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POLICY FOR INSERTION INTO THE POLICY MANUAL
MEETING DATE: Januarv 5, 1987 NUMBER: 0220
EFFECTIVE DATE: January 5, 1987 REVISIONS:
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PUBLIC MEETINGS - PUBLIC HEARING
County management and County departments will set general public
meetings or public hearings only at such times as the Board of
Commissioners is not regularly scheduled to meet or is not expected
to be absent from the County, as a group, for County-related
events.
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VOTE: UNANIMOUS.
• D, ~D^fl - PUBLIC PROCL~iMATIONS T RESCIND WATER RESTRICTIONS
on December 23, 1986 the following proclamation to rescind the
voluntary Stag® II water restrictions in the county portion of the OWASA
service area was issued by Chair Marshall:
"orange County has bean notified by the Orange water and sewer
Authority that the water supply situation has continued to improve. The
return of near normal precipitation has restored University Lake to about
2" below full and along with added water to the Quarry Reservoir and the
Cane Creek impoundment has reduced the overall system demand and increased
the water supply to more than three months.
As Chair of the orange County Beard of Commissioners, I hereby
rescind the voluntary stage II water restrictions Par those citizens who
live in the county portion of Orange Water and sewer Authority service
area.
I thank the citizens of Orange County in th® oWASA service area
for their cooperation during the drought of 1986 and ask that you continue
to practice goad stewardship of our natural resources."
On December 29, 1986 the following proclamation to rescind the
voluntary Stage II water restrictions in the county portion of the
Orange/Alamance and the Town of Hillsborough service area was issued by
Chair Marshall:
"The management of orange County has determined that with the
combination of available water sources and the forecast of normal rainfall
for the forthcoming winter months, the water level of Lake Orange is now
at the Stage I level in accordance with the County~s water Conservation
Ordinance.
As Chair of the Orange County Board of Commissioners, I hereby
rescind the voluntary stage II water restrictions for those citizens who
live in the County partian of the Orange/Alamance and the Town of
Hillsborough service aroma and use water obtained from any raw water supply
within Orange County.
I thank the citizens of Orange County in the Orange/Alamanoe and
the Town of Hillsborough service area for their cooperation during the
drought of 1986 and ask that you continue to practice good stewardship of
our natural resources.'{
E. ITEMS FOR DECISION - CONSENT AGENDA
Item two was removed from the consent agenda for separate
consideration.
The following action was taken by the Hoard:
1. PUBLIC MBETING AND PUBLIC FARING POLICY ~ ~- ~~° ~~
To adopt a policy that County management and County departments
will set general public meetings ar public hearings only at ouch times as
the Board of comaisgioners is not regularly scheduled to meet or fs not
expected to be absent from the County, as a group, for County-related
events.
2_, ANIMA, SHELTER - CHANGE, ORDER - removed for separate
consideration.
3. AME~iDMENT T0_COMMISS ON FOR WOMEN BYLAWS
To approve an amendment to the Commission for Women bylaws which
will increase membership on the Executive committee and make provisions
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= To set a policy on setting of general public meetings and hearing,
~' It is not now understood that NO
general meeting advertised to hear the
views of the citizens of Orange County should be set by County management or
departments at a time when the Board of Commissioners as a Board is scheduled
for another meeting or, as a group, wii.l be absent from the County for County-
.related events.
IMPACT: Commissioners will be able to hear citizen comment.
The Board adopt the policy that County management and County
departments will set genera) public meetings or public hearings only at
such limas as the Board of Commissioners is not regularly scheduled to meet
or is not expected to ba absent from the County, as a group, for County-related
events.
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