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15 16 <br /> shall be available for members of the public in the clerk's office <br /> and at the Orange County Main Public Library. Quarterly Public <br /> Hearing Agendas shall also be placed at the Chapel Hill Library. <br /> The agenda is also published on the county's web site, <br /> orangecountync.gov. <br /> For all other meetings (special, work sessions, etc.) a copy of <br /> the agenda and attachments shall be available to members of <br /> the public on the Orange County website prior to the meeting <br /> (usually 48-72 hours before the meeting). <br /> The clerk's office shall post agendas for regular meetings, <br /> public hearings and work sessions on the county's website <br /> within 24 hours after they are distributed to the Board of <br /> Commissioners by the county manager's office. Agendas which <br /> are distributed on Thursday prior to a Friday holiday or agen- <br /> das which are distributed on Friday will be posted on the <br /> County's website by noon the following Monday. <br /> (c) The board may, by approval of a majority of its members, i.e. an <br /> affirmative vote equal to a quorum, add an item at the meeting that <br /> is not on the agenda. <br /> Comment: Because of the increased volume and complexity of <br /> the matters they must consider,nearly all boards use an agenda. <br /> Some boards use an agenda only to organize the material they <br /> must consider and to give themselves an opportunity to study <br /> the issues before they meet. These boards generally allow last- <br /> minute additions to the agenda by general consent. This rule <br /> takes that approach. Other boards use their agenda to control <br /> the length of their meetings. Often a board that uses its agenda <br /> for this purpose will hold a work session before the regular meet- <br /> ing to ask questions and thoroughly explore the proposals that <br /> must be voted on at the regular meeting.Generally these boards <br /> take a stricter approach and do not allow late additions to the <br /> agenda unless an emergency exists. <br /> Rule 9. Public Comments - Items Not on the Printed <br /> Agenda. The county manager shall include on the agenda of <br /> each regular meeting a time for comments or questions from <br /> members of the public in attendance. The chair will first recog- <br /> nize individuals or groups who have signed up to be heard, and <br /> then may recognize others, subject to available time. Speakers <br /> will be allowed three minutes each up to an hour total. After <br />