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5 <br /> resolution states Orange County values but due to the resolution header stating support of the <br /> Charlotte ordinance, he will not be able to support the resolution. <br /> Commissioner Dorosin said he appreciated Chair McKee's opposition but said the <br /> ordinance is referring to signs that say gays are not allowed, for example, and he wished that <br /> the Board could pass an ordinance like Charlotte. He respectfully disagreed with Chair <br /> McKee. <br /> Chair McKee said he accepted Commissioner Dorosin's disagreement and agreed with <br /> him about the example given. He said the ordinance crosses the line by stating that nothing <br /> can be printed, circulated, mailed, etc., and affects private communications between <br /> individuals. <br /> Commissioner Price said if she is reading the ordinance correctly it means that you <br /> cannot prohibit someone's usage of public accommodations. <br /> Chair McKee said he reads a literal interpretation of the ordinance. <br /> Commissioner Burroughs asked Commissioner Dorosin if the ordinance contains <br /> standard public accommodation language that came into being in the 1960s with the Civil <br /> Rights Act. <br /> Commissioner Dorosin said it is public accommodation language. He said the <br /> ordinance specifically talks about signs, mailings, and publications that one should be denied <br /> accommodations in a place of public accommodation. <br /> A motion was made by Commissioner Jacobs, seconded by Commissioner Dorosin to <br /> adopt the Orange County Resolution in Support of the City of Charlotte Non-Discrimination <br /> Policy. <br /> VOTE: Ayes, 6; Nays, 1 (Chair McKee) <br /> Commissioner Dorosin said the legislature is going into special session tomorrow about <br /> this issue and he believed it will restrict local governments even more. <br /> Commissioner Rich said the bill had not been dropped as of this afternoon. <br /> 5. Public Hearings <br /> a. Public Hearing on the Financing of Various Capital Investment Plan Projects <br /> The Board conducted a public hearing on the issuance of approximately $8,150,000 to <br /> finance capital investment projects and equipment for the fiscal year as approved in the 2015- <br /> 2016 Capital Investment Plan; and to approve a related resolution supporting the County's <br /> application to the Local Government Commission (LGC) for its approval of the financing <br /> arrangements. <br /> Gary Donaldson, Orange County Chief Financial Officer, said the purpose of this <br /> evening is to conduct a public hearing on the issuance of approximately $8,150,000 to finance <br /> capital investment projects, and equipment for the fiscal year as approved in the 2015- 2016 <br /> Capital Investment Plan; and to approve a related resolution supporting the County's <br /> application to the Local Government Commission (LGC) for its approval of the financing <br /> arrangements. <br /> BACKGROUND: <br /> County staff estimates that the total amount to be financed for capital investment projects and <br /> equipment will be approximately $8,150,000. The financing will include amounts to pay <br /> transaction costs. <br />