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go to the Clerk so that it can be put on the official calendar that is delivered every week. He said that the Manager addressed this issue on Monday and some additional confusion took place today. He is getting very frustrated. He does not understand why the Landfill Gas group got cancelled this week. This will mean another month delay in this group. He said that if the County Commissioners are going to give of their time to these meetings, then someone needs to be considerate of them and other members of the community before they start canceling meetings. He asked the Manager and the Clerk to get together and sort this issue out. John Link said that if some department head has unilaterally made a change, if someone lets him know right away, he would call the department head within ten minutes. He has stressed to his staff that it is important to touch base with the Commissioner that is working on any particular committee or board first. Chair Carey acknowledged the difficulty of scheduling all of these meetings around the County Commissioners' schedules. Commissioner Gordon said that the TTA and TJCOG met last week. She went to the TJCOG meeting, and they had a new delegate orientation and passed the regional legislative agenda. She said that she attended to represent Orange County since Commissioner Jacobs was not going to attend. Commissioner Gordon said that TTA had its board meeting and aplanning/legislative meeting. One of the most interesting items was an overview of the State's approach to transportation funding. There are some challenges because there are $84 billion worth of needs up until 2025 and $55 billion worth of revenue. She said that the expenses included things like transfers from the highway fund to the general fund to the tune of $200 million a year. This is one of the reasons that there is a shortfall, because there are transfers to bolster the general fund. Commissioner Jacobs said that on February 6th from 3:00-5:00 p.m. at the Century Center in Carrboro, there will be a program entitled, "Exploring the Prison Industrial Complex through Literature and the Spoken Word." This is the kickoff for Human Rights and Relations Month. Commissioner Jacobs reported that the first meeting of the Efland/Mebane Small Area Planning Group was held last week, and all that were appointed attended. A member of the Mebane City Council and the Chair of the Mebane Planning Board also attended. There is much interest in making sure Orange County makes good on the promises to provide sewer in downtown Efland. He suggested that County Engineer Paul Thames come to a future meeting to explain what is being done. Commissioner Jacobs asked EMS Director Jack Ball about what happened in Franklin County with the man that was pronounced dead and later found alive by the medical examiner. Jack Ball assured the Board that Orange County's medics take all precautions to make sure that this does not happen in Orange County. All medics in Orange County do a thorough assessment of cases, with the use of monitors. He does not believe that there was a check and balance system in place in Franklin County. Commissioner Gordon asked if the medics always make sure that a patient is assessed visually and mechanically. Jack Ball said yes, there is a procedure in place to ensure that all necessary steps are taken to check on the patient. He has every confidence that the situation in Franklin County would never happen in Orange County. Chair Carey recognized Boy Scout Troop 467 chartered from Pleasant Green Methodist Church. Chair Carey said that he and Commissioner Jacobs have a meeting with representatives from Duke University tomorrow. Duke University is one of the largest landowners in Orange County. Land use and management will be the primary topic of discussion.