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22 In accordance with 143.318.12 of the North Carolina General Statutes, a schedule of regular meetings shall be filed with the Clerk to the Board of County Commissioners. The schedule must show the date, time and place of each meeting. The Board initially discussed the draft 2018 meeting calendar at its September 7, 2017 Work Session, and this item is a follow up to that discussion. Chair Dorosin said the BOCC previously discussed this item, and agreed to withdraw the quarterly public hearings, and combine public hearings into regular meetings. He said all meetings will begin at 7:00 p.m., unless otherwise noted. Decision Items: (1) Should the legislative breakfast be deleted from the calendar as a stand-alone morning meeting? (This meeting has been proposed as an agenda item at a regular meeting.) Chair Dorosin said he spoke with the three legislators, who all agreed that having this meeting as part of the regular agenda would be acceptable. Commissioner Jacobs said if this change is made, it will be important to hold the legislative public hearing prior to that regular meeting. A motion was made by Commissioner Jacobs, seconded by Commissioner Burroughs to remove the Legislative Breakfast as a stand-alone meeting and to incorporate this into a regular meeting agenda. VOTE: UNANIMOUS (2) Meetings with the Towns: should these remain stand alone, or be combined with a work session. If combined, should the meeting start earlier than 7:00 p.m.? Commissioner McKee supported leaving these as stand alone meetings. Commissioner Jacobs agreed with Commissioner McKee. He said there are more opportunities to chat with one another and go into more depth as a board, with stand-alone work sessions. Chair Dorosin clarified that Commissioners Jacobs and McKee are in favor of keeping the Town meetings as separate days, and not combined with work sessions. Commissioner Jacobs said yes. Commissioner McKee said he would be fine with adding an item or two after a meeting with a Town, if time permitted. He said face-time with the Towns is important and is respectful. Commissioner Marcoplos echoed support for leaving these as stand-alone meetings as these meetings only happen once a year. He said there should be no pressure to move these meetings along due to later agenda items. He said it is a way to show respect to the Towns. Commissioner Price agreed, and suggested making the meetings more substantive. Chair Dorosin said a meeting with the Town could be allowed flexibility if followed by a work session. He said he would never want to squash a conversation simply due to a timetable, and a full work session could be added into the calendar, if needed. He said he has been trying to make meetings with the Towns more like a work session with pertinent discussion topics planned on an agenda in advance. He said he believes the BOCC could achieve this.