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13 <br />On August 27, 2001, the Board conducted a public hearing on the proposed Bond <br />Orders. No action was taken other than to open the hearing, receive comments from <br />approximately 40 speakers and close the public hearing. <br />This was followed up by the Board discussing and approving the specific elements of <br />the proposed bond package at an August 30, 2001 work session. <br />At the September 4, 2001 meeting, the Board approved the bond orders, the November <br />6, 2001 referendum date and the language to appear on the ballot. The Board also <br />approved the agenda for the first Bond Education Steering Committee meeting <br />scheduled for September 5, 2001. <br />The first Bond Education Steering Committee met on September 5, 2001, with all five <br />members of the Board of Commissioners present. <br />In a joint meeting on September 24, 2001, the Board of Commissioners discussed the <br />Bond Education Campaign with the two Boards of Education. <br />The Bond Education Steering Committee met on September 26, 2001 to review draft <br />educational materials. <br />The Bond Education Steering Committee had 5 sub - committees, one responsible for <br />Information & Outreach and the other four focused on each of the subject areas of the <br />referendum. <br />At its October 2, 2001 meeting, the Board of Commissioners approved a resolution <br />expressing appreciation to the Capital Needs Advisory Task Force members for their <br />service and work. <br />As part of the October 16, 2001 Board meeting, staff presented educational materials, <br />including a Powerpoint presentation, that had been developed by the Bond Education <br />Steering Committee. The education materials included an overall bond referendum <br />brochure, an individual brochure for each of the four bond issues on the ballot, flyers <br />sharing information about the referendum items, public service announcements, and a <br />speakers group. <br />The bond referendum occurred on November 6, 2001, with all four ballot questions <br />receiving majority approval from Orange County voters. <br />