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be paid under the proposed contracts in that year. <br />VOTE: AYES, 4; ABSTENTION, 1 (Commissioner Halkiotis because of a <br />possible conflict of interest) <br />Commissioner Willhoit emphasized the importance of energy <br />efficient schools. He asked for information on how to rate electricity. <br />Sally Kost noted that this work will be paid for out of the <br />Capital Improvement Plan for orange County Schools. <br />V. SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS <br />VI. PUBLIC HEARING AND A DECISION <br />VII. REPORTS <br />A. EXPANSION OF THE EFLAND SEWER SYSTEM <br />Some Efland citizens have formed the Efland Environmental <br />Group Steering Committee. This group requested that county staff proceed <br />with (1) developing general financing alternatives for expanding the <br />Efland sewer system; (2) the necessary process to begin CDBG eligibility <br />investigation for funding of Efland sewer expansion and for financial <br />assistance for existing and potential customers of the existing section of <br />the sewer system in making plumbing modifications, paying tap fees, etc.; <br />and (3) determining the public health implications resulting from poor <br />waste treatment systems currently existing in unsewered portions of <br />Efland. <br />John Link stated that the suggestions from this group seem to be <br />reasonable and prudent and recommends that the Board confirm those <br />recommendations and direct the staff to begin with the process to put <br />these suggestions into action. <br />Commissioner Gordon suggested receiving this report and delaying <br />action on this request until after the CDBG public hearing on March 9. <br />She asked for information on how many citizens are connected to the sewer, <br />the fees the County has received, reasons for people not paying, and the <br />number of people who have not tapped on and are paying. <br />Chairman Carey stated that the Board needs to receive a status <br />report and have a work session on this topic. <br />The Board agreed to accept the report. <br />B. EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS <br />John Link reported that during the fall of 1991, he conducted <br />a review of the emergency communications system in Orange County in an <br />effort to confirm those aspects of the system that are working well and to <br />ascertain others that may need improvement. Overall, the emergency <br />communications system works quite well. However, there are a number of <br />areas that need additional attention. With the support and cooperation of <br />municipal and volunteer officials, he has implemented a number of steps <br />that will strengthen the system. <br />Commissioner Halkiotis suggested having uniforms for the 911 <br />personnel to let them know the County really cares about them. Chair <br />Carey suggested looking into the possibility of buying pins for County <br />employees. John Link will poll the employees to find out what they would <br />