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~i APPR01(ED 4/15/2QQ.8 Orange Counfy Board of County Commissioners WORK SESSION Tuesday, February 12,; 2Q08 7:30 pm Lirik Government Services Center, Hillsborough, NC The Orange;County Board of Commissioners met fora 1Nbrk Session on Tuesday, February 12'; 2008 at 7:30 p:m. at the Link G9vernment Services Center in Hillsborough, N.C.. COUNTY COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: Chair Barry Jacobs and Commissioners Moses Carey; Jr., Valerie Foushee, Alice M. Gordon, and Mike Nelson COUNTY :COMMISSIONERS ABSENT: COUNTY ATTORNEY"PRESENT:. Geof Gledhill COUNTY STAFF, PRESENT County Manager Laura. Blackmon, Assistant County Managers Vllillie Best and Gwe.n'Harvey, and Deputy Clerkto the Board Ravid Hunt (All other.. staff members will. be identified appropriately below) NOTE: ALL DOCUMENTS REFERRED TO" IN THESE MINUTES ARE IN THE PERMANENT AGENDA FILE'IN THE CLERK'S OFFICE. The meeting was called to .order at 7:32 pm. ~. Orange County Housing Authority Bylaws'<Revision Jabrina Robinson, Vice-Chair of the Affortlable Housing Advisory Board, highlighted th,e significant changes to the bylaws. She said that when the AHAB met with the Board of County, Commissioners in August, the Board asked the AHAB to go: back and review the bylaws of the Orange County Housing Authority to bring them up to date with some. of the goals discussed: for' the Housing Authority. Most of the changes are minor. The first section is in Article II. It was decided that the Board of Commissioners ofthe Authority shall consist of seven members. Commissioner Gordon' made reference to Article. I, Section 3, and suggested that it should say, '`at such other place rn Orange County..." Geof Gledhill said that it could meet outside of ©range County and there. is no law preventing it from .doing so. Commissioner Gordon said that the preference would be to meet in Orange County. .Commissioner Gordon asked if the members had to be .called commissioners.. Jabrina Robinson said that ny statute they are def ned as board of commissioners. Chair Jacobs suggested saying the Housing Authority Board of Commissioners to. differentiate from other commissioners. Chan Jacobs asked about the purpose of no ,eommissionerbcing a.County official, Jabrina Robinson said that this is designated by statute. Jabrina Robinson made reference to revisions to Article III, Section 5, and that the Executive Director shall be appointed by the. C)range:County Manager; and compensation will also.. be determined by the County Manager: Commissioner Gordon asked where the purpose of the Housing Authority was outlined and Geof Gledhill said that it is'in the charter: Commissioner Gordon suggested that this should be outlined in the general statute. She also suggested :changing; "chairmen" to "chair" throughout the. document.