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14 <br />Attachment 3 <br />Revised following 8/17/00 task force meeting and includes Superintendents' comments <br />Revised <br />9/07/00 <br />~i~.~ ~ _ _ <br />+.• ,' <br />2. Site Standards <br />In accordance with North Carolina State Statutes, a local board of education cannot <br />execute a contract nor expend funds to purchase a facility site without the consent of <br />the local board of county commissioners. As each school system in Orange County <br />plans for future school-related facilities, it is important that they adhere to the following. <br />guidelines related to the potential acquisition; either by purchase or donation, of a site, <br />in addition to any siting criteria they may have established internally:, <br />Potential Sites -The Board of Education is to notify the Orange County Board <br />of Commissioners, in writing, whenever they have tentatively identified a <br />potential school site for purchase, or if a potential donor indicates interest in <br />donating a site to the' system. The written correspondence should provide the <br />following information for Commissioner consideration: <br />• Location, including tax map numbers, of the potential site; <br />• Opportunities for additional facilities to be co-located as a park site, as <br />outlined in the "Memorandum of Agreement for Providing Coordinated <br />Site and Facility Planning"; <br />• The availability of public utilities at or in close proximity to the site; <br />• If a donated site: <br />Concern: <br />Ensuring that the <br />entire 'Board of <br />Commissioners is <br />aware of talks <br />and potential <br />sites from. the <br />beginning; avoid <br />"surprises" in the <br />end <br />• Any knowledge of a donor's plans for adjacent <br />development; <br />• Special considerations or expectations the donor may <br />have referenced in initial discussions pertaining to the <br />donation; <br />Upon receipt of the Board of Education's notification, the <br />Commissioners will appoint by a majority vote of the Board, a <br />Page 2 of 7 <br />Pnhcv r,,, Planning and Funding School Capital Proiects <br />