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41 <br /> 1 c. Memorandum of Understanding Between Orange County and Town of Hillsborough for <br /> 2 the Solar Feasibility Study, and Approval of Budget Amendment#3-A <br /> 3 The Board: <br /> 4 1) Approved a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between Orange County and the <br /> 5 Town of Hillsborough for a Solar Feasibility Study of properties owned by the Town of <br /> 6 Hillsborough; <br /> 7 2) Authorized the County Manager to execute the MOU, subject to final review by the <br /> 8 County Attorney, and any subsequent amendments on behalf of the Board; <br /> 9 3) Approved and authorized the County Manager to execute a Professional Services <br /> 10 Contract with Pisgah Energy and a written exemption from North Carolina General <br /> 11 Statute 143-64.31, subject to final review by the County Attorney, and any subsequent <br /> 12 amendments on behalf of the Board; and <br /> 13 4) Approved Budget Amendment #3-A to provide for the receipt of revenue from the Town <br /> 14 of Hillsborough and the total cost of the project. <br /> 15 d. Approval of an Amendment to the Freedom House FY 2024-25 Contract for Opioid <br /> 16 Funding <br /> 17 The Board approved an amendment to the FY 2024-25 Services Agreement with Freedom House <br /> 18 Recovery Center, Inc. to extend the end date from June 30, 2025 to December 31, 2025 in order <br /> 19 for Freedom House to fully utilize all approved Opioid funding. <br /> 20 e. Approval of the North Carolina Arts Council Grant Contract for the 2025-26 Grassroots <br /> 21 Arts Program <br /> 22 The Board approved the 2025-26 Grassroots Arts Program grant contract with the North Carolina <br /> 23 Arts Council (NCAC). <br /> 24 f. Authorization for County Manager to Sign the State Bureau of Investigation Non- <br /> 25 Criminal Justice Access Agreement <br /> 26 The Board authorized the County Manager to execute the State Bureau of Investigation (SBI) <br /> 27 Non-Criminal Justice Access Agreement, enabling compliance with new statutory hiring <br /> 28 requirements. <br /> 29 g. Approval of Amendments to the Orange County Code of Ordinances Section 28 — <br /> 30 Personnel Regarding Law Enforcement Special Separation Allowance <br /> 31 The Board adopted a resolution: <br /> 32 1) Approving amendments to the Orange County Code of Ordinances Chapter 28 — <br /> 33 Personnel, Section 28-38 - Retirement (j) (2) regarding the Special Separation <br /> 34 Allowance for law enforcement officers to incorporate changes in accordance with <br /> 35 Session Law 2025-8, which amended North Carolina General Statute §143-166.42; and <br /> 36 2) Approving other minor language amendments to Section 28-38 - Retirement. <br /> 37 h. Boards and Commissions —Appointments <br /> 38 The Board approved the Boards and Commissions appointments as reviewed and discussed <br /> 39 during the October 14, 2025 Work Session. <br /> 40 <br /> 41 9. County Manager's Report <br /> 42 Travis Myren had no comments. <br /> 43 <br /> 44 10. County Attorney's Report <br /> 45 John Roberts no comments. <br /> 46 <br /> 47 11. *Appointments <br /> 48 None. <br /> 49 <br /> 50 <br />