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1 <br /> <br />APPROVED 10/16/2018 <br /> MINUTES <br />BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />REGULAR MEETING <br />September 4, 2018 <br />7:00 p.m. <br /> <br /> The Orange County Board of Commissioners met in regular session on Tuesday, <br />September 4, 2018 at 7:00 p.m. at the Whitted Building, in Hillsborough, N.C. <br /> <br />COUNTY COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: Chair Dorosin and Commissioners Mia Burroughs, <br />Barry Jacobs, Earl McKee, Mark Marcoplos, Renee Price and Penny Rich <br />COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ABSENT: <br />COUNTY ATTORNEYS PRESENT: John Roberts <br />COUNTY STAFF PRESENT: County Manager Bonnie Hammersley, Deputy County Manager <br />Travis Myren and Clerk to the Board Donna Baker (All other staff members will be identified <br />appropriately below) <br /> <br />Chair Dorosin called the meeting to order at 7:02 p.m. <br />Chair Dorosin said Commissioner McKee would be late tonight. <br /> <br />1. Additions or Changes to the Agenda <br /> <br />Chair Dorosin noted the following items at the Commissioners’ places: <br /> <br />- PowerPoint for item 6-a <br />- PowerPoint for item 6-b <br /> <br />Commissioner Jacobs suggested that the information item on land use plan <br />amendments be moved up for discussion on the regular agenda. <br />Chair Dorosin suggested moving this to item 6-d. <br />The Board agreed by consensus. <br /> Katie Murray, Arts Commission Director, introduced the Arts Moment: <br /> <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 <br />forests of rural Orange County, where she lives with her beloved OCD family. Her award- <br />winning novels include The Unfinished Garden, The In-Between Hour (a Southern Independent <br />Booksellers Alliance Okra Pick) The Perfect Son, which was a Goodreads Choice Awards <br />Nominee for Best Fiction 2015, Echoes of Family, and The Promise Between Us. She is also an <br />OCD Advocate for the A2A Alliance, a nonprofit group that promotes advocacy over adversity. <br />To connect with Barbara, please visit www.barbaraclaypolewhite.com. <br /> Barbara Claypole White read an excerpt from one of her books. <br /> <br />2. Public Comments <br /> <br />a. Matters not on the Printed Agenda <br />Craig Carter said he came to a previous meeting about the flag, and he asked the Board <br />to change the size of the flags that can be flown, as he has a flag to honor a lost relative which <br />he can no longer fly due to the size restrictions. He asked the Board if it would consider <br />amending the regulation. He said he had a relative die years ago due of the slow ambulance