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MINUTES <br /> ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> REGULAR MEETING <br /> FEBRUARY 3, 1986 <br /> The Orange County Board of Commissioners met in regular session on <br /> February 3 , 1986, 7: 30 p.m. in the Board of Commissioners Room, Orange <br /> County Courthouse, Hillsborough, North Carolina. <br /> COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: Chair Don Willhoit, and Commissioners <br /> Shirley Marshall, Moses Carey and Ben Lloyd. <br /> COMMISSIONER ABSENT: Commissioner Norman Walker. <br /> ATTORNEY PRESENT: Geoffrey Gledhill. <br /> STAFF PRESENT: County Manager Kenneth R. Thompson, Assistant <br /> County Manager William T. Laws, Director of Parks and Recreation Mary <br /> Anne Black, Clerk to the Board Beverly A. Blythe, Deputy Finance <br /> Director Ken Chavious, Director of Planning Marvin Collins, Director of <br /> Revenue John T. Horner, Planner Susan Smith and Financial Analyst Donna <br /> Wagner. <br /> A. BOARD COMMENTS <br /> Commissioner Ben Lloyd requested an Executive Session be added to <br /> the agenda. There was no objection to this request. <br /> B. AUDIENCE COMMENTS <br /> 1. MATTERS ON THE PRINTED AGENDA <br /> Several persons in the audience requested to speak and Chair <br /> Willhoit indicated those items would be considered first after <br /> the report as listed on the agenda. <br /> 2 . MATTERS NOT 'ON THE PRINTED AGENDA <br /> None. <br /> C. APPOINTMENTS <br /> Chair Willhoit expressed a need to realign the terms for the <br /> members of the Planning Board so that four (4) terms expire at the same <br /> time each year. Under the old ordinance dated April, 1977, no provision <br /> was made for completing the unexpired term for anyone who resigned <br /> during a term. The intent of the new ordinance is that appointments <br /> shall be made so that approximately one-third of the terms expire each <br /> year. <br /> Commissioner Marshall expressed a concern that some members will be <br /> losing months on their term while others will gain months. <br /> Chair Willhoit asked for a clarification on the length of terms as <br /> expressed in the Zoning Ordinance and Attorney Geoff Gledhill explained <br /> that two successive terms could mean a portion of a term and a full <br /> three year term. <br /> Chair Willhoit proposed that the expiration date for appointments <br /> either be January 31 or February 1. <br /> It was the consensus of the Board to request an amendment to the <br /> Zoning Ordinance to specify that a member of the Planning Board may <br /> serve two full three-year terms and also specify the expiration date. <br /> After further discussion it was decided to wait until after the <br /> Public Hearing to make the appointments to the Planning Board. <br /> TELEPHONE TASK FORCE <br />