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APPROVED 12112007 <br />MINUTES <br />ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />WORK SESSION <br />November 13 2007 <br />730pm <br />The Orange County Board of Commissioners met for a Work Session on Tuesday <br />November 13 2007 at 730pm at the Link Government Services Center in Hillsborough <br />North Carolina <br />COUNTY COMMISSIONERS PRESENT Chair Moses Carey Jr and Commissioners <br />Valerie P Foushee Alice M Gordon Barry Jacobs and Mike Nelson <br />COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ABSENT <br />COUNTY ATTORNEYS PRESENT Geof Gledhill <br />COUNTY STAFF PRESENT County Manager Laura Blackmon Assistant County <br />Managers Willie Best and Gwen Harvey and Clerk to the Board Donna Baker All other staff <br />members will be identified appropriately below <br />TETHERING COMMITTEE MEMBERS PRESENT Chair Kris Bergstrand Ross <br />Oglesbee and Jean ConneratAustin Director of Animal Services Bob Marotto was also <br />present <br />NOTE ALL DOCUMENTS REFERRED TO IN THESE MINUTES ARE IN THE PERMANENT <br />AGENDA FILE IN THE CLERKS OFFICE <br />The meeting began at 731 pm <br />1 Tethering Committee Final Report and Recommendations <br />Chair Carey welcomed the Tethering Committee members and explained to them that a <br />work session is generally not for general public input but he thought it was important enough <br />to receive the report publicly rather than in writing <br />Commissioner Nelson was the County Commissioner representative and said that the <br />committee was excellent and it spent about 45months on this topic and the staffs were great <br />in putting together information and doing research He said that there were two public <br />hearings and it was a very thorough process one of the best committees he has worked on <br />Introductions were made <br />Kris Bergstrand said that the committee was formed when some citizens approached <br />the Animal Services Advisory Board with concerns about dogs being tethered in the County <br />The committee looked at other counties ordinances in order to see what this type of ordinance <br />does in these counties She said that the public input was diversified from no tethering at all to <br />those who do not want any more laws She said that the committee tried to do what was <br />appropriate for animal welfare safety for children unwanted puppies etc The <br />recommendations were approved by the ASAB <br />The committee is recommending that the Countys current animal ordinance be <br />amended to include the following with regard to tethering dogs <br />a threehour limit within a 24hourperiod <br />a specification of the types of collars and equipment that are allowed when a dog is <br />tethered