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ORANGE COUNTY
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT
Meeting Date: August 20, 1997
Action Agenda
Item No. 7 b
SUBJECT: Designation of Bond Education Committee
DEPARTMENT: County Commissioners PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) 1Va
BUDGET AMENDMENT: (Y/1N)
ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT:
Resolution Bill Crowther, Chair
732-6886
TELEPHONE NUMBERS:
Hillsborough 732-8181
Chapel Hill 9684501
Durham 688-7331
Mebane 227-2031
PURPOSE: To consider a resolution indicating the intent of the Board of Commissioners to create
a Bond Education Committee to support public information efforts concerning the November 4,
1997 bond referenda.
BACKGROUND: The Board of County Commissioners appointed citizens' Bond Education
Committees to help develop and disseminate factual information about the capital needs that led to
bond referenda in November 1988 and November 1992. The attached resolution indicates the
Board's intention to appoint a Bond Education Committee comprised of interested citizens who will
communicate to community groups, civic organizations, and voters in general, about the needs that
have led to the scheduling of a November 4, 1997 bond referendum in Orange County. The
resolution includes plans for the Board to adopt a formal charge and structure for the Committee,
and to appoint a chair or co-chairs, at its September 2 regular meeting.
RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends that the Board adopt the attached
resolution.
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ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
A RESOLUTION OF INTENT TO CREATE A BOND EDUCATION COMMITTEE
WHEREAS, the Orange County Board of Commissioners has appointed a Bond Education
Committee in connection with both the November 1988 and November 1992 bond referenda, and
WHEREAS, these committees proved extremely useful in providing voters with relevant, factual
information about the capital needs that led to each bond referendum, and
WHEREAS, the Board of Commissioners has scheduled a$60.6 million bond referendum in
conjunction with the November 4, 1997 elections;
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Orange County Board of Commissioners does
hereby indicate its intent to create a Bond Education Committee to assist in public information
efforts related to the November 1997 bond referendum, with the structure, formal charge, and chair
or co-chair appointments to be approved at the Board's regular meeting on September 2, 1997.
This, the 20th day of August, 1997.