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30 <br /> Ms. Chotas asked work group members to consider how they want their conversations to look <br /> and feel. Participants responded: <br /> - Ms. Rich said as we do in school collaboration, one person should talk at a time, follow <br /> up and ask what is meant. Don't be afraid to ask. It's an open communication. <br /> - Ms. Hemminger added not interrupting. <br /> - Ms. Price said respecting each other's opinions, even if we don't agree. <br /> - Ms. Chotas noted her role as facilitator is to help the group fulfill what they want to do. <br /> What success looks like <br /> Participants identified success factors for the Work Group: <br /> - Ms. Hemminger said a list of next steps and follow through. <br /> - Mr. Jones added movement on projects and initiatives. <br /> - Ms. Rich said clear messages to staff so they understand what elected officials needs are. <br /> - Ms. Hammersley noted continued support from the boards so they see this as a value <br /> and they are getting information to understand. <br /> - Mr. Jones added an understanding from the public that we are working together. In <br /> order to get that to happen, we need to message it out to the community. <br /> Ms. Rich said when it gets back to the Assembly of Governments meeting, we're all on the same <br /> page. She continued there will still be issues we need to work through because the towns <br /> haven't met together, but we are all know what we are moving towards. Ms. Anderson asked <br /> for clarification about the goals of the Assembly of Government meeting in January and <br /> wondered what would be able to be accomplished between the Work Group meeting and the <br /> Assembly of Government meeting, given the need to engage the public. Mr. Jones said it would <br /> be helpful to know what will happen at the Assembly of Government and asked is there going <br /> to be a presentation about the Work Group's decision to focus on certain issues. <br /> Ms. Rich described the purpose of the Assembly of Governments meeting as having discussion <br /> about topics of shared interest --for example about transportation. Individual towns and the <br /> county have already been talking about it—some of these issues have been discussed in the <br /> Work Groups and will have already gone back to the boards, hopefully with clear directions to <br /> staff. At the Assembly of Governments meeting, hopefully we can offer some solutions, though <br /> nothing is set in stone or voted on at the meeting itself. Ms. Price emphasized the solutions <br /> coming forward will still need discussion and there still may be some issues to iron out because <br /> of differences of opinions. <br /> Ms. Hammersley shared an example of how this process works. The Solid Waste Advisory <br /> Group had the idea of one fee across the county and that was brought up for discussion at the <br /> Assembly of Government meeting. Everybody on all the groups didn't agree, but the Solid <br /> Waste Advisory Group brought it forward and, coming out of the meeting, the issue went to <br /> boards and the boards engaged the public afterwards. Ms. Anderson summarized the purpose <br /> of the Assembly of Government is we are on the same page as to what we bring forward. Ms. <br /> Rich said she hoped there are some things that are already in motion, with decisions already <br /> made. <br /> Chapel Hill Work Group Minutes, October 2019, Page 3 <br />