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He wanted to spend less time on budget (that can be addressed in other ways) and <br /> more time about poverty. He wanted a chance to engage and test each other's <br /> assumptions. There should be more time for dialogue, and they should be selective <br /> with regard to the time allocated for presentations. <br /> Chair Jacobs said he agreed with Commissioner Dorosin up to a point and that <br /> periodically they need to review what their goals are. He said they are operating on <br /> goals and objectives from 4-5 years ago and this Board needs the opportunity to work <br /> on those. They do not have enough informal conversation —other settings like regular <br /> meetings, public hearings, and work sessions don't lend themselves to that. He would <br /> like to get some feedback from staff on what they discussed and what the "marching <br /> orders" were. Rod Visser said he expected the minutes would record that in detail. <br /> Chair Jacobs said he wanted to see actual follow-up so they don't wonder if they <br /> accomplished anything beyond feeling good about what they said. <br /> Commissioner Rich said she wanted to make sure they have next steps listed. She <br /> feels they lacked that at the end of last year's retreat even though they had some really <br /> robust conversations. She wanted to follow through the entire year on those <br /> conversations. <br /> Commissioner Pelissier agreed with Commissioner Dorosin that the Board does not <br /> have a lot of interaction that helps them gel as a group. She thinks they had some <br /> good outcomes today, but there were so many topics it felt like a long work session. <br /> She feels both satisfaction and not. <br /> Commissioner Gordon said that some things went well and other things did not go so <br /> well. She said that some topics required a two-step process that involved getting <br /> information, with some time to process that information, before making a decision. <br /> They tried to do both on a lot of topics today, and in the future perhaps there could be a <br /> way to handle complex issues more effectively. She said they need to lay out the <br /> decision points before having the discussion. <br /> The meeting adjourned at 4:20 p.m. <br /> Barry Jacobs, Chair <br /> Donna S. Baker <br /> Clerk to the Board <br />