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A motion was made by Commissioner Pelissier, seconded by Commissioner Price to <br /> appoint the following to the Orange County Parks and Recreation Council: <br /> • Evelyn Daniel to a first full term (Position #1) "Carrboro Town Limits" expiring <br /> 03/31/2018. <br /> • John Greeson to a partial term (Position #2) "Hillsborough Township" expiring <br /> 03/31/2016. <br /> • Thomas Rhodes to a partial term (Position #5) "At-Large" expiring 03/31/2016. <br /> • Appoint/ Move Dr. Tori Williams-Reid to (Position #10) "Hillsborough Town Limits" from <br /> position #2 "Hillsborough Township" (replaced by John Greeson if appointed). This will <br /> fulfill her first full term expiring 09/30/2016. <br /> VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br /> 12. Board Comments <br /> Commissioner Burroughs had no comments. <br /> Commissioner Jacobs asked if John Roberts could give the Board a link to the bills with <br /> his updates. <br /> Commissioner Jacobs said some of the thread of their petition process, previously <br /> discussed at the retreat, has been lost, and he asked to put it back on a work session to <br /> discuss. <br /> Commissioner Jacobs said both he and Commissioner Price are working on the <br /> Veteran's Memorial. <br /> Commissioner Pelissier said she attended the Legislative Breakfast for the Chapel Hill <br /> Carrboro City Schools (CHCCS). She said there was discussion regarding pending legislation, <br /> but it was also an opportunity for the CHCCS Board to let the legislative delegation know some <br /> of the efforts in which they are involved. She said there is statewide discussion about a pay <br /> model for teachers but CHCCS want to move toward a performance based model as opposed <br /> to getting increases in pay based on longevity. She said it was a very good discussion. <br /> Commissioner Pelissier said Thursday is the Annual WCHL Radio Station forum, and <br /> many of the Board of County Commissioners will be participating. <br /> Commissioner Rich encouraged residents to call or email the Commissioners <br /> individually to get factual information about issues rather than depending on blogs. <br /> Commissioner Rich said she too attended the Junior Livestock Show and Sale for the <br /> first time and had a good time, as did her son. <br /> Commissioner Price said she attended the District Meeting for the North Carolina <br /> Association for County Commissioners (NCACC) held in Durham, and it was interesting to hear <br /> other commissioners talking about the same issues seen by the BOCC in Orange County. <br /> Chair McKee added to Commissioner Rich's blog comment that he does try to forward <br /> public emails to staff in an effort to obtain factual information with which to respond. <br /> Chair McKee said this past Monday the Board had breakfast in Chapel Hill with about <br /> one hundred members of the public. He said there was sort of an elected officials "speed <br /> dating", changing tables every so often in order to hear a variety of concerns and questions. <br /> He said every table had questions and concerns, but no two tables had the same questions or <br /> concerns. He said it was a very interesting time. <br /> 13. Information Items <br />