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2 <br /> 1 results. The role of the facilitator is outlined in the proposal from the Dispute Settlement Center <br /> 2 which is provided as Attachment A. <br /> 3 FINANCIAL IMPACT: No financial impact is associated with this discussion. If the Board <br /> 4 chooses to employ a framework that involves a professional facilitator, funds would need to be <br /> 5 budgeted to compensate the facilitator. <br /> 6 <br /> 7 Chair Rich said during the Chair/Vice Chair agenda review, nothing is voted on outside <br /> 8 of reviewing the agenda, etc. She said staff pays attention to Commissioner petitions and <br /> 9 responds to them very quickly, allowing most petitions to come under follow up items. She said <br /> 10 the Chair/Vice Chair also talk about upcoming meetings. <br /> 11 Chair Rich said staff spoke about joint meetings with other municipalities, and that it is <br /> 12 difficult to know how to proceed after these meetings occur. She shared the agenda from last <br /> 13 year's joint meeting with Hillsborough, and pointed out that none of it has been accomplished a <br /> 14 year later. She said the conclusion is that the joint meetings are not working efficiently. <br /> 15 Commissioner Dorosin said he has spoken with the various mayors, and a number of <br /> 16 their board members, who feel that the joint meetings were not as productive as they could be. <br /> 17 Chair Rich said Travis Myren will present an alternate approach momentarily, but she <br /> 18 emphasized that no decision was made at the January 281h agenda review, and it has taken <br /> 19 some time for staff to be able to have all details in place in order to present the alternate <br /> 20 approach to the Board, but staff is now ready to do so. <br /> 21 Travis Myren made the following PowerPoint presentation: <br /> 22 <br /> 23 Potential Framework for Intergovernmental Collaboration <br /> 24 April 4, 2019 <br /> 25 Southern Human Services Center <br /> 26 <br /> 27 Potential Collaboration Framework <br /> 28 One Year Pilot Project <br /> 29 Contract with a Professional Facilitator <br /> 30 1. Coordinate Meetings and Agendas <br /> 31 2. Facilitate Meetings <br /> 32 3. Summarize Meetings via Meeting Notes <br /> 33 4. Lead the Evaluation of the Pilot <br /> 34 Four Work Groups <br /> 35 1. Town of Chapel Hill <br /> 36 2. Town of Carrboro <br /> 37 3. Town of Hillsborough <br /> 38 4. City of Mebane <br /> 39 Meeting Frequency <br /> 40 • Annually <br /> 41 • Bi-Annually <br /> 42 Facilitator to Solicit Agenda Items from Representatives in Advance of the Meeting <br /> 43 Empower Representatives to Establish Priority Projects Following the Board's General <br /> 44 Policy Priorities <br /> 45 Report Meeting Outcomes to Full Board <br /> 46 • Board Comments <br /> 47 • Meeting Notes on Consent Agenda <br /> 48 Evaluate Pilot Project with Full Board <br /> 49 • Facilitator to Coordinate Evaluation <br /> 50 • Continue the Process <br />