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1 <br /> 1 Attachment 2 <br /> 2 <br /> 3 DRAFT MINUTES <br /> 4 ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> 5 CHAPEL HILL-CARRBORO BOARD OF EDUCATION <br /> 6 ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION <br /> 7 JOINT MEETING <br /> 8 April 29, 2014 <br /> 9 <br /> 10 The Orange County Board of Commissioners met for a joint session with the Chapel <br /> 11 Hill—Carrboro Board of Education and the Orange County Board of Education on Tuesday, April <br /> 12 29, 2014 at 7:00 p.m. at the Southern Human Services Center in Chapel Hill, N.C. <br /> 13 <br /> 14 COUNTY COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: Chair Barry Jacobs and Commissioners Alice M. <br /> 15 Gordon, Mark Dorosin, Bernadette Pelissier, Earl McKee, Renee Price and Penny Rich <br /> 16 COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ABSENT: <br /> 17 COUNTY ATTORNEYS PRESENT: <br /> 18 COUNTY STAFF PRESENT: Interim County Manager Michael Talbert, Assistant County <br /> 19 Managers Clarence Grier and Cheryl Young, and Clerk to the Board Donna S. Baker (All other <br /> 20 staff members will be identified appropriately below) <br /> 21 ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION MEMBERS PRESENT: Chair Donna Coffey <br /> 22 and Board Members Steve Halkiotis, Debbie Piscitelli, Lawrence Sanders, and Anne <br /> 23 Medenbleck. Superintendent Gerri Martin was also present. <br /> 24 ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION MEMBERS ABSENT: Brenda Stephens and <br /> 25 Tony McKnight <br /> 26 CHAPEL HILL-CARRBORO CITY SCHOOL BOARD OF EDUCATION MEMBERS <br /> 27 PRESENT: Chair Jamezetta Bedford, and Board Members Mia Burroughs, Michelle <br /> 28 Brownstein, James Barrett, Gregory McElveen, Mike Kelly Andrew Davidson and Annetta <br /> 29 Streater. Superintendent Tom Forcella was also present. <br /> 30 CHAPEL HILL-CARRBORO CITY SCHOOL BOARD OF EDUCATION MEMBERS ABSENT: <br /> 31 <br /> 32 Chair Jacobs called the meeting to order. He said it is good to come together and <br /> 33 share common ground. <br /> 34 <br /> 35 Opening Comments <br /> 36 Chapel Hill-Carrboro City School (CHCCS) Board Chair Bedford said thank you to the <br /> 37 Board of County Commissioners for this meeting. She recognized Debbie Piscitelli from the <br /> 38 OCS board, since she is retiring. She read from a statement written to welcome back school <br /> 39 staff for a new year. Her remarks outlined the budget challenges and recognized the support of <br /> 40 the Board and Commissioners and community. <br /> 41 She said the CHCCS Board is presenting its full needs in its budget request. She said <br /> 42 the board wants to prioritize teacher pay and related benefits in order to recruit and retain <br /> 43 teachers. She said reviews are being done regarding the needs of older facilities, safety and <br /> 44 the issues of capacity. She said CHCCS is requesting $750,000 in CIP funds for renovation <br /> 45 and architectural plans. She said the situation with the older facilities is worsening, and the <br /> 46 amount of funding to bring the schools to safety is enormous. She said it is time for action. <br /> 47 She said the CHCCS board appreciates the balancing act faced by the Commissioners in <br /> 48 funding County needs. She asked that they do their best to fund education. <br /> 49 Orange County School (OCS) Board Chair Coffey said that Tony McKnight and Brenda <br /> 50 Stephens will not be able to attend. <br />