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10 <br /> 1 Chair Dorosin said to talk with Todd McKee, Public Information Officer, about visiting <br /> 2 board meetings. He said there are County departments that have more contact with diverse <br /> 3 communities, and perhaps these departments can help spread the word. <br /> 4 Bonnie Hammersley said staff can work with department directors. She said another <br /> 5 option is a citizen's academy, where local government is explained in detail to educate the <br /> 6 public. <br /> 7 Commissioner Jacobs said Project Engage is a resource for seniors. <br /> 8 <br /> 9 5. For the Board to consider and discuss Commissioner Jacobs'suggestion at the <br /> 10 May 16th meeting of how to engage more seniors in community activities, such as <br /> 11 BOCC meetings and to consider day meeting(s) <br /> 12 <br /> 13 Excerpt from the APPROVED May 2 BOCC Minutes (Acceptance of the 2017-22 Orange <br /> 14 County Master Aging Plan) <br /> 15 <br /> 16 Commissioner Jacobs referred to the suggestion of involving more seniors on County <br /> 17 advisory boards, and asked if this topic could be added to a work session in September. He <br /> 18 said perhaps a statement could be added to the applications to encourage seniors to apply. <br /> 19 Commissioner Jacobs said it would be easier to garner more civic engagement by <br /> 20 having meetings during the day for seniors, but it is hard for many elected officials that work <br /> 21 during the day to attend meetings. He said the BOCC may need to try harder to address this, <br /> 22 and maybe there is a different time of day that would get more seniors to attend a BOCC <br /> 23 meeting. <br /> 24 <br /> 25 This item was addressed in the discussion of Item 4. <br /> 26 <br /> 27 <br /> 28 6. For the Board to consider and discuss Commissioner Price's request to have the <br /> 29 BOCC Advisory Board chairs submit reports/updates/concerns to the BOCC via <br /> 30 agendas. <br /> 31 <br /> 32 <br /> 33 Commissioner Price said she was just reporting back to the BOCC what she heard in an <br /> 34 advisory board. <br /> 35 Thom Freeman said in the spring, the BOCC invites the advisory boards to a BOCC <br /> 36 meeting to provide information on their annual reports. <br /> 37 Chair Dorosin said to stress the Board's priority of inclusion when interacting with any <br /> 38 board. <br /> 39 Commissioner Rich said there is a hand out at their places from Marabeth Carr in <br /> 40 reference to the Intergovernmental Parks Work Group. <br /> 41 <br /> 42 A motion was made by Commissioner Rich seconded by Commissioner Burroughs to <br /> 43 remove the Chapel Hill Greenways Commission representative and add a representative from <br /> 44 the Advisory Board on Aging to the Intergovernmental Parks Work Group. <br /> 45 <br /> 46 VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br /> 47 <br /> 48 Commissioner Rich said when the BOCC chooses the boards on which they would <br /> 49 serve on for the following year, it has been suggested that Commissioners not remain on <br />