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TRIANGLE J COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS 4307 Emperor Boulevard, Suite 110 Durham, NC 27703 World Mailing Address: PO Box 12276 Class Research Triangle Park, NC 27709 Region October 22, 2007 919.549.0551 FAX: 919.549.9390 www.ticog.dst.nc.us Mr. John Crompton Lee County Manager PO Box 1968 Sanford, North Carolina 27331-1968 Dear Mr. Crumpton: Subject: Triangle Area Rural Planning Organization (TARPO) Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) On June 5, 2007, the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) notified the RPO Planners that the MOUs and Bylaws ofthese organizations would be required to be amended during Fiscal Year 2007-2008. The NCDOT also provided instructions on the specific steps that should be taken to amend these documents. These actions are being required to incorporate a number of new or revised provisions into these documents ® pertaining to membership, structure, quorums, open public meetings, voting, and future document modifications and approvals. TARPO's original MOU was dated August 28, 2002. Since receiving this notice, the TARPO staff and committees have been engaged in specific actions to amend the MOU and to comply with the above requirements. Aftet the MOU amendments have been fully completed, additional actions will be taken to amended the Bylaws for the TARPO committees. On October 18i5, the TARPO Rural Transportation Advisory Committee (RTAC) passed a motion for forwarding the proposed amended MOU to the member county boards for review and approval as to form and content. Enclosed is a copy of the proposed amended TARPO MOU. The various changes and additions to this document have been underscored. It is requested that you present the proposed amended MOU to your commission board during November or the earliest possible date and that you advise me of your board's action as to the satisfactory or dissatisfactory nature of this document. The TARPO RTAC has tentatively scheduled its approval of this document on December I la', subject to satisfactory indications being provided by the member county commission boards. The next action that will be required after the TARPO RTAC approval on December I Id' will be the routing of seven official copies of the amended MOU to each county colmmission board chair in consecutive order for signature and attesting. ® Lee County Managers Office i;C i 2 3 2007 MISSION STATEMENT To serve as an intergovernmental organization for local elected officials NOV ' _ 20/~ Z~ that works proactively on regional issues in order to sustain and improve the quality of life for our citizen .