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PAGE 5 RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF TOLL FREE CALLING WHEREAS the Orange County Board of Commissioners represents all of the citizens of Orange County, and WHEREAS the citizens of Orange County have suffered with a network for telephone service which divides and isolates Orange County socially and economically because the telephone districts are so small and the toll-free calling opportunities are so limited, and WHEREAS the six small telephone districts have resulted in Orange County citizens and businesses having to pay long distance rates to call locations which are only a very short distance away, and WHEREAS normal phone calls to county government, County Commissioners, schools, medical facilities, friends and family are too often long distance calls in Orange County, resulting in the highest intra-Triangle long distance toll charges in the Triangle area, and WHEREAS long distance toll charges for calls within Triangle exchanges average $14.71 per month in Hillsborough, $9.18 in Mebane and $10.48 in Chapel Hill, as compared to $5.92 in Durham, $2.46 in Raleigh and $2.11 in Fuquay Varina, and WHEREAS the Board of County Commissioners deems it inappropriate for Orange County residents to continue to pay the unreasonable long distance toll charges for calls within the Triangle area, and WHEREAS Orange County and its citizens have been seeking relief for its citizens from this situation from the North Carolina Utilities Commission since 1971, and WHEREAS the current experimental plans are not fully addressing the problem, NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS vigorously supports the toll-free calling plan presented to the North Carolina Utilities Commission by the Triangle J Council of Governments. VOTE: UNANIMOUS Motion was made by Commissioner Willhoit, seconded by Commissioner Marshall to write a letter to the County's legislators in Raleigh asking for their support of toll free calling and to give them a progress report on the County's efforts and include a copy of the resolution approved above. VOTE: UNANIMOUS IX. REPORTS A. EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITYY REPORT This item was presented as information. Addie Turner stated that the Board would be updated annually on the status of Equal Employment Opportunity in Orange County With the use of overheads, Ms. Turner gave an overview of the report. Since a lot of the minorities are at the lower end of the salary scale, special emphasis will be placed on moving these employees up to the professional level. Commissioner Willhoit asked that he be provided with historical data comparing todays figures with those in the past for purposes of measuring the progress made. Ms.