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PIOOIT7 ON 91/92 <br />BY <br />ORANGE COUNry <br />WFIERW' in North Carolina the Lead Regional organizations, as voluntary organizations <br />serving municipal and county governments, have established productive working relationships <br />with the cities and counties across the state: and <br />WHEREAS, many counties and cities continue to need assistance in pursuing economic and <br />con unity development opportunities, but federal assistance in the form of intergovenmental <br />revenues has been severely curtailed in recent years; and <br />WHEREAS, the 1991 rural Assembly recognized this need through the appropriation of <br />$864,270 to help the Lead Regional organizations assist local governments with grant <br />applications, economic development, community development, and to support local industrial <br />development activities and other activities as deemed appropriate by their local gents; <br />and <br />WHEREAS, these finds are not intended to be used for payment of nembers' dues or <br />assessments to Lead Regional Organization or to supplant funds appropriated by the member <br />governments; and <br />WHEREAS, in the event that a request is not made by a unit of government for release of <br />these funds to our Regional Council, the available funds will revert to the State's General <br />Funds; and <br />WHEREAS, in Region J funds in the amount of $48,015 will be used to carry out the <br />economic development plan approved by the COG Board of Delegates and especially to improve the <br />eaoncmy of the counties and towns of the Region by strengthening ties to and consequently <br />benefits of the Research Triangle Park. <br />NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that ORANGE COLM1'Y requests the release of its $6,408.07 <br />share of these funds to the Triangle J Cbuncil of Governments at the earliest possible time in <br />accordance with the provisions of Chapter 689, House Bill 83, Section 19 of the 1991 Session <br />Laws. <br />B. JAIL qLMUN RII <br />The Board received the jail inspection report for September 5, 1991. <br />C. FR iPOEM giggM OF THE AMML CMIRCG 9►MUM OFFICE IN SO[TIY�i <br />C12A UE <br />In response to a question from, Con nissicmx Willhoit, Elora Jdumsn indicated that <br />most animal licenses are issued through the mail. During the last two weeks of January the <br />walk -in traffic u= eases due to the approaching deadline for licensing of animals. The <br />suggested closing is in response to limited resources, difficulty in finding an available port <br />for the computer and low usage of the satellite office. <br />The Board recommended that the Southern orange Animal Control satellite office be closed <br />as of January, 1992. <br />VOTE: UNANIlMDUS <br />