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23 <br /> 1 Chair Hamilton said this won't be the end of the conversation because it's an important <br /> 2 topic for the community. She said that it's important that the commissioners are using their time <br /> 3 for the county wisely. <br /> 4 <br /> 5 7. Reports <br /> 6 None. <br /> 7 <br /> 8 8. Consent Agenda <br /> 9 <br /> 10 • Removal of Any Items from Consent Agenda <br /> 11 • Approval of Remaining Consent Agenda <br /> 12 • Discussion and Approval of the Items Removed from the Consent Agenda <br /> 13 <br /> 14 A motion was made by Vice-Chair Fowler, seconded by Commissioner Bedford,to approve <br /> 15 the consent agenda. <br /> 16 <br /> 17 VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br /> 18 <br /> 19 a. Minutes <br /> 20 The Board approved the draft minutes for the March 19, 2026, March 21, 2026, and March 23, <br /> 21 2026 BOCC Meetings as submitted by the Clerk to the Board. <br /> 22 b. Tax Collector's Partial FY 2025-26 Settlement for July 1, 2025 through March 31, 2026 <br /> 23 The Board: <br /> 24 1) Received the Tax Collector's partial settlement on current and delinquent taxes for Fiscal <br /> 25 Year 2025-2026 through March 31, 2026, based on the retirement of Tax Administrator <br /> 26 Nancy Freeman as of March 31, 2026; <br /> 27 2) Approved and authorized the Chair to sign the resolution for the accounting thereof; and <br /> 28 3) Approved, authorized the Chair to sign, and issued the Order to Collect to the Acting Tax <br /> 29 Collector for the remainder of Fiscal Year 2025-2026. <br /> 30 c. Fiscal Year 2025-26 Budget Amendment#9 <br /> 31 The Board approved budget, grant, and capital project ordinance amendments for Fiscal Year <br /> 32 2025-26. <br /> 33 d. Enhanced Voluntary and Voluntary Agricultural District Designation— Multiple Farms <br /> 34 The Board approved applications from four (4) landowners/farms to certify qualifying farmland <br /> 35 within the Caldwell and Cedar Grove Agricultural District Regions; and enroll the lands in the <br /> 36 Orange County Farmland Preservation Program's Enhanced Voluntary Agricultural District or <br /> 37 Voluntary Agricultural District program. <br /> 38 e. Services Contract Award for Animal Services and Whiffed Complex Fire Alarm Systems <br /> 39 Replacement <br /> 40 The Board: <br /> 41 1) Approved the County entering into a service contract with Siemens Industry, Inc. for the <br /> 42 replacement of the Animal Services and Whitted Complex Fire Alarm systems; and <br />