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i <br />~J <br />MINUTES <br />ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />REGULAR MEETING <br />FEBRUARY 16, 1988 <br />The Orange County Board of Commissioners met in regular session on <br />Tuesday, February 16, 1988 at 7:30 p.m. in the courtroom of the old Past <br />Office in Chapel Hi11, North Carolina. <br />BOARD MEMBERS PRESENT: Chair Shirley E. Marshall, Moses Carey, Jr., <br />John Hartwell and Don Willhoit. <br />BOARD MEMBER ABSENT: Stephen Halkiotis. <br />ATTORNEY PRESENT: Geoffrey Gledhill. <br />STAFF PRESENT: County Manager John M. Link, Jr., Assistant County <br />Managers William Laws and Albert Kittrell, Director of EMS Bobby Baker, <br />Planner Gene Bell, Clerk to the Board Beverly A. Blythe, Data Processing <br />Director Keith Brooks, Sergeant Joe Dickey, Personnel Technician Darlene <br />Parrish, Tax Collector Johnny Horner, Purchasing Director Pam Jones, Tax <br />Assessor Kermit Lloyd, Sheriff Lindy Pendergrass, Land Records Manager <br />Roscoe Reeve, Mayor Don Truelove and Personnel Director Beverly Whitehead. <br />A. BOARD AND MANAGERS COMMENTS <br />1. Chair Marshall expressed concern about the issue of animal <br />licensing and its ramifications. She stated that although this is not a <br />public hearing, the Board would hear comments from chosen representatives <br />of the group in attendance. <br />2. The appointment of an Agriculture Extension Director was added to <br />the agenda. <br />3. A resolution was added to the agenda as D2. <br />4. Item F-12 was deleted from the agenda. <br />5. Item F2 was removed from the Consent Agenda and placed as item <br />Gl'7 . <br />6. Manager Link requested that item F8 include a proposal for Joint <br />Planning which will be forthcoming and the Board agreed. <br />7. Item G-15 was deleted. <br />8. The Executive Session was deleted from the agenda. <br />9. Commissioner Hartwell informed the Board that the County Advisory <br />Board on Aging requested that Jim Singleton serve on the CYP Citizens <br />Advisory Group. <br />B. PUBLIC COMMENTS <br />1. MATTERS ON THE PRINTED AGENDA <br />Chair Marshall restated that comments on the licensing fees will <br />be heard from five representatives. In answer to several questions about <br />limiting the number of speakers, Chair Marshall explained that a public <br />hearing had been held on the Animal Ordinance and that time would not <br />permit for more than a limited number of comments. <br />Stewart Barbour asked that item G10 be delayed. It was decided <br />that he would make additional comments on this item at the time it appears <br />on the agenda. <br />2. MATTERS NOT ON THE PRINTED AGENDA <br />None <br />PUBLIC CHARGE <br />Chair Shirley E. Marshall read the Public Charge. <br />OATH OF OFFICE FOR COUNTY MANAGER <br />Clerk of Court Shirley James administered the oath of office to John <br />M. Link, Jr., County Manager. A signed copy of this oath is in the minute <br />