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16 <br /> Commissioner Price said Gina Hahn is from the northern part of the County, and <br /> she feels it would make sense to allow her to fill the Hillsborough position. She asked if <br /> this were done, would Daniel Ryan have to come off of the Hearing Panel. <br /> Donna Baker said no, that he would return to the Chapel Hill position to which he <br /> was originally appointed. <br /> A motion was made by Commissioner Price, seconded by Commissioner <br /> Pelissier to appoint Gina Hahn to a first full term to Position #6 "Town of Hillsborough" <br /> with an expiration date of 3/31/2019. <br /> Chair McKee said he vote against this motion as Gina Hahn does not reside in <br /> the Town of Hillsborough, and he does support filling positions just to fill them. <br /> Commissioner Dorosin asked if Chair McKee would be in favor of leaving <br /> vacancies open, or doing away with designation of positions. He said he does not <br /> believe it serves anyone to leave the positions vacant. <br /> Chair McKee said he understood Commissioner Dorosin's concern. He said it is <br /> critical to have geographically diverse representation on all boards, and thus he would <br /> prefer leaving positions vacant until applicants come forth. He said this is exactly what <br /> happened with Daniel Ryan. He is not from Chapel Hill and now that there are <br /> applicants from Chapel Hill, he is in the position of needing to be moved. <br /> Commissioner Dorosin clarified that Chair McKee would leave positions vacant <br /> indefinitely rather than filling a position with an applicant from outside the geographic <br /> assignment of the position. <br /> Chair McKee said yes, especially on larger boards, when a vacant seat does not <br /> affect the work of the board. <br /> VOTE: Ayes, 6; Nays,1 (Chair McKee) <br /> MOTION PASSES <br /> A motion was made by Commissioner Rich, seconded by Commissioner <br /> Burroughs to appoint Laurie Smith to a first full term (position #3) "Town of Chapel Hill" <br /> expiring 03/31/2019. <br /> VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br /> A motion was made by seconded by to appoint Dr. Fred Schmid to a first full <br /> term (position #15) "Veterinarian" expiring 03/31/2016. <br /> VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br /> c. Human Relations Commission —Appointments <br /> The Board considered making appointments to the Human Relations <br /> Commission. <br />