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APPROVED 5/5/2009 <br /> MINUTES <br /> ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> REGULAR MEETING <br /> March 3, 2009 <br /> 7:00 p.m. <br /> The Orange County Board of Commissioners met in regular session on Tuesday, March <br /> 3, 2009 at 7:00 p.m. in the Central Orange Senior Center in Hillsborough, North Carolina. <br /> COUNTY COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: Chair Valerie P. Foushee, and Commissioners <br /> Alice M. Gordon, Pam Hemminger, Mike Nelson, Bernadette Pelissier, and Steve Yuhasz <br /> COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ABSENT: Barry Jacobs <br /> COUNTY ATTORNEYS PRESENT: Geoffrey Gledhill <br /> COUNTY STAFF PRESENT: County Manager Laura Blackmon, Assistant County <br /> Managers Willie Best and Gwen Harvey, and Clerk to the Board Donna S. Baker (All other <br /> staff members will be identified appropriately below) <br /> NOTE: ALL DOCUMENTS REFERRED TO IN THESE MINUTES ARE IN THE PERMANENT <br /> AGENDA FILE IN THE CLERK'S OFFICE. <br /> 1. Additions or Changes to the Agenda <br /> Aqua sheet- current water levels <br /> Lavender sheet— information on the revaluation process <br /> Beige sheet- explanation of taxation of public service companies <br /> Pink sheet- revised attachment to item 6-a, Assessment of the Fire/Rescue Services in <br /> Orange County <br /> Melon sheet- PowerPoint presentation for Item 6-c, Orange County Percent for Art <br /> Programs <br /> Yellow sheet- memo from the County Manager on the Federal Stimulus Projects <br /> Commissioner Foushee said that Commissioner Jacobs could not be here this evening <br /> due to work obligations. <br /> PUBLIC CHARGE <br /> The Chair dispensed with the reading of the public charge. <br /> County Manager Laura Blackmon and Budget Director Donna Coffey <br /> made the following presentation (lavender sheet): <br /> Revaluation at a Glance <br /> March 3, 2009 <br /> • Mandated by the North Carolina General Statutes governing property tax assessments <br />