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25 1 Chair Jacobs said the Board has given some direction and having this timeframe will 2 allow impact of how this discussion moves forward. He said it sounds like this event will be 3 centered on voting rights, but there are a lot of related issues, such as civil rights that can be 4 brought to bear. 5 6 VOTE: UNANIMOUS 7 8 9. County Manager's Report 9 Michael Talbert asked Carla Banks to show a promotional video of the recent County 10 expo. 11 Carla Banks gave a brief overview of the expo. She said the month of April was County 12 Government Month, and staff hosted the first every Orange County Expo. She said there were 13 250-300 people who stopped by University Mall. She said WCHL radio was there and this was 14 a good public private partnership event. She said the expo resulted in collaboration among 15 more than 20 County departments who were able to showcase their programs and services. 16 Carla Banks showed a video highlighting the event. She thanked all of the departments 17 for their participation. 18 Michael Talbert referred to the hand out of the annual report for the Community Giving 19 Fund. He said this is the first year of the fund, and the donations totaled $9,386. He said 20 Animal Services received the lion's share of this. He said the donations can be categorized for 21 a specific purpose. He said most people giving money have a specific need that they want to 22 see addressed. He said the fund is moving at a faster pace now that residents are finding out 23 about it. 24 Commissioner Rich asked who creates the buckets. 25 Michael Talbert said a combination of staff and resident input contributes to the creation 26 of these buckets. 27 Commissioner Gordon suggested the mention of this fund during the televised budget 28 public hearings. 29 Michael Talbert said Orange County was before the Chapel Hill Town Council last night 30 in reference to the SUP as it relates to the development of the 33 acres here at the southern 31 campus. He said the town received comments and the presentation. He said it was generally 32 well received, and the town will act on this on June 23. 33 34 10. County Attorney's Report 35 NONE 36 37 11. Appointments 38 Commissioner Dorosin said he has noticed that there are several people seeking 39 appointments to a second commission. He thinks the wealth should be spread around, and he 40 feels that this should be adopted as a rule. He said he will not vote for anyone to be appointed 41 to a board if they are already serving on another board. 42 Chair Jacobs said this is currently allowed, but it could be discussed at a future work 43 session. 44 45 a. Adult Care Home Community Advisory Committee —Appointment 46 The Board considered making an appointment to the Adult Care Home Community 47 Advisory Committee. 48 49 A motion was made by Commissioner Price, seconded by Commissioner Gordon to 50 appoint Dr. Mario Battigelli to a second full term (Position #1) At-Large ending 03/31/2017.