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~A ~ ~ <br />l.r/ <br />Orange County Board of Commissioners <br />Page 4 <br />March 13, 2006 <br />;Attachment J. A draft of a Code of Ethics for North Carolina <br />County Commissioners, prepared for the North Carolina County <br />Commissioners Association is Attachment K. The Town of Carrboro <br />Code of Ethics and Disclosure Requirements is Attachment L. The <br />last attachment, Attachment M, is a 2001 executive order of <br />Governor Easley, creating a North Carolina Board of Ethics and <br />prescribing its responsibilities and the responsibilities of <br />covered State employees. <br />Disclosure requirements can be helpful in causing the <br />person making. the disclosure to focus on his or her (and family <br />member) property and business interests. This may aid the public <br />officer or employee in not participating in decisions where <br />conflicts of interest arise. Similarly, disclosure requirements <br />can aid others in making decisions about, who should and who <br />should not participate in decisions. The absence of an ordinance <br />or statutory disclosure requirement does not, however, mean that <br />the requirement for disclosure on a case by case basis as <br />required by law does not exist. It does. And, it is possible <br />that an ordinance or statutory disclosure requirement would not <br />cover all of the things that would be required to be~disclosed <br />in a given decision. <br />There is a lot covered in this letter and its attachments. <br />During your work session and thereafter you, as a Board, can <br />hone in on your interests,.including those not covered in this <br />letter and its attachments. <br />Very truly yours, <br />COLEMAN, GhEDHILL, HARGRAVE & PEEK, P.C. <br />GEG/lsg <br />Enclosures . <br />xc: Donna Baker <br />Gwen Harvey <br />Tyrone Jackson <br />John M. Link, Jr. <br />Rod Visser <br />Greg Wilder <br />lsg:letters\bdofcom financial disclosure ltr.doc <br />