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1 <br /> ORANGE COUNTY <br /> BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br /> Meeting Date: September 7, 2017 <br /> Action Agenda <br /> Item No. 1 <br /> SUBJECT: Board of Commissioners DRAFT Meeting Calendar for 2018 <br /> DEPARTMENT: County Commissioners <br /> ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: <br /> Initial Discussion Topics with: Board of County Commissioners <br /> • 8/10/2017 Email from BOCC Chair Donna Baker, 245-2130 <br /> Mark Dorosin <br /> • Draft 2018 Proposed Reduced <br /> Meeting Calendar (With Circles) <br /> • Draft 2018 Reduced Meeting <br /> Calendar (after removing circles) <br /> PURPOSE: To discuss the proposed/draft regular meeting schedule for the Board of County <br /> Commissioners for calendar year 2018. <br /> BACKGROUND: In accordance with 143.318.12 of the North Carolina General Statutes, a <br /> schedule of regular meetings shall be filed with the Clerk to the Board of County <br /> Commissioners. The schedule must show the date, time and place of each meeting. <br /> This past spring, Commissioners discussed the board meetings that have been regularly <br /> scheduled and wanted the Board to be able to discuss the proposed meeting calendar in more <br /> detail at a work session, such as the volume of meetings, for the upcoming 2018 calendar year. <br /> Board Meetings — Historically: <br /> • 19 Regular BOCC meetings <br /> • 7-9 Regular Work Sessions <br /> • 4-5 Budget Work Sessions <br /> • 2 Budget Public Hearings <br /> • 1 Retreat <br /> • 2 Closed Sessions (Manager, Clerk/Attorney) <br /> There have been historically 13 joint meetings (17 including advisory board dinner <br /> meetings) in a calendar year: <br /> • 4 Quarterly Public Hearings with Planning Board <br /> • Fire Departments Meeting <br /> • Assembly of Governments (AOG) Meeting <br />