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17 <br /> 1 Dave Scott said the program is set to begin in August. He said students in <br /> 2 grades 6-12 currently have devices, which they will keep for now, and turn in at the end <br /> 3 of the summer. He said 2-5 graders also use chrome books, but there is not a one to <br /> 4 one program for elementary school; however, during Covid-19 these younger grades <br /> 5 have been provided devices, if needed. <br /> 6 Commissioner Marcoplos asked if CHCCS would include information about <br /> 7 anything alarming or intriguing that has been detected on devices, when it sends its <br /> 8 report to the Orange County Board of Commissioners. <br /> 9 Interim CHCCS Superintendent Abele said there are red flags that the word <br /> 10 search software finds. He said suicide is one of the words that CHCCS would definitely <br /> 11 follow up on. <br /> 12 Chair Rich asked if there is a plan in place to reallocate the monies for the 4 <br /> 13 years, should the state provide funding for this technology. <br /> 14 Paul Laughton said staff can adjust the CIP if the funds are received early <br /> 15 enough; and otherwise, staff would re-purpose those funds, keep it in the technology line <br /> 16 item, and come back to the Orange County Board of Commissioners to approve any <br /> 17 reallocations. <br /> 18 <br /> 19 A motion was made by Commissioner Price, seconded by Commissioner <br /> 20 Marcoplos to adopt the resolution approving the lease agreement and authorize the Chair <br /> 21 to sign the resolution regarding the agreement between Chapel Hill-Carrboro City <br /> 22 Schools and Trinity3 Technology. <br /> 23 <br /> 24 VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br /> 25 <br /> 26 b. Discussion Regarding Election Method for Members of the Orange County <br /> 27 Board of Commissioners <br /> 28 The Board considered discussing the election method for members of the Orange <br /> 29 County Board of Commissioners. <br /> 30 John Roberts reviewed the information below: <br /> 31 <br /> 32 BACKGROUND: <br /> 33 At the Board's April 7, 2020 Business meeting, a petition was voiced that the <br /> 34 Board discuss and potentially change a portion of the process under which some or all <br /> 35 Board members are elected. A summary of historical information, along with some <br /> 36 current applicable information, is provided below as a basis for Board discussion on this <br /> 37 topic. <br /> 38 <br /> 39 HISTORY <br /> 40 2005-2008 <br /> 41 At the Board of Commissioners' January 24, 2005 regular (now Business) meeting, <br /> 42 representatives of a group of Orange County residents addressed the Board and <br /> 43 submitted a 1,200-signature petition to the Board regarding the method by which the <br /> 44 members of the Board of Commissioners were elected in Orange County. The <br /> 45 representatives requested that the Board review the then current method of election for <br /> 46 the members of the Board, which entailed all five members of the Board being nominated <br /> 47 and elected to staggered four-year terms on an at-large basis. <br /> 48 <br /> 49 At the Board's direction, the County Manager and County staff reviewed the issue and <br /> 50 the petition submitted and provided a report to the Board at the May 5, 2005 work <br /> 51 session. The report provided an initial framework of information upon which the Board of <br /> 52 Commissioners could deliberate and determine as appropriate any further steps in <br /> 53 evaluating the issue and responding to the request and petition submitted. <br />