelissier said the Jail Alternatives Report probably will not be available to <br /> 34 the board before the break. She said the report is still incomplete and needs more comment <br /> 35 and discussion. She noted that this does not affect the planning for the new jail. <br /> 36 Commissioner Price said she attended the Ladies of Excellence program at Stanford, <br /> 37 which was spearheaded by the 4-H club. She wanted to highlight that there are some great <br /> 38 young people in the County. <br /> 39 Commissioner McKee said the gross income requirement for farm use valuation is <br /> 40 proposed to be increased from $1,000 to $10,000. He said this is scheduled to be voted on <br /> 41 tomorrow, and it is unlikely that there are enough votes to defeat it. He said this will have an <br /> 42 impact on a lot of the smaller farmers in North Carolina, especially those who are trying to get <br /> 43 started. <br /> 44 Commissioner Dorosin — none <br /> 45 Commissioner Rich thanked the staff for arranging for the groundbreaking for the <br /> 46 Rogers Road Community Center. She said there was also a groundbreaking for the new Inter <br /> 47 Faith Council (IFC) community home. She said it is nice to see them moving forward with some <br /> 48 of these community homes. <br /> 49 Commissioner Gordon said, in connection with the Durham Chapel Hill Carrboro <br /> 50 Metropolitan Planning Organization (DCHC MPO), the state has now released the prioritization <br />