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SERNADE7TEPEUSS /ER, CHAIR <br />ORANGE COUNTY BOARD <br />PAM HEMMINGER, VICE CHAIR <br />OF COMMISSIONERS <br />VALERIE P. FOUSHEE <br />POST" OFFICE BOX 8181 <br />BARREN. GORDON <br />BARRYJACOBS <br />200 SOUTH CAMERON STREET <br />M <br />STEVEVE Y UHA SZ <br />HILLSBOROUGH, NORTH CAROLINA 27278 <br />May 30, 2012 <br />Dear Commissioners, <br />Information Item <br />Nfb eBCs� <br />At the Board's May 15, 2012 regular meeting, Mr. Hank Elkins, who was representing the <br />Partnership to End Homelessness, brought forth a petition and it was reviewed by the <br />ChairNice Chair /Manager at agenda review: <br />1) Review and consider a proposal from Mr. Elkins asking that the Board of <br />Commissioners' revise the county employee recruitment/application process to <br />delay and /or possible eliminate asking questions of applicants regarding criminal <br />history <br />After review of this petition, the Chair/Vice Chair /Manager provided the following: <br />1) To indicate that the Board supports the "ban the box" proposal and will direct staff <br />to revise the current employment application to exclude the "box" (the question <br />about criminal history) in the initial application process; and to bring this item back <br />for formal approval in the fall 2012. <br />This letter will be provided as an Information Item on the June 5, 2012 agenda for <br />public information. <br />Regards,, <br />Bernadette Pelissier, Chair <br />Board of County Commissioners <br />CC: Frank Clifton, County Manager <br />Hank Elkins, Partnership to End Homelessness <br />Interim Human Resources Director Sharon Laisure <br />www. co. oranae.nc. us <br />Protecting and preserving — People, Resources, Quality of Life <br />Orange County, North Carolina — You Count! <br />(919) 245 -2130 . FAX (919) 644 -0246 <br />