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Orange County <br /> Board of Commissioners <br /> Agenda <br /> Regular Meeting Note: Background Material <br /> October 16, 2018 on all abstracts <br /> 7:00 p.m. available in the <br /> Southern Human Services Center Clerk's Office <br /> 2501 Homestead Road <br /> Chapel Hill,NC 27514 <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-Anne Anthony is a writer who lives in Chapel Hill. Her prose and poetry have been <br /> published in The North Carolina Literary Review, Poetry South, Prime Magazine, Dead Mule <br /> School for Southern Literature and elsewhere. Her short stories have appeared in several short story <br /> collections. In March of 2018, Anne released an anthology of flash fiction which she edited. The <br /> book, The Collection: Flash Fiction for Flash Memory, includes original fiction by forty-nine <br /> writers, twelve of whom live in North Carolina. The first of its kind, she created the anthology of 60 <br /> short stories between 500 and 750 words to extend the reading life of adults experiencing memory <br /> changes. She dedicated the book to her mother who had been a life-long reader until memory loss <br /> stole her capacity to hold on to the narrative thread. Anne is the former Orange County <br /> representative and a continuing member of the North Carolina Writers' Network. She has most <br /> recently presented a workshop during the group's 2018 Spring Conference in Greensboro. <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 />