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18 <br /> d. Orange County Planning Board —Appointments <br /> The Board considered making appointments to the Orange County Planning Board. <br /> A motion was made by Commissioner Jacobs, seconded by Commissioner Dorosin to <br /> appoint the following to the Orange County Planning Board: <br /> • Appointment to a second full term (Position #1) "Cedar Grove Township" for James Lea <br /> expiring 03/31/2019. <br /> • Appointment to a first full term (Position #6) "Eno Township" for Laura Nicholson <br /> expiring 03/31/2019. <br /> • Appointment to a second full term (Position #8) "At-Large" for Paul Guthrie expiring <br /> 03/31/2019. <br /> VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br /> A motion was made by Commissioner Jacobs, seconded by Commissioner Dorosin to <br /> appoint Kim Piracci to Position #10--- "At-Large" Position expiring 03/31/2019. <br /> VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br /> 12. Board Comments <br /> Commissioner Rich asked John Roberts if he could clarify new rules regarding how <br /> elected officials' votes may be affected by leaving the room of a meeting. <br /> John Roberts said he has not seen this for counties and there are differences between <br /> counties and towns. He said he will get back to the Board with more information. <br /> Commissioner Price said she went to the 38th Annual Mental Health Breakfast, which <br /> was wonderfully executed. She said she also went to the UNC Climate LEAP program, which <br /> is a group of high school students dedicated to the climate and other environmental issues. <br /> She said this group of students greatly encouraged her. <br /> Commissioner Burroughs said an email was received last week from Health and <br /> Human Services regarding the newly defined mental health regions. She asked if information <br /> regarding the impact of this could be gathered. <br /> Commissioner Dorosin had no comments. <br /> Commissioner Pelissier had no comments. <br /> Commissioner Jacobs said it is not a positive with a larger entity for mental health and <br /> he would like an analysis from staff before the legislative breakfast occurs. <br /> Commissioner Price said she and other commissioners from across the state, of all <br /> political persuasions, repeatedly expressed concern with this change in the mental health <br /> system, but the change was made anyway. <br /> Chair McKee said this change was possibly made at the instigation of some of the <br /> major players. <br /> 13. Information Items <br /> • March 1, 2016 BOCC Meeting Follow-up Actions List <br /> • BOCC Chair Letter Regarding Petitions from March 1, 2016 Regular Meeting <br /> 14. Closed Session <br />