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1 <br /> 1 Attachment 3 <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 26, 2016 <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 26, 2016 at 7:00 p.m. at the Southern Human Services Center in Chapel Hill, N.C. <br /> 13 <br /> 14 COUNTY COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: Chair Earl McKee and Commissioners Mia <br /> 15 Burroughs, Mark Dorosin, Barry Jacobs, Bernadette Pelissier, Renee Price and Penny Rich <br /> 16 COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ABSENT: <br /> 17 COUNTY ATTORNEYS PRESENT: John Roberts <br /> 18 COUNTY STAFF PRESENT: County Manager Bonnie Hammersley, Deputy Clerk Travis <br /> 19 Myren and Clerk to the Board Donna S. Baker (All other staff members will be identified <br /> 20 appropriately below) <br /> 21 ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION MEMBERS PRESENT: Chair Donna Coffey, <br /> 22 and Board Members Brenda Stephens, Steve Halkiotis, Millicent Rainey, and Superintendent <br /> 23 Todd Wirt and Deputy Superintendent Pam Jones were also present. <br /> 24 ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION MEMBERS ABSENT: Tom Carr, Tony <br /> 25 McKnight, Jessica Aguilar <br /> 26 CHAPEL HILL-CARRBORO CITY SCHOOL BOARD OF EDUCATION MEMBERS PRESENT: <br /> 27 Chair James Barrett and Board Members Joal Broun, Rani Dasi, Pat Heinrich, and Margaret <br /> 28 Samuels and Superintendent Tom Forcella, and Assistant Superintendent Todd LoFrese were <br /> 29 also present. <br /> 30 CHAPEL HILL-CARRBORO CITY SCHOOL BOARD OF EDUCATION MEMBERS ABSENT: <br /> 31 Annetta Streater and Andrew Davidson <br /> 32 <br /> 33 Chair McKee called the meeting to order at 7:05 p.m. <br /> 34 <br /> 35 Chair McKee noted the following items at everyone's places: <br /> 36 - White sheet—supplement levels and teachers' status on base salaries <br /> 37 - Green sheet— draft resolution to increase per pupil funding and fully fund public schools <br /> 38 on the state level <br /> 39 <br /> 40 Welcome and Opening Remarks — Chair Barrent, Chair Coffey and Chair McKee <br /> 41 Chair McKee welcomed everyone and applauded the districts' efforts to work <br /> 42 collaboratively towards the best education possible for the children of Orange County. <br /> 43 Chair Coffey said she looked forward to a good and productive meeting. <br /> 44 Chair Barrett thanked all for being here tonight. He said he is excited about the budget <br /> 45 in front of the Board, noting it focuses on raising teacher salaries. <br /> 46 <br /> 47 1) Follow-up Discussion from the April 12, 2016 County/Schools Work Session <br /> 48 Bonnie Hammersley said the Managers and Superintendents met last week and <br /> 49 discussed a process for updating the construction standards. She said Orange County will <br />