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1 <br /> APPROVED 6/16/2009 <br /> MINUTES <br /> Orange County Board of Commissioners <br /> Orange County Board Of Education <br /> Chapel Hill-Carrboro Board of Education <br /> WORK SESSION <br /> April 28, 2009 <br /> 7:00 p.m. <br /> The Orange County Board of Commissioners met for a joint session with the Chapel <br /> Hill—Carrboro Board of Education and the Orange County Board of Education on Tuesday, April <br /> 28, 2009 at 7:00 p.m. at the Southern Human Services Center in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. <br /> COUNTY COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: Chair Valerie P. Foushee, and Commissioners Alice <br /> M. Gordon, Barry Jacobs, Pam Hemminger, Mike Nelson, Bernadette Pelissier, and Steve <br /> Yuhasz <br /> COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ABSENT: <br /> COUNTY ATTORNEYS PRESENT: John Roberts <br /> COUNTY STAFF PRESENT: County Manager Laura Blackmon, Assistant County Managers <br /> Willie Best and Gwen Harvey, and Clerk to the Board Donna S. Baker (All other staff members <br /> will be identified appropriately below) <br /> ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION MEMBERS PRESENT: Chair Steve Halkiotis, <br /> Vice-Chair Tony McKnight, and Board members Eddie Eubanks, Anne Medenbleck, Debbie <br /> Piscitelli, and Superintendent Patrick Rhodes were also present. <br /> ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION MEMBERS ABSENT: Ted Triebel and Susan <br /> Hallman <br /> CHAPEL HILL-CARRBORO CITY SCHOOL BOARD OF EDUCATION MEMBERS <br /> PRESENT: Chair Lisa Stuckey, Vice Chair Mike Kelley and Board Members Jamezetta <br /> Bedford, Mia Day Burroughs, Jean Hamilton, Gregory McElveen, Annetta Streater, and <br /> Superintendent Neil Pedersen was also present. <br /> CHAPEL HILL-CARRBORO CITY SCHOOL BOARD OF EDUCATION MEMBERS ABSENT: <br /> Introductions were made. <br /> 1. Opening Comments <br /> OCS Board Chair Steve Halkiotis made comments about the economy and its impact on <br /> the schools. He said that he is worried about how all of the cutbacks will affect the high-risk <br /> children. He said that the school board is advocating for all the children tonight. <br /> 2. Orange County Schools <br /> Superintendent Patrick Rhodes made a PowerPoint presentation. <br /> a. Presentation of FY 2009-10 Board of Education Approved Budget <br /> Orange County Board of Education's Requested Local Appropriation <br /> 2009-2010 <br /> April 28, 2009 <br />