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1 <br /> 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 September 28, 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, and the Orange County Board of Education on Thursday, <br /> 12 September 28, 2017 at 7:00 p.m. at the Whitted Building in Hillsborough, NC. <br /> 13 <br /> 14 COUNTY COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: Commissioners Mia Burroughs, Barry Jacobs, Earl <br /> 15 McKee, Mark Marcoplos, Renee Price and Penny Rich <br /> 16 COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ABSENT: Chair Dorosin <br /> 17 COUNTY ATTORNEYS PRESENT: John Roberts <br /> 18 COUNTY STAFF PRESENT: County Manager Bonnie Hammersley, Deputy Clerk Travis Myren <br /> 19 and Clerk to the Board Donna S. Baker (All other staff members will be identified appropriately <br /> 20 below) <br /> 21 ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION MEMBERS PRESENT: Chair Steve Halkiotis <br /> 22 and Board Members Matthew Roberts, Tom Carr, Tony McKnight, Michael Hood and <br /> 23 Superintendent Todd Wirt and Deputy Superintendent Pam Jones were also present. <br /> 24 ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION MEMBERS ABSENT: Donna Coffey and <br /> 25 Brenda Stephens <br /> 26 CHAPEL HILL-CARRBORO CITY SCHOOL BOARD OF EDUCATION MEMBERS PRESENT: <br /> 27 Chair James Barrett, and Members Dani Rasi, Joal Broun, Pat Heinrich, Margaret Samuels and <br /> 28 Superintendent Baldwin, and Assistant Superintendent Todd LoFrese were also present. <br /> 29 CHAPEL HILL-CARRBORO CITY SCHOOL BOARD OF EDUCATION MEMBERS ABSENT: <br /> 30 Andrew Davidson <br /> 31 <br /> 32 Vice Chair Rich called the meeting to order at 7:01 p.m. <br /> 33 Commissioner Rich said that Chair Dorosin would not be able to attend tonight's <br /> 34 meeting. <br /> 35 <br /> 36 1. Welcome and Opening Remarks <br /> 37 Commissioner Rich and Commissioner McKee reviewed the history of the Whitted <br /> 38 Building. <br /> 39 James Barrett thanked the Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) for the invitation to <br /> 40 meet this evening, and noted this is his board's first meeting without Annetta Streater, who <br /> 41 resigned from the board a few weeks ago. He said she is missed. <br /> 42 Steve Halkiotis also thanked the BOCC for the opportunity to meet, and introduced his <br /> 43 board. He said Donna Coffey is unable to attend this evening. He said he is concerned about <br /> 44 unfunded mandates being put on the schools by the state, plus the loss of impact fees. He said <br /> 45 he would like to set up a group of elected officials, plus superintendents, and County staff to <br /> 46 discuss the rapid growth that is occurring in their district. He said concerns have been <br /> 47 forwarded to the Town of Hillsborough, but have received no response. He said Orange <br /> 48 County Schools (OCS) have not been part of conversation, but OCS and the County bear the <br /> 49 burden to educate the children in the district, which are ever increasing. He said the Town has <br /> 50 no sense of how this affects the number of students in their schools. <br />