HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda - 05-12-2016 ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
BUDGET PUBLIC HEARING
AGENDA
BOCC Budget Public Hearing
May 12, 2016
7:00 pm (DOORS OPEN AT 6:00 PM)
Whitted Building, Second Floor
300 West Tryon Street
Hillsborough, N.C.
1. Opening Remarks
PUBLIC CHARGE
The Board of Commissioners pledges to the citizens of Orange County its respect. The Board
asks its citizens to conduct themselves in a respectful, courteous manner, both with the Board
and with fellow citizens. At any time should any member of the Board or any citizen fail to
observe this public charge, the Chair will ask the offending person to leave the meeting until that
individual regains personal control. Should decorum fail to be restored, the Chair will recess the
meeting until such time that a genuine commitment to this public charge is observed. All
electronic devices such as cell phones, pagers, and computers should please be turned off or set
to silent/vibrate.
2. Presentation of County Manager's Recommended FY 20116-17 Budget (PowerPoint
Presentation)
A copy of the County Manager' Recommended FY 2016-17 Budget can be found at the
following website:
http://www.co.orange.nc.us/departments/finance and administrative services.php
3. Public Comment
4. Adjournment
PROCEDURES FOR PUBLIC HEARING:
We are glad to have this opportunity to hear from the citizens of Orange County on the Manager's
Recommended FY 2016-17 Budget and we hope that as many as possible will be able to speak
within the time allotted.
• The meeting room will not be available to the general public until 6:00 p.m.
• Public comment sign up will begin at 6:00 p.m.
• A table near or at the back of the room will have numbered sign-up sheets (please
print legibly).
• Speakers will be called in sign-up order.
• At Public Hearings, Commissioners traditionally do not comment in order to allow
citizens to have the maximum time to express opinions.
• Speakers may only sign-up for themselves, to insure speakers are present.
• The maximum speaking time allotted will be 3-minutes/per speaker.