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APPROVED 1/23/2014 <br /> MINUTES <br /> BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> BUDGET WORK SESSION <br /> October 8, 2013 <br /> 7:00 p.m. <br /> The Orange County Board of Commissioners met for a Work Session on Tuesday, <br /> October 8, 2013 at 7:00 p.m. at the Link Government Services Center in Hillsborough, N.C. <br /> COUNTY COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: Chair Jacobs and Commissioners Mark Dorosin, <br /> Alice M. Gordon, Earl McKee, Bernadette Pelissier, Renee Price and Penny Rich <br /> COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ABSENT: <br /> COUNTY ATTORNEYS PRESENT: John Roberts <br /> COUNTY STAFF PRESENT: Interim County Manager Michael Talbert, Assistant County <br /> Managers Cheryl Young and Clarence Grier and Deputy Clerk to the Board David Hunt (All <br /> other staff members will be identified appropriately below) <br /> Chair Jacobs called the meeting to order at 7:05 pm. <br /> A motion was made by Commissioner Price, seconded by Commissioner Rich to add a <br /> closed session at the end of the meeting for the purpose of: <br /> Per NCGS § 143-318.11. (3) To consult with an attorney employed or retained by the public <br /> body in order to preserve the attorney-client privilege between the attorney and the public <br /> body, which privilege is hereby acknowledged. <br /> VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br /> 1. Discussion on Potential Establishment of a Women's Commission <br /> Cheryl Young reviewed the background on this issue. She noted that at the June 18, <br /> 2013 BOCC Meeting, Commissioner Renee Price petitioned the Board regarding the <br /> establishment of a Women's Commission. She noted that the former Commission for Women, <br /> established in 1978, was eliminated as an advisory board in 2010. <br /> She said Commissioner Price provided a draft resolution (Attachment 1 in their <br /> packets), and stated that there is a disparity that persists between women and men in payment <br /> rates and salaries. She noted that women historically have received and continue to receive <br /> less pay and lower incomes than their male counterparts, while fulfilling the same duties and <br /> responsibilities. She said Commissioner Price had suggested that the overarching charge of a <br /> Women's Commission should be to examine and expose the inequities experienced by women <br /> in the business sector, the workplace, entrepreneurship, education and professional <br /> advancement and leadership in Orange County, and to advocate for women. <br /> She noted that Commissioner Price suggested this be placed under the Economic <br /> Development Department. <br /> Commissioner Price said she has spoken with several women who were a part of the <br /> original commission, as well as some younger women in the community. She said the feeling <br /> is that this more of an economic development issue than a women's rights advocacy group. <br />