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RESOLUTION OF AMENDMENT
A RESOLUTION AMENDING CHAPTER 26 OF THE ORANGE COUNTY CODE
OF ORDINANCES
Be It Resolved by the Board of Commissioners of Orange County , North Carolina :
WHEREAS , on the 3rd of May , 2022 , the Board of County Commissioners adopted an amendment
change to allow an additional non -voting youth member to the Orange County Parks and
Recreation Council ; and
WHEREAS , the Orange County Parks and Recreation Council , an advisory board to the Board of
County Commissioners , has proposed an amendment to the Orange County Code of Ordinances
to allow a second additional non -voting youth member; and
WHEREAS , the Parks and Recreation Council sees the value of having the perspective of a
second youth member on the Council , as youth are a large part of the constituency and users of
County recreation programs and facilities ; and
WHEREAS , the value of having a second youth representative to collaboratively work with their
colleague to help advise and provide unique feedback on County recreation activities and park
facilities is desirable , along with promoting a diversity of age for the Councils review and
deliberations , both of these factors making the case to amend Chapter 26 of the Orange County
Code of Ordinances accordingly ;
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Orange County Board of Commissioners amends
the Code of Ordinances , Orange County , North Carolina , Chapter 26 , to add new language to
subsections 2 & 115 and 2 & 117 as shown in the attached , to provide for the addition of a second
non -voting youth member to the Parks and Recreation Council for the reasons stated above , with
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applications for such new member to be solicited by the Clerk to the Board ' s Office for future
consideration and appointment .
This Amendment shall become effective on February 28 , 2023 .
Adopted by the Orange County Board of Commissioners this the 7th day of February , 2023 .
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By : Atte
Ja ezett edford , Chit Laura Jens , Clerk to the Board
Orange County Board of Commissioners
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