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• Y <br /> NV• d: p <br /> .. - a <br /> F . s . . _ . . _. - lll%r. <br /> �F <br /> f i• <br /> i " <br /> Y <br /> i <br /> 1 <br /> 1 <br /> ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> HILLSBOROUGH, NORTH CAROLINA <br /> RESOLUTION OF COMMENDATION <br /> For <br /> T . Varna <br /> WHEREAS, Anne C. Barnes was nominated by the voters of Orange County to the Orange County Board of Commissioners <br /> in the Democratic Primary of May 1978 , and <br /> WHEREAS, she was elected by the voters of Orange County to the Board of County Commissioners in the General Election <br /> of November 1978, and <br /> WHEREAS , she was elected by her fellow Commissioners as Chair of this Board December 1 , 1980 and served in this <br /> position until December 7, 1981 , and <br /> WHEREAS, in her position as Chair of the Board of Commissioners, she demonstrated through her poised and gracious <br /> manner, a particular skill and understanding of those addressing the Board and always provided reassurance <br /> to those who were hesitant or unsure , and <br /> WHEREAS, she further demonstrated during her tenure as Chair an uncanny talent for guiding, summarizing and <br /> amplifying the perspectives of each Board member, and <br /> WHEREAS , through her boundless energy and keen insight of the problems of County Government and the concerns of <br /> the citizens of Orange County with her sincere and impartial judgments has shown to this Board and to the <br /> people of Orange County a pathway towards better local government, and <br /> WHEREAS, Anne C. Barnes, since assuming office in December 1978, has well served all the citizens of Orange County as a <br /> member of this Board and has given freely and unselfishly of her time and her talents and through her service <br /> on the Council on Aging, the Agricultural Task Force, the CETA Advisory Council and the Board of Social <br /> Services, has promoted and helped to develop many progressive changes in all aspects of Orange County <br /> Government, and <br /> WHEREAS , Anne C. Barnes , having served three years in the Office of County Commissioner of Orange County was <br /> appointed by Governor James B. Hunt, Jr_ , to the North Carolina House of Representatives in December <br /> 1981 , and <br /> WHEREAS, through her appointment to the House of Representatives , she will continue her tradition of unfailing <br /> devotion and dedication to the people of Orange County and extend her devotion , her ideas, as well as her <br /> dynamic and gracious leadership to the State. <br /> NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED , that the Board of Commissioners , acting through its members on behalf of the <br /> citizens of Orange County, takes this means of expressing to Anne C. Barnes its sincere appreciation and deep <br /> gratitude for her faithful service, able leadership , and progressive ideas , and <br /> BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED , that it wishes for her and her family every happiness in the years ahead and directs this <br /> Resolution be presented to Anne C . Barnes , with a copy sent to the press , and the Resolution be spread on the <br /> Minutes of this meeting, this 13th day of December 1981 . <br /> lAOr <br /> Ric? d Whitted, Chairman <br /> Norrpzyi Gustaveson, Member <br /> N an Walked Memb r <br /> Donald Willhoit, Member <br /> Paulette Pridgen- Pond, Jerk <br /> 14 <br /> i <br /> II , <br />,I <br />-1` <br />