Orange County NC Website
Browse       Search
19i <br /> Staff presentation by Marvin ifY <br /> in Collins. <br /> Procedures for public notification for amendments to various <br /> County ordinances vary from ordinance to ordinance. To reduce <br /> confusion by the general public and to insure consistency, the <br /> public notification procedures for amendments to ordinances have <br /> been reviewed to identify inconsistencies. <br /> The proposed amendment to Section VIII-B would require that the <br /> first advertisement of a notice of public hearing regarding a <br /> proposed ordinance amendment appear in a newspaper not less than <br /> ten (10). and not more than twenty-five (25) days prior to the <br /> hearing. The amendment would provide uniformity between <br /> advertisement requirements in the Zoning Ordinance and the <br /> Subdivision Regulations. Currently, the first advertisement must <br /> appear in a newspaper not less than fifteen (15) days prior to <br /> the hearing. <br /> The Planning Staff recommends approval of the proposed amendment. <br /> There were no questions or comments. <br /> MOTION: Commissioner Marshall moved, seconded by Commissioner Carey, to <br /> refer this amendment to the Planning Board for recommendation to <br /> the Board of Commissioners on July 6, 1987 . <br /> VOTE: Unanimous. <br /> D. RESOLUTIONS OR PROCLAMATIONS <br /> 1. RAPE PREVENTION MONTH IN ORANGE COUNTY <br /> Motion was made by Commissioner Hartwell, seconded by <br /> Commissioner Carey to approve the proclamation as stated below: <br /> WHEREAS, rape and sexual assaults are violent crimes committed <br /> against females and males of all ages and economic groups; an <br /> WHEREAS, rape in Orange County has been one of the fastest <br /> growing violent crimes in recent years, with an average of 60 sexual <br /> assaults per year reported to the Orange County Rape Crisis Center; and <br /> WHEREAS, during 1986, 70 sexual assaults were reported in Orange <br /> County; and <br /> WHEREAS, rapes have been most frequently reported in the late <br /> summer months and are reported to be increasing on the college campus; <br /> and <br /> WHEREAS, there are precautions that can be taken to lessen the <br /> likelihood of sexual assaults, and the Rape Crisis Center, law <br /> enforcement and other social service agencies are providing training in <br /> self-protection; now <br /> THEREFORE, We, the Orange County Board of Commissioners in full <br /> recognition and appreciation of the efforts for the prevention of rape <br /> and sexual assault in Orange County, do hereby proclaim the month of June <br /> 1987 as <br /> RAPE PREVENTION MONTH IN ORANGE COUNTY <br /> North Carolina and do urge all citizens to seek preventive information <br /> and to educate their children as well. We urge all citizens and county, <br /> local and state agencies and organizations involved in the criminal <br /> justice system to devote special attention to the prevention of these <br /> crimes and to the needs of the victims. We urge all other agencies and <br />