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61 <br />APPROVED 1/22/2015 <br />Attachment 3 - Excerpt of Nov. <br />6, 2014 BOCC Minutes <br />MINUTES <br />BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />REGULAR MEETING <br />November 6, 2014 <br />7:00 p.m. <br />The Orange County Board of Commissioners met in regular session on Thursday, <br />November 6, 2014 at 7:00 p.m. at the Whitted Building, in Hillsborough, N.C. <br />COUNTY COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: Chair Jacobs and Commissioners Mark Dorosin, <br />Alice M. Gordon, Earl McKee, Bernadette Pelissier, Renee Price and Penny Rich <br />COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ABSENT: <br />COUNTY ATTORNEYS PRESENT: John Roberts <br />COUNTY STAFF PRESENT: County Manager Bonnie Hammersley, Assistant County <br />Managers Clarence Grier, Cheryl Young and Clerk to the Board Donna Baker (All other staff <br />members will be identified appropriately below) <br />NOTE: ALL DOCUMENTS REFERRED TO IN THESE MINUTES ARE IN THE PERMANENT <br />AGENDA FILE IN THE CLERK'S OFFICE. <br />Chair Jacobs called the meeting to order at 7:02 p.m. <br />_ 7Revision or Changes to the Agenda <br />bs reviewed the following list of items at the Commissioner's places: <br />- Pink S ision for Item 11 a - Advisory Board on Aging Appointments <br />- Powees for Item 5a - 2030 Comprehensive Plan Future Land Use M Amend- Powees r Item 5b - Zoning Atlas Amendment — Related to n of Hillsborough <br />Extratrisdic i n (ETJ) Relinquishment <br />- Monthly Report from the nning Division <br />Chair Jacobs recognized B ie Hammersley, wh i troduced Elections Director Tracy <br />Reams. <br />Tracy Reams gave a brief presents i n and date on the 2014 election night. She <br />said everything went well for Orange County, early voting had a record turnout of 23,195 <br />voters. She said the County offered 303 h s o ting' and there was also record turnout on <br />Election Day with 52,663 ballots cast a a turnout o .24 percent. She said results came in <br />quickly on election night, and Oran ounty was one o e first large counties to report. She <br />said the County was able to recr i and train over 200 volunt s, and she commended her <br />staff members. <br />Commissioner Ri asked if there were any specific problem er staff had to address <br />with voters, such as stions about polling sites or identification require ents. <br />Tracy Rea said they had both visual and printed materials availab during early and <br />regular voting <br />Tr Reams said there were very detailed instructions given to workers, an ere <br />were s' s made to communicate requirements. She said there were 155 provisional b ots <br />