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1 <br /> 1 Attachment 3 <br /> 2 <br /> 3 DRAFT <br /> 4 MINUTES <br /> 5 ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> 6 CHAPEL HILL-CARRBORO BOARD OF EDUCATION <br /> 7 ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION <br /> 8 BOCC/BOARD OF EDUCATION JOINT MEETING <br /> 9 February 12, 2019 <br /> 10 8:30 p.m. <br /> 11 (following the Joint Meeting with the Fire Chiefs) <br /> 12 <br /> 13 The Orange County Board of Commissioners met for a joint meeting with the Chapel Hill- <br /> 14 Carrboro Board of Education and Orange County Board of Education on Tuesday, February 12, <br /> 15 2019 at the Whitted Building in Hillsborough, N.C. <br /> 16 <br /> 17 COUNTY COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: Chair Penny Rich and Commissioners Mark Dorosin, <br /> 18 Jamezetta Bedford, Sally Greene, Earl McKee, Mark Marcoplos, and Renee Price <br /> 19 COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ABSENT: None <br /> 20 COUNTY ATTORNEYS PRESENT: John Roberts <br /> 21 CHAPEL HILL-CARRBORO (CHCCS) BOARD OF EDUCATION PRESENT: Chair Margaret <br /> 22 Samuels, and Board members Joal Braun, Rani Dasi, James Barrett, Pat Heinrich, Amy Fowler, <br /> 23 and Mary Ann Wolf and Superintendent Pam Baldwin, and other CHCCS staff: Pam Jones, <br /> 24 Patrick Abele <br /> 25 CHAPEL HILL-CARRBORO BOARD OF EDUCATION ABSENT: None <br /> 26 ORANGE COUNTY (OCS) BOARD OF EDUCATION PRESENT: Chair Brenda Stephens and <br /> 27 Board members Sarah Smylie, Will Atherton, Hillary MacKenzie and Superintendent Dr. Todd <br /> 28 Wirt <br /> 29 ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION ABSENT: Dr. Steve Halkiotis, Tony McKnight <br /> 30 and Matthew Roberts <br /> 31 COUNTY STAFF PRESENT: County Manager Bonnie Hammersley, Deputy County Manager <br /> 32 Travis Myren, and Clerk to the Board Donna Baker (All other staff members will be identified <br /> 33 appropriately below.) <br /> 34 <br /> 35 Chair Rich called the meeting to order at 8:28 p.m. <br /> 36 <br /> 37 Welcome and Opening Remarks — <br /> 38 Chair Rich said at the school collaboration meeting it was determined that this evening's <br /> 39 meeting should be more of a conversation and more informal. <br /> 40 OCS Chair Stephens thanked the Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) for this <br /> 41 opportunity to dialogue, and she said Dr. Halkiotis was unable to attend tonight. She said <br /> 42 Hillary MacKenzie recently delivered some OCS swag bags to the BOCC. <br /> 43 CHCCS Chair Samuels said in the packets, CHCCS highlighted 4 areas, and also <br /> 44 included its strategic plan. She said CHCCS just completed a two-day retreat. <br /> 45 CHCCS Chair Samuels shared a few highlights: <br /> 46• Phoenix Academy <br /> 47• Equity Advisory Council <br /> 48• New safety director <br /> 49• Broke ground at Chapel Hill High School <br /> 50• Innovative partnerships with Elon, NCCU and NCSU <br />