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2 <br /> VOTE: UNANIMOUS. <br /> D. REPORT- PUBLIC PROCLAMATIONS TO RESCIND WATER RESTRICTIONS <br /> On December 23 , 1986 the following proclamation to rescind the <br /> Voluntary Stage II water restrictions in the county portion of the OWASA <br /> service area was issued by Chair Marshall: <br /> "Orange County has been notified by the Orange Water and Sewer <br /> Authority that the water supply situation has continued to improve. The <br /> return of near normal precipitation has restored University Lake to about <br /> 2" below full and along with added water to the Quarry Reservoir and the <br /> Cane Creek impoundment has reduced the overall system demand and increased <br /> the water supply to more than three months. <br /> As Chair of the Orange County Board of Commissioners, I hereby <br /> rescind the voluntary Stage II water restrictions for those citizens who <br /> live in the County portion of Orange Water and Sewer Authority service <br /> area. <br /> I thank the citizens of Orange County in the OWASA service area <br /> for their cooperation during the drought of 1986 and ask that you continue <br /> to practice good stewardship of our natural resources. " <br /> On December 29, 1986 the following proclamation to rescind the <br /> voluntary Stage II water restrictions in the county portion of the <br /> Orange/Alamance and the Town of Hillsborough service area was issued by <br /> Chair Marshall: <br /> "The management of Orange County has determined that with the <br /> combination of available water sources and the forecast of normal rainfall <br /> for the forthcoming winter months, the water level of Lake Orange is now <br /> at the Stage I level in accordance with the County' s Water Conservation <br /> Ordinance. <br /> As Chair of the Orange County Board of Commissioners, I hereby <br /> rescind the voluntary Stage II water restrictions for those citizens who <br /> live in the County portion of the Orange/Alamance and the Town of <br /> Hillsborough service area and use water obtained from any raw water supply <br /> within Orange County. <br /> I thank the citizens of Orange County in the Orange/Alamance and <br /> the Town of Hillsborough service area for their cooperation during the <br /> drought of 1986 and ask that you continue to practice good stewardship of <br /> our natural resources. " <br /> E. ITEMS FOR DECISION - CONSENT AGENDA <br /> Item two was removed from the consent agenda for separate <br /> consideration. <br /> The following action was taken by the Board: <br /> 1. PUBLIC MEETING AND PUBLIC HEARING POLICY <br /> To adopt a policy that County management and County departments <br /> will set general public meetings or public hearings only at such times as <br /> the Board of Commissioners is not regularly scheduled to meet or is not <br /> expected to be absent from the County, as a group, for County-related <br /> events. <br /> 2 . ANIMAL SHELTER - CHANGE ORDER - removed for separate <br /> consideration. <br /> 3 . AMENDMENT TO COMMISSION FOR WOMEN BYLAWS <br /> To approve an amendment to the Commission for Women bylaws which <br /> will increase membership on the Executive committee and make provisions <br />