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1 Attachment 1 <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 25, 2017 <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, Orange County Board of Education and Durham Tech on <br /> 12 Tuesday, April 25, 2017 at 7:00 p.m. at the Southern Human Services Center in Chapel Hill, <br /> 13 NC. <br /> 14 <br /> 15 COUNTY COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: Chair Dorosin and Commissioners Mia Burroughs, <br /> 16 Barry Jacobs, Earl McKee, Mark Marcoplos, Renee Price and Penny Rich <br /> 17 COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ABSENT: <br /> 18 COUNTY ATTORNEYS PRESENT: John Roberts <br /> 19 COUNTY STAFF PRESENT: County Manager Bonnie Hammersley, Deputy Clerk Travis Myren <br /> 20 and Clerk to the Board Donna S. Baker (All other staff members will be identified appropriately <br /> 21 below) <br /> 22 ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION MEMBERS PRESENT: Chair Steve Halkiotis <br /> 23 and Board Members Brenda Stephens, Donna Coffey, Matthew Roberts, Tom Carr, Tony <br /> 24 McKnight and Superintendent Todd Wirt and Deputy Superintendent Pam Jones were also <br /> 25 present. <br /> 26 ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION MEMBERS ABSENT: Michael Hood <br /> 27 CHAPEL HILL-CARRBORO CITY SCHOOL BOARD OF EDUCATION MEMBERS PRESENT: <br /> 28 Vice Chair Dani Rasi and Members Annetta Streater, Joal Broun, Pat Heinrich, Andrew <br /> 29 Davidson, Margaret Samuels and Superintendent Baldwin, and Assistant Superintendent Todd <br /> 30 LoFrese were also present. <br /> 31 CHAPEL HILL-CARRBORO CITY SCHOOL BOARD OF EDUCATION MEMBERS ABSENT: <br /> 32 Chair James Barrett <br /> 33 DURHAM Tech: President, William G. Ingram, Executive Dean for Orange County Operations, <br /> 34 Penny Glick <br /> 35 <br /> 36 Chair Dorosin called the meeting to order at 7:01 p.m. <br /> 37 <br /> 38 Welcome and Opening Remarks <br /> 39 Rani Dasi said that James Barrett was out of town, and not available to attend tonight. <br /> 40 Rani Dasi thanked the Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) for its willingness to <br /> 41 meet, and introduced the new Superintendent of Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools (CHCCS), <br /> 42 Dr. Pamela Baldwin. <br /> 43 Rani Dasi thanked Todd LoFrese and staff for their work on this year's budget. <br /> 44 Rani Dasi listed CHCCS priorities for this year: equity, mental health, fiscal <br /> 45 management, investment in teachers and staff, community partnerships, and facility <br /> 46 improvements. She said as CHCCS focuses its efforts, it faces two issues: state education <br /> 47 funding changes and structural changes in the district. She said the current state education <br /> 48 funding levels, including inflation, are lower than the amount provided in 2008, although the <br /> 49 number of students has increased. She said this decline in state support puts an increased <br /> 50 burden on local governments. She said CHCCS is continually grateful for the support of the <br />