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RES - 2011 - O10
NORTH CAROLINA
ORANGE COUNTY
RESOLUTION REGARDING
LEGISLATIVE MATTER
BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners of
Orange County that the Board hereby requests, because Orange
County has adopted a Code of Ethics regulating the conduct of
its Board of Commissioners and because the Code of Ethics
contains substantially similar disclosure requirements as an
existing Local Act,. the Senator and Representatives representing
Orange County to introduce and support the following legislative
matter:
1. AN ACT TO REPEAL TITLE VII OF SESSION LAW 1987-460
REGARDING THE DISCLOSURE OBLIGATIONS OF THE
COMMISSIONERS OF THE ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF
COMMISSIONERS (Exhibit A).
Upon motion of Commissioner ~ seconded by
Commissioner the foregoing resolution was adopted
this the 1St day of February, 2011.
I, Donna Baker, Clerk to the Board of Commissioners for the
County of Orange, North Carolina, DO HEREBY CERTIFY that the
foregoing is a true copy of so much of the proceedings of said
Board at a meeting held on February 1, 2011 as relates in any
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way to the adoption of the foregoing and that said proceedings
are recorded in Minute Book No. of the minutes of said
Board.
WITNESS my hand and the seal of said County, this 1st day of
February, 2011. /-~
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Clerk to th .Board of Commissioners
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Ezhibit A
BILL DRAFT 2011
1 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
2 AN ACT TO REPEAL TITLE VII OF SESSION LAW 1987-460 REGARDING THE
3 DISCLOSURE OBLIGATIONS OF THE COMMISSIONERS OF THE ORANGE
4 COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS.
5 The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
6 SECTION 1. Pursuant to the mandate of N.C.G.S. §160A-86 requiring local
7 governing boards adopt a Code of Ethics by December 31, 2010, the Orange County Board of
8 Commissioners adopted a Code of Ethics on June 1, 2010.
9 SECTION2. Included in the .adopted Code of Ethics are disclosure requirements
10 for the Orange County Commissioners substantially similaz to those mandated by Session Law
11 1987-460.
12 SECTION 3. It being unduly burdensome to Orange County to be the sole North
13 Carolina County subject to disclosure requirements both pursuant to a local act and a Code of
14 Ethics, Title VII, containing sections 19-26, of Session Law 1987-460 is repealed.
15 SECTION 4. This act becomes effective when ratified.