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i <br />Orange County <br />Board of Commissioners <br />Agenda <br />Regular Meeting <br />September 4, 2018 <br />7:00 p.m. <br />Richard Whitted Meeting Facility <br />300 West Tryon Street <br />Hillsborough, NC 27278 <br />Note: Background Material <br />on all abstracts <br />available in the <br />Clerk's Office <br />Compliance with the "Americans with Disabilities Act" - Interpreter services and/or special sound <br />equipment are available on request. Call the County Clerk's Office at (919) 245 -2130. If you are <br />disabled and need assistance with reasonable accommodations, contact the ADA Coordinator in the <br />County Manager's Office at (919) 245 -2300 or TDD# 919- 644 -3045. <br />1. Additions or Changes to the Agenda <br />PUBLIC CHARGE <br />The Board of Commissioners pledges its respect to all present. The Board asks those attending this meeting to <br />conduct themselves in a respectful, courteous manner toward each other, county staff and the commissioners. <br />At any time should a member of the Board or the public fail to observe this charge, the Chair will take steps to <br />restore order and decorum. Should it become impossible to restore order and continue the meeting, the Chair <br />will recess the meeting until such time that a genuine commitment to this public charge is observed. The <br />BOCC asks that all electronic devices such as cell phones, pagers, and computers should please be turned off <br />or set to silent /vibrate. Please be kind to everyone. <br />Arts Moment — Barbara Claypole White — Bestselling author who creates hopeful family drama <br />with a healthy dose of mental illness. Originally from England, she writes and gardens in the forests <br />of rural Orange County, where she lives with her beloved OCD family. Her award - winning novels <br />include The Unfinished Garden, The In- Between Hour (a Southern Independent Booksellers <br />Alliance Okra Pick) The Perfect Son, which was a Goodreads Choice Awards Nominee for Best <br />Fiction 2015, Echoes of Family, and The Promise Between Us. She is also an OCD Advocate for the <br />A2A Alliance, a nonprofit group that promotes advocacy over adversity. To connect with Barbara, <br />please visit www.barbaraclaypolewhite.com. <br />2. Public Comments (Limited to One Hour) <br />(We would appreciate you signing the pad ahead of time so that you are not overlooked.) <br />a. Matters not on the Printed Agenda (Limited to One Hour — THREE MINUTE LIMIT PER <br />SPEAKER — Written comments may be submitted to the Clerk to the Board.) <br />Petitions /Resolutions /Proclamations and other similar requests submitted by the public will not be acted <br />upon by the Board of Commissioners at the time presented. All such requests will be referred for <br />Chair/Vice Chair /Manager review and for recommendations to the full Board at a later date regarding a) <br />consideration of the request at a future regular Board meeting; or b) receipt of the request as information <br />only. Submittal of information to the Board or receipt of information by the Board does not constitute <br />approval, endorsement, or consent. <br />