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1 <br /> ORANGE COUNTY <br /> BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br /> Meeting Date: December 9, 2025 <br /> Action Agenda <br /> Item No. 5-a <br /> SUBJECT: Public Hearing Regarding a Proposed Economic Development Recruitment <br /> Incentive and Performance Agreement Between Orange County and CITEL <br /> America, Inc. (Project Rooster) <br /> DEPARTMENT: Manager's Office <br /> Attorney's Office <br /> Economic Development Office <br /> ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: <br /> 1. Proposed Performance Incentive Travis Myren, County Manager, (919) <br /> Agreement 245-2308 <br /> 2. PowerPoint Presentation John Roberts, County Attorney, (919) <br /> 3. Public Hearing Notice 245-2318 <br /> Steve Brantley, Director, Economic <br /> Development, (919) 245-2326 <br /> PURPOSE: To: <br /> (1) Receive information and hold a public hearing on the issuance of a performance-based <br /> agreement by the County to a private development company; and <br /> (2) Consider approval of the proposed five-year performance-based agreement, with claw- <br /> back provisions, for the manufacturing facility recruitment of CITEL America, Inc. <br /> BACKGROUND: Local and state governments in North Carolina have the goal to promote <br /> economic development by encouraging the location of new businesses and the expansion of <br /> existing businesses. This activity serves to diversify the local tax base, increase employment <br /> opportunities, and introduce desired job skills and related benefits to a community, and for the <br /> benefit of its residents. The Local Government Act, North Carolina General Statute (NCGS) 158- <br /> 7.1, outlines the requirements of public hearings, and NCGS 158-7.1(a) specifically addresses <br /> the requirement that economic development appropriations "must be determined by the governing <br /> body of the city or county to increase the population, taxable property, agriculture industries, <br /> employment, industrial output, or business prospects of the city or county". This public hearing <br /> has been scheduled in compliance. <br /> Company Background: <br /> CITEL America, Inc. is a privately owned French manufacturer of electrical Surge Protection <br /> Devices (SPDs) that protect electronic and electric equipment from transient overvoltages caused <br /> by lightning strikes, switching events, and electromagnetic interferences. The company was <br /> formed in Paris, France in 1937 and expanded to the United States in 1985. <br />