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Commissioner Hemminger said that she does not know who filled this out. She would <br /> like to hear from this board on an annual basis. The County Commissioners need to know <br /> what is going on with this board. <br /> Frank Clifton said that the Board of County Commissioners has the statutory authority <br /> to appoint the chair of this board as of October 2011. <br /> Commissioner Hemminger suggested inviting the ABC Board to come to the County <br /> Commissioners annually to report on what is going on. <br /> The Board agreed. <br /> Chair Pelissier asked Commissioner McKee to tell the chair of the ABC Board to <br /> handle the contents of the reports. <br /> Commissioner Hemminger said that she would take care of that communication since <br /> she was the last one on the ABC Board. <br /> Animal Services Advisory Board: <br /> Commissioner Jacobs made reference to page two at the top. He read, "it should be <br /> noted that the Board has become a sounding board in their review of animal related policies or <br /> issues raised by citizens." He asked if they had been discussing the complaints about how <br /> the cats are being treated at the animal shelter. <br /> Gwen Harvey said that a presentation was made at the last Animal Services Advisory <br /> Board by a citizen and she and the Animal Services Director will be meeting with Ms. Cutson <br /> to provide some neutral feedback through the Manager to the Board. <br /> Commissioner Jacobs said that one of the emerging issues is placement partner <br /> agreement. He does not understand what this is. <br /> Gwen Harvey said that it is forthcoming in the Manager's Memo. She said that this is a <br /> formal relationship in writing between animal rescue organizations and the department. <br /> Arts Commission: <br /> Donna Baker said that an email went out today about direction for this board. <br /> Chair Pelissier said that she would have liked to see more substantive concerns in the <br /> future. <br /> Board of Health <br /> The Board agreed to continue to meet with this board. <br /> Board of Social Services: <br /> The Board agreed to continue to meet with this board. <br /> Visitor's Bureau: <br /> Frank Clifton said that one of the problems with this board is that there are issues to be <br /> brought to the Board of County Commissioners, but this board does not want to because it <br /> may cause loss of funds. Orange County contributes a lot more money to this than the other <br /> entities. <br /> Commissioner Foushee said that this issue has been raised many times when she <br /> attended these meetings. Her experience is that the other entity that has the tax is not going <br /> to pay anymore than it is now. <br /> Commissioner Jacobs said that Chapel Hill has just recently increased its contribution <br /> from $135,000 to $180,000. This took a lot of lobbying of other council members. He thinks <br /> that there needs to be a discussion about the relationship because there is confusion about <br /> whether this is an independent entity. <br />