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<br />1 <br />2 <br />3 <br />4 <br />5 <br />6 <br />7 <br />8 <br />9 <br />10 <br />11 <br />12 <br />13 <br />14 <br />15 <br />16 <br />17 <br />18 <br />19 <br />20 <br />21 <br />22 <br />23 <br />24 <br />25 <br />26 <br />27 <br />28 <br />29 <br />30 <br />31 <br />32 <br />33 <br />34 <br />35 <br />36 <br />37 <br />38 <br />39 <br />40 <br />41 <br />42 <br />43 <br />44 <br />45 <br />46 <br />47 <br />48 <br />49 <br />50 <br />51 <br />52 <br />3. BOARD COMMENTS <br />Commissioner Gordon said that the information in report "A" is updated information. In summary, over the last 44 <br />years, there have been 22 years during which three commissioners resided in Chapel Hill Township. There have been <br />ten years during which two commissioners resided in Chapel Hill Township and there have been six years during which <br />four commissioners resided in Chapel Hill Township and another four years when only one commissioner resided in <br />Chapel Hill Township. <br />4. COUNTY MANAGER'S REPORT - NONE <br />5. RESOLUTIONSIPROCLAMATIONS <br />a. Resolution in Support of Expanding Smart Start Statewide <br />The Board considered a resolution supporting the expansion of the Governor's Smart Start program to all <br />100 North Carolina counties. <br />A motion was made by Commissioner Carey, seconded by Commissioner Crowther to approve the <br />resolution as stated below: <br />RESOLUTION OF SUPPORT <br />FOR THE GOVERNOR'S <br />SMART START INITIATIVE <br />WHEREAS, the Governor's Smart Start initiative was created to provide children and their families with the <br />resources they need to enter school healthy and ready to learn, so that they may succeed and be <br />productive members of society; and, <br />WHEREAS, the Smart Start program has created more than 35,000 new child care openings and has provided <br />funds to help over 50,000 lower-income children receive day care; and, <br />WHEREAS, Smart Start has provided more than 100,000 North Carolina children with higher quality child care, <br />over 97,000 children with preventive health care and 26,000 child care teachers with education and <br />training; and, <br />WHEREAS, More than 5,500 child care teachers have improved their teaching skills through education and <br />training thanks to Smart Start's Teacher Education and Compensation Helps (T.E.A.C.H.) program; <br />and, <br />WHEREAS, Earlier this year, the North Carolina General Assembly passed legislation that provided access to <br />comprehensive health insurance to 71,000 children of working families as part of Smart Start; and, <br />WHEREAS, Orange County is one of 55 counties statewide to benefit from enhanced health care, child care and <br />educational opportunities provided by the Smart Start initiative; and, <br />WHEREAS, Governor Hunt has asked the North Carolina General Assembly for $57 million to expand Smart Start. <br />to every county in the state. <br />NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Orange County Board of Commissioners, does hereby express <br />its support for the Smart Start Early Childhood health and educational program, and encourages <br />members of the North Carolina General Assembly to demonstrate their support by passing the