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A motion was made by Commissioner Price, seconded by Commissioner Burroughs to <br /> recognize James Maxey as the 2015 Piedmont Laureate. <br /> VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br /> b. Resolution Recognizing Evelyn Lloyd for Service on the Historic Hillsborough <br /> Commission <br /> The Board considered a resolution recognizing Evelyn Lloyd for her service on the <br /> Historic Hillsborough Commission, and authorizing the Chair to sign. <br /> Commissioner Jacobs read the resolution: <br /> ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING EVELYN LLOYD FOR HER SERVICE ON THE HISTORIC <br /> HILLSBOROUGH COMMISSION <br /> WHEREAS, the Historic Hillsborough Commission was created by an Act of the North Carolina <br /> General Assembly in 1963; and, <br /> WHEREAS, the Historic Hillsborough Commission was created to serve in cooperation with the <br /> Hillsborough Historical Society, the elected officials of Hillsborough and Orange County, and <br /> appropriate public agencies; and, <br /> WHEREAS, the Historic Hillsborough Commission has the power to preserve and restore the <br /> Town of Hillsborough, and its immediately adjacent area, as a living, functioning, educational, <br /> and historical exhibit of North Carolina's early life and times; to acquire and to dispose of <br /> property, real and personal; to repair, restore, or otherwise improve such properties; and to <br /> write, compile, publish, or sponsor historical works as may pertain to the town and area; and, <br /> WHEREAS, the Historic Hillsborough Commission shall consist of not fewer than 25 members <br /> appointed by the Governor and, in ex officio capacity, the Mayor of the Town of Hillsborough, <br /> the Chair of the Board of Commissioners of Orange County, the Orange County Register of <br /> Deeds, the Orange County Clerk of Superior Court, and the Secretary of Cultural Resources or <br /> designee; and, <br /> WHEREAS, the Historic Hillsborough Commission owns and operates the Burwell School <br /> Historic Site, sharing this significant historic resource with the greater Orange County <br /> community and beyond; and, <br /> WHEREAS, Evelyn Pauline Lloyd was appointed by the Governor of the State of North <br /> Carolina and was inducted into the Historic Hillsborough Commission on September 4, 1974; <br /> and, <br /> WHEREAS, she has served continuously for 41 years on the Historic Hillsborough <br /> Commission, longer than any other member of the Commission; and, <br /> WHEREAS, her term of office on the Historic Hillsborough Commission will conclude in <br /> October 2015; and, <br />