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1 DRAFT MINUTES <br />2 ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />3 SPECIAL MEETING <br />4 March 30, 2009 <br />5 7:00 p.m. <br />6 <br />7 The Orange County Board of Commissioners met to discuss the Manager's search <br />8 process on Monday, March 30, 2009 at 7:00 p.m. at the Link Government Services Center <br />9 in Hillsborough, North Carolina. <br />10 <br />11 COUNTY COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: Chair Valerie Foushee and <br />12 Commissioners Alice M. Gordon, Pam Hemminger, Barry Jacobs, Mike Nelson, <br />13 Bernadette Pelissier, and Steve Yuhasz <br />14 COUNTY STAFF PRESENT: Clerk to the Board Donna S. Baker <br />15 <br />16 NOTE: ALL DOCUMENTS REFERRED TO IN THESE MINUTES ARE IN THE <br />17 PERMANENT AGENDA FILE IN THE CLERK'S OFFICE. <br />18 <br />19 7:05:40 PM <br />20 <br />21 1. Opening Comments <br />22 Chair Foushee suggested that the Board add two agenda items to the agenda; to give an <br />23 update on the new county attorney, and Commissioner Jacobs said he would like to give <br />24 them an update from TJCOG about broadband. <br />25 <br />26 The Board agreed to add these items. <br />27 <br />28 2. Discussion of Manager's Search Process <br />29 <br />30 Chair Foushee said she spoke with our county attorney, Geof Gledhill, about retaining the <br />31 firm we currently have now, The Mercer Group, for the county manager search. Geof <br />32 Gledhill had told her that the Board did not have to go out to bid for a new firm; the Board <br />33 could just amend their current contract with Mercer. Chair Foushee said she talked with <br />34 Jim Mercer of the Mercer firm and that they do have principals from the Mercer firm in <br />35 N.C. since that seemed to be the preference of the Commissioners this time around. <br />36 <br />37 The Board agreed that they would like to go with a firm. <br />38 <br />39 Commissioner Pelissier asked how many firms do national searches for managers and <br />40 Chair Foushee said many firms do this. <br />41 <br />42 Commissioner Gordon said for clarification purposes that their choices are to go with an <br />43 RFP or go with a firm they know. It was answered yes. <br />44 Commissioner Gordon suggested for the Board to consider an RFP process since they <br />45 will also need an interim manager as well and how does this fit into the process. <br />46 <br />47 Commissioner Jacobs asked if NCACC would help find a permanent manager and Chair <br />48 Foushee said they could but it would stretch their resources if we wanted a nationwide <br />49 search. Chair Foushee said NCACC would get us some names for an interim manager in <br />50 the next couple of days. <br />51 <br /> <br />