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MINUTES FEBRUARY 15, 1983 The Orange County Board of Commissioners met in regular session on Tuesday, February 15, 1983, at 7:30 P.M. in the Courtroom of the Old Post Office Building, Chapel Hill , North Carolina. Commissioners present: Richard E. Whitted, Chair, and Commissioners Ben Lloyd, Shirley E. Marshall, Norman Walker and Don Willhoit. A. BOARD COMMENTS Commissioner Whitted added Proclamation on School Bus Safety; Commissioner Lloyd added discussion of the Town of Mebane participating in the Orange County Economic Development Commission. B. AUDIENCE COMMENTS There were none. C MINUTES Commissioner Marshall moved, seconded by Commissioner Willhoit, to approve the ,Minutes of January 18, 1983, as corrected and resubmitted. Vote: Ayes, 5; noes, O. D, BOARD DECISIONS 1. Wild/Vicious Animal Complaints: The County Manager presented a summary of ,a report he had prepared on various aspects of wild animal ordinances (that report its on file in the Office of the Clerk to the Board in the agenda folder for the pro- f 1ceedings of this meeting). The Board discussed questions of regulation, enforcement or complete ban on this issue. Mr. Bill Sheffield, Durham attorney, told the Board he recommended that they do as Chatham County did with regard to a wild animal ordinance. Mr. Sheffield further suggested a simple ban on importation of more such animals into the County and raised the question of "grandfathering" existing animals. He said the Board's options are three: I) regulate across the board; 2) prohibit some animals; 3) out and out ban on wild or undomesticated animals, Mr. Stanley Bennett, who lives in Chapel Hill Township, said there were legitimate reasons for some wild/undomesticated animals and that the University of North Carolina zed many of these animals in research, He feels that UNC-CH should be exempted from my such ban or Ordinance. Mr. Tim Greene, Chapel Hill Township, said any such ban would drive the owners of :uch animals "un" :rground."