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7 1 Commissioner Jacobs said that the Visitors Bureau has discussed this with interest; but 2 to turn the Arts commission loose as a non-profit would be difficult. The Board of county 3 commissioners formed this department so it would not have to rely on non-profits. 4 Staff will communicate this to the Arts commission and the Visitors Bureau. 5 6 7 8 commission for Women: 9 Commissioner Gordon said that she is not ready to disband the commission for Women 10 as long as women make something like 70% of what men make and have other disadvantages. 11 She wants to continue this as a function. There can be better ways of doing things, but she 12 does not want to disband it. 13 commissioner Hemminger asked if it could be folded into the Human Rights and 14 Relations function. commissioner Nelson said that he has been liaison to both of these groups 15 and they like that idea better than going with a non-profit. He thinks that it could be a good fit. 16 Commissioner Pelissier said that the county commissioners should explore from both 17 boards and see how they could merge and complement each other. 18 Frank Clifton said that when boards are merging then people should forget the titles and 19 pay more attention to the people that are appointed. The big issue is not focusing on one 20 segment of society and looking at a broader segment of society. 21 Commissioner Pelissier said that she is concerned about advisory boards that render 22 services and that this sets a precedent. She was speaking about "Girl Talk." 23 Commissioner Nelson said that the Commission for Women should hear this question. 24 He said that the whole vision is to get something started and then to spin it off. They are doing 25 a couple of pilot programs in some schools. He said that the kids love it and the response from 26 parents is good. The hope is for the schools to take it over. There has not been much activity 27 lately in the Commission for Women, but now they are turning it around. 28 Commissioner Gordon said that, if there were a merger, then the title should change to 29 symbolize that it is a new group and that the Commission for Women was not sunset. 30 Commissioner Hemminger asked that the current members of the Commission for 31 Women would be allowed to fulfill their terms on the new commission. 32 The Board agreed to explore a possible merger of this with HRC after hearing the pros 33 and cons of it. 34 35 Economic Development commission: 36 Frank Clifton said that there are several functions like this in the county that talk but do 37 not collaborate. 38 Commissioner Yuhasz said that he is concerned that without a strong county presence, 39 there will not be economic development in the County. He would hope that the Grange county 40 Economic Development Commission would not be subsumed by chapel Hill or Carrboro. 41 Frank Clifton said that there needs to be a stronger partnership with the other entities. 42 Commissioner Jacobs said that this is another one of those areas where the County is 43 self-defeating. There are four economic development groups in Grange county. He said that 44 the first step is to bring all the parties together to discuss why it is not a functional system 45 because he does not know if Grange county's EDC even knows what its role is. He suggested 46 bringing in UNC also. 47 Chair Foushee said that basically this is about further study as to how to make what 48 Grange County has more viable and to bring together all parties together to establish the roles. 49 She said that an annual work plan could address a lot of these issues. She said that Durham 50 Tech is a great resource.