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1 <br /> O R A N G E C O U N T Y <br /> BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br /> Meeting Date: June 28, 199+ <br /> Action Agenda <br /> Item # X— <br /> SUBJECT: Increasing EDC Membership <br /> DEPARTMENT: PUBLIC HEARING: Yes X No <br /> Economic Development Commission <br /> ATTACHMENT (S) : INFORMATION CONTACT: <br /> EDC Resolution Verla Insko <br /> Ted Abernathy <br /> TELEPHONE NUMBERS: <br /> Hillsborough - 732-8181 <br /> Durham - 688-7331 <br /> Mebane - 227-2031 <br /> Chapel Hill - 967-9251/968-4501 <br /> PURPOSE: To amend the resolution creating the Economic Development Commission to <br /> increase membership from 13 to 15 members by adding two at-large members to be named <br /> by the Board of County Commissioners. <br /> BACKGROUND: The resolution creating the Economic Development Commission was first <br /> adopted in 1982. In 1988, a revision established the Board membership at 13. Amending <br /> the resolution to 15 members will allow broader representation on the advisory board <br /> and also allow for opportunities for a large pool of applicants. <br /> RECOMMENDATION: Approve increasing EDC Board membership from 13 to 15 members. <br />