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1 I Attachment 1 2 3 DRAFT MINUTES 4 BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS 5 BUDGET WORK SESSION 6 October 8, 2013 7 7:00 p.m. 8 9 The Orange County Board of Commissioners met for a Work Session on Tuesday, 10 October 8, 2013 at 7:00 p.m. at the Link Government Services Center in Hillsborough, N.C. 11 12 COUNTY COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: Chair Jacobs and Commissioners Mark Dorosin, 13 Alice M. Gordon, Earl McKee, Bernadette Pelissier, Renee Price and Penny Rich 14 COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ABSENT: 15 COUNTY ATTORNEYS PRESENT: John Roberts 16 COUNTY STAFF PRESENT: Interim County Manager Michael Talbert, Assistant County 17 Managers Cheryl Young and Clarence Grier and Deputy Clerk to the Board David Hunt (All 18 other staff members will be identified appropriately below) 19 20 Chair Jacobs called the meeting to order at 7:05 pm. 21 22 A motion was made by Commissioner Price, seconded by Commissioner Rich to add a 23 closed session at the end of the meeting for the purpose of: 24 25 Per NCGS § 143-318.11. (3) To consult with an attorney employed or retained by the public 26 body in order to preserve the attorney-client privilege between the attorney and the public body, 27 which privilege is hereby acknowledged. 28 29 VOTE: UNANIMOUS 30 31 1. Discussion on Potential Establishment of a Women's Commission 32 33 Cheryl Young reviewed the background on this issue. She noted that at the June 18, 34 2013 BOCC Meeting, Commissioner Renee Price petitioned the Board regarding the 35 establishment of a Women's Commission. She noted that the former Commission for Women, 36 established in 1978, was eliminated as an advisory board in 2010. 37 She said Commissioner Price provided a draft resolution (Attachment 1 in their packets), 38 and stated that there is a disparity that persists between women and men in payment rates and 39 salaries. She noted that women historically have received and continue to receive less pay 40 and lower incomes than their male counterparts, while fulfilling the same duties and 41 responsibilities. She said Commissioner Price had suggested that the overarching charge of a 42 Women's Commission should be to examine and expose the inequities experienced by women 43 in the business sector, the workplace, entrepreneurship, education and professional 44 advancement and leadership in Orange County, and to advocate for women. 45 She noted that Commissioner Price suggested this be placed under the Economic 46 Development Department. 47 Commissioner Price said she has spoken with several women who were a part of the 48 original commission, as well as some younger women in the community. She said the feeling is 49 that this more of an economic development issue than a women's rights advocacy group.