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5 <br /> WHEREAS, Captain Horton has served as a member of the Orange County Sheriff's Office for <br /> a period of more than 28 years and will retire from the Orange County Sheriff's Office on June <br /> 30, 2016; <br /> NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Orange County Board of Commissioners as <br /> follows: <br /> 1. Sheriff Charles S. Blackwood is hereby authorized in accordance with the provisions of <br /> North Carolina General Statute § 20-187.2 to transfer to Captain Horton the badge <br /> worn by him during his service with the Orange County Sheriff's Office; and <br /> 2. Sheriff Charles S. Blackwood is hereby authorized in accordance with the provisions of <br /> North Carolina General Statute § 20-187.2 to transfer to Captain Horton his service <br /> sidearm at no cost to the officer and upon his securing a permit required by North <br /> Carolina General Statute § 14-402. <br /> BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Orange County Board of Commissioners recognizes <br /> and thanks Captain Horton for his dedicated service to Orange County and its residents. <br /> Adopted this the 7th day of June, 2016. <br /> A motion was made by Commissioner Rich, seconded by Commissioner Price for the <br /> Board to adopt the Resolution honoring Captain Norman James Horton for 28 years of law <br /> enforcement service and awarding him his badge and sidearm; and authorized the Chair to <br /> sign the Resolution. <br /> VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br /> Chair McKee presented Captain Horton with his sidearm and badge. <br /> Captain Horton said it has been an honor working for Orange County, and the best <br /> thing that has happened to him was working with Sheriff Blackwood and Jamie Sykes. <br /> b. Voluntary and Enhanced Agricultural District Designation: Multiple Farms- Parker, <br /> Sykes, Matheny, Brooks, Ward, and Finley <br /> The Board considered approving applications from multiple landowners/farms to certify <br /> qualifying farmland within the, Caldwell, Cane Creek/Buckhorn, White Cross, Cedar Grove, <br /> and Schley/Eno Voluntary Agricultural Districts; and enroll the lands in the Orange County <br /> Voluntary Agricultural District (VAD) and the Enhanced Voluntary Agricultural District (EVAD) <br /> programs. <br /> Gail Hughes, Orange County Soil and Water Conservationist, presented the following <br /> PowerPoint: <br /> Orange County <br /> Voluntary Farmland Preservation Program <br /> Voluntary and Enhanced Voluntary Agricultural Program <br /> June 7, 2016 <br /> Orange County VAD/EVAD Program <br /> Benefits of Agricultural Districts <br />