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<br />INFORMATIONITEM <br />Orange County Board of Commissioners <br />Post Office Box 8181 <br />200 South Cameron Street <br />Hillsborough, North Carolina 27278 <br />January 27,2015 <br />Dear Commissioners <br />, <br />At the Board’sJanuary 22, 2015 regular meeting, petitions were brought forthwhich were reviewed by <br />the Chair/ViceChair/Manager Agenda team. The petitions and responses are listed below: <br />1)Review and consider a requestby Commissioners Rich and Dorosin that the County Attorney provide <br />Greensboro’s LGBT ordinance provisions to the BOCC and provide information to the Board for <br />potential adoption of similar provisions. <br />Response <br />:Greensboro ordinance provisions already provided to BOCC; County Attorney to bring <br />back information/proposed item for Board consideration. <br />2)Review and consider a request by Commissioner Rich that the Board receive information on how <br />the County provides job opportunities for teens at risk similar to efforts already underway in <br />Durham. <br />Response: <br />Manager to consult with County Human Resources; DSS Director to talk with <br />Durham. <br />4)Review and consider a request by Commissioner Rich that County staff investigate “Just <br />Economics” living wage initiative and ways it can be implemented in Orange County. <br />Response: <br />Manager to investigate and provide follow up. <br />5)Review and consider a request byCommissioner Dorosin that the Board consider a policy <br />regarding the distribution level(s) and the targeted uses of ABC revenues. <br />Response <br />:BOCC Chair to contact County ABC Board Chair; Manager to contact County ABC <br />Executive Director. <br />6)Review and consider a request byCommissioner Dorosin that the Board consider moving Board <br />Comments up earlier in regular meeting agendas. <br />Response: <br />To be reviewed and considered –potential discussion at BOCC Retreat or subsequent <br />work session. <br /> <br />