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APPROVED 514!2006 <br />MINUTES <br />ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />MEETING WITH SEARCH FIRMS <br />March 23, 2006 <br />12:15 - 2:45 p.m. <br />The Orange County Board of Commissioners met to interview potential search firms for <br />the Orange County Manager search on Thursday, March 23, 2Q06 at the Southern <br />Human Services Center in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. <br />COUNTY COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: Chair Barry Jacobs, Vice-Chair Stephen <br />Halkiotis and Commissioners Moses Carey, Jr., Valerie P. Foushee, and Alice Gordon <br />COUNTY STAFF PRESENT: Deputy Clerk to the Board David Hunt <br />NOTE: ALL DOCUMENTS REFERRED TO IN THESE MINUTES ARE IN THE <br />PERMANENT AGENDA FILE IN THE CLERK'S OFFICE. <br />The Orange County Board of Commissioners met to discuss the County Manager search <br />process and to interview and share information with potential search firms <br />Jim Mercer with "The Mercer Group, Inc." introduced himself to the Board. NIr. Mercer <br />spoke to the proposal previously submitted to the Board, pointing out key elements of the <br />search process and the qualifications of his firm. <br />Commissioner Carey arrived at 12:26 p.rn. <br />The Board raised process questions and I~~Ir. Mercer provided additional details. <br />The interview with hlr. Mercer ended at 1:05 p.m. <br />Immediately following, Bob Slavin with "Slavin Management Consultants" introduced <br />himself to the Board. The same interactive process as with the first candidate followed. <br />The intervie«~ with Mr. Slavin ended at 1:40 p.m. <br />After a short break for lunch, the Board met with Anita Badrock with "Smither & <br />Associated, Inc.", starting at 1:50 p.m. <br />Once again, the Board followed the same interactive process with the candidate. <br />No proposal was provided. <br />The interview with hls. Badrock ended at 2:30 p.m. <br />