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2 <br /> <br />IV. HRC Chair’s Report <br />A. Dr. Stroman implied how HR&R staff could have promoted the recent Community <br />Forum better. She inquired about ways HR&R staff could do more in promoting HRC <br />events to Orange County staff and the general public. Ms. Annette Moore explained <br />that having enough lead time on events would allow for better promotion. Ms. Moore <br />advised HRC members to get events (dates & subject matter) to HR&R staff well in <br />advance of the event to allow for better promotion of HRC hosted events. HR&R staff <br />will explore sharing HRC events on Orange County staff’s intranet webpage. <br />B. Ms. Harrell reported out on the HRC blog. She noted that a blog was not posted <br />October 2019. She explained that she not aware that Ms. Nora Spencer was no longer <br />with the HRC. Ms. Harrell mentioned that Ms. Spencer signed-up up do a write-up for <br />the October 2019 blog. Ms. Harrell will prepare a blog sign-up list for the next HRC <br />meeting. Mr. James Spivey and Ms. Ana Garcia noted that they do not wish to do write- <br />ups for the HRC blog. <br />C. HRC members will come up with a recommended timeline of how far in advance events <br />need to be planned. <br />V. County Updates <br />A. Ms. Moore announced that the Board of County Commissioners will be accepting new <br />HRC member nominations February 2020. <br />B. Ms. Moore reported that HRC meetings will be changing venues. She explained that <br />HR&R staff is looking into scheduling Chapel Hill meetings at Orange County’s Solid <br />Waste Conference Room, and the Hillsborough meetings in Orange County’s Library <br />Conference Room. She explained that some county buildings are having issues and as a <br />result buildings are being closed and many departments are being displaced. <br />C. Ms. Moore requested that HRC members be mindful of the timeline for the Pauli <br />Murray Awards and allow enough time for good promotion. <br />VI. HRC Annual Report and Work Plan <br />A. Dr. Stroman reviewed the Annual report. She explained that she completed the report <br />from last year and she is referencing the report from last year to complete this years’. <br />Dr. Stroman invited HRC members to send her their ideas or comments for the report <br />and she will finalize the report. HRC members will review the finished report at the next <br />HRC meeting. <br />VII. HRC Events & Committee Reports <br />A. Pauli Murray <br />1. Dr. Stroman mentioned the verbal nominees received so far. HRC members <br />decided that all nominators (internal & external) will fill out the nominee forms. <br />2. Ms. Tara May explained that nominators will be able to submit nominations on <br />the HRC webpage. She reminded subcommittee members to notify her when <br />they meet so she can attend. <br />3. Due to time constraints the sub-committee will review nominees and select <br />recipients of the awards. <br />4. The deadline for student contest submissions will be January 3, 2020 <br />5. The deadline for nominations will be December 31, 2019. <br />B. Forum